The Barbarian Horseman is a unique light cavalry unit of the Barbarians in Civilization VI.
- Attributes:
- Ignores enemy zone of control.
Strategy[]
The Barbarian Horseman is weaker and slower than the standard Horseman - for the sake of comparison, it has the same Combat Strength as a Warrior - and spawns only from outposts near Horses. Nonetheless, its mobility makes it troublesome in the early game, during which it can easily overtake and capture unescorted Builders and Settlers. Players near an outpost that can spawn Barbarian Horsemen should use Archers or Spearmen to protect any civilian units that leave their territory.
Civilopedia entry[]
For many plains nomads, horses were more than livestock; they were a way of life. For groups such as the Vedics, Jurchen, Huns, the ancestors of the Mongols, and for New World groups post-contact, warriors lived in close symbiosis with their horses. Horse milk for Central Asian nomads was a staple part of the diet, and people moved constantly in search of new pastureland. Further, the sheer speed and maneuverability of horse-bound nomads made them a serious threat to more sedentary agriculturalists: horsemen could appear, raid, and disappear before settled people could mount any kind of response.
See also[]
- (Barbarian) Horseman in other games