How BAD is the Horse Raider? Bannerlord Cavalry Unit Troops Guide

This is a 1.8. Bannerlord in Depth Analysis of the Cavalry troop knows as Horse Raider.
This video is part of a Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Playlist where we analyze each unit not only based on their equipment but also on statistics taken after intensive testings.
The Data will be trimmed down and showcased both throughout the video and at the end to allow the viewer to know as much as possible about the unit in question.
A score will also be provided at the end based on Lyon’s opinion, this score shouldn’t be taken as hard evidence, as different playstyles may impact the way viewers evaluate units.
In this here video we are going to talk about the Sturgian Horse Raider.
A unit that is the closest thing to a glass cannon Bannerlord has to offer. How well can it handle combat? both mounted and not.
Units Guide Playlist: • How BAD is The Wildlin...
And remember, criticism and constructive feedback are always appreciated.

[@Pvinini]

Seems like sturgian cav have a theme of being hybrid units - useful on both horse and on foot haha

[@takuoku2546]

because the sturgians are based on rus, I feel like they could have implemented a light horse archer tree. maybe at teir 5 it can split into heavy horse archers with low bow skill but can be used as normal cav, and a light horse archer tree with barely any armor but high bowskill and riding.

[@matiascandia4946]

The outriders are pretty much the sturgian horse archers

[@doencao]

The historical sturgian raider armor cracked me up SO HARD! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Halo-wp3zh]

Ayyy 23 more subscribers till you reach 1k, can't wait for it, you deserve it man

[@blazezz1101]

Personally I prefer the Sturgian Horse Raider over the Battanian Mounted Skirmisher since they have a polearm but thanks to Taleworlds AI, it appears to make them worse instead of better (except for rare situations against cavalry). At the current state, they function more like medieval dragoons instead of cavalry. I don't mind recruiting them from prisoners just for the sake of raining more javelins against opponents but wouldn't go as far as to train them.

[@LyonExodus]

Same for me. A decent unit if you get it for free but nothing to really build a competitive army around

[@BaskinTimi]

just dismount druzhniks you got the best infantry

[@LegionaryOfRome]

Will you make a troop guide on Khan's Guards ? Nice list of guides btw

[@LyonExodus]

I' ll make a guide for all major troops in the game. This week the community voted on covering the Empire in the coming days, after that the Khuzait will be the only one left

[@JasperKlijndijk]

Khans guard is the best in litteraly every case, wich makes it the most boring unit in the game wich you should avoid if you like the game

[@LegionaryOfRome]

@@JasperKlijndijk an interesting and a valid point of view. thanks.

[@christophesiewecke9208]

Does the fact that they have really low horse armour mean that they have a higher top speed than other Skirmish Cavalry?

[@LyonExodus]

I think riding and the Horse have more of an impact than the armor weight. they should be faster than the Battanians but slower than the Faris. One thing i did notice though was that it seemed like they had the worst accuracy among the skirmishers, maybe that bit of extra horse speed played a role, or maybe it was just the low DMG javelins making it look that way.

[@christophesiewecke9208]

@@LyonExodus #JustTaleWorldsThings 😅

[@randominternetguyoffical]

Does armor matter... YES! Apparently TW forgot tho 😂

[@LyonExodus]

hopefully the videos will help in balancing the units out. These guys are one of those troops that needs a slight buff in the armor department.

[@shapeit2110]

How good is khuzait heavy lancer

[@LyonExodus]

no great at all to be honest

[@demoulius1529]

I feel this unit would be very powerfull when more micromanaged. Tell them to hold fire and outflank the enemy. When on their flank or behind them let it rip with the javelins and score tons of kills. Then hit and run once the infantry hits their ranks. Theyre still shit. But they can made to work.

[@colhammer1]

For the Empire!! Only in death does duty end.

[@catalinbostan3542]

If TW actually cared to give them the Lamellar Shoulder Piece.the one from Sturgia or even the one from Khuzait they'd sit at a comfortable 51 to 53 BA,a very respectable amount for a cavalry unit. But it's TW...they're the guys that thought Darkhans could use Glaives was a good choice...so it doesn't surprise me.

[@LyonExodus]

No Khuzait Shall Ever Be Weak! TW motto.

[@DestroyerOfOgis]

​@@LyonExodus Considering that TW is a Turkish company, it makes sense that they buffed Khuzait to the moon.