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Starting Units of Every Lord

By ReeReon

This guide lists the starting units for each playable lord :)

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

European Units

Arabian Units

Bedouin Units

Conclusion

Comments

Introduction

There are a total of 8 Lords you can choose from in Stronghold Crusader:DE.
In the player settings, you can select from the following Lords:

Crusader Lord

Crusader Lady

Arab Lord

Arab Lady

Bedouin Lord

Bedouin Lady

The Scribe

Lord Bessy

Choosing a Lord not only changes their appearance but also determines their starting units. These Lords are divided into three groups based on their unit types:

European Units

Crusader Lord
Crusader Lady
The Scribe
Lord Bessy

Arabian Units

Arab Lord
Arab Lady

Bedouin Units

Bedouin Lord
Bedouin Lady

The number of starting units varies depending on the game mode (Normal/Deathmatch or Crusader) and the advantage level selected.
Below is a breakdown of the starting units for each group.

European Units

Normal/Deathmatch:

Advantage

Archers

Spearmen

-2

2 Archers

3 Spearmen

-1

3 Archers

5 Spearmen

5 Archers

7 Spearmen

6 Archers

8 Spearmen

7 Archers

10 Spearmen

Crusader:

Advantage

Archers

Swordsmen

Knights

-2

20 Archers

5 Swordsmen

2 Knights

-1

30 Archers

7 Swordsmen

3 Knights

40 Archers

10 Swordsmen

4 Knights

50 Archers

12 Swordsmen

5 Knights

60 Archers

15 Swordsmen

6 Knights

Arabian Units

Normal/Deathmatch:

Advantage

Arabian Archers

Slaves

-2

3 Arabian Archers

3 Slaves

-1

4 Arabian Archers

4 Slaves

6 Arabian Archers

6 Slaves

7 Arabian Archers

7 Slaves

9 Arabian Archers

9 Slaves

Crusader:

Advantage

Arabian Archers

Arab Swordsmen

-2

25 Arabian Archers

5 Arab Swordsmen

-1

37 Arabian Archers

7 Arab Swordsmen

50 Arabian Archers

10 Arab Swordsmen

62 Arabian Archers

12 Arab Swordsmen

75 Arabian Archers

15 Arab Swordsmen

Bedouin Units

Normal/Deathmatch:

Advantage

Skirmishers

-2

5 Skirmishers

-1

7 Skirmishers

10 Skirmishers

12 Skirmishers

15 Skirmishers

Crusader:

Advantage

Skirmishers

Heavy Camels

-2

15 Skirmishers

10 Heavy Camels

-1

22 Skirmishers

15 Heavy Camels

30 Skirmishers

20 Heavy Camels

37 Skirmishers

25 Heavy Camels

45 Skirmishers

30 Heavy Camels

Conclusion

Now that you know what starting units each Lord provides, you can make a better decision about which one suits your playstyle.

Personally, I prefer the Arabian units. Arabian Archers outperform regular Archers, and Spearmen just aren't worth it in my opinion.

My second recommendation would be the Bedouin units, especially in Crusader matches. Skirmishers feel like an overpowered version of Spearmen, and Heavy Camels are basically stationary Horse Archers, which I find really useful.

Of course, these are just my personal preferences. Try things out yourself and see what works best for you.

I hope this guide helped! If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to let me know.

3 Comments

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Doeswegotta 31 Jul @ 11:46am

Knights are basically indispensable if you can have them early. Especially with healers being a thing now.

That said, I'd almost always go for the arab lords. Not much early attack value, but the defence value of arab archers is worth alot and slaves can dig moats to keep those other early knights/skirms away.

ReeReon [author] 30 Jul @ 9:58am

Glad it helped!

jon_jon13 29 Jul @ 10:46am

I was just yesterday wondering if the scribe or bessy would have different units, and how many would the bedouin lord have. Now I just find this guide, pretty concise and helpful! Thanks for your work ♥

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