Camel Rider
Egyptian Cavalry Unit
Age Available	Bronze Age
Damage	15
Damage Type	Cavalry
Attack Range	Melee
Hit Points	430
Speed	10 (11)
Sight Range	20
Train Time	14
Trained/Built from	Stables (Egyptian)
60 0 40 2
Armor vs. ranged	0 (0.2)
Armor vs. siege	0.5
Bonus vs. cavalry	2.5
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The Camel Rider is an Egyptian Cavalry Unit in Age of Empires Online. PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().

OverviewEdit

• Adept in mobility, the Camel Rider easily defeats other Cavalry units but is vulnrable to attacks from spearmen.

Equipment SlotsEdit

• Heavy Spear
• Light Armor
• Soldiers' Gear

UpgradesEdit

• Bronze Age
  • Mounted Training Increases the Movement Speed of Camel Rider.
  • Temper Increases the Damage of Camel Rider.
  • Scale Mail and Hide Armor Increases the Melee and Pierce Armor of Camel Rider.
• Silver Age
  • Camel Rider Champion Increases Camel Rider's Pierce Armor and Bonus Damage vs range units.
  • Purebred Increases the Movement Speed of Camel Rider.
  • Iron Smelting Increases the Damage of Camel Rider.
  • Chain Mail and Boiled-Leather Armor Increases the Melee and Pierce Armor of Camel Rider.
• Golden Age
  • Damascus Steel Increases the Damage of Camel Rider.
  • Lamellar and Lacquered-Leather Armor Increases the Melee and Pierce Armor of Camel Rider.
  • Desert Conditioning Increases the health, damage, and movement speed of Camel Rider.

HistoryEdit

The Camel Rider was a rider and camel dressed in light to medium armor. Due to the Camel's resilience to desert conditions unlike horses. They were not fully used as a military unit until 500-100 B.C.E. under the Egyptians and Persians. Camels that were not in battle would be used as logistical support. The Camel was good enough for the Romans to create a Camel Rider auxiliary force know as Dromedarii.

TipsEdit

• Camels can secure players map control in the early game with their high speed.
• Because of their bonus against cavalry they make good anti-raiders as well.