Cavalier
Cavalier is a ranged cavalry unit that can be trained at the Royalists in its Age of Empires III scenario context. It combines a mounted ranged attack with hand, trample and siege attacks, allowing it to reposition quickly while changing its damage mode by target.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age · Royalists
- Training
- 35 sec · 2 population · 18 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 200 hit points · 20% ranged resistance · 7.4 speed · 15 line of sight
- Ranged attack
- 22 base damage · range 4-12 · attack interval 3.0 · bonus damage: 2.75x vs. Heavy cavalry; 2.0x vs. Hand shock trooper; 2.0x vs. Artillery; 0.5x vs. Villager
- Siege attack
- 15 base damage · range 6 · attack interval 3.0
- Hand attack
- 18 base damage · attack interval 1.0 · bonus damage: 1.6x vs. Artillery; 1.6x vs. Heavy cavalry; 1.2x vs. Hand shock trooper; 0.75x vs. Light infantry; 0.75x vs. Villager
- Trample attack
- 16 base damage · attack interval 1.75 · area of effect 3 · bonus damage: 1.6x vs. Artillery; 1.6x vs. Heavy cavalry; 1.2x vs. Hand shock trooper
Role, availability & values
A Cavalier costs 90 Food and 90 Coin, uses two population and takes 35 seconds to train. It has 200 hit points, 7.4 speed and 20% ranged resistance. Its ranged attack deals 22 damage at range 4–12 every three seconds; its hand attack deals 18 damage each second. It also has a 16-damage trample attack with area radius three and a 15-damage siege attack at range six.
Matchup & timing
Use speed to reach exposed targets and choose the attack mode that suits the engagement. The ranged attack can pressure from a short distance, while hand and trample attacks contribute when Cavalry closes into a fight. Two population and the mixed-resource cost make losses expensive; withdraw when anti-cavalry troops can pin the unit down, and keep support nearby for the next engagement.
Ranged and close attacks give different options
The Cavalier is not restricted to its ranged attack. Its 22-damage shot works at range 4–12, while the 18-damage hand attack and area trample attack matter at close range. Its 7.4 speed helps it choose an approach, but 200 hit points are modest for a unit that may have to close. Use the correct attack profile for the target and avoid committing it to a prolonged fight against prepared anti-cavalry forces.