Mangudai
The Mongol unique cavalry archer. Exceptional mobility and bonus damage against siege make them the ultimate raiding and anti-siege unit.
Tactical Briefing
The Mangudai is a cavalry archer with a critical mission: destroy enemy siege. With +3 bonus damage against siege weapons and the fastest firing rate of any cavalry archer, you can delete Mangonels and Scorpions before they fire. Your speed of 1.4 lets you raid anywhere. However, you're fragile with 0 pierce armor - never fight under Castle or TC fire. Always keep moving.
Statistics
- HP
- 60
- Attack
- 6
- Melee Armor
- 0
- Pierce Armor
- 0
- Range
- 4
- Speed
- 1.4
Cost
- Wood: 55
- Gold: 65
Strong Against
Weak Against
Strategic Analysis
The Mangudai is the **premier anti-siege cavalry archer**. While other cavalry archers struggle against siege, the Mangudai hunts them. Combined with Mongol faster firing bonus, they shred siege weapons in seconds.
- Siege Hunting: Your +3 bonus vs Siege means you 3-shot Mangonels. Circle around fights to snipe siege before it fires. This protects your own army.
- Hit-and-Run Mastery: At 1.4 speed with Husbandry, nothing catches you. Raid woodlines, snipe villagers, then retreat before reinforcements arrive.
- Mass Critical Threshold: 20+ Mangudai become terrifying. Their combined DPS melts anything. Reach this mass and you control the game.
Warning: **Zero pierce armor** means Town Centers and Castles shred you instantly. Never engage under defensive fire. Skirmishers also counter you hard.
Attack Bonuses
- +3 vs Siege
- +1 vs Spearman