# Condottiero has Heavy melee tag but not work

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**Created:** [July 24, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/condottiero-has-heavy-melee-tag-but-not-work/287863 "2026-07-24T11:31:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/condottiero-has-heavy-melee-tag-but-not-work/287863/1 "2026-07-24T11:31:24Z")

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well we all know this “bug” has been almost 2 year，So can the official make it clear whether this is a bug or a new type of unit

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**Author:** ![Tiberius](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tiberius/32/146888_2.png) [@Tiberius](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tiberius)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/condottiero-has-heavy-melee-tag-but-not-work/287863/2 "2026-08-03T17:20:31Z")

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I really wish they would count as a heavy unit so they didn’t suck so bad. They sure look like one in their full suit of plate armour.

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**Author:** ![GoldenArmorX](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/goldenarmorx/32/30565_2.png) [@GoldenArmorX](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GoldenArmorX)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/condottiero-has-heavy-melee-tag-but-not-work/287863/3 "2026-08-03T23:58:06Z")

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The thing is that the _ **Condottiero** _ and the Mali _ **“Freeborn Warrior”** _ are the only _ **“Medium Infantry”** _ units in the game.

Technically, they count as Shock Infantry of AoE2 or AoE3, a cavalry substitute without the weakness of pikemen against cavalry.

It seems the devs still don’t want to create the “Shock Infantry” or “Medium Infantry” subtype or consider ways to balance this new subtype; they’re still stuck with the current setup.

Well, I suppose they’ll have to do something, because the _ **Viking Berserker** _ and that unit with a sword and targa (_ **Highlander charger???** _) of Scotts looks like they’re going to be Medium Infantry either.