Ratha

Overview

Bengali cavalry archers that can switch between ranged and melee attacks.

Availability and investment

Ratha becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Bengalis. The listed cost is 60 Wood, 60 Gold and the training time is 24 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.

• Hit points: 100
• Melee armor: 3
• Pierce armor: 1
• Line of sight: 6
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.3

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

Related unit plan: Ratha mode-switching formation

Ratha offer ranged and melee modes, letting one unit line adapt to the opponent’s formation. The choice between modes can change how the group engages, so mode control and scouting are central to using them well Approach in ranged mode while the enemy formation is still organized, then switch a group to melee when closing distance is safer or a target must be finished. Keep a second group ready to maintain ranged pressure and avoid changing the entire army to a mode that gives up a useful firing line A mode switch does not remove the unit’s need for protection or good target selection. Enemy counters can exploit whichever form you choose, so scout first and avoid sending Ratha alone into a prepared counter composition