Do horsemen upgrade to riders and whats the cost?

[Artifex]

I am playing china and wondering if I should start churning out horsemen en masse in anticipation of discovering chivalry.

India is a big threat and war is looming for supremacy of the continent. I was wondering if you can upgrade horsemen to riders and how much it costs to do so.

I am assuming that It is a good idea to do this if the cost is decent. I have about 1200 gold saved atm.

[FrustratedPoet]

You can definitely upgrade them

I don't know what the cost is. Sorry.

[Txurce]

Same as a knight - 80 gold each.

[Theseus]

Sooo much gold... in one of the recent tourneys I had so many WCs and Horsemen to upgrade, it was gonna be like 3000gp... who has that much when Chivalry rolls around.

And now, Txurce, let's talk about barb uprisings...

[alexman]

The general rule for upgrade costs is two times the difference in shield costs of the two units. This is halved if you have Leo's.

In this case:
Cost = (70-30)*2 = 80

[Arrian]

This is why Leonardo's Workshop is a warmonger's best friend. All of a sudden 80 gold per Rider becomes 40 gold per Rider. 1000 gold for 25 Riders really isn't too pricey.

-Arrian

[Artifex]

good point...time to go build leo's workshop.