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Light Cavalry

Light Cavalry

Cavalry

Fast moving Cavalry for scouting and raiding. Resistant to conversion.

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Exceptionally strong vs. Monastery Units

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Weak vs. Spearman-line and Camel Riders

Upgrades

  • Blacksmithattack, armor
  • Stablespeed, HP, to Hussar or Winged Hussar
  • Castlecreation speed
  • Monasterymore resistant to Monks

Upgrade line

The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.

  1. Scout CavalryTier 1Scout Cavalry
  2. Light CavalryTier 2Light Cavalry
  3. HussarTier 3Hussar
  4. Winged HussarTier 4Winged Hussar

Stats

Hit points
60
Attack
7
Melee armor
0
Pierce armor
2
Speed
1.5
Line of sight
4
Reload time
2s
Attack delay
0.5s
Train time
30s
Cost
food80food

Attack bonuses

  • vs Monk+10

Armor classes

CavalryAnti-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.

Countered by

Strong against

No class-specific attack bonuses — the Light Cavalry relies on raw stats and role, not bonus damage.

Other Cavalry units

Armored ElephantArmored ElephantBattle ElephantBattle ElephantCamel RiderCamel RiderCavalierCavalierElite Battle ElephantElite Battle ElephantElite Steppe LancerElite Steppe LancerHeavy Camel RiderHeavy Camel RiderHussarHussar

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