Comanche Mustangs
Comanche Mustangs is an Age of Empires III technology from the Exploration Age, researched at Trading Post or Tambo on a Comanche settlement. It increases cavalry and shock troops speed by 5%.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Comanche settlement
- Research time
- 60 seconds
- Wood cost
- 200
- Coin cost
- 200
- Effect
- Cavalry and shock troops speed +5%
Effect & research conditions
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Comanche settlement. Effect: Cavalry and shock troops speed +5%. Research costs 200 wood, 200 coin. Research takes 60 seconds.
Research condition
Exploration Age; researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Comanche settlement; costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin; 60-second research time; Cavalry and Shock troops speed +5% in Definitive Edition.
When to research
Comanche Mustangs increases Cavalry and Shock troop speed by 5%, a broad but modest mobility bonus rather than the 20% Native Warrior increase from Cherokee War Dance. Research it at the Comanche settlement before a plan that depends on those mounted units reaching or leaving a fight faster. The technology costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin and takes 60 seconds. Its value depends on keeping Cavalry or Shock troops in the roster after completion; it does not improve all units or replace the need to protect them from anti-cavalry counters.
Cavalry movement upgrade
Comanche Mustangs is an Exploration Age technology researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Comanche settlement. It costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin, takes 60 seconds and increases Cavalry and shock troop speed by 5%.
Use the movement for map control
The bonus helps mounted units reposition, pursue or respond to raids, but it does not increase damage or durability. Secure the Comanche settlement and protect its research site through the minute-long timer. Compare the delay with the need for immediate reinforcements.
Definitive Edition reduced the speed bonus
Comanche Mustangs increased Cavalry speed by 10% before update 9476. Definitive Edition reduced the bonus to 5% and explicitly includes Shock troops in the affected classes. The current technology still costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin and takes 60 seconds to research. Older build orders that rely on the former 10% can overstate how far mounted units move or whether they can catch a target.
Use the bonus for movement, not combat damage
The upgrade changes movement speed, not attack, hit points or resistance. It can help Cavalry and Shock troops reposition, pursue or answer a raid, but it does not let them ignore anti-cavalry counters. Secure the Comanche settlement and begin research early enough for the minute-long timer to finish before the force needs the mobility.