# \[Just for fun\] Unique unit gimmicks ideas

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**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/just-for-fun-unique-unit-gimmicks-ideas/285085 "2026-03-28T12:39:56Z")\
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Mamluk: horse rider UU that shoots arrows while keeping a sabre in hand, automatically switches to melee if the enemy is up close and to ranged when it’s away. It shouldn’t be too confusing as the switch would be automatic, no need to click anything.

> [@Ideas for turning more UU into Regional Units](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/ideas-for-turning-more-uu-into-regional-units/284443/9):
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> Also the horse version of the Mameluke could be what the Samurai were meant to be, switching from ranged to melee when the enemy is close (watch from 13:19 onwards)
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> ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DElM46A8gfQ/maxresdefault.jpg "5 Iconic Archers that Fantasy Forgets")

It’d require renaming the existing “Mameluke” Saracen camel UU into something like “Bedouin Raider” to avoid confusion. And historical mamelukes were primarily famous horse riders after all, Bedouins are a much closer fit for the existing unit’s name.

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