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Springald

Siege

Springald

Chinese

Chinese

Anti-unit siege weapon. Fires bolts that pierce multiple units.
Does not require setup to fire
Bonus damage vs. melee infantry
Trivial damage vs. buildings

Abilities and influences

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Produced at

  • Siege Workshop

    Siege Workshop

Patch History

2026-06-01 Patch 16.2.10604

General Changes & Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug which caused Trade Posts to intercept Springald projectiles.

2026-04-30 Update 16.1.9737

Springald

  • No longer benefits from the ranged attack Blacksmith upgrades.
  • Damage increased from 14 → 15.
  • Roller Shutter Triggers upgrade now grants +30% attack speed (up from +25%).

2025-04-22 Patch 13.1.4420

Springald

  • Range reduced from 8 → 7.5 tiles.
Costs
150wood
100gold
2popcap
20time
Hitpoints 102
Base: +85
Siege Works: +17
Ranged Attack 15
Base: +15
Melee, Infantry: +12
Naval, Unit: +65
Melee Armor 3
Base: +3

Move Speed

0.875T/S

Attack Speed

3.125S

Max Range

7.50TILES

Line of Sight

12.44TILES

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Technologies

Greased Axles

Greased Axles

III

Siege Technology

Increase the movement speed of siege engines by +15%.

150wood
350gold
60time
Military Academy

Military Academy

III

Production Technology

Increase the production speed of infantry, cavalry, siege, and transport units at buildings by 33%. Does not affect religious units or other support units.

100wood
250gold
60time
Roller Shutter Triggers

Roller Shutter Triggers

IV

Springald Technology

Increases Springald attack speed by +30% and grants +10% Ranged Resistance.

150wood
350gold
60time
Siege Works

Siege Works

IV

Siege Technology

New carpentry techniques increase the health of siege units by +20%.

300wood
600gold
90time