Advice/Help with Heavy Cav build

[HolyGaldriel]

Hi

I havent played for 1 year and with the last update i have decided return and try a 1H HEAVY cav build with a elephant and full armor gear ( plated charger ) for fun. My main character was always
a HA and i not much sure what build use.

The classic 21/15 is viable for Heavy cav or is only for light cav ? Is best go to full wfp to 1H sword or 1H polearm or 12X/110X for example ?

thx

[Tears of Destiny]

Do what I did and make a 27/15, 9PS, 5 Riding 3 SHLD  and a heavy lance

[obitus]

use a mamluk or cataphract instead of plated charger and use 24/15 imo

[masasa]

Just a heads up so you won't be surprised:

While you were gone they made horses vulnerable to leg strikes. Basically this means any horse(even plated charger) can be killed from one strike by a simple 1 hander dude.

[rustyspoon]

Just a heads up so you won't be surprised:

While you were gone they made horses vulnerable to leg strikes. Basically this means any horse(even plated charger) can be killed from one strike by a simple 1 hander dude.

^this. So armored horses are soooo not worth the money.

[BADPLAYERold]

Use an armoured horse if you are confident you won't get hit in melee much and only want it so you don't get easily focused down by ranged.

[rustyspoon]

The big problem with the nerf to horses leg armor is it was a HUGE nerf to 1h cav. Not as big a deal for lancers.