Bolstering your levies is all fine and dandy, but untrained soldiers will never hold a candle to professionals.
That’s where your Men-At-Arms come into play.
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These tips will help you understand the basics.
Every Army has a quality marking, comprised of levies, Knights, and Men-At-Arms.
Levies contribute very little to this, while MaA contribute the most.
They cost significantly more to purchase and maintain, though they’re well worth it.
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After researching the Arched Saddle Early Medieval innovation, you’re free to make Armored Horsemen.
They hold much the same terrain advantages as the Light Horsemen, as well as the same counters.
They’re in most regards just better, and the cost reflects that.
They are intended to be used in rather specific areas though.
They’re incredibly powerful in hills and forests, though suffer in most other terrain.
They are exclusive to cultures with the Mubarizun tradition, which is most common among Arabic cultures.
These Heavy Infantry units are all-rounders, featuring no unfavourable terrain, but none that they excel on either.
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They are always a solid option, no matter where the battle takes you.
They are marginally expensive, but they’re well worth the investment.
Instead, it is their incredible Pursuit stat that makes them excel.
Konni easily have the highest Pursuit stat in the game.
They are available with the Konni Raids tradition, available in many Slavic cultures.
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They have less unfavourable terrain than Gendarmes as well, while having a slightly improved Pursuit stat.
They’re all around incredible, and with the right buildings to boost them can annihilate any opposition.
With a Damage stat of 250 by default, the next most powerful unit are Gendarmes at 125.
That’s right, War Elephants have double the attack power.
War Elephants have incredible counter bonuses as well, decimating Light and Heavy infantry with their massive stature.
If you’re playing in this region, you’ll want to double-check War Elephants are in your army.
And on top of all that, they’re not obscenely expensive to purchase and maintain either.
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