Knight

Heavy Melee Cavalry

140

10035s

Available for 4 civilizations

Expensive cavalry with high damage and melee armor. Effective against melee units.

Heavy armor

Strong in melee combat

Civilization bonuses

Rus

Druzhina Retinue: Early Knight available in the Feudal Age (II).

Produced by

Weapons

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Abilities

ChargePassive
This unit automatically makes charge attacks against enemies. There is a short cooldown before it can charge again.

Holy Roman Empire

InspiredPassive
Military units deal +10% damage and gain +1 armor.

Influences

Abbey Healing
Heals nearby out of combat units by 6 every 1 seconds.
Within 7.5 tiles of Abbey of Kings

English

Network of Citadels
When enemies are nearby, this building sounds an alarm, causing nearby units to get a +30% increase to attack speed.
Within 12.5 tiles of Berkshire Palace, Town Center, Keep, King's Palace, Outpost, Stone Wall Tower, The White Tower, Town Center

English

Network of Castles
When enemies are nearby, this building sounds an alarm, causing nearby units to get a +20% increase to attack speed.

Upgrades

Blacksmith

Melee Damage Technology

Increase the melee damage of all non-siege units by +1.

Melee Armor Technology

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

Ranged Armor Technology

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

Military Academy: Increase the production speed of infantry, cavalry, siege, and transport units at buildings by 33%. Does not affect religious units or other support units.

Boyar's Fortitude: Increase the health of Rus cavalry by +25.