| “ | Cavalry with high damage and melee armor. Has an ability to throw axes from range. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Riddari is a unique heavy melee cavalry unit for the Macedonian Dynasty in Age of Empires IV: Dynasties of the East that replaces the Knight. It is trained at the Varangian Stronghold or Stable starting in the Castle Age.
Ability[]
- Thrown Axes: Switch to Throwing Axes, dealing melee damage from range for 10 seconds.
Tactics[]
Similar to Knights, Riddaris are heavy cavalry units with high hit points and armor. Instead of a charge attack, Riddaris can swap to a throwing axe for a short period of time, allowing them to deal melee damage from afar. Although the damage and fire rate is lower than their standard melee attack, this can allow Riddaris to employ hit and run tactics or inflict heavy damage at the start of a battle before needing to close the distance.
Unit comparison[]
 Knight
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 Cataphract
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 Riddari
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 140 food, 100 gold | 180 food, 150 gold | 130 food, 110 gold |
| Training Time | 35 s | 40 s | 35 s |
| HP | 230 (Regular) 270 (Elite) |
360 (Regular) 405 (Elite) |
240 (Regular) 280 (Elite) |
| Melee attack | 24 (Regular) 29 (Elite) |
27 (Regular) 32 (Elite) |
26 (Regular) 31 (Elite) |
| Ranged attack | 15 (Regular) 18 (Elite) | ||
| Movement speed | 1.625 t/s | 1.625 t/s | 1.7 t/s |
| Attack speed | 1.5 s | 1.375 s | 1.375 s 1.75 s (Axe) |
| Abilities | Charge | Trample | Thrown Axes |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Archers, Horsemen, siege engines |
| Weak vs. | Spearmen, Crossbowman, War Elephant, Camel Riders |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
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 Scale Barding (+5% per research tier, up to +30%)
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| Attack |  Blade Inlaying (+1 per research tier, up to +6)
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| Armor | Scale Barding (+1 melee and ranged per research tier, up to +6/+6)
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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Hippodrome Horseman's Champion's Presence aura (+2 attack, requires Imperial Hippodrome) Hippodrome Scout's Champion's Presence aura (+35% torch attack, requires Imperial Hippodrome) |
 Movement speed
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 Naval Deployment (+50% speed for 12 seconds after unloading from a Transport Ship)
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| Creation speed | Cistern's Favor (+150% creation speed for 60 seconds, requires Cistern of the First Hill) |
Changelog[]
- Originally, the Riddari had a speed of 1.75 tiles per second. With patch 15.2.7380, its speed is 1.7 tiles per second.
Gallery[]
The generic Riddari icon
Riddari throwing their axes
