CAVALRY COMPOSITIONS GUIDE (2026) | Fate War

Cavalry Open-Field Guide

There is no story recap in this video; it focuses on building and playing cavalry teams in Fate War.

How to Use Cavalry

• Cavalry’s main advantage is mobility. Use it to choose fights, disengage from unfavorable battles, flank or encircle slower armies, and pressure enemies while they wait for reinforcements.
• Aim for similar movement speeds across squads. Oda slows herself, while heroes such as Erin, Asuka, and Reinhard can help offset that penalty.
• Speed alone isn’t enough: cavalry also needs damage and survivability. Without suitable heroes, gear, and runes, it can be fragile.
• Prioritize runes and artifacts that improve damage, damage reduction, movement speed, and spear-strike effects.
• Some players use separate travel and combat rune sets. Equip the speed set while moving, then switch to combat runes before engaging.
• Rage generation matters for hit-and-run play. Try to trigger heroes’ basic skills before disengaging. Rage-building talents and runes can help, though the per-round rage limit has weakened this tactic.
• Consider military-event requirements when planning teams, especially later in the game when totems become available.

Hero Investment Priorities

For lower-spending or free-to-play players, the guide recommends starting with Yennefer or Asuka, described as accessible and useful both early and late.

Suggested priorities after that:

1. Oda + Yennefer as a current target pairing.
2. Asuka + Shun, especially if you have already invested in Asuka.
3. Wukong, who can pair well with Yennefer, Shun, or Asuka.
4. Sylvanus, valued for AoE damage and survivability.
5. Reinhard, a strong option that takes longer to unlock and develop.
6. Arthur, Freya, and Amaterasu for support and survivability.
7. Farhad as an optional, flexible lieutenant.

Example Five-Squad Lineups

One suggested set of teams:

• Oda + Erin — Defense ignore and high damage; Erin helps compensate for Oda’s movement-speed penalty.
• Shun + Asuka — Heavy damage, immunity, healing block, and reflection.
• Wukong + Sylvanus — Clones, stamina, and immunity.
• Reinhard + Emma — Buffs, healing, damage, and reflection.
• Arthur + Freya — A durable, flexible pairing with healing debuffs, particularly useful against berserkers.

An alternative arrangement, inspired by Raymond of the East, includes:

• Shun + Sylvanus for AoE damage and stamina.
• Reinhard + Wukong to boost clone attacks, with healing and movement support.
• Oda + Yennefer for high damage and healing-based durability.
• Asuka + Freya, using Freya’s AoE and movement-speed debuff to make escapes harder.
• A final flexible pairing, such as Freya + Emma. Arthur can also be used; the guide notes that Arthur benefits from balanced gear.

These lineups are starting points, not fixed rules. The same heroes can be rearranged, but changing one pairing may require adjusting others. Erin and several other heroes are presented as versatile partners. Choose teams based on what you need—such as stamina, AoE, healing debuffs, or battlefield control—and test them with your available gear.

Other Takeaways

• Cavalry is presented as especially strong in the open field, where losses are generally lower than in rallies or garrisons. That can make it easier to build an army and accumulate kills without constantly replacing troops.
• Developing five cavalry squads is expensive: it requires many troops, ten heroes, equipment, runes, and potentially skins. The guide suggests starting with one or two squads if needed.
• Epic’s unusual, high-investment lineup is discussed as an example of experimentation by a heavily developed player, not a standard early-game template.
• For cavalry in the arena, the guide says the teams are largely the same as those covered in an earlier arena video.

Gamers and Sources Mentioned

Malvik (the creator, also associated with DarkMalbec); Raymond of the East (also called Raymond or Ray); Epic; Cleo and the Enforcer (mentioned as earlier examples of cavalry players); RPM (the guild Malvik recalls); and LDShop, the video’s sponsor.