CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial
Horse Archers, the game's illustration

Archer Cavalry men-at-arms

Horse Archers

Damage
36
Toughness
18
Pursuit
40
Screen
30
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Horse archers are used by nomadic tribes to unleash hails of arrows while being almost impossible to catch.

Counters

Countering cuts the countered regiment's damage by up to 90%: full effect at 2 effective countering sub-regiments per countered one (NCombat defines).

Horse Archers counters

Countered by (Archer Cavalry)

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Terrain and winter

In Steppe+45 damage
In Plains+20 damage
In Drylands+20 damage
In Jungle-20 damage, -20 pursuit
In Wetlands-30 damage, -30 pursuit
In Mountains-30 damage, -30 pursuit
In Desert Mountains-30 damage, -30 pursuit

How to get it

The game's recruit condition (can_recruit)
OR = {
	AND = {
		is_landless_adventurer = yes
		has_perk = planned_cultivation_perk
		location.county.culture ?= {
			culture_has_archer_cavalry_maa = yes
		}
	}
	culture = {
		has_cultural_parameter = unlock_maa_horse_archers
	}
	mpo_can_recruit_nomad_maa_trigger = yes
}

Upgrades

Bonuses in the files that raise this regiment or every Archer Cavalry regiment.

tradition · Horse Breeders

  • Archer Cavalry Maintenance-15%
  • Archer Cavalry Recruitment Cost-25%

tradition · Indomitable Azatani

  • Archer Cavalry Maintenance-15%

tradition · Iron Cavalry

  • Archer Cavalry Toughness+20%

tradition · Wolves of the Deep Steppe

  • Archer Cavalry Damage+15%
  • Archer Cavalry Pursuit+20%

building · Archery Grounds (top level: Marksman's Ranges)

  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Screen+40%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Damage+40%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Toughness+15%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Pursuit+40%

building · Horse Herds (top level: Rules of Equine Warfare)

  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Toughness+28%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Damage+50%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Screen+50%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Pursuit+50%

building · Hillside Grazing Lands (top level: Large Horse Ranches)

  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Toughness+25%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Damage+50%

building · War Camps (top level: Warrior Lodges)

  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Damage+30%
  • Stationed Archer Cavalry Toughness+20%

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/00_cultural_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.