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Serpentine Powder

Gunpowder Technology

Serpentine Powder

Jeanne d'Arc

Jeanne d'Arc

With new gunpowder, Handcannoneers gain +5 damage against melee infantry and gain a brief increase to their movement speed after firing their weapon.

Patch History

2025-02-13 Patch 12.2.3327

General Changes & Bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue where the description for Serpentine Powder did not properly reflect changes made to bonus against melee units.

2024-11-19 Patch 12.1.2454

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Serpentine Powder bonus versus melee infantry reduced from +8 → +5

Research at

    Costs
    300food
    500gold
    60time