Cavalry units (Age of Mythology)

Cavalry units in Age of Mythology are mounted soldiers that fight in close combat with enemies, and are hence distinguished from infantry and archers. Cavalrymen are also human units, rather than the superhuman heroes or monstrous myth units. Counter-cavalry units gain a bonus against all the cavalry listed below. There are also a few units that are mounted but not considered cavalry for game purposes.

Greeks Edit

Apart from the Hetairoi unit, which is also available at the Fortress, all cavalry units are available at the Stable.

• Hippikon
• Prodromos
• Hetairoi (Poseidon only)

Egyptians Edit

Camelry and Elephants are available at the Migdol Stronghold, whereas Mercenary Cavalry are "fast response" units, available at the Town Center.

• Mercenary Cavalry (lifespan: 40 s, or 70 s with Medjay)
• Camelry
• War Elephant

Norse Edit

Raiding Cavalry are available at the Longhouse, whereas Jarls are trained at the Hill Fort.

• Raiding Cavalry
• Jarl

Atlanteans Edit

Contarii are available at the Military Barracks.

• Contarius and Contarius Hero (dual-classed; both a hero and a cavalry unit.)

Chinese Edit

Scout Cavalry, Mounted Archers, and Cataphracts are available at the Stable, whereas Generals and War Chariots can be trained at the Castle. The Chinese have the broadest variety of cavalry units in the game.

• Scout Cavalry
• Mounted Archer (dual-classed; both an archer and a cavalry unit.)
• Cataphract
• General (special human unit, build limit of 3)
• War Chariot

Mounted non-cavalry units Edit

• Kataskopos (Scout) (considered a Scout, originally a Light Cavalry unit)
• Chariot Archer (on horseback but considered an archer)
• Turma (same as Chariot Archer) and Turma Hero (dual-classed; both a hero and an archer unit.)

Cut unitsEdit

Units that were cut, and or removed before release, along with a couple of existing, but non-trainable cavalry units:

• Cataphract (Greek Cataphracts, Hades unique unit)
• Egyptian Chariot (Anti-Cavalry)
• Norse Heavy Cavalry and Light Cavalry (Heavy anti-archer cavalry, and light anti-cavalry cavalry units respectively.)

Brief comparison table Edit

Name	Age	Civ	Food	Gold	Pop	H.Dmg	HP	H.Armor	P.Armor	Spd
Hippikon		Greek	40	80	3	10	150	10%	25%	5.5 m/s
Prodromos		Greek	70	40	3	6	120	20%	10%	6.0 m/s
Hetairoi		Greek *	50	81	3	8	110	10%	40%	4.8 m/s
Camelry		Egyptian	50	70	3	8	125	15%	30%	6.0 m/s
War Elephant		Egyptian	180	70	5	14	450	25%	40%	2.9 m/s
Mercenary Cavalry		Egyptian	0	120	0	8	190	40%	45%	5.3 m/s
Raiding Cavalry		Norse	40	50	2	8	105	15%	35%	6.0 m/s
Jarl		Norse	50	80	3	9	180	20%	35%	4.8 m/s
Contarius		Atlantean	70	40	3	10	130	15%	15%	5.75 m/s
Scout Cavalry		Chinese	30	40	1	7	90	15%	30%	6.0 m/s
Cataphract		Chinese	70	50	2	7	120	35%	20%	5.0 m/s
General		Chinese	200	200	3	10	300	30%	45%	5.5 m/s
War Chariot		Chinese	100	100	3	12	190	30%	40%	5.0 m/s

Some details worth mentioning:

• Hippikon, Raiding Cavalry, Contarius: ×1.25 against archers
• Raiding Cavalry upgradable to: ×3.25 against archers and ×3.75 against Throwing Axeman (Baldr)
• Prodromos: ×3 against cavalry
• Camelry: ×1.75 against cavalry
• Cataphract: ×3 against infantry
• General does not benefit from Castle units upgrades and has a build limit of 3.

Beneficial gods for cavalry Edit

Greeks Edit

• Poseidon (Lord of Horses, cavalry cost 10% less, Stables cost 15% less)
• Hermes (Spirited Charge)
• Dionysus (Thracian Horses)

Egyptians Edit

• Ra (+12% HP and +10% speed for Camelry)
• Hathor (Medjay)
• Thoth (Tusks of Apedemak, Valley of the Kings)
• Osiris (Desert Wind)

Norse Edit

• Freyja (Thundering Hooves)
• Njord (Ring Giver)
• Baldr (Sons of Sleipnir)

Atlanteans Edit

• Theia (Lance of Stone, Poseidon's Secret)

Chinese Edit

• Chang'e (Jade Rabbit)
• Chongli (Stirrup)
• Xi Wangmu (Golden Peaches, Celestial Palace)