YMMV / Bad North

• Demonic Spiders: Giant archers. Typically only appearing in the later half of a game, these guys will give you an aneurysm every time they show up. In addition to the extra health of their much more manageable melee cousins, they pack a wallop of a ranged attack with enough range to start sniping you almost as soon as their ship comes into view. More akin to a ballista than a bow, their shots can pierce multiple unshielded men, carry enough knockback to send even a shielded soldier flying off a cliff or into the water and even have a chance of just killing a soldier through his shield! Their shots have a very flat trajectory, however, so your best chance is to hide your troops behind whatever cover they can and bum rush them with sword and boarders as soon as they hit the shore.