[Anonymous Player]

What’s the priority to upgrade Mangudai (CA)?

The unit requires so much to be fully upgraded (Castle, Archery Range, Stable, University, Blacksmith).

Recently played a team game where I wanted to use them as my main unit, but I was so slow to getting a mass because I was trying to upgrade simultaneously, but my team had won before I haven got to 20. (I contributed with trebs at least, lol).

So whats the META for Mangudai upgrades pecking order?

I’m assuming attack and bloodlines are top priority..but what then?

[halfajack]

fletching/bodkin/bracer are the absolute most important and should be picked up immediately

after those i would prioritise husbandry next if my enemy is making melee units or bloodlines if they’re making ranged units.

you want both fairly soon anyway

against melee units armour upgrades can be delayed a lot but they’re more important against ranged units

ballistics is very important if you want to raid but can often be delayed otherwise

thumb ring is much more important for CA than mangudai (which already have high base accuracy and fire rate) and i wouldn’t get it for mangudai until on the way to imp at the earliest.

for CA you might delay it until then as well if you’re doing more raiding than taking direct fights

parthian tactics is relatively cheap and good to get early imp, especially if your opponent is going for halbs.

maybe delay it if they’re not making halb

chemistry should be picked up ASAP in imp

usually the last thing you get (except maybe an armour upgrade or two) will be heavy CA/elite mangudai, simply because these are very expensive upgrades

[KombatDisko]

In a tg, I’d probably play arbs so i have something on the field, and then go into mangudai.

Going straight into the mangudai will leave you really vulnerable

[6_Won]

Mongols are also one of the only civs that wants to get Stone Shaft Mining.

Get as many castles as possible as Mangudai have the second longest creation time in the game.

Try to get Ballistics as soon as you click Imp so can get Chemistry as soon as you hit Imp.

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