Maceman or Assassin, WHICH ONE IS BETTER? - Stronghold Crusader

Let's see which unit is actually better, check out my tier list video if you haven't!

[proximityclockworkx]

I too think it's a matter of preference and what you need to do.

Maceman are fast, relatively strong and can also dig. Also I think they are the superior choice for early game rushing in the Crusader campaign, if you aren't breaking the game by placing houses where the AI puts their military buildings.

Assassins can let your siege boys in, and also let you take over a castle to use it's towers like they are yours now. Also superior for sabotage tasks. But sometimes they refuse to climb where you want them to and go for the gatehouse instead. Moats are their bane of existence though. And they can also just randomly stop, instead of going where you told them to.

[jampishon]

Macemen are resistant to archers. That helps when it comes to sniping enemy lords in the crusader trial

[brendanhutsell]

I often find my Assassins standing in one spot looking left and right

[Noobtato_Channel]

2:10 Good to see that you guys are cooperating and having fun with each others. I can't wait for the patch update.

[lordsnia]

Assassin are easier but Macemen are more fun. it's a matter of choice.

glad to see you back!

[cio]

2:30 regarding the problems you encountered last time, if it was about actually getting to install the balance patch, its been made super-easy with a custom installer. Its basically as simple as double clicking a program, and it installs and (and if theres some changes to the balance, updates!) the balance patch mod for your game! (As long as your antivirus is not paranoid and isnt putting it in quarantine ofc)

[greenmarin]

I love mace men for their speed. I always have a group of 5/10 as my rampage/ harass enemy eco in early games. Kind of like cheap knights regarding speed and ability to destroy stuff quickly. Always keep some assassins in army too. Great for sneaky sabotage and getting a gatehouse open for your armored swordsman/pokes after you’ve mopped up most of the defense around it. Or you could just build 10+ catapaults to do the job haha. I like different styles depending on my mood.

[MrPablosek]

One of the missions in the crusader trail required getting rid of one enemy lord fast before he builds up defences to make the mission much easier. I used macemen first to take out barracks so he couldn't make more units and then destroyed a tower and beelined for the lord. Macemen failed.

Then I tried the same with assassins. Due to their lower cost I could make more of them and they did succeed.

I almost always do assassins now

[AliAyadF]

One of the best yt channels
Pls Keep uploading vids

[unknownsoldier]

I'd prefer mace men purely because I don't want to deal with stupid path finding of assassins xD

[marksaints]

You do a great job man. I hope your subscribers will soon increase, keep going!

[henrry]

Macemen only 20g, but you invest some gold on buildings and time. Very dangerous in large density stacked on eachother. Still The assassins win. Scaling walls and invisibility is too good. Even with a moat with walls, anti-assassin walls and checking on map with cathedral to find them, they still over power most units in 10 min rush or less.

[popefrancis]

assassins can be rallied too to make them the same speed on flat ground and faster on marsh, fords, and hills than macemen are

[janbocengo]

Why not choosing both? My favourite tactic is to open the gates with assassins and rush into the castle with macemen.

[weall]

Macemen are the cheaper alternative to Swordsmen. You can use them to fill up the brunt of your army. They're fast, have decent armour and they do good damage.

[heyimlithuanian]

also asassins can open gatehouses if you (somewhy) dont have siege units

[drpeabody]

You may also consider sell cost of weapons, if you're making them. But making those weapons is an opportunity cost for other economic gains.
There's also a point to consider if you have more gold than population.|
1 assassin beats 1 maceman, but 50 macemen beat 50 assassins, because of movespeed and stacking. Though, you can move up to 50 assassins fast by flagging them from the mercenary post.

You won't see a lot of macemen use in competitive play because of the inhibitive cost.

[AbdallahWahba-zwwi]

I usually used them as a fast unit not a strong units like caliph and or other lords the mace man can be fast which can escape from caliphs fire it is actually a pretty good with this
They good at avoiding fires

[FastFoodVicar]

Macemen are my favourite purely cause of their speed.

[akmalkhan]

assassins are best they have unique ability of disapearance. they are best to bring down enemy buildings. they have no alternative. Trebuchet and assassin are on the top in my favourite troops and siege devices.