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Iron Pagoda heavy-cavalry core
Iron Pagoda: Iron Pagodas fill the heavy-cavalry role for Jurchens, whose Stable lacks the Knight line. Their fast production from a Castle can create a steady mounted core when the supporting economy and Castle access are ready.
Overview
Iron Pagoda: Iron Pagodas fill the heavy-cavalry role for Jurchens, whose Stable lacks the Knight line. Their fast production from a Castle can create a steady mounted core when the supporting economy and Castle access are ready.
Plan and execution
Protect a Castle site and use it to maintain Iron Pagoda production, then gather the cavalry before taking a major fight. Use their mobility to reinforce threatened fronts and support a ranged or siege push, while scouting for anti-cavalry counters before expanding the queue.
Risks and adaptation
Castle reliance can make the unit supply vulnerable to raids or siege, and food and gold must be reserved for continuous production. Do not leave a small group unsupported against a prepared spear line.
- Focus
- Jurchen cavalry production plan
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Unit strategy
- Classification
- Unit strategies