Cataphract
Cavalry · Byzantines unique unit
Byzantine unique Heavy Cavalry.
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Exceptionally strong vs. Infantry
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Weak vs. Archery Units
Upgrades
- Blacksmithattack, armor
- Stablespeed, HP
- Castlecreation speed, to Elite Cataphract
- Monasterymore resistant to Monks
Upgrade line
The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.
- Tier 1Cataphract
Tier 2Elite Cataphract
Stats
- Hit points
- 110
- Attack
- 9
- Melee armor
- 2
- Pierce armor
- 1
- Speed
- 1.35
- Line of sight
- 4
- Reload time
- 1.8s
- Train time
- 20s
- Cost
70food
75gold
Attack bonuses
- vs Infantry+9
Armor classes
Cavalry (+12)Unique UnitAnti-Leitis
Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.
Counters
Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.
Strong against
Eagle Warriorvia Infantry+9–12
Militiavia Infantry+9–12
Spearmanvia Infantry+9–12
BerserkerVikings onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Jaguar WarriorAztecs onlyvia Infantry+9–12
HuskarlGoths onlyvia Infantry+9–12
SamuraiJapanese onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Teutonic KnightTeutons onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Throwing AxemanFranks onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Woad RaiderCelts onlyvia Infantry+9–12
KamayukInca onlyvia Infantry+9–12
GbetoMalians onlyvia Infantry+9–12
ShotelEthiopians onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Karambit WarriorMalay onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Foot KonnikBulgarians onlyvia Infantry+9–12
SerjeantSicilians onlyvia Infantry+9–12
ObuchPoles onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Urumi SwordsmanDravidians onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Chakram ThrowerGurjaras onlyvia Infantry+9–12
GhulamHindustanis onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Fire Lancervia Infantry+9–12
Champivia Infantry+9–12
