Sunka Wakan

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.

Sunka Wakan
Lakota Unique Ranged Cavalry(Replaces Horse Archer)
Base cost	60 Timber 40 Wealth
Ramping cost	1 Timber 1 Wealth
Build time	15 seconds (225 frames)
Hit points	65
Line of sight	9 tiles
Movement speed	33 (2.6 tiles/second)
Attack strength	13
Attack range	0-8 tiles
Attack speed	25 frames
Population points
Built at	Stable
Prerequisites	Classical Age Military 2 (Mercenaries)
Hotkey (Stable)	A
Upgrades to	Eagle Feather Horse
Special abilities	Can attack while moving Gain Food/ Timber/ Metal by attacking the appropriate enemy gathering and enhancement buildings

The Sunka Wakan is the Lakota unique Ranged Cavalry of the Classical Age that replaces the standard Horse Archer.

Overview

Compared to Horse Archers, Sunka Wakan have +3 movement speed and the ability to gain 1/3 of a resource per point of damage dealt, which only works for buildings that produce Food (Farms and Granaries), Timber (Woodcutter's Camps and Lumber Mills), and Metal (Mines and Smelters).

The ability to gather resources in addition to increased speed makes Sunka Wakan even better raiders than their standard counterparts. Adding to that is the Lakota's Power of the Plains, which grants +4 Food for every cavalry unit, so a Lakota player should make as much as possible of raiding, and Sunka Wakan are the ones for the task.

Trivia

• Sunka Wakan (Lakota: šuŋkawakaŋ, "dog [of] power/mystery/wonder") is the name given to the horse by the Lakota upon its discovery and adoption.

See also

• Chariot
• Nomad
• Camel Archer