Talk:Skirmisher (Age of Empires II)/@comment-3360891-20160604071755/@comment-27202541-20170426233338

Eagle Scouts don't dominate everything in the Feudal Age though, they have worse combat stats than Scout Cavalry except for HP so they lose 1v1 to Scout Cavalry, and they take bonus damage from Men-at-Arms. They take +1 damage from Spearmen as well I believe but that doesn't matter since they are still way better against spears than Scout Cavalry are, so Eagle Scouts are better in this regard. They also cost very little food so they aren't a burden on your economy and don't delay your advancement time very much.