Cavalry Archer

Tactical Briefing

The Cavalry Archer is your mobile ranged threat. With 1.4 speed and 4 range, you kite infantry and siege while staying safe from retaliation. Your +2 vs Spearman lets you punish anti-cavalry units. However, you're expensive at 40 Wood and 60 Gold with poor armor - Skirmishers eat you alive. You need mass and micro to work. Don't fight early - Cavalry Archers scale with upgrades. Get Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, and Bloodlines. Focus on raiding and harassment, not direct fights.

Statistics

HP

50

Attack

6

Melee Armor

0

Pierce Armor

0

Range

4

Speed

1.4

Cost

• Wood: 40
• Gold: 60

Strong Against

• Spearman
• Pikeman
• Siege
• Monk

Weak Against

• Elite Skirmisher
• Camel Rider
• Halberdier

Strategic Analysis

The Cavalry Archer is the **mobile harassment platform**. Unlike foot archers, you can chase down siege, escape from bad fights, and raid multiple locations. Mobility is your weapon.

• Hit-and-Run: Shoot and move. Your 1.4 speed lets you kite slower units indefinitely. Knights can't catch you if you micro properly.
• Siege Hunter: Cavalry Archers excel at sniping siege. Mangonels, Scorpions, and Trebuchets can't escape you. Rush their siege line and delete it.
• Raiding Economy: Speed lets you appear at multiple gold or wood lines. Force enemy to garrison while your eco runs freely. Raid, don't fight.

Warning: **Elite Skirmishers** and **Camels** hard counter you. Skirms have bonus damage and pierce armor. Camels catch you and have anti-cavalry bonus. Never engage these.

Attack Bonuses

• +2 vs Spearman

Available Civilizations

Armenians, Berbers, Britons, Bulgarians, Burgundians, Burmese, Byzantines, Celts, Chinese, Cumans, Ethiopians, Franks, Georgians, Goths, Hindustanis, Huns, Italians, Japanese, Jurchens, Khitans, Khmer, Koreans, Lithuanians, Magyars, Malay, Malians, Mongols, Persians, Poles, Portuguese, Romans, Saracens, Shu, Sicilians, Slavs, Spanish, Tatars, Teutons, Turks, Vietnamese, Vikings, Wu