TheMeInTeam
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Everyone loves Axes so why not Numidian cav? They are essentially a 2 move axeman with the ability to withdraw.
Axes are not vulnerable to spears. It's not that NC are bad per se', but I often doubt their strength over stock HA's.
Underrated UU's:
Janissary, Oromo: Not discussed among top UU's. They are.
Keshik: Most people think it's above average, but it can dominate as soundly as the praet.
Musketeer: Usually considered a bottom UU when it is average.
Skirmisher: Extreme, nasty versatility. Comical to use as a rush in MP.
Camel Archer: Also considered bad when it's more average. It's painful to see people put crap like the HRE UU ahead of it.
Hwacha: The only unique siege unit (though spain gets quasi unique siege with its UB), it is markedly improved against a lot of early defenders.
Underrated UBs:
Ikhanda: just because people don't rate it as a top 3 UB consistently
Shale plant: The only thing about the japanese civilization that is decent. You can manipulate health and a flat production boost helps.
Madrassa: You don't lose culture battles if you get this soon. Not even to creative. Also, you can farm priests if you want to do that or just run 4 specs off one building for more GPP. Pretty versatile for a UB that comes early.
Apothecary: health is a consistent bottleneck...this alleviates it. Persia can get away with more rapid industrialization and that's helpful.
Hammam: Another top-flight UB that consistently gets rated behind average crap like dikes.