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"Scouts are good at exploration but weak in combat."
In-game description

The Kataskopos (plural: Kataskopoi) is a scout cavalry unit available only to the Greeks. All Greek players start the game with one Kataskopos, but no more can be trained; it is supplanted entirely by Pegasi. In most respects, it is very similar to the Scout in Age of Empires and the Scout Cavalry in Age of Empires II.

Special Abilities

Image	Name	Description
	Auto Scout	Enables the unit to automatically explore the map

Technologies & Relic Bonuses

General Technologies

Defense
Image	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability

Myth Technologies

Name	God	Description
Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray	Apollo	+10% anti-flying damage, projectiles reveal the surrounding area
Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points
Beast Slayer	Artemis	+2 damage multiplier against myth units

Relic Bonuses

Defense
Image	Name	Description
	Arrows of Heracles	+5% attack
	Hermes' Winged Sandals	+10% movement speed
	The Khopesh of Horus	+1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units
	Pelt of Argus	+6 Line of Sight
	Thundercloud Shawl	-5% pierce vulnerability
	Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword	Regenerate +10% of damage dealt

Gameplay

Kataskopoi are fast, have a reasonable line of sight and superb pierce armor. This makes them very good at scouting, but as they have less attack than almost all other units and few hit points, this is their only use. They are also one-shot units. If a player's Kataskopos dies early, it can be replaced by Pegasi, which can be trained once a Temple has been built. Pegasi are better scouts than Kataskopoi in most respects, but they are very vulnerable to attack from defensive buildings. Hence it is wise to keep the Kataskopos alive as long as possible.

History

"The Greek Kataskopos is fast and has a good line of sight, but is weak in actual combat. Although you cannot train additional Kataskopoi, better scouts, such as Pegasi, are available later. The name of this unit is found in Ancient Greek sources such as Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, and interpretation of its meaning vary among 'explorer', 'spy', and 'scout'. One of the most salient connotations of the term is of a scout who explores foreign lands in preparation for upcoming conquests."
In-game compendium

Gallery

Trivia

According to the Proto/Protox file, the Kataskopos costs 75 food.
According to Alpha screenshots for Age of Mythology, the Kataskopos was going to be trained at the Town Center.
During the alpha and late beta stages, the Egyptians and Norse were also going to get Scout Cavalry units. However, due to design changes, they were cut, and the main scout function was replaced with the Priest and Berserk, respectively.
As the in-game history section indicates, the Greek word kataskopos (κατάσκοπος) has various meanings, including 'scout' or 'spy'. Appropriately, one the Byzantine Scout's dialogue lines in Age of Empires IV has the unit refer to itself by this name.
Despite being classified as cavalry since Retold, Kataskopoi are unaffected by the Medium Cavalry line of technologies.