Levelling up scouts

[Raneman]

Has anyone found a reliable way to level up scouts?

 

[AlienFromBeyond]

Declare war on a city-state and hang out at the edge of the city's attack range?

 

[lissenber]

Get a scout and 2 great leaders. Move your scout on the forested hill next to the barbarian encampment, fortress it with one of your leaders and keep the 2nd leader near your scout so it has less chance to die.

But looking at the upgrades for scouts i dare to say they aren`t even worth a penny. Maybe they will patch this.

 

[AlienFromBeyond]

Survivalism gives you great defense compared to Shock/Drill. Also, there's the benefit that if you get upgraded weapons for the Scout at some ruins they keep the Scout ability to move through rough terrain.

 

[patsfan454]

oops wrong thread

 

[ShaqFu]

I've found that Scouts in woods/hills can fend off (and sometimes defeat!) Brutes regularly. By taking a few hits from Brutes, you can gain a level for Survivalism.

 

[LegioCorvus]

I run mine around the map exploring, and taking out weakened barbarian units. They can also take out fully healed Archers in one hit most of the time.

You also get experience just for fighting and not dying. So sometimes I'll run into a forest next to a barbarian camp, do a quick attack, and then move away to heal. Of course, that's only when the quick attack won't leave my Scout easy prey for the next turn.