A bill is a polearm, consisting of a simple blade with a long handle, and as a weapon can be fairly versatile. The bill's main advantage over weapons is that it can be used in a great variety of ways - it can stab, as much as it can bludgeon or smash, with equal effect. Compared to normal pikemen, these units don't seem to be that interesting, apart from the fact that they deal brutal amounts of splash damage. Worse of all, they also lack the same range as normal pikemen do. So, what is the big draw on these guys, you might wonder? well, there are two reasons.