Xolotl Warrior

Overview

A mounted unit available to several American civilizations when a Stable is captured. It provides cavalry access to civilizations that normally lack a Stable roster.

Availability and investment

Xolotl Warrior becomes available in The Last Khans. It is associated with The Last Khans (Unit). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 30 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.

• Melee attack: 10; 12 (in Post-Imperial Age starts)
• Hit points: 100; 130 (in Post-Imperial Age starts)
• Melee armor: 2; 4 (in Post-Imperial Age starts)
• Pierce armor: 2; 4 (in Post-Imperial Age starts)
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Line of sight: 4

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.

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: Cavalry

Related unit plan: Xolotl Warrior converted-cavalry flank

Xolotl Warrior: Xolotl Warriors give a Mesoamerican player access to a mounted assault role when an enemy Stable can be converted. Their speed and durability can complement ranged units and siege in a focused flank Secure and convert a suitable Stable, then use the new cavalry to protect a ranged push or attack an exposed side. Keep the group together and take engagements where movement and flanking matter more than a prolonged melee The line still suffers from familiar cavalry counters such as Spearmen, Camels, and Monks. A captured Stable is not guaranteed, so do not build the entire army plan around acquiring Xolotl Warriors