Chain Barding Armor is a Blacksmith technology. Cavalry +1 melee/+1 pierce armor.
- Building: Blacksmith
- Age: Castle Age
- Cost: 250 food, 150 gold
- Research time: 60 seconds
- Available to: 49 of 56 civilizations. Missing for: Aztecs, Incas, Malay, Mapuche, Mayans, Muisca, Tupi.
The Castle Age cavalry armour upgrade. Standard for Knight armies.
Figures from the game data for Update 185872 (September 2026), at the time of publishing.