Horse archers are an expensive but versatile unit, which moves with very fast speed. Given that they can fire even while moving, the horse archer is one of the best raiders and even a second-to-none damage dealer on the field with a lethal rate of fire.
In melee combat, the horse archer switches to a saber that deals negligible damage to all but the lightest units. A group of selected horse archers can also be ordered to attack an area, shooting inaccurate arrows over buildings and other obstacles. Targetting a building with the 'attack here' option makes the selected units move up to the building and attempt to attack in melee.
The horse archer has an obvious advantage over other ranged infantry that he can move on the edge of their effective range and get in potshots. Horse archers also combine well with other fast units, such as knights, macemen, and portable shields.
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- If their stance is set to aggressive, they will charge enemies that are too close with melee attacks.
- Most Arabian AI lords use horse archers, as well as the Wolf, a European lord.
- In Crusader, horse archers have slow reaction time when stationary, and they do not react at all if they are freshly recruited and not moved away from their rally points.
- Horse Archers have the highest rate of fire out of all bow wielding archers, shooting faster than Arabian bowmen.