Hombre de Armas

As a military unit, the Man-at-Arms fills a similar niche to the Militia, having enough attack to be occasional raiders. Statistics-wise, they are better than the Militia when it comes to Villager harassment and base razing thanks to a +2 attack (a 50% increase), though whether or not they are efficient in practice largely depends on the development status of one's enemy. Still, the upgrade is cheap enough to be almost always worth it, especially when against Eagle Scouts or buildings. As they are slow, they are particularly weak against Archers. Also, while somewhat effective against Scout Cavalry, they are susceptible to mobbing and will die very easily if outnumbered. Men-at-Arms work best when paired with additional support troops. A good raiding party composition should be of around a dozen Men-at-Arms, some Skirmishers to counter enemy Archers, and optionally some Spearmen if the enemy employs a large number of Scout Cavalry (e.g., when playing against Franks). As Murder Holes is not available in the Feudal Age, their weakness against Towers can be circumvented by zig-zagging towards the structures' bases where the towers cannot target the units. If possible, having several of the player's own Archers mixed in can yield much greater raiding results. Men-at-Arms should be upgraded as quickly as possible when transitioning towards the Castle Age due to the enemy's greatly expanded tech tree providing them with many effective counters.