Elite Mameluke
The upgraded Saracen unique unit. Higher attack and bonuses make it even more effective against cavalry while remaining incredibly mobile.
Tactical Briefing
You gain +2 attack for 10 total, and your cavalry bonus jumps to +10. That's 20 damage per hit to Knights - a 4-hit kill on Cavaliers. Your cavalry archer bonus also increases to +12. The Elite upgrade costs only 600F/500G - relatively cheap for the power boost. You still have fragile 80 HP and 1/0 armor though, so keep micro-ing.
Statistics
- HP
- 80
- Attack
- 10
- Melee Armor
- 1
- Pierce Armor
- 0
- Range
- 3
- Speed
- 1.4
Cost
- Food: 55
- Gold: 85
Strong Against
Weak Against
Strategic Analysis
The Elite Mameluke becomes an **even more devastating cavalry hunter**. Enhanced bonuses make it the ultimate counter to any cavalry composition.
- Cavalry Destroyer: 10 base + 10 bonus = 20 damage vs cavalry. Cavaliers die in 4 hits, Hussars in 3.
- CA Counter: +12 vs cavalry archers destroys Heavy CA and Mangudai. They can't kite you at 1.4 speed.
- Slight Armor: 1/0 armor now helps slightly. Militia deal 12 instead of 13, etc.
Warning: **Still only 80 HP**. Archers remain deadly. A mass of Arbalesters will shred Elite Mamelukes before they can close.
Attack Bonuses
- +10 vs Cavalry
- +12 vs Cavalry Archer