Arbalétrier · Age of Empires IV: Unit costs and base values

Using this reference

Check the version of Arbalétrier before comparing its numbers. Age, civilization, tier or star level can identify different records under the same unit name. Costs and population belong to the selected record, so compare like with like before planning a group.

If materials are listed, use the quantity calculator for the number of units you want to produce. That total is a resource budget, not a combat forecast. The table does not model positioning, opposing units, upgrades or a complete army composition.

What changes between variants

Arbalétrier includes 6 recorded variants. Comparing Arbalétrier · 3 · by with Elite Arbalétrier · 4 · je changes these fields: Age: 3 → 4, Base health: 80 → 95, and Recipe / training time (s): 80 → 22.5. Select the variant that matches your situation before using its figures in the calculator. The intermediate records remain in the full table if you need a closer comparison.

One useful comparison

For Base health, Arbalétrier is listed at 80, compared with 70 for Archer: a difference of 10. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.