Cavalry

Learn about Total War: Rome II cavalry units, their strengths, weaknesses, and how to use them effectively against infantry and missile units.

Unit Types:

• Light Cavalry: Fast units with good stamina.
• Heavy Cavalry: Similar to light cavalry but can withstand more damage and deal more damage.

Strengths:

• Cavalry units are among the fastest in Total War: Rome II and can outrun most other units.
• They possess unbelievable stamina due to being mounted.
• Cavalry can attack the flanks of infantry, dealing damage and lowering morale.
• They are effective at hunting down Missile Units (units that primarily attack from a distance) when those units are not protected by infantry or other cavalry. Missile units are vulnerable in close combat.

Weaknesses:

• Cavalry units are not very effective in hand-to-hand combat against infantry.
• If cavalry units are surrounded or unable to move, they will drop in numbers fairly quickly.
• Cavalry units perform poorly when engaging Spearmen head-on.