Mongol units in Command An Army

What the Mongols are

The Mongols arrive as the headline faction of Update 3. Across the official teasers and the creator videos that covered them, the throughline is a horseback faction: the units ride horses, scale terrain such as castle walls, and lean on mobility rather than the slower foot lines that make up the older roster. Creator coverage repeatedly names Mongol cavalry, horse archers, a pikeman evolution on horseback, and a mace evolution, which lines up with the Mongolian theme rather than a reskin of an existing troop.

A second strand is the headline units. Post-launch coverage of the 2026-10-03 update names the battle-pass units plus separate units added outside the pass, and points to a first five-star unit tied to the Mongol content. Exact counts and final names are still worth checking against the in-game Units menu, but the units themselves are live.

Known new units from the leaks

The following names and roles appear in the leaked footage and the post-launch breakdown videos. They are listed so you know what to look for, not as a verified stat block.

• Mongol pikeman evolutionA five-star unit described as the evolution of the pikeman, shown on horseback.
• Mongol mace evolutionA mace-line evolution released as a three-star and framed as a Mongol unit.
• Mongol horse archersArchers built around horsemanship, dedicated to the Mongols for skilled riders.
• Lancer CavalryCavalry that appears in the Mongol leaks and in the Elite Lancer Cavalry unlock path.
• Five-star unitThe first five-star troop, tied by creators to the Mongol content.
• Banner unitA banner unit listed among the Update 3 drop alongside the Mongol units.
• KhorchinA Mongol unit named in post-launch coverage of the Update 3 battle pass as a mounted ranged unit. Treat the exact stats as unconfirmed until the in-game Units menu agrees.

How the Mongol units change the game

The practical change is mobility. A horseback faction that can ride across the map and climb terrain changes how the existing counters and army builder math works, because the slow foot lines that the older roster was balanced around now share the field with fast cavalry. Creators noted that lancers feel more balanced once they can be chased down by other lancers, which suggests the Mongol speed advantage is paired with a counter. If you are building a loadout, weigh the Mongol mobility against the star cost before committing duplicates.

The Mongols also sit next to the new trait and skill-tree system rather than replacing it. The pre-launch story is on the traits page, the post-launch rules for spending crystals are on the skill tree page, and the seasonal track that pays out most of those crystals is the Mongol battle pass. The full update timeline lives on the updates page.