Changes: Armor class: Cavalry

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

File:Cavalry sprite aoe2.png

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
Battle Elephant - Elite Battle Elephant
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 (Indians only)
Magyar Huszar - Elite Magyar Huszar (Magyars only)
Boyar - Elite Boyar (Slavs only)
Kipchak - Elite Kipchak (Cumans only)
Leitis - Elite Leitis (Lithuanians only)
Keshik - Elite Keshik (Tatars only)
Coustillier - Elite Coustillier (Burgundians only)
Arambai - Elite Arambai (Burmese only)
Ballista Elephant (-2) - Elite Ballista Elephant (-2) (Khmer only)
Konnik - Elite Konnik (Bulgarians only)
Xolotl Warrior (Aztecs and Incas only)
Steppe Lancer - Elite Steppe Lancer (Cumans, Mongols, and Tatars 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 Indians only)

+15 bonus attack

+12 bonus attack

Elite Mameluke (Saracens only)
Elite Kamayuk (Incas only)

+9 bonus attack

Camel Rider
Mameluke (Saracens only)

+8 bonus attack

Kamayuk (Incas only)
Flemish Militia (Burgundians only)

+7 bonus attack

Elite Genoese Crossbowman (Italians only)

+5 bonus attack

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)

+0 bonus attack^{[note 1]}

Militia - Man-at-Arms - - Long Swordsman - Two-Handed Swordsman - Champion
Eagle Scout (before Castle Age)
Condottiero (Italians and allies only)
Chu Ko Nu - Elite Chu Ko Nu (Chinese only)
File:Berserk.jpg Berserk - File:Berserk.jpg Elite Berserk (Vikings only)
Jaguar Warrior - Elite Jaguar Warrior (Aztecs only)

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 Burgundian units get an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
- +4 bonus attack
  - Cannon Galleon - Elite Cannon Galleon

Notes

↑ A unit with 0 bonus attack will do bonus damage against units with negative cavalry armor, such as the Ballista Elephant.

[1] A unit with 0 bonus attack will do bonus damage against units with negative cavalry armor, such as the Ballista Elephant.

[note 1]

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 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.
-* [[File:CavalryArcherIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Cavalry Archer (Age of Empires II)|Cavalry Archer]] - [[File:HeavyCavArcherIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Heavy Cavalry Archer]]
+* {{2icons|Cavalry Archer}} - {{2icons|Heavy Cavalry Archer}}
-* [[File:GenitourIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Genitour (mounted)|Genitour]] - [[File:GenitourIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Genitour (mounted)|Elite Genitour]] <small>([[Berbers]] and allies only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Genitour}} - {{2icons|Elite Genitour}} <small>([[Berbers (Age of Empires II)|Berbers]] and allies only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Scout Cavalry}} - {{2icons|Light Cavalry}} - {{2icons|Hussar}} - {{2icons|Winged Hussar}} <small>(the latter [[Lithuanians]] and [[Poles]] only)</small>
-* [[File:ScoutCavalryIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Scout Cavalry (Age of Empires II)|Scout Cavalry]] - [[File:LightCavalryIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Light Cavalry (Age of Empires II)|Light Cavalry]] - [[File:HussarIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Hussar (Age of Empires II)|Hussar]]
-* [[File:KnightIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Knight]] - [[File:CavalierIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Cavalier]] - [[File:PaladinIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Paladin]]
+* {{2icons|Knight}} - {{2icons|Cavalier}} - {{2icons|Paladin}}
-* [[File:Battleelephanticon.png|22px]] [[Battle Elephant]] - [[File:Elitebattleelephanticon.png|22px]] [[Elite Battle Elephant]]
+* {{2icons|Battle Elephant}} - {{2icons|Elite Battle Elephant}}
-* [[File:CataphractIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Cataphract (Age of Empires II)|Cataphract]] (12) - [[File:CataphractIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Cataphract (Age of Empires II)|Elite Cataphract]] <small>(16) ([[Byzantines]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Cataphract}} (+12) - {{2icons|Elite Cataphract}} (+16) <small>([[Byzantines]] only)</small>
-* [[File:MangudaiIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Mangudai]] - [[File:MangudaiIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Mangudai|Elite Mangudai]] <small>([[Mongols]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Mangudai}} - {{2icons|Elite Mangudai}} <small>([[Mongols (Age of Empires II)|Mongols]] only)</small>
-* [[File:WarElephantIcon.jpg|22px]] [[War Elephant (Age of Empires II)|War Elephant]] - [[File:WarElephantIcon.jpg|22px]] [[War Elephant (Age of Empires II)|Elite War Elephant]] <small>([[Persians (Age of Empires II)|Persians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|War Elephant}} - {{2icons|Elite War Elephant}} <small>([[Persians (Age of Empires II)|Persians]] only)</small>
-* [[File:TarkanIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Tarkan]] - [[File:TarkanIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Tarkan|Elite Tarkan]] <small>([[Huns]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Tarkan}} - {{2icons|Elite Tarkan}} <small>([[Huns]] only)</small>
-* [[File:WarWagonIcon.jpg|22px]] [[War Wagon (Age of Empires II)|War Wagon]] - [[File:WarWagonIcon.jpg|22px]] [[War Wagon (Age of Empires II)|Elite War Wagon]] <small>([[Koreans]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|War Wagon}} - {{2icons|Elite War Wagon}} <small>([[Koreans]] only)</small>
-* [[File:ConquistadorIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Conquistador (Age of Empires II)|Conquistador]] - [[File:ConquistadorIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Conquistador (Age of Empires II)|Elite Conquistador]] <small>([[Spanish (Age of Empires II)|Spanish]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Conquistador}} - {{2icons|Elite Conquistador}} <small>([[Spanish (Age of Empires II)|Spanish]] only)</small>
-* [[File:MissionaryIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Missionary (Age of Empires II)|Missionary]] <small>([[Spanish (Age of Empires II)|Spanish]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Missionary}} <small>([[Spanish (Age of Empires II)|Spanish]] only)</small>
-* [[File:ElephantArcherIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Elephant Archer (Age of Empires II)|Elephant Archer]] - [[File:ElephantArcherIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Elephant Archer (Age of Empires II)|Elite Elephant Archer]] <small>([[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Elephant Archer}} - {{2icons|Elite Elephant Archer}} <small>([[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Magyar Huszar icon.jpg|22px]] [[Magyar Huszar]] - [[File:Magyar Huszar icon.jpg|22px]] [[Magyar Huszar|Elite Magyar Huszar]] <small>([[Magyars]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Magyar Huszar}} - {{2icons|Elite Magyar Huszar}} <small>([[Magyars]] only)</small>
-* [[File:New Boyar.png|22px]] [[Boyar]] - [[File:New Boyar.png|22px]] [[Boyar|Elite Boyar]] <small>([[Slavs]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Boyar}} - {{2icons|Elite Boyar}} <small>([[Slavs]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Arambaiicon.png|22px]] [[Arambai]] - [[File:Arambaiicon.png|22px]] [[Arambai|Elite Arambai]] <small>([[Burmese]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Kipchak}} - {{2icons|Elite Kipchak}} <small>([[Cumans]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Leitis}} - {{2icons|Elite Leitis}} <small>([[Lithuanians]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Ballistaelephanticon.png|22px]] [[Ballista Elephant]] <small>(-2)</small> - [[File:Ballistaelephanticon.png|22px]] [[Ballista Elephant|Elite Ballista Elephant]] <small>(-2) ([[Khmer]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Konnikicon.png|22px]] [[Konnik]] - [[File:Konnikicon.png|22px]] [[Konnik|Elite Konnik]] <small>([[Bulgarians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Keshik}} - {{2icons|Elite Keshik}} <small>([[Tatars]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Coustillier}} - {{2icons|Elite Coustillier}} <small>([[Burgundians]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Xolotlicon.png|22px]] [[Xolotl Warrior]] <small>([[Aztecs (Age of Empires II)|Aztecs]] and [[Incas (Age of Empires II)]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Steppelancericon.png|22px]] [[Steppe Lancer]] - [[File:Elitesteppelancericon.png|22px]] [[Elite Steppe Lancer]] <small>([[Cumans]], [[Mongols]], [[Tatars]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Arambai}} - {{2icons|Elite Arambai}} <small>([[Burmese]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Ballista Elephant}} (-2) - {{2icons|Elite Ballista Elephant}} (-2) <small>([[Khmer]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Konnik}} - {{2icons|Elite Konnik}} <small>([[Bulgarians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Xolotl Warrior}} <small>([[Aztecs (Age of Empires II)|Aztecs]] and [[Incas (Age of Empires II)|Incas]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Steppe Lancer}} - {{2icons|Elite Steppe Lancer}} <small>([[Cumans]], [[Mongols (Age of Empires II)|Mongols]], and [[Tatars]] only)</small>
 == Anti-cavalry units ==
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 '''+50 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:Flaming camel icon.png|22px]] [[Flaming Camel]] <small>([[Tatars]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Flaming Camel}} <small>([[Tatars]] only)</small>
 '''+32 bonus attack'''
+* {{2icons|Halberdier}}
-* [[file:Halberdier aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Halberdier (Age of Empires II)|Halberdier]]
 '''+22 bonus attack'''
+* {{2icons|Pikeman}}
-* [[file:Aoe2-infantry-2-pikeman.png|22px]] [[Pikeman (Age of Empires II)|Pikeman]]
 '''+18 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:heavyCamelIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Heavy Camel Rider]] - [[File:imperialCamelIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Imperial Camel Rider]] <small>(the latter [[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Heavy Camel Rider}} - {{2icons|Imperial Camel Rider}} <small>(the latter [[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]] only)</small>
 '''+15 bonus attack'''
+* {{2icons|Spearman}}
-* [[file:Spearman aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Spearman (Age of Empires II)|Spearman]]
-* [[File:CannonGalleonIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Cannon Galleon]] - [[File:CannonGalleonIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Elite Cannon Galleon]]
+* {{2icons|Cannon Galleon}} - {{2icons|Elite Cannon Galleon}}
 '''+12 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:Saracenmamluk icon.png|22px]] [[Mameluke (Age of Empires II)|Elite Mameluke]] <small>([[Saracens]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Elite Mameluke}} <small>([[Saracens]] only)</small>
-* [[File:KamayukIcon-DE.png|22px]] [[Kamayuk|Elite Kamayuk]] <small>([[Incas (Age of Empires II)|Incas]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Elite Kamayuk}} <small>([[Incas (Age of Empires II)|Incas]] only)</small>
-* [[File:Aoe2-icon-flemish-militia.png|22px]] [[Flemish Militia]] <small>([[Burgundians]] only)</small>
 '''+9 bonus attack'''
+* {{2icons|Camel Rider}}
-* [[File:CamelIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Camel Rider (Age of Empires II)|Camel Rider]]
-* [[File:Saracenmamluk icon.png|22px]] [[Mameluke (Age of Empires II)|Mameluke]] <small>([[Saracens]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Mameluke}} <small>([[Saracens]] only)</small>
 '''+8 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:KamayukIcon-DE.png|22px]] [[Kamayuk]] <small>([[Incas (Age of Empires II)|Incas]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Kamayuk}} <small>([[Incas (Age of Empires II)|Incas]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Flemish Militia}} <small>([[Burgundians]] only)</small>
 '''+7 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:New Genoese Crossbowman.png|22px]] [[Genoese Crossbowman|Elite Genoese Crossbowman]] <small>([[Italians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Elite Genoese Crossbowman}} <small>([[Italians]] only)</small>
 '''+5 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:New Genoese Crossbowman.png|22px]] [[Genoese Crossbowman]] <small>([[Italians]] only)</small>
+* {{2icons|Genoese Crossbowman}} <small>([[Italians]] only)</small>
 '''+4 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:Eliteeaglewarrior_aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Elite Eagle Warrior]]
+* {{2icons|Elite Eagle Warrior}}
 '''+3 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:Eaglewarrior aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Eagle Warrior]]
+* {{2icons|Eagle Warrior}}
 '''+2 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:Eaglescout aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Eagle Scout (Age of Empires II)|Eagle Scout]] <small>(starting in the Castle Age)</small>
+* {{2icons|Eagle Scout}} <small>(starting in the Castle Age)</small>
+'''+0 bonus attack'''<ref group="note">A unit with 0 bonus attack will do bonus damage against units with negative cavalry armor, such as the [[Ballista Elephant]].</ref>
-'''+0 bonus attack'''
-* [[File:MilitiaDE.png|22px]] [[Militia (Age of Empires II)|Militia]] - [[File:Manatarms aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Man-at-Arms]] - [[File:Longswordsman aoe2DE.png|22px]] - [[Long Swordsman (Age of Empires II)|Long Swordsman]] - [[File:Twohanded aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Two-Handed Swordsman]] - [[File:Champion aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Champion]]
+* [[File:MilitiaDE.png|22px]] [[Militia (Age of Empires II)|Militia]] - [[File:Manatarms aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Man-at-Arms (Age of Empires II)|Man-at-Arms]] - [[File:Longswordsman aoe2DE.png|22px]] - [[Long Swordsman (Age of Empires II)|Long Swordsman]] - [[File:Twohanded aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Two-Handed Swordsman]] - [[File:Champion aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Champion]]
 * [[File:Eaglescout aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Eagle Scout (Age of Empires II)|Eagle Scout]] <small>(before Castle Age)</small>
 * [[File:CondottieroIcon-DE.png|22px]] [[Condottiero]] <small>([[Italians]] and allies only)</small>
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 == Technologies ==
-The following technologies give the following units an attack bonus against cavalry:
+The following technology gives the following units an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
 * {{2icons|Chieftains}} <small>([[Vikings]] only)</small>
 ** '''+5 bonus attack'''
-*** {{2icons|Militia}} - {{2icons|Man-at-Arms}} - {{2icons|Long Swordsman}} - {{2icons|Two-Handed Swordsman}} - {{2icons|Champion}}
+***  {{2icons|Militia}} - {{2icons|Man-at-Arms}} - {{2icons|Long Swordsman}} - {{2icons|Two-Handed Swordsman}} - {{2icons|Champion}}
-*** {{2icons|Spearman}} - {{2icons|Pikeman}}
+***  {{2icons|Spearman}} - {{2icons|Pikeman}}
-*** {{2icons|Berserk}} - {{2icons|Elite Berserk}} <small>(Vikings only)</small>
+***  {{2icons|Berserk}} - {{2icons|Elite Berserk}}
-*** {{2icons|Condottiero}} <small>(only available if allied with [[Italians]])</small>
+***  {{2icons|Condottiero}} <small>(only available if allied with [[Italians]])</small>
+== Civilization bonuses ==
+* The following [[Bohemians|Bohemian]] units get an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
+**'''+8 bonus attack'''
+*** [[file:Halberdier aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Halberdier (Age of Empires II)|Halberdier]]
+**'''+6 bonus attack'''
+*** [[file:Aoe2-infantry-2-pikeman.png|22px]] [[Pikeman (Age of Empires II)|Pikeman]]
+**'''+4 bonus attack'''
+*** [[file:Spearman aoe2DE.png|22px]] [[Spearman (Age of Empires II)|Spearman]]
+* The following [[Burgundians|Burgundian]] units get an attack bonus against the cavalry armor class:
+**'''+4 bonus attack'''
+***  {{2icons|Cannon Galleon}} - {{2icons|Elite Cannon Galleon}}
+== Notes ==
+<references group="note"/>
 [[Category:Armor classes]]
 [[Category:Age of Empires II]]