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Their most important line is their cavalry. The Sarranid Mamlukes are one of the best mounted units in the game, being the only unit comparable to the powerful Swadian Knight in overall quality. Mamlukes are fast, tough, and make quick work of other unit types. The Sarranid Mamluke and Swadian Knight are about almost equal in base skills, as is the Sarranid Horseman with the Swadian Man at Arms, so unless one of them gets a bad result from the stats randomization at the start of the game, the real difference between the two comes down to equipment. The Mamlukes uniformly wear the Mamluke Mail as body armor, while the Swadian Knights use the red Coat of Plates and the Cuir Bouilli, both of which are marginally better than the Mamluke Mail. The Sarranian War Horse used by Mamlukes and the Charger used by Swadian Knights are statistically exactly the same. Mamlukes occasionally instead ride a Sarranid Horse, which is significantly less durable than the War Horse sometimes used by Swadian Knights, but neither of these spawn often enough for it to be a decisive difference. The Elite Cavalry Shield used by Mamlukes can take a hit or two more than the Knightly Heater Shield used by Swadian Knights. Both Sarranid Mamlukes and Swadian Knights use the Heavy Lance. While Swadians are natural lancers and slightly more proficient, a couched lance blow from either is rarely survived. The Elite Scimitar is the primary weapon of Sarranid cavalry; compared to the Long Arming Sword, the one-handed weapon used by Swadian Knights, it's somewhat faster and does just one less point of damage. Mamlukes also use the Sarranid Cavalry Sword, which does less damage than the Elite Scimitar and is a little slower, and has a thrust attack less damaging than that of the Long Arming Sword. For two-handed weapons, Mamlukes have the Iron Mace while Swadian Knights have the Two Handed Sword and the Morningstar. The Iron Mace is longer than the Morningstar, and unlike the Morningstar it has a thrusting attack and can knock enemies down. The Two Handed Sword is a little better than the Iron Mace purely for its speed, reach, and damage, but this is countered by how rare it is among Swadian Knights who are more likely to spawn with a Morningstar when they use a two-handed weapon at all. Overall, it is difficult to define either of the two best heavy cavalry units as being better than the other. The Swadian Knights incur a few minor advantages, but that's far from decisive. It will be easier for most player characters to add Swadian Knights to their party because of Swadia's easily accessible position, but beyond that choosing either (or a mix of both, as [[ Mount&Blade/Lezalit|Lezalit]] suggests) is sound.

| Sarranid Mamluke [Level: 25] [Health: 58] [Has Horse]