Heavy Horse Archer

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing -34% damage vs Armed Caravans, Armed Supply Wagons, and Armed Merchants. Missing +50% damage vs Civilians. Missing +15% damage vs Ranged Cavalry. Missing -5% damage vs Sparse.

Heavy Horse Archer
Ranged Cavalry
Base cost	60 Timber 40 Wealth
Ramping cost	1 Timber 1 Wealth
Build time	15 seconds (225 frames)
Hit points	82
Line of sight	9 tiles
Movement speed	30 (2.4 tiles/second)
Attack strength	15
Attack range	0-8 tiles
Attack speed	25 frames
Armor	1
Population points
Built at	Stable
Prerequisites	Medieval Age
Hotkey (Stable)	A
Upgrades from	Horse Archer
Upgrades to	Dragoon
Special abilities	Can attack while moving

The Heavy Horse Archer is the standard Ranged Cavalry of the Medieval Age, available to upgrade from the Horse Archer and trained at the Stable.

Overview

After Horse Archers become Heavy Horse Archers, they gain +17 hit points, +2 attack strength and +1 armor. As with all Ranged Cavalry, Heavy Horse Archers can fire even while moving, which combined with their bonus damage against Civilians and Support Units, makes them raiders par excellence, only Light Cavalry being able to reach and neutralize Heavy Horse Archers with ease.

Foot Archers can also inflict serious damage to them, if they are able to get into reach, but any other unit type may have problems catching a troop of Heavy Horse Archers that maneuvers well enough, and the slow Heavy Infantry in particular doesn't stand a chance. As with all other animal-borne cavalry units, the Heavy Horse Archer can garrison inside Forts, but not inside Towers.

Unique units

• The Egyptians train the Heavy Chariot instead.
• The Lakota train the Eagle Feather Horse instead.
• The Mongols train the Steppe Nomad instead.
• The Nubians train the Heavy Camel Archer instead.

Gallery

Heavy Horse Archers (European/Arab style) attacking.