Hei Guang Cavalry

Overview

A regional cavalry unit trained by Shu, Wei, and Wu in The Three Kingdoms. It advances to the Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry in the Imperial Age.

Availability and investment

Hei Guang Cavalry becomes available in The Three Kingdoms. It is associated with The Three Kingdoms (Unit). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 28 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Melee attack: 11
• Hit points: 60
• Melee armor: 4
• Pierce armor: 3
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Line of sight: 4

Field use

Use its mobility to choose the engagement: pressure exposed economy, reinforce quickly, or withdraw from a prepared counter. Avoid trading its movement advantage for a stationary fight unless the target justifies it.

Related unit plan: Hei Guang Cavalry protected-flank plan

Hei Guang Cavalry trade lower hit points for strong armor, which can let them withstand some attacks better than their health suggests. Their best use is a protected cavalry strike rather than a prolonged unsupported duel Group the cavalry and use them to flank ranged units or reinforce a side where the enemy cannot focus all its fire. Keep a screen against anti-cavalry troops and pull out when the fight turns into a direct melee grind High armor does not prevent every kind of damage, and low hit points leave little room for repeated mistakes. Avoid Elite Skirmisher volleys and prepared anti-cavalry lines