Conquistador

Overview

Mounted gunpowder troops with strong ranged attacks and high mobility.

Availability and investment

Conquistador becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Spanish. The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 26 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.

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.

• Ranged attack: 16
• Hit points: 55
• Melee armor: 2
• Pierce armor: 1
• Ranged attack: 16
• Range: 6
• Line of sight: 8
• Reload time: 2.9 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.3
• Accuracy: 65%

Field use

Preserve space between this unit and melee attackers so it can keep firing. Pair it with a screen, focus fire on reachable targets, and avoid letting a faster force surround it.

Armor classes and counters

Armor-class bonuses are separate from base attack and the target’s melee or pierce armor. The class list below shows the unit’s documented combat categories and bonus-damage relationships; use it to judge matchups instead of relying on the unit label alone.

• Armor class: Unique unit
• Armor class: Archer
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Armor class: Cavalry archer
• Armor class: Gunpowder unit
• Conquistador deals +4 bonus damage to units in the Ram class

Related unit plan: Conquistador mobile-gunpowder strike

Conquistador: Conquistadors combine gunpowder damage with cavalry mobility, allowing a Spanish force to strike exposed economy and relocate before slower defenders arrive. A quick Castle Age arrival can create pressure before the opponent has built a specific response Reach Castle Age with a safe production plan, then gather several Conquistadors before moving out. Focus one exposed target at a time, use their mobility to avoid static defenses, and keep a retreat route open so the force can attack again from another side They lack the same dedicated anti-infantry role as Hand Cannoneers and can be stopped by prepared counters or defensive fire. Do not overcommit to an early Castle investment if the map is already closed or the economy cannot sustain follow-up