Kona

Overview

Mapuche cavalry that deals more damage to already wounded enemies.

Availability and investment

Kona becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Mapuche. The listed cost is 65 Food, 40 Gold and the training time is 14 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.

• Hit points: 125
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 3
• Line of sight: 5
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.55

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.

Armor classes and counters

Armor-class bonuses are separate from base attack and the target’s melee or pierce armor. The class list below shows the unit’s documented combat categories and bonus-damage relationships; use it to judge matchups instead of relying on the unit label alone.

• Armor class: Unique unit
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Kona deals +5 bonus damage to units in the Gunpowder unit class

Related unit plan: Kona wounded-target cavalry strike

Kona are a medium cavalry choice with strong attacks against already-wounded targets and particular value against gunpowder units. Their missing melee armor makes target selection and timing especially important Use a durable unit to begin the fight, then send Kona against weakened targets or exposed gunpowder troops. Their speed helps them flank and finish a retreating unit, but keep them out of the first contact until a safe opening appears Kona can lose direct melee trades against armored cavalry and anti-cavalry units. Avoid a head-on charge into fresh enemies; use the damage-scaling role only when another line has created the opening