Talk:Saracens/@comment-36.84.2.9-20170205134055/@comment-72.130.209.167-20170224050345

Nah, that's arguable imo. Their defense isn't as bad as it's made out to be. The camel unit is a defensive unit. It's very hard to raid a Saracen because of their camels and monks preventing knights, and even if you have a non-cavalry raiding unit like the Huskarl or Gbeto, the Saracens have decent answers for it (HCA vs Gbeto, Mam/Hussar (kinda) vs Huskarl). They're also very fast and aggressive, and that in a way lends itself to a good defense. And since they have mostly cavalry-type units, they can make you pay for forwarding on them with castles and military buildings by going around you and attacking your vulnerable base.