The Rout of the Iron Ford
Battlefield: a wide sandy beach at low tide · 10 Oct 2026 · Ranked
War Elephants
12 armoured war elephants, each carrying a howdah with 3 archers, escorted by 100 skirmishers with javelins.
Mongol Horde
600 Mongol horse archers with composite bows and spare horses, using feigned retreats and constant movement, backed by 100 lancers in lamellar armour for the final charge.
ROUND 1 OF 2
War Elephants advance with ground-shaking footsteps, archers drawing in the howdahs. Across a wide sandy beach at low tide, Mongol Horde fake a retreat to draw War Elephants out of position.
ROUND 2 OF 2
Mongol Horde circle and shoot, circle and shoot, bleeding War Elephants white. War Elephants are finally brought down one beast at a time.
» The lancers hit like a hammer and War Elephants disintegrates.
THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT
Mongol Horde has a clear edge: constant horse archery and feigned retreats. War Elephants needs its massive armoured elephants to land early, or elephants can panic will decide it.
- Constant horse archery
- Elephants can panic
- The battlefield: a wide sandy beach at low tide
MVP: The lancer reserve
Mongol Horde holds a wide sandy beach at low tide, bloodied but victorious. War Elephants is finished as a fighting force.