Armor class: Cavalry

This article is about the cavalry armor class. For general information about cavalry in Age of Empires II, see Cavalry unit (Age of Empires II).

The cavalry armor class is an armor class in Age of Empires II. All units that have an attack bonus against this class deal bonus damage against units with this armor class.

Cavalry units

The following units have the cavalry armor class and take bonus damage from attacks against this class. The number in brackets indicates the amount of armor. If there is no number, the amount is 0.

• Cavalry Archer → Heavy Cavalry Archer
• Genitour → Elite Genitour (Berbers and allies only)
• Scout Cavalry → Light Cavalry → Hussar / Winged Hussar (the latter Lithuanians and Poles only)
• Knight → Cavalier → Paladin / Savar (the latter Persians only)
• Battle Elephant → Elite Battle Elephant
• Steppe Lancer → Elite Steppe Lancer (Cumans, Mongols, and Tatars only)
• Xolotl Warrior (Aztecs, Maya, and Inca only)
• Cataphract (+12) - Elite Cataphract (+16) (Byzantines only)
• Mangudai → Elite Mangudai (Mongols only)
• War Elephant → Elite War Elephant (Persians only)
• Tarkan → Elite Tarkan (Huns only)
• War Wagon → Elite War Wagon (Koreans only)
• Conquistador → Elite Conquistador (Spanish only)
• Missionary (Spanish only)
• Elephant Archer → Elite Elephant Archer (Bengalis, Dravidians, and Gurjaras only)
• Magyar Huszar → Elite Magyar Huszar (Magyars only)
• Boyar → Elite Boyar (Slavs only)
• Arambai → Elite Arambai (Burmese only)
• Ballista Elephant → Elite Ballista Elephant (Khmer only)
• Konnik → Elite Konnik (Bulgarians only)
• Kipchak → Elite Kipchak (Cumans only)
• Mercenary Kipchak (Cumans and their allies with Cuman Mercenaries researched only)
• Leitis → Elite Leitis (Lithuanians only)
• Keshik → Elite Keshik (Tatars only)
• Coustillier → Elite Coustillier (Burgundians only)
• / Ratha → / Elite Ratha (Bengalis only)
• Shrivamsha Rider → Elite Shrivamsha Rider (Gurjaras only)
• Armored Elephant (+7) - Siege Elephant (+10)
• Centurion → Elite Centurion (Romans only)
• Monaspa → Elite Monaspa (Georgians only)
• Iron Pagoda → Elite Iron Pagoda (Jurchens only)
• War Chariot (Shu only)
• Tiger Cavalry → Elite Tiger Cavalry (Wei only)
• Xianbei Raider (Wei only)
• Cao Cao (hero) (Wei only)
• Sun Jian (hero) (Wu only)

Anti-cavalry units

The following units have an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class. They are sorted descending by the amount of bonus damage they deal. Units with +0 damage are also listed because that results in a bonus damage when they attack Ballista Elephants due to their negative cavalry armor.

+50 bonus attack

• Flaming Camel (Tatars only)

+32 bonus attack

• Halberdier

+22 bonus attack

• Pikeman

+18 bonus attack

• Heavy Camel Rider → Imperial Camel Rider (the latter Hindustanis only)

+15 bonus attack

• Spearman
• Elite Fire Lancer

+12 bonus attack

• Elite Mameluke (Saracens only)
• Elite Kamayuk (Inca only)

+9 bonus attack

• Camel Rider
• Mameluke (Saracens only)

+8 bonus attack

• Kamayuk (Inca only)
• Flemish Militia (Burgundians in the Imperial Age only)

+7 bonus attack

• Elite Genoese Crossbowman (Italians only)
• Flemish Militia (Burgundians in the Castle Age only)

+6 bonus attack

• Flemish Militia (Burgundians in the Feudal Age only)

+5 bonus attack

• Fire Lancer
• Camel Scout (Gurjaras in the Feudal Age only)
• Genoese Crossbowman (Italians only)

+4 bonus attack

• Elite Eagle Warrior

+3 bonus attack

• Eagle Warrior

+2 bonus attack

• Eagle Scout (starting in the Castle Age)

Technologies

The following technology gives the following units an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:

• Chieftains (Vikings only)
  • +5 bonus attack
    • Militia → Man-at-Arms → Long Swordsman → Two-Handed Swordsman → Champion
    • Spearman → Pikeman
    • Berserk → Elite Berserk
    • Condottiero (only available if allied with Italians)

Civilization bonuses

• The following Bohemian units get an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
  • +8 bonus attack
    • Halberdier
  • +6 bonus attack
    • Pikeman
  • +4 bonus attack
    • Spearman

• The following Gurjara units get an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
  • +7 bonus attack
    • Heavy Camel Rider
  • +4 bonus attack
    • Camel Rider (Imperial Age)
  • +3 bonus attack
    • Camel Rider (Castle Age)