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Research · Military

Horsemanship

A rider one with his mount — raises march speed.

Entity ID
horsemanship
Branch
Military
Stat buffed
march_speed — March speed
Bonus per level
+1.2%
Maximum level
12
Bonus at maximum level
+14.4%
Power per level
68
Power at maximum level
816
Base study time
30 seconds
Study time at maximum level
34m 21s
Prerequisites
Drilling at level 5

Cost, time and bonus at every level

Horsemanship runs to level 12, adding +1.2% to march_speed and 68 power each time. Studying it out costs the four soft resources — the same amount of each — and takes 34m 21s for the final level alone. Gems are only ever the optional instant finish; the study itself is bought with what your fields already make.

Horsemanship: what each level costs and what it grants.
LevelTotal march speedPowerStudy timeEach resourceGems to finish instantly
1+1.2%681m 55s12,0002
2+2.4%1362m 30s15,6003
3+3.6%2043m 14s20,2804
4+4.8%2724m 13s26,3645
5+6%3405m 28s34,2736
10+12%68020m 20s127,25421
12+14.4%81634m 21s215,05935

Taken from nothing to level 12 that is 2h 22m of raw study and 891,923 of each of food, wood, stone and iron — 3,567,692 resources in total. Levels above 10 additionally consume an advanced forging material, one more unit per level past the threshold, so the last 2 levels also need the forge working.

Where it sits in the tree

Horsemanship belongs to the Military branch — the offence line — what your swords, horses and bows hit for. It stays locked until Drilling reaches level 5. Studying it opens 2 further techs.

Techs gated behind Horsemanship.
TechBranchRequires this tech at level
Cavalry TacticsMilitary5
WarhorsesMilitary8

The road here: Weaponry to level 3 → Armor to level 5 → Drilling to level 5 → Horsemanship. That is 3 studies standing between a fresh Academy and this one.

What Horsemanship costs before its own first level: the prerequisite chain, at the levels it demands.
PrerequisiteLevel requiredEach resourceStudy time
Weaponry347,88040m 47s
Armor5108,5171h 32m
Drilling5108,5171h 26m
Total before you may begin—264,9143h 39m

What it eventually opens: 2 studies sit downstream of Horsemanship, counting every remove.

Everything gated behind Horsemanship, directly or at a remove.
StudySteps outBuffsAt its capStudy time at cap
Cavalry Tactics1attack+12%20m 20s
Warhorses1march_speed+12%23m 43s

Guide: Research & the Academy · Research Priorities. Studied at the Maester's Academy. Index: all 81 studies · the whole database.

Rest of the Military branch: Weaponry · Armor · Drilling · Swordsmanship · Archery · Marksmanship · Spearwork · Blacksmithing · Forged Steel · Shieldwork · Infantry Discipline · Tempering · Ironclad Mail · Cavalry Tactics · Warhorses · Muster Rolls · Quartermastery · Battle Drums · Baggage Trains · Supply Columns · Pattern Welding · The Unbroken Line · The Standing Army

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