| “ | Infantry effective at ambush attacks and countering heavy armored targets. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Musofadi Warrior is a light melee infantry unit in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition available to the Malians that can be trained at the Barracks. It is designed to counter heavy units and has a stealth ability. They are also available to the Byzantines as a mercenary unit.
Ability[]
Stealth (active): Enter Stealth for 30 seconds. When in Stealth, units are invisible until they are revealed by enemy Scouts, Outposts, Capital Town Center or they engage in combat. Cooldown: 30 seconds.- First Strike (passive, requires Fort of the Huntress): Deal 3x damage when breaking stealth with an attack. This ability works with either the Huntress Stealth ability or the standard Stealth ability, and the multiplier applies to both base damage and damage increases from upgrades.
Tactics[]
The Malians train Musofadi Warriors instead of Men-at-Arms. However, the roles of the two units are different. Men-at-Arms are generic infantry with toughness and reliability, while Musofadi Warriors are swift and stealthy, but somewhat fragile due to the lack of melee and pierce armor. They are effective at countering heavy units, but are susceptible to ranged attacks. Essentially, Musofadi Warriors work like melee Crossbowmen that trade much better vs Horsemen, but much worse vs Archers. They are also less vulnerable to Mangonels, taking no bonus damage and having the ability to close the distance and take them down with melee damage. Whenever possible, it is recommended to attack enemies with the stealth ability or use them in combination with Javelin Throwers or cavalry.
Musofadi Warriors can also make decent raiding units on forward economies, due to their ability to stealth and their higher speed than standard infantry. However, their lack of armor make them unable to raid under Town Center fire, especially since they cannot stealth in this situation.
Mansa Musofadi Warriors[]
Advancing to the Castle Age with the Farimba Garrison enables the player to upgrade their Musofadi to Mansa Musofadi Warriors. This increases their hit points by 10 across all upgrade levels and grants them melee armor. Functionally, this does not change their purpose, but makes them further counter heavy melee units, and perform better against light melee units, such as Horsemen and Spearmen.
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Men-at-Arms, Lancers |
| Weak vs. | Archers, Zhuge Nu, Landsknechts |
| Conditional matchups | Spearmen |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
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 Elite Army Tactics (+15%) Enlist Mansa Musofadi (+15)
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| Attack |  Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+15%) Enlist Mansa Musofadi (+1)
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| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged) Enlist Mansa Musofadi (+4/+5/+6 melee per upgrade level)
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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Ability |  Local Knowledge (Heal 5 HP per attack for 5 seconds when leaving stealth) Siege Engineering (Can build Battering Rams and Siege Towers)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
| Attack |  Siege Festival (+50% fire for 90 seconds)
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| Damage resistance |  Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)
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 Movement speed
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 Farima Leadership (+15%)
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| Creation speed |  Military Festival (+100% for 90 seconds)
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| Ability |  Fort of the Huntress (Gain First Strike ability) Huntress Stealth (Enter stealth, independent of own ability)
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Mercenary Musofadi Warrior[]
The Byzantines can purchase Musofadi Warriors with Olive Oil from a Mercenary House built next to a Trade Post (if available). Once unlocked, they can train automatically from the Golden Horn Tower. In addition to generic technologies, they benefit from the following Byzantine unique bonuses:
| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
 Regeneration
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 Pilgrim Flask (25 hp/s for 6 seconds, requires Cistern of the First Hill)
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| Attack |  Improved Torch (+25% torch attack, requires Trapezites)
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| Armor |  Camel Support (+2 melee/ranged, requires Foreign Engineering Company)
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| Movement speed
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 Naval Deployment (+50% for 12 seconds after unloading from a Transport Ship)
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| Creation speed |   Conscriptio Influence (+20% per Cistern water level)
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| Ability |  Foreign Engineering Company (Heal 5 HP per attack for 5 seconds when leaving stealth, grants Local Knowledge)
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Dialogue lines[]
- Main article: /Dialogue lines
Changelog[]
- Originally, regular Musofadi Warriors had 9 attack (+9 vs heavy units), Veterans had 12 attack (+12 vs heavy units), and Elites had 15 attack (+15 vs heavy units). With update 6.0.878, regulars have 8 attack (+10 vs heavy units), Veterans have 9 attack (+15 vs heavy units), and Elites have 12 attack (+18 vs heavy units).
- Originally, Musofadi Warriors had 85/105/130 hit points. With patch 7.1.113, it was increased to 90/110/135. With patch 12.2.3327, it further increased to 95/115/140.
- With patch 8.2.218, Musofadi Stealth duration increased from 20 to 30 seconds and Stealth ability cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds.
- With update 12.0.1974, Musofadi Warriors can be upgraded to Mansa Musofadi Warriors at the Farimba Garrison, granting them increased hit points, armor and (as of update 15.1.6970) damage.
- Originally, a batch of Mercenary Musofadi Warrors cost 400 olive oil. With update 13.0.4178, it was reduced to 360 olive oil
- Originally, Musofadi Warriors cost 50 food. With patch 13.1.4420, they cost 45 food.
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