1H Shield Cavalry Build

[Jarlek]

ìf you are new to 1handed cavalry, go 18/18, than in next gens, lower the agi to the riding requirment you need for your horse.

Plated charger is requirement 6...

xD

But seriously, having a warhorse (5 req) but still having 6 riding. Wonderfull. Even better with 7 Although then you'll have to gimp your athl or WM or shield or PS and that's not fun

[Rendar1970]

DO NOT do cav your first 2 gens, its expensive and you need enough money to create a buffer

How much of a buffer are we talking about?  I had about a 10K buffer before I got my horse.  6 maps later I didn't have enough money for my horse.  So..... Do you need like 100K minimum to play cav.  If so that kinda blows.  Was hoping Cav would be feasible for a casual player.  I only have like 3 hours a week to game, so looks like Cav is out of reach for some people, which is sad to me cause what I liked about this game was the idea to "play the style you want".

[Jarlek]

How much of a buffer are we talking about?  I had about a 10K buffer before I got my horse.  6 maps later I didn't have enough money for my horse.  So..... Do you need like 100K minimum to play cav.  If so that kinda blows.  Was hoping Cav would be feasible for a casual player.  I only have like 3 hours a week to game, so looks like Cav is out of reach for some people, which is sad to me cause what I liked about this game was the idea to "play the style you want".

You want a buffer of at least 25-30k, which is very low. For cav I would increase that too 40-50k. Some people say it's an overkill, but I say it's worth it. Also if you can manage to use cheaper horses (my "default" is paulfrey which I find really good) effectively then do that for some time and go heavier when you are winning/wanna be an hero. That way you can actually earn money as a cav (or at least I do). Also focus on key target. A couch on the enemies top killer can easily change the battle. Just wait a bit and take them when they are unaware.

[Leesin]

Well my next cav build is going to be 1h shield ( currently pole/1h shield cav, so basically dropping the polearms and switching up my stats a bit ) I designed this one to suit my own preferences

21 str
15 agi

4 Ironflesh
7 PS
5 Shield
5 Athletics
5 Riding
3 WM

131 One handed ( give or take a point considering the char planner is not completely accurate sometimes )

I personally like the idea of this build because it leaves me with reasonable speed on both horse and foot, also a fairly decent strength shield.

[Sammael]

Well my next cav build is going to be 1h shield ( currently pole/1h shield cav, so basically dropping the polearms and switching up my stats a bit ) I designed this one to suit my own preferences

21 str
15 agi

4 Ironflesh
7 PS
5 Shield
5 Athletics
5 Riding
3 WM

131 One handed ( give or take a point considering the char planner is not completely accurate sometimes )

I personally like the idea of this build because it leaves me with reasonable speed on both horse and foot, also a fairly decent strength shield.

This is pretty close to the build I'm going to settle with next gen. I dislike having less than 5 riding, as I feel just a bit too slow. 5 riding seems to be about the magic number for me.