Talk:Malians/@comment-31462314-20190704183545

Malians are an interesting jack-of-all-trades civilization. They're mostly styled for aggressive gameplay, although with keeps and fortifications + architecture they can defend themselves fairly ok. I say jack-of-all-trades because they have no Hussars, Paladins or Blast Furnace, but with Farimba they can still do well in Trash Wars using Light Cav and they great anti-cav with Farimba Heavy Camels.

Their generic Imperial Age infantry give Goths a run for their money when it comes to pierce armor, but again, no Halbs and no Siege Rams and their Special Units, while being infantry, do not benefit from the additional pierce armor.

Even economy and technology-wise they can keep an edge with cheaper buildings and super fast university research times.

But regarding their special unit, it's basically a glass cannon: great in dishing out damage, but can be flattened by coordinated cavalry, onagers or scorpions quickly.