Light Camel

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing -10% damage vs Civilians. Missing -25% damage vs Heavy Cavalry. Missing +40% damage vs Ranged Cavalry. Missing -20% damage vs Sparse.

Light Camel
Egyptian Unique Light Cavalry(Replaces Light Horse)
Base cost	60 Food 40 Timber
Ramping cost	1 Food 1 Timber
Build time	12 seconds (175 frames)
Hit points	73
Line of sight	6 tiles
Movement speed	41 (3.2 tiles/second)
Attack strength	12
Attack range	Melee
Attack speed	25 frames
Armor	2
Population points
Built at	Stable
Prerequisites	Classical Age
Hotkey (Stable)	G
Upgrades to	Camel Warrior

The Light Camel is the Egyptian unique Light Cavalry of the Classical Age that replaces the standard Light Horse.

Overview

Compared to Light Horses, Light Camels are statistically identical, but they do +20% damage against Light Horse, Light Cavalry, and Elite Light Cavalry (but not other Light Cavalry units).

Trivia

• Despite being numerous today and iconic of the land, camels were a rarely seen animal in ancient Egypt, not even domesticated for most of its history. The donkey was the primary beast of burden until foreign conquest brought camels in larger numbers, being commonly employed in this manner as early as the Persian dominion, during the twilight period of ancient Egypt.