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Raider

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UNIT · CHRONICLES

Raider

The final light cavalry upgrade in the Chronicles Scout Cavalry line.

Raider Chronicles in-game icon
Raider Chronicles in-game icon

Overview

The final light cavalry upgrade in the Chronicles Scout Cavalry line.

Availability and investment

Raider becomes available in Chronicles. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles unit roster). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is not separately recorded. 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.

Field use

Use its mobility to choose the engagement: pressure exposed economy, reinforce quickly, or withdraw from a prepared counter. Avoid trading its movement advantage for a stationary fight unless the target justifies it.

Battlefield role and use

The final light cavalry upgrade in the Chronicles Scout Cavalry line. Its upgrade path is Scout Cavalry → Light Cavalry → Raider. Mobility gives it options to choose engagements, threaten exposed Villagers, and reinforce distant fronts; avoid leaving it committed where counters can surround it.

Base unit statistics

Upgrade age
Imperial Age
Upgrade cost
500 Food, 600 Gold
Upgrade time
50 seconds
Melee attack
7
Attack bonus vs. Monks
12
Speed
1.5
Conversion immunity
Cannot be converted for the first 8 seconds

Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

Focus
Cavalry · raiding
Signature / category
Chronicles unit roster
Release / context
Chronicles
Region
Chronicles
Classification
Chronicles

upgrade Line: Scout Cavalry → Light Cavalry → Raider

chronicles Upgrade Line: Scout Cavalry → Light Cavalry → Raider

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