| “ | Master Swordsman who excels in melee combat | ” |
The Bedouin Swordsman is a unique light melee infantry unit of the Ayyubids in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend. It can only be obtained from the House of Wisdom through the Bazaar branch of the Trade Wing as one of the potential tickets. The cost and amount of swordsmen obtained depend on the age in which the Trade Wing was researched. The Bedouin Swordsman has an attack bonus versus all melee units. Bedouin Swordsmen are upgraded for free upon reaching the next age.
Like all Ayyubid infantry, they can build Mangonels and Springalds in addition to Battering Rams and Siege Towers with no research required.
Training method[]
The cost and number of units created depends on when Bazaar was researched:
| Gold cost | Number of units | Gold per unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing to Feudal | 150 | 2 | 75 |
| Advancing to Castle | 350 | 5 | 70 |
| Advancing to Imperial or further | 425 | 8 | 53.125 |
Tactics[]
Bedouin Swordsmen have comparable stats to Men-at-Arms, despite being light infantry. While they have higher hit points, speed, and a faster Rate of Fire, they have no base armor, and suffer a weakness to Archers rather than Crossbowmen. They additionally have a damage bonus against all melee units, improving their performance even more against common units like Men-at-Arms and Knights.
However, their inability to be trained and reliance on random trades at the House of Wisdom makes them difficult to utilize, and nearly impossible to mass, as the player can never guarantee how many will be available in any given game.
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Spearmen, Musofadi Warrior |
| Weak vs. | Archers |
| Technologies | |
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| Attack |  Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+20%) Sultan's Mamluks (+25% for 10 seconds after killing an enemy unit)
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| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Elite Army Tactics (+4 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged)
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 Movement speed
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Sultan's Mamluks (+20% for 10 seconds after killing an enemy unit)
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| Ability |  Infantry Support (+3/+3 armor to nearby camels)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
| Damage resistance |  Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)
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Dialogue lines[]
Bedouin Swordsmen use the Male Abbasid Villager voice lines
Changelog[]
- Originally, the Bedouin Swordsman had 140/168/202 hit points and dealt 9/11/14 damage. With patch 11.1.1201, it has 155/186/223 hit points and deals 10/12/15 damage.
Trivia[]
- Internally, it costs 60 food.
- It also appears in the Raiders of the Red Sea scenario in the campaign The Sultans Ascend with the name Pirate.
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