Blacksmith : Weapon or Armor? Slash or Piercing?

[vanz]

As the title said, which upgrade do you prefer to make first? 

[Gurken Khan]

I go for the ranged (pierce) first, usually armor then dmg.

[TheCJ]

My go-to is 

1. Ranged Damage Upgrade
2. Pierce Resistance Upgrade
3. Hack Resistance Upgrade
4. Melee Damage Upgrade

but it does depend on which units you are planning to go for; with athens/sparta, you might opt for melee first, against rome you might make the hack resistance upgrade first.

[Deicide4u]

Pierce and hack armor upgrades first, then damage depending on most used unit. I usually play Rome or Sparta, so it's melee damage first.

[Outis]

8 hours ago, Deicide4u said:

Pierce and hack armor upgrades first,

I go for this as well. My thinking: armor upgrades help both melee and ranged units. I go for pierce armor first, because it protects against building arrow fire as well.