Cassadores are ranged infantry units unique to the Portuguese, occupying the same role as the Skirmisher. They have a vicious volley attack, but not many hitpoints.
Cassadores are available in the Fortress Age and are good against units they outrange. Their relatively low hitpoints mean they need to be kept out of range of enemy attacks more than most units, but when they can maintain their distance, they pack a mean punch.
Cassadores have less hit points compared to the Skirmisher, but more than the Strelet. This weakness is compensated with a higher movement speed and 45% ranged resistance (the highest out of any ranged infantry).
Although unlocked in the Fortress Age, a Portuguese player allied with a French player who has sent the "TEAM House of Bonaparte" Home City Card can train Cassadores in the Commerce Age. Like Skirmishers, Cassadores are at their base level and automatically upgrade into Veteran status upon reaching the Fortress Age.
If picking The Marksman for advancing to the Fortress Age with the Portuguese, the player gets six Cassadores.
Upgrades[]
The Cassador starts at the Veteran level, but without the increased hit points and damage.
If they are made available in the Commerce Age with the "TEAM House of Bonaparte" card, Cassadores get hidden -20% hit points and damage penalty, and will be automatically upgraded to Veteran once the player reaches the Fortress Age.
The Maltese can get Consulate Cassadores named Order Cassadores through the "Portuguese Tongue" Home City Card, which ships 13 Order Cassadores and allows them to be trained at Commanderies and Forts. These Order Cassadores have 13 XP train and kill bounty, 100 food, 40 coin cost and 36.3 seconds train time.
Revolutions[]
Brazil can get Consulate Cassadores through the "10 Cassadores" Home City Card, which can sent an infinite number of times.
Enables Caravels to train Crossbowmen, Ordinance Riflemen (if available), Pikemen, and Halberdiers; Monitors and Ironclads to train Musketeers, Cassadores, and Grenadiers (if available); Frigates to train all Barracks units; Battleships to train all Barracks units and Grenadiers; Caravels, Frigates, Monitors, Ironclads, and Battleships now tagged as recruiting ships
Colombian Army
Enables Imperial upgrades for Independence Guards, Cassadores, Skirmishers, Landwehrs, and Ordinance Riflemen; Imperial upgrades for Independence Guards, Cassadores, Skirmishers, and Landwehrs cost -60%
"Colombian Army" is available upon revolting to Gran Colombia.
With update 13.58326, Cassadors have a ×2.5 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, ×0.6 vs. cavalry and ×0.5 vs. shock infantry.
Trivia[]
The game files list the Cassador as Cacadore. This may be because the correct spelling in Portuguese is Caçador, which is pronounced like Cassador.
The Caçador is the Portuguese Word for "Hunter", and is historically comparable to the German Jaeger, as the latter is also German for "Hunter" with both fulfiling the role of light ranged infantry.
History[]
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The Cassador (also Cazador) was a Portuguese light infantry during the Napoleonic era. The name comes from the Portuguese word for hunter. They formed batallions consisting of five companies, four companies of Cassadores and one company of elite tiradores.
Cassadores in the nineteenth century wore brown uniforms and were armed with muskets or rifles. They carried brown backpacks and gray blankets. They wore stovepipe shako hats with prominent green plumes on the front.
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—In-game history section
Gallery[]
In-game (Veteran) Cassador
The Cassador's history portrait
In-game (Veteran) Cassador model
In-game Guard/Imperial Cassador
In-game (Veteran) Cassador in the Definitive Edition
In-game Guard/Imperial Cassador in the Definitive Edition
Guard Cassadores
Imperial Cassadores
+30% hit points and damage
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