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The Surrogate Soldier is the ranged military unit of the Arctic Future. It is trained in a Surrogate Assembly but it can also be received by completing the Our Secret, Rations, The Pendant, Goldmine, Shallow Pockets, Story Quests.

Surrogate Soldiers are very similar to MG Teams and Anti-Aircraft Vehicles: all three units have the same range and the Contact! skill. It also possesses the Dug In skill as well, giving it a small defense boost if the attacker is more than 2 tiles away.

Compared to the Satellite Spotter, attack is improved by 60 points; defense by 30 points, although movement and range are decreased. It also gains terrain bonuses in houses and entrenchments as well. Bonuses against light units are kept the same, and it also gains very strong bonuses against fast units. However, compared to other Arctic Future units, it has only modest attack, defense, movement and range.

So far, the currently available units that can attack the Surrogate Soldier without retaliation are artillery units, Snipers, ranged units from Tomorrow Era upward (except the Ninja), Combat Drones, light units with the Dragon Breath ability, Hover Tanks, Battle Fortresses, Behemoths and Ronin Bots.

Usage[]

The strong bonuses the Surrogate Soldier has makes them very useful against fast and light units of same age and previous ages, and they are very useful when paired with rogues and are much relatable as the MG Team and Anti-Aircraft Vehicle, only better.

However, heavy units such as the Hover Tank, Battle Fortress and Behemoth not only have bonuses against the Surrogate Soldier, but they also have longer range than them, meaning they can often escape the Surrogate Soldier's retaliation. Furthermore, light units will also have the Dragon Breath ability, which will also avoid their retaliation, making their retaliation useless. After the Tomorrow Era, their retaliation is much less useful due to the massive range increases of many units. After the Arctic Future, they are much less useful due to low base stats.

Against Same Age Units[]

Fast UnitRecon Raider[]

The Surrogate Soldier is the best counter to the Recon Raider due to their bonuses against fast units as well as the Contact ability of the Surrogate Soldier, making them very efficient at killing the Recon Raider.

Light UnitDragon Drone[]

The Surrogate Soldier is very strong against the Dragon Drone due to their bonuses against light units, and the weak attack and defense of the Dragon Drone, despite the Dragon Drone being able to avoid the Surrogate Soldier's retaliation.

Heavy UnitBattle Fortress[]

The Surrogate Soldier is very weak against the Battle Fortress due to the Battle Fortress's greater range than the Surrogate Soldier meaning that they are able to avoid their retaliation. Even worse, the Surrogate Soldier has to 4 hit kill the Battle Fortress and they will take a lot of damage along the way if the Battle Fortress are not eliminated quickly.

Heavy UnitBehemoth[]

The Surrogate Soldier is very weak against the Behemoth due to the Behemoth's greater range than the Surrogate Soldier meaning that they are able to avoid their retaliation. The Behemoth also has a very high attack and bonuses against the Surrogate Soldier, which means they can deal a lot of damage to them. Meanwhile the Behemoth also has a Force Field ability, which means that the Surrogate Soldier is ineffective at attacking them, unless you have a very high attack boost.

Artillery UnitPlasma Artillery[]

The Plasma Artillery is a very big threat to the Surrogate Soldier. They have much greater range, attack, defense and bonuses against the Surrogate Soldier, making the Surrogate Soldier very weak when fighting them.


Other Military Units[]

Military Units
All Ages Heavy Unit Color GuardLight Unit Military DrummerLight Unit RogueFast Unit/Heavy Unit Champion
Bronze Age Light Unit SpearfighterLight Unit ClubmanHeavy Unit WarriorFast Unit Horseman
Ranged Unit SlingerArtillery Unit Stone Thrower
Iron Age Light Unit SoldierHeavy Unit LegionnaireFast Unit Mounted Warrior
Ranged Unit ArcherArtillery Unit Ballista
Early Middle Ages Light Unit MercenaryHeavy Unit Armored InfantryHeavy Unit BarbarianFast Unit Heavy Cavalry
Ranged Unit Mounted ArcherRanged Unit Barbarian SlingerArtillery Unit Catapult
High Middle Ages Light Unit BerserkerHeavy Unit Heavy InfantryFast Unit Knight
Ranged Unit CrossbowmanArtillery Unit Trebuchet
Late Middle Ages Light Unit Great Sword WarriorHeavy Unit Imperial GuardFast Unit Heavy Knight
Ranged Unit Longbow ArcherArtillery Unit Cannon
Colonial Age Light Unit RangerHeavy Unit GrenadierFast Unit Dragoon
Ranged Unit MusketeerArtillery Unit Field Gun
Industrial Age Light Unit Jaeger InfantryLight Unit Brave WarriorHeavy Unit HowitzerFast Unit Lancer
Ranged Unit RiflemanRanged Unit Mounted BraveArtillery Unit Breech Loader
Progressive Era Light Unit ConscriptHeavy Unit TankFast Unit Armored Car
Ranged Unit SniperArtillery Unit Rapid Fire Cannon
Modern Era Light Unit Bazooka TeamHeavy Unit Battle TankFast Unit Mechanized Infantry
Ranged Unit ParatrooperArtillery Unit Mechanized Artillery
Postmodern Era Light Unit CommandoHeavy Unit Universal TankFast Unit IFV
Ranged Unit MG TeamArtillery Unit Rocket Artillery
Contemporary Era Light Unit Strike TeamHeavy Unit Assault TankFast Unit Attack Helicopter
Ranged Unit Anti-Aircraft VehicleArtillery Unit Missile Artillery
Tomorrow Era Light Unit Ultra APHeavy Unit Stealth TankFast Unit Combat Drone
Ranged Unit Anti-Materiel SniperArtillery Unit Microwave Blaster
Future Era Light Unit Exoskeleton SoldierHeavy Unit Hover TankFast Unit Drone Swarm
Ranged Unit Satellite SpotterArtillery Unit Rail Gun
Arctic Future Light Unit Dragon DroneHeavy Unit Battle FortressHeavy Unit Behemoth
Fast Unit Recon RaiderRanged Unit Surrogate SoldierArtillery Unit Plasma Artillery
Oceanic Future Light Unit MantaLight Unit ScimitarHeavy Unit C.R.A.B. MechHeavy Unit Octopod
Fast Unit Hydroelectric EelFast Unit GlidersRanged Unit Sub CruiserRanged Unit Nautilus
Artillery Unit TurturretArtillery Unit Medusa
Virtual Future Light Unit Augmented SamuraiRanged Unit NinjaArtillery Unit Rocket TroopHeavy Unit Ronin BotFast Unit Warrior Monk
Space Age Mars Light Unit Space MarineRanged Unit Tesla WalkerArtillery Unit SniperbotHeavy Unit Steel WardenFast Unit Sentinel
Space Age Asteroid Belt Light Unit Drill RangerRanged Unit Nail StormArtillery Unit B.E.L.T.Heavy Unit ShredderFast Unit Hover Hammer
Space Age Venus Light Unit Observer DroneRanged Unit Ghost BlasterArtillery Unit Power DragonHeavy Unit Steel FistFast Unit Energy Cannon

Legend: Light Units= Light Unit Class Ranged Units= Ranged Unit Class Artillery Units= Artillery Unit Class Heavy Units= Heavy Unit Class Fast Units= Fast Unit Class

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