Savar

Overview

The Persian elite cavalry upgrade that replaces the Paladin.

Availability and investment

Savar becomes available in Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Persians. The listed cost is 60 Food, 75 Gold and the training time is 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.

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: 145
• Melee armor: 3
• Pierce armor: 4
• Line of sight: 5
• Reload time: 1.8 seconds
• Movement speed: 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.

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: Cavalry
• Savar deals +2 bonus damage to units in the Archer class

Related unit plan: Savar heavy-cavalry timing

Savar: Savars are a powerful heavy-cavalry line that can break an unprepared army or base when assembled in numbers. Their food and gold cost still makes each charge important, even if the line is available Build the economy and upgrade timing around a group large enough to affect the fight. Use Savars to pressure a weak flank or protect siege, and pull back when the opponent’s anti-cavalry units gather. Keep a reserve for the engagement that decides the match Halberdiers, Heavy Camel Riders, and Monks can punish a costly cavalry mass. Do not judge success by raw kills if the Savars are lost at an unsustainable rate