Hello again everyone and Happy Friday!
Can you believe we're approaching the end already? There's only a few left out of the long list of incredible unique units that Age of Empires 2 has to offer. Today, we're going to be looking at the last AoC UU we haven't yet covered, a unit which has been through a lot over the years but was (and still is) a classic favorite! I'm talking, of course, about the Mangudai!
Behold! The horde of Genghis Khan approaches!
First, though, the stats:
Cost: 55W, 65G
Hit Points: 60
Base Attack: 6 (8 elite)
Base Armor: 0/0 (1/0 elite)
Range: 4
Speed: 1.45
Creation Time: 26 seconds
Rate of Fire: 1.7
Attack Bonuses: +3 (+5 elite) vs siege, +1 vs spearmen
Elite Upgrade Cost: 1100F, 675G
The Mangudai is, in a nutshell, a statistically superior cavalry archer, costing 15 wood and 5 gold more in exchange for 10 more HP, half the frame delay, higher accuracy, 1 more attack (elite version only) and an attack bonus vs siege. However, Mongol Cavalry Archers have a better rate of fire, due to the Mongol civilization bonus which makes their cavalry archers fire faster. This bonus applies to Mangudai as well; however, they have a worse base rate of fire than cavalry archers. While they fire faster than non-Mongol cav archers, Mongol Cavalry Archers have a better rate of fire.
Because it is classified as a cavalry archer, the Mangudai benefits from a lot of upgrades; indeed, it usually needs many upgrades in order to reach its potential. The Mongols get every possible upgrade for cavalry archers, including Parthian Tactics, Thumb Ring, and Bloodlines, except for the last archer armor upgrade. How does the relatively high gold cost of the unit combine with the cost of researching multiple upgrades to affect the viability of Mangudai in a typical game? Just how important are all these upgrades for the Mangudai? How viable is the Mangudai without many of these upgrades, i.e., how viable is, for example, an early Castle drop into Mangudai?
When fully upgraded, Mangudai have a well-earned reputation for strength: fast, relatively high HP, high damage output, and an attack bonus which lets them melt siege. Considering that, what are the best possible counters to Mangudai?
Finally, what is the role of the Mangudai in the Great Khan's ideal horde army?
Enjoy, and I'll see you here next week!
Resources:
Mangudai vs Heavy Cavalry Archers - JRed Overview
Aoe2 Racing: Light Cavalry vs Mangudai
Spirit of the Law's Mongols Civ Overview
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