Mounted ranged units
Chariot Archer
Units
Provide fast ranged attacks for early maneuvering.
Units1 supported recipe route
WHY CONSIDER IT
Its movement and ranged strength can support mobile skirmishing where open terrain permits.
When it fits: Build after The Wheel if Horses are available and before Chivalry.
The tradeoff: Requires Horses and suffers in rough terrain with no defensive terrain bonus.
Properties & access
strength6
rangedStrength10
movement4
requiredTechThe Wheel
requiredResourceHorses
upgradesToKnight
Planner recipes & alternatives
Material calculator: 4.22.13 · bundled Gods & Kings ruleset.
Access & prerequisites
- requiredTech: The Wheel
- obsoleteTech: Chivalry
- requiredResource: Horses
- No defensive terrain bonus
- Rough terrain penalty
- Never appears as a Barbarian unit
Used by 0 objects
No downstream uses are recorded in this source scope.