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Cavalry Archer

Cavalry Archer

ArcherCastle

Fast moving Mounted Archer for hit and run attacks. Strong vs. slow units at long range. Weak vs. Skirmishers, Scorpions and units at close range.

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Hit points

50

Attack

6 Pierce

Armor

0 / 0

melee / pierce

Speed

1.4

range 4

Cost

40W60G
Training time37s
Attack speed2s
Line of sight5

Combat detail

Hit points50
Attack (Pierce)6
Range4
Melee armor0
Pierce armor0
Accuracy50%

Fully upgraded

Every generic upgrade that reaches this unit — blacksmith, university, stable, archery range, barracks, dock and monastery — researched.

Hit points5070+20
Attack610+4
Melee armor07+7
Pierce armor010+10

Notes

Upgrades: speed, HP (Stable); attack, range, armor (Blacksmith); attack, accuracy (University); accuracy, armor, to Heavy Cavalry Archer (Archery Range); creation speed (Castle); more resistant to Monks (Monastery).

Attack bonuses

Extra damage against specific armor classes

vs Spearmen+2
vs Cavalry Resistance-3

Strong and weak against are computed by this site from attack classes, armour and cost — the game files ship no counter list. See the counter analysis for the full working.

Strong against

Computed, not from the game files

Fire Archer35 HP · 5 atk

Weak against

Units that win the trade against Cavalry Archer

Elite Kipchak45 HP · 5 atkElite Konnik (Dismounted)50 HP · 13 atkKonnik (Dismounted)45 HP · 12 atkElite Tiger Cavalry

Upgrade path

Cavalry Archer
Heavy Cavalry Archer

Research bill

Heavy Cavalry Archer
900F500
Attack delay
0.91s
Frame delay35 frames

Armor classes

Mounted ArchersAll ArchersMounted Units (except Camels)Unblockable Melee (Armor-ignoring melee attack against units, but not against buildings)
Range47+3
Speed1.41.54+0.14
Accuracy50100+50
Attack speed21.7-0.3

Upgrade bill

2950F550W1825G
Scale Barding ArmorChain Barding ArmorPlate Barding ArmorPadded Archer ArmorLeather Archer ArmorRing Archer ArmorFletchingBodkin ArrowBracerChemistryBallisticsHusbandryBloodlinesThumb RingParthian Tactics

Civilization bonuses and unique techs are not included — pick a civ on the battle simulator to see which of these it actually has.

125 HP · 13 atk
Elite War Elephant600 HP · 20 atk
Elite Kona145 HP · 11 atk
G
50s