The Kanya Horseman is the standard heavy cavalry available to the Haudenosaunee. It acts as an effective counter to artillery and skirmishers, as well as a good raider. When compared to the Hussar, it has slightly lower hit points and damage, but higher armor; thus, at range, they are actually superior to Hussars in tanking ability, but slightly weaker in melee or against units which deal siege damage. If the Haudenosaunee War Chief is nearby, the aura increases the hit points and overcomes this weakness entirely. Kanya are generally well rounded cavalry and can be thought of as falling somewhere between a Hussar and a Cossack.
Kanya possess a very powerful multiplier against artillery, and as such are extremely capable at quickly dispatching unprotected cannons. If a player wishes to mass Kanya, a card worth considering is "Haudenosaunee Woodworking", which improves villagers' wood gathering speed by 60%.
Kanya are unique in costing both food and wood, instead of coin. While this is an advantage in the Commerce Age, where all Haudenosaunee units cost only wood and food, it becomes a hindrance in later ages – firstly due to difficulties in balancing economy with coin-costing units, and secondly, in the late game where wood becomes scarce.
Assuming a player is able to safely gather the large quantities of wood needed to mass Kanya in the later stages of the game, they can actually be one of the most powerful standard cavalry units; the War Ceremony and War Chief aura scale after upgrades, and with all available upgrades, will actually give Kanya better attack and hit points than a fully upgraded British Life Guard Hussar, but with more speed, higher armor and their powerful anti-artillery multiplier.
The Kanya Horseman's in-game description is "Hand cavalry armed with axes. Good against artillery."
Trivia[]
The weapon used by the Kanya Horseman is a gunstock war club, an indigenous weapon used by Native Americans. Indigenous tribes of America most likely created the design of the club based upon European firearms.
The Iroquois were a woodland people, so did not live in good horse country. Naturally, they adopted horses from the European colonists, but the Six Nations' warriors were usually more comfortable fighting on foot. Despite this, the advantage of horses for scouting and quick raids was so obvious that the Iroquois did use them in warfare when they were needed.
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In-game Kanya Horseman
In-game Elite Kanya Horseman
In-game Champion/Legendary Kanya Horseman
In-game Kanya Horseman in the Definitive Edition
In-game Elite Kanya Horseman in the Definitive Edition
In-game Champion/Legendary Kanya Horseman in the Definitive Edition
Elite Kanya Horsemen
Champion Kanya Horsemen
Legendary Kanya Horsemen
Cavalry Cuirass (+10%)
Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%)
Cree Tanning (+5%)
Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Yoga (+5%)
Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings)
Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Pancerni (+10% ranged resistance)
Horse Secrets (+10%)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Comanche Mustangs (+5%)
Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%)
Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Immigrants (-10%)
Shaman Drums (-10%)
Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack
TEAM Cavalry Attack
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5 Kanya Horsemen
6 Kanya Horsemen
7 Kanya Horsemen
Cavalry Hitpoints
Cavalry Damage
Wampum
Tuscarora Support
National Unity
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
TEAM Sengoku
TEAM Mustangs
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
TEAM Mariachi
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
The WarChiefs[]
