What counters Steppe Raiders?

Light Cavalry is countered by Archer Cavalry, Camel Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Heavy Infantry, Peasant Militia, Spearmen and Skirmishers (patch 1.20.0.3).

Light Cavalry men-at-arms

Steppe Raiders

Damage: 22
Toughness: 15
Pursuit: 30
Screen: 30

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Steppe Raiders are light cavalry men-at-arms in Crusader Kings III: damage 22, toughness 15, pursuit 30, screen 30, 100 soldiers per sub-regiment. A sub-regiment costs 76.5 gold to buy, 0.945 gold a month raised and 0.315 at rest. They counter Archers and Handgunner. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/men_at_arms_types/09_mpo_maa_types.txt.

Quick answers (3)

What are the stats of Steppe Raiders in CK3?: Damage 22, toughness 15, pursuit 30, screen 30, 100 soldiers per sub-regiment (patch 1.20.0.3).
What do Steppe Raiders counter?: Archers and Handgunner.
What counters Steppe Raiders?: Light Cavalry is countered by Archer Cavalry, Camel Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Heavy Infantry, Peasant Militia, Spearmen and Skirmishers (patch 1.20.0.3).

Though outfitted as scouts, these outriders rarely hesitate to charge isolated enemies and wreak swift violence on the unwary.

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).

Steppe Raiders counters

Archers×1
Handgunner×1

Countered by (Light Cavalry)

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Terrain and winter

In Steppe	+15 damage
In Plains	+15 damage
In Drylands	+15 damage
In Desert	+10 damage
In Forest	+5 damage
In Taiga	+5 damage
In Mountains	-5 damage, -10 pursuit
In Desert Mountains	-5 damage, -10 pursuit
In Wetlands	-10 damage, -5 toughness, -15 pursuit, -15 screen

How to get it

Special conditions — see the recruit trigger below

The game's recruit condition (can_recruit)

mpo_can_recruit_nomad_maa_trigger = yes

Upgrades

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

tradition · Hit-and-Run Tacticians

Light Cavalry Damage+20%
Light Cavalry Screen+25%

tradition · Horse Breeders

tradition · Konni Raids

Light Cavalry Damage+20%
Light Cavalry Screen+20%

tradition · Horse Lords

Light Cavalry Damage+10%
Light Cavalry Screen+10%

tradition · Saharan Nomads

tradition · Pragmatic Creed

Light Cavalry Maintenance+15%

tradition · Indomitable Azatani

Light Cavalry Maintenance-15%
Light Cavalry Damage+20%

tradition · Iron Cavalry

Light Cavalry Toughness+10%

building · Jousting Grounds (top level: Royal Tournament Arenas)

building · Cattle Pastures (top level: Cattle Ranches)

Light Cavalry Maintenance-8%

building · Desert Agriculture (top level: Large Plantations)

building · Watchtowers (top level: Domed Towers)

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

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

building · Camelry (top level: Advanced Breeders)

building · Stables (top level: Stud Farms)

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/09_mpo_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.