Fire Lance Cavalry

Acquisition

  • Unit Tree Unlock: 25 000 Bronze Honour (refundable by up to 20 Fire Lancer’s Signacula)
  • Seasonal Alternative: Tier 5 Golden unit “Liao’s Rangers” reward in Season VI: Scourge of Winter (requires completing Armiger Lancers challenges)
  • Muster Requirement: Craft the Fire Lance Cavalry Kit at a Level 6 Fief once unlocked

Key Traits / Elements

  • Era & Role: Tier 5 Golden Era special cavalry unit, designed for shock charges and frontline disruption.

  • Formations & Orders:
    • Dispersed: Widely spread to mitigate incoming ranged fire.
    • Hawk: Flank wings for improved charge cohesion.
    • Wedge (Narrow): Concentrated front for maximum penetration.
    • Charge (Fire) Order: Fires a point-blank volley of incendiary lances mid-charge, dealing area-of-effect blunt and piercing damage, then engages in melee with high-impact lance blows.

  • Traits & Abilities:
    • Bashers: Inflict blunt damage on impact.
    • Heavy Armor: Grants high damage reduction and sustain under fire.
    • Fire Lancers: Unique volley ability adds thermal damage and stagger.
    • Fire-Resistant: Reduced vulnerability to incendiary and thermal attacks.

  • Terrain Preferences:
    • Great: Desert
    • Good: Plains
    • Poor: Hills, Steppe, Urban

  • Doctrines & Synergies:
    • Recommended Doctrines: Breakthrough, Rare Blunt Damage, Assassination (for bonus charge damage), Rare Piercing Defense
    • Synergies: Pair with ranged units (archers/arquebusiers) to soften targets; coordinate with light cavalry flanks; use doctrines that boost charge potency and survivability.

  • Kit Crafting:
    • Fief Level: 6
    • Recipe: 8 Finished Leather, 8 Fine Fabric, 8 Wrought Iron, 10 Refined Copper

Short Summary

Fire Lance Cavalry are elite Tier 5 shock troops merging heavy armor with a signature fiery lance volley to break enemy lines. Their Charge (Fire) order lets them deal devastating area damage before melee impact. Excelling in open desert and plains, they require significant honour investment and specialized kit to field. Best used with ranged support and flanking maneuvers, they shine in pitched battles but must avoid confined or uphill terrain and braced polearm formations to maintain maximum effectiveness.

**Doctrine and mastery added soon**