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Horseman

Light Melee Cavalry

Horseman

Chinese

Chinese

Fast cavalry effective at raiding, flanking, and countering ranged units.
High movement speed
Weak against melee units
Countered by Spearmen

Abilities and influences

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  • Stable

    Stable

Patch History

2024-07-11 Season Eight Update

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Horseman range increased from 0.29 to 0.38.

2024-03-27 Patch 10.1.48

General Changes & Bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue where Springalds received extra damage from Horseman and Mangonels.

2022-10-19 Season Three Update

Civilization-Specific Changes

  • Early Horseman health increased from 100 to 110.
  • Early Horseman damage increased from 7 to 8.

2022-08-03 Patch 20249

Balance

  • Early Horseman, Vanguard Man-at-Arms and Spearman Cost to advance to the next tier reduced from 75 Gold, 25 Food to 35 Gold, 15 Food.
Costs
100food
20wood
1popcap
22.5time
Hitpoints 225
Base: +125
Upgrade to Age IV: +25
Upgrade to Age III: +30
Biology: +45
Melee Attack 16
Base: +9
Upgrade to Age III: +2
Upgrade to Age IV: +2
Bloomery: +1
Decarbonization: +1
Damascus Steel: +1
Ranged: +13
Siege: +13
Fire Attack 10
Base: +10
Melee Armor 3
Fitted Leatherwork: +1
Insulated Helm: +1
Master Smiths: +1
Ranged Armor 8
Base: +2
Upgrade to Age III: +1
Upgrade to Age IV: +2
Iron Undermesh: +1
Wedge Rivets: +1
Angled Surfaces: +1

Move Speed

1.875T/S

Attack Speed

1.75S

Line of Sight

6.22TILES

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Technologies

Bloomery

Bloomery

II

Melee Damage Technology 1/3

Increase the melee damage of all non-siege units by +1.

50food
125gold
60time
Fitted Leatherwork

Fitted Leatherwork

II

Melee Armor Technology 1/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

50food
125gold
60time
Iron Undermesh

Iron Undermesh

II

Ranged Armor Technology 1/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

50wood
125gold
60time
Decarbonization

Decarbonization

III

Melee Damage Technology 2/3

Increase the melee damage of all non-siege units by +1.

100food
250gold
60time
Insulated Helm

Insulated Helm

III

Melee Armor Technology 2/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

100food
250gold
60time
Military Academy

Military Academy

III

Production Technology

Increase the production speed of infantry, cavalry, siege, and transport units at buildings by 33%. Does not affect religious units or other support units.

100wood
250gold
60time
Wedge Rivets

Wedge Rivets

III

Ranged Armor Technology 2/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

100wood
250gold
60time
Angled Surfaces

Angled Surfaces

IV

Ranged Armor Technology 3/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

150wood
350gold
60time
Biology

Biology

IV

Cavalry Technology

Investing in natural sciences increases the health of all cavalry by +25%.

500food
1000gold
90time
Damascus Steel

Damascus Steel

IV

Melee Damage Technology 3/3

Increase the melee damage of all non-siege units by +1.

150food
350gold
60time
Master Smiths

Master Smiths

IV

Melee Armor Technology 3/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

150food
350gold
60time