Camel line

Overview

Mounted counters that excel against cavalry and can punish exposed mounted armies.

Availability and investment

Camel line becomes available in Camel Rider: Castle Age · Heavy Camel Rider: Imperial Age · Imperial Camel Rider: Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Stable. The listed cost is Camel Rider: 55 Food, 60 Gold · Heavy Camel Rider: 55 Food, 60 Gold · Imperial Camel Rider: 55 Food, 60 Gold and the training time is Camel Rider: 22 seconds · Heavy Camel Rider: 22 seconds · Imperial Camel Rider: 20 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

• Upgrade path: Camel Rider → Heavy Camel Rider; Imperial Camel Rider (Hindustanis)

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Hit points: Camel Rider: 100 · Heavy Camel Rider: 120 · Imperial Camel Rider: 140
• Melee armor: Camel Rider: 0 · Heavy Camel Rider: 0 · Imperial Camel Rider: 0
• Pierce armor: Camel Rider: 0 · Heavy Camel Rider: 0 · Imperial Camel Rider: 0
• Line of sight: Camel Rider: 5 · Heavy Camel Rider: 5 · Imperial Camel Rider: 5
• Reload time: Camel Rider: 2 seconds · Heavy Camel Rider: 2 seconds · Imperial Camel Rider: 1.667 seconds
• Movement speed: Camel Rider: 1.45 · Heavy Camel Rider: 1.45 · Imperial Camel Rider: 1.45

Field use

Choose engagements against mounted units or other targets named by its bonus-attack entry. Its low cost and matchup bonus are most useful when it protects a more expensive army or blocks a cavalry approach.