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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the unit in Age of Empires III, see Black Rider (Age of Empires III).

โ€œThey ride in black and spread terror wherever they appear. Solely on sole behalf of justice, presumably.โ€
Age of Empires description

Black Riders are cheat units that can be spawned or created in two different ways. They can be spawned when a Medusa is killed or they can simply replace both the Horse Archer and the Heavy Horse Archer if the cheat code "black rider" is summoned. The stats can be upgraded just like any unit trained at the Archery Range. In the Definitive Edition, the Black Rider is also available in the Scenario Editor.

Ability[]

When a Black Rider dies, it becomes a Catapult, Heavy Catapult, or Big Bertha.

Upgrades[]

Tool Age[]

Bronze Age[]

Iron Age[]

Notes[]

  • Civilization bonuses have no effect on Black Riders, with the exception of the Yamato Horse Archer cost reduction.
  • If the cheat code is typed after all the range and armor upgrades are researched, the Black Rider will still retain the effects of these technologies.
  • Researching the Heavy Horse Archer upgrade after typing the cheat code will have no effect.

Gallery[]

Cheat units in the Age of Empires series
Age of Empires
BabyPrez (removed)  ยท Returnofrome heavy catapult icon Big Bertha  ยท Horse Archer Black Rider  ยท Dragon Icon updated nuRoR Dragon  ยท Returnofrome juggernaut icon Flying Dutchman  ยท Photonman aoe2DE Laser Trooper  ยท Cavalry111 Medusa  ยท Nuke Trooper Icon updated nuRoR Nuke Trooper  ยท AoE2 DE priest icon Saint Francis
Composite Bowman Stealth Archer  ยท Winsett other Z Icon updated nuRoR Winsett's other Z  ยท Winsett Z Icon updated nuRoR Winsett's Z  ยท Zug 209 Icon updated nuRoR Zug 209
Age of Empires II
AoE2 DE alfred icon Alfred the Alpaca  ยท CobracarDE Cobra Car  ยท Monkey aoe2DE Furious the Monkey Boy  ยท AoE2 DE stormy dog Stormy Dog  ยท Penguin aoe2DE Penguin  ยท Saboteur aoe2DE Saboteur  ยท VMDL DE icon VMDL  ยท Sharkatzoricon Sharkatzor  ยท Photonman aoe2DE Photonman
Age of Mythology
Bella icon Bella  ยท Hippo icon Flying Purple Hippo  ยท Aomaxemanicon Forkboy  ยท BrownBear icon Lazer Bear
Age of Empires III
Monster truck blue aoe3de BigAndy  ยท Fluffy aoe3de Fluffy ยท Flying purple tapir aoe3de Flying Purple Tapir  ยท Crushington aoe3de George Crushington  ยท Hot dog cart aoe3de Flaming Hot Dog Cart  ยท Ice cream truck aoe3de Monster Ice Cream Truck  ยท Lazer bear aoe3de Lazerbear
Learicorn aoe3de Learicorn  ยท Great bombard de Mediocre Bombard  ยท Monster truck red aoe3de The Tommynator  ยท Honey Badger portrait Honey Badger  ยท Penguin portrait Penguin
Age of Empires IV
AoE4 PhotonMan Photon Man
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