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Mounted archers
Mounted archers combine ranged attacks with cavalry movement. Their mobility supports scouting, raiding, and hit-and-run tactics, while their costs and counters differ from foot archers.

Overview
Mounted archers combine ranged attacks with cavalry movement. Their mobility supports scouting, raiding, and hit-and-run tactics, while their costs and counters differ from foot archers.
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Mounted archers combine ranged attacks with cavalry movement. Their mobility supports scouting, raiding, and hit-and-run tactics, while their costs and counters differ from foot archers. Use this reference to move between the related Age II entries; individual pages explain each unit, structure, technology, or rule.
- Also known as
- Mounted archer unit (Age of Empires II)
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