The Comanche Horse Archer is similar to the Cavalry Archer, but moves faster. It is combat proficient against enemy hand cavalry due to its hand resistance. However, it is vulnerable to light infantry.
If the Comanche Horse Archer is compared to a Dragoon, their major differences are that its damage per second in melee mode is much lower (the Dragoon ranged damage per second is 18.19% higher), it is more vulnerable to light infantry due to not having ranged resistance, costs 27.78% less resources, but costs wood instead of coin, and is available in the Commerce Age. All these features make the Comanche Horse Archer more specialized than a Dragoon, but with a less useful hand attack. Additionally, the unit can be improved with two of the Comanche technologies and has a train limit of 10, making it scale well into the late game.
For African civilizations, native warriors are upgraded automatically and for free.
Civilization differences[]
The Mexicans have the "Renegade Comanche" Home City Card, which ships 11 Comanche Horse Archers, upgrades them to Elite, and adds to them a +0.75 attack multiplier against villagers. However, this is a separate unit from the one found at Comanche settlements; this one uses the old portrait, and the multiplier is not given to the standard Horse Archer that can be trained from the Trading Post or Native Embassy.
Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Native Alliance
Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Native Warriors
Native warriors cost -25% (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
Native Warrior Combat
Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage
TEAM Native Weapon Trade
Native warrior train limit +20%
Blood Brothers
Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard; Native Embassies get +40% hit points and +5 build limit (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier and Oprichnik train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
"Cavalry Damage" is available to the British and Lakota.
"Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
"Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
"Native Treaties" is available to Africans, Europeans (except the Maltese), Federal Americans, and Native Americans, and ships 3 Comanche Horse Archers if the player had built a Trading Post on a Comanche settlement.
"Native Alliance" is available to the Aztecs, Inca, Indians, and Japanese.
"Native Warriors" is available to Europeans, the Lakota and Mexicans.
"Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, and Inca, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya, and British upon revolting to Haiti.
"TEAM Native Weapon Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
"Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Lakota, Portuguese, Russians, and Spanish, and also British upon revolting to Canada or Haiti.
"Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
"Riding School" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese and Spanish) and the Indians.
Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warriors train time -10%; native warrior shipments and "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
"Indian Friendship" is available to the United States and "Chimayo Genizarios" to the Mexicans.
"Indian Friendship"/"Chimayo Genizarios" ships 8 Comanche Horse Archers if the player had built a Trading Post on a Comanche settlement.
The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and Herded animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster
"Cult of the Supreme Being" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.
Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies
Delivers 9 Hussars; hand cavalry get +15% hit points and damage, and +5% speed; cavalry train time -10%
"Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
"Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.
Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
1
Native Warriors
Native warriors cost -25% (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
10
Native Warrior Combat
Native warriors get +25% hit points and damage
25
TEAM Native Warrior Societies
Native warrior train limit +30%
25
Blood Brothers
Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined and Champion/Honored (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
25
Riding School
Cavalry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Villager for the Indians)
10
"Cavalry Combat" is available to the Dutch, Ottomans, Russians, and Sioux.
"Native Treaties" is available to Europeans and Native Americans, and ships 3 Comanche Horse Archers if the player had built a Trading Post on a Comanche settlement.
"Native Warriors" is available to Europeans and Native Americans.
"Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French and Iroquois.
"TEAM Native Warrior Societies" is available to the Dutch and Native Americans.
"Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Iroquois, Portuguese, Russians, Sioux, and Spanish.
"Riding School" is available to Europeans and Indians.
It is thought that the Comanche split off from the Shoshone and moved onto the Great Plains and south into Texas in pursuit of horses. After its introduction by the Spanish, the horse became an integral part of Comanche life. A man would spend much of his life astride a horse, and his family's wealth was measured in horses. The Comanche people successfully defended their lands from European settlers for almost a 100 years, fighting off wave after wave of settlers. They fought and hunted from horseback with short bows, lances, and buffalo hide shields.
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Gallery[]
Comanche Horse Archer image from the Compendium section
An in-game Comanche Horse Archer
Comanche Horse Archer concept art
Comanche Horse Archer model
Side view of the Comanche Horse Archer model
In-game Comanche Horse Archer in the Definitive Edition
Comanche Warrior Societies
Champion Comanche
Legendary Native Warriors
Exalted Natives
Cavalry Damage
Cavalry Hitpoints
Cavalry Combat
Native Treaties
Native Alliance
Native Warriors
Native Warrior Combat
TEAM Native Weapon Trade
Blood Brothers
Liberation March
Riding School
Feudal Armies
Loyal Warriors
Native Warrior Hitpoints
Native Warrior Attack
Western Reforms
Acupuncture
Ignatian Spirituality
Sevites
Louverture Liberation
Wanderlust
Indian Friendship/Chimayo Genizarios
Wilderness Warfare
TEAM French Auxiliaries Combat
Cult of the Supreme Being
TEAM Cavalry Attack
Spanish Riding School
Native Warrior Conscription
Wampum
Sahelian Kingdoms
Road Building
Couriers
Dravidian Martial Arts
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
Schiavoni Swords
TEAM Sengoku
Bakufu
TEAM Mustangs
Black Arrow
Winter Counts
8 Comanche Allies
18 Comanche Allies
13 Comanche Allies
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
Squires
TEAM Mariachi
Renegade Comanche
Colegio de San Nicolás
National Servant
Akincis
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
Indiana Mobilization
Seminole Ponies
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack
TEAM Cavalry Scouts
Mustangs
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