Ranger

Rangers are one of the standard specials available to you in the game. Once you research the Mechanics technology "Ranger", you unlock the ability to produce them at the Barracks. They cost 25 Steel, 200 Ammunition, and 25 Recruits to produce.

Like the other basic units, the abilities of rangers can be significantly improved via training at the Barracks, various research, and skins. However, of the four basic units, they are generally considered to be the least useful; their fundamental weakness is their extremely low rate of fire, which means that, despite their high damage per shot, their overall damage output is significantly limited compared to your other units.

Unit training
The following table lists the upgrades available to rangers from the Barracks. For information on the skins available, see Ranger skins.

1The level 6 health upgrade costs 1500 of each resource instead. 2The level 8 health upgrade costs 2000 of each resource instead. 3The level 9 health upgrade costs 3000 of each resource instead.

Unit research
This table summarizes all of the research that can benefit Rangers. For full details, see the specific research pages.

Unit skills
Skills were released for the Ranger in February 2020. There are several steps required to use skills.  Upgrade the unit to unlock skill slots: Level 10 (1st), Level 11 (2nd), Level 13 (3rd), Level 15 (4th) Spend skill manuals at the Training Grounds to increase Veteran Level and get Veteran Medals Research skills at the Training Grounds  Once you have unlocked a skill slot and researched a skill for the Ranger, you can equip it from the Barracks.

Here is a list of skills available to the Ranger. As of February 2020, some have not yet been released.