Best Heavy Scorpion? | Age of Empires 2

Let's find out who has the best Heavy scorpion. I picked 4 civs, the Celts with twentyfive percent faster fire, twenty percent faster creation time and plus forty percent more hit points. Next we have the Kmai with plus 1 range and their unit tech that porvides one extra projectile. the Romans because of their sixty percent lower cost gold, the thirtythree percent faster fire and their benefit after researching ballistics. The Chinese with the huge plus 4 attack from their unit tech, although the lack siege engineers.
Civs like Dravidians, Slavs, Teutons, Bulgarians, Ethiopians and Mongols are left out because their bonuses are not as impactful or are situational, like the Mongol's unique tech with fifty percent faster movement on siege units, it is an awesome bonus but in these tests does not make a difference.
What are you thoughts on them?

[@TheMorinaiz]

For me Romans are clearly the best for scorpions. Both Ballistics and the discount are incredibly strong bonuses that can really impact the game.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@TheMorinaiz they are extreme cheaper.

[@raptorhacker599]

and the winner is the mangonel

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@raptorhacker599 true🤣

[@Spiror]

For me range is the king here also romans and celts are very close together behind , after are the others……Chinese is ok but lack of range is huge for scorpion, romans also have minimum range 1 which is huge

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@Spiror it's hard to decide, I guess it's situational in real time games.

[@marcellopozzi7653]

Shoul have also a cost-effectivness confrontation, and accuracy situations, there romans win. Pity that scorpions and skirmishers has only 2 tiers and not 3.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

I would be interested to see hypothetical tier 3 scorpions and skirms. But with skirms we get imperials too

[@AlanDeAnda1]

Must watch recent Redphosphoru vs Hoang, romans vs mongols. Crazy 13 min fast castle and full scorps.

[@lukasvideosify1596]

You are slowly turning into a ressource as valuable as Spirit of the Law. :-)

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@lukasvideosify1596 nah, not even close😅 but thanks!!

[@Gwynbliedd44]

Small tip you can turn on the option to show unts hp that makes it easier check out the options menu nice little useful detail when making such informational videos.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@Gwynbliedd44 I will from now on, thanks!

[@AHappyCub]

What role does scorpion even fill ?, never had a reason to use them and even in campaign i either just delete them or use them as cannon fodders, atleast rams and mangonels have specific uses

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@AHappyCub that's a nice question. I've seen them used by pro players in competitive games, but I am not a pro so I can't have clear opinion.

[@shengwilly2276]

extremely powerful against massive archers, especially at defense

[@wilburdemitel8468]

they're better than mangonels lol

[@kodacv1612]

thanks for the nice video Stavros, I rly enjoyed

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@kodacv1612 no hun is polite

[@kodacv1612]

@@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv
nope, we were still the roflstomping steamrollers across yurop

[@Imperiused]

I would argue the Slav bonus is relevant for the match up. Instead of equal numbers of units, you'd go with equal resources spent. Numbers advantage often snowballs in AoE. This would have also let the Roman's 60% less gold actually factor into these tests as well.
Edit: actually I see you did this for the Romans.

[@Bzhydack]

Ethiopian bonus not impactful?
Ethiopian Scorpion have the highest damage output from all.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

No they don't. And there is no possible way to test in a scenario the 0.3 extra blast radius. Units must be ultra stacked to work.
It's a very good bonus but not easy to demonstrate.

[@raptorhacker599]

@@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv u can do it by trapping units in a wall lol

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@raptorhacker599 I will give it a try lol

[@Bzhydack]

@@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv also Scorpions are large and not very fast, so extra blast radius should be at least noticable.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@Bzhydack it is but not unless the enemy is super clamped. But who in the right mind will keep his units that clamped unless he is forced to?

[@renss2072]

Great video man

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@renss2072 thank you! I appreciate it!

[@edwinpoon]

One scorpion vs others is not a good test. Scorpions are meant to be used en mass. And Romans will always win the massed game.

[@vladokalaba2640]

Who is best allies for scorpions?

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@vladokalaba2640 maybe Khmer with +1 range

[@widodoakrom3938]

Khmer is the winner with extra range and double shoot

[@elduquecaradura1468]

The extra shot does 1 damage only tho

[@ninomusevski8415]

For me roman scorps are the best didnt really showcase there ballistics and smaller minimum range

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@ninomusevski8415 Both were presented in the video.

[@denline541]

Мне кажется надо было кельта не с Римлянином ставить, а Кельта с Китайцем

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

Actually not a bad suggestion. Maybe I will give it a try, thanks

[@MrGaurdians]

Lol why the fight are in egual units it sholud be in equal recsoruces

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@MrGaurdians the roman"s scorpion discount is op if equal resources are used. At least against most civs.
Check the last part of the video

[@ChrisNihilus]

Khmer have the best Scorpions!... ...if you ignore 2 amazing bonuses of this other faction.

[@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv]

@@ChrisNihilus khmer seems op