Steppe Nomad

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.

Steppe Nomad
Mongol Unique Ranged Cavalry(Replaces Heavy Horse Archer)
Base cost	54 Timber 36 Wealth
Ramping cost	1 Timber 1 Wealth
Build time	12 seconds (180 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	Nomad
Upgrades to	Horde
Special abilities	Can fire while moving

The Steppe Nomad is the Mongol unique Ranged Cavalry of the Medieval Age that replaces the standard Heavy Horse Archer.

Overview

Compared to Heavy Horse Archers, Steppe Nomads are statistically identical, but they do +60% damage against Light Infantry, and +45% damage against Gunpowder Infantry, so their innate ability as raiders combined with this advantage makes them great counter-raiders as well. In addition, thanks to the Mongol Power of the Horde, Steppe Nomads benefit from a 50% attrition reduction, train faster, cost less, and some will be trained for free and instantly when a Stable is built.

Steppe Nomads have slightly improved firing angles compared to Heavy Horse Archers, being able to fire 160 degrees left/right of its current direction (a total firing circle of 320 degrees), compared to the 150 degrees (300 degree total) of ordinary Horse Archers.

As with all other animal-borne cavalry units, the Steppe Nomad can garrison inside Forts, but not inside Towers.

See also

• Heavy Chariot
• Eagle Feather Horse
• Heavy Camel Archer