Knight line

Overview

A powerful mounted core unit that combines mobility, durability, and high melee damage.

Availability and investment

Knight line becomes available in Knight: Castle Age · Cavalier: Imperial Age · Paladin: Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Stable. The listed cost is Knight: 60 Food, 75 Gold · Cavalier: 60 Food, 75 Gold · Paladin: 60 Food, 75 Gold and the training time is Knight: 30 seconds · Cavalier: 30 seconds · Paladin: 30 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.

• Upgrade path: Knight → Cavalier → Paladin

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: Knight: 10 · Cavalier: 12 · Paladin: 14
• Hit points: Knight: 100 · Cavalier: 120 · Paladin: 160
• Melee armor: Knight: 2 · Cavalier: 2 · Paladin: 2
• Pierce armor: Knight: 2 · Cavalier: 2 · Paladin: 3
• Line of sight: Knight: 4 · Cavalier: 4 · Paladin: 5
• Reload time: Knight: 1.8 seconds · Cavalier: 1.8 seconds · Paladin: 1.9 seconds
• Movement speed: Knight: 1.35 · Cavalier: 1.35 · Paladin: 1.35

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.