the reason i build mostly cataphracts is the threat of the battering ram. Archers will decress the lost of Cataphract once they're in battle, the best number i perharps is 10 cataphract:3 archers: and 1 Ballista. In most battles, cataphract takes a lot of hits, with archers around, they reduced the number cataphracts die, but all archers will die in the defend if they are under 30k.Cataphract still takes lost, more or less, you still have your point