Knight

Knight
	20
	4
	120
Resource Cost	Horses
Unlocked at	Chivalry
Upgrades From	Chariot Archer, Horseman
Upgrades To	Cavalry Cuirassier (with EE)
Abilities	Can move after attacking
Notes	Has a combat penalty vs cities. No defensive terrain bonuses.

The Knight is a Mounted unit available in the Medieval Era.

Overview

Almost always comprised of a nation's nobility - the only people who could afford the equipment, horses, and extensive training required - knights were the heavy cavalry of the medieval army. During much of the Middle Ages knights dominated the battlefield. Their superior armor provided good protection from arrows and spears, and their great mobility made them able to exploit an enemy's weakness anywhere on the battlefield. It took a great deal of courage to face a knight's charge. A wall of pikemen might be a match for onrushing knights, but only if they had the discipline and guts to stand their ground. If they flinched, they were dead.

Strategy

The Knight is a fast and powerful unit, the undisputed king of the medieval battlefield. He is the concept of medieval armor brought to the back of a horse - a mountain of steel plates and helmets waving a long sword and bringing his lance to bear against his enemies. The Knight retains the features of earlier cavalry, and is able to move after it attacks, allowing it to make holes in the enemy lines and then ride straight through them. Lightly-armored units can rarely withstand a Knight's charge, so units of the Classical Era rarely stand a chance against them. Pikemen, however, are deadly with their long weapons, so keep your Knights away from them.

Unique Unit Replacements

Historical

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Askawr	Kanem-Bornu (Idris Alauma)	+5% extra Combat Strength per Pillaged Improvement within a 2 tile radius. +1 Extra Movement Workers stacked with an Askawr work +50% faster.
	Azatavrear	Greater Armenia (Tigranes II)	Heals an extra +10 Damage per major Civilization with whom Greater Armenia is at war with +1 Combat Strength
	Batas Horseman	The Yakuts (Tygyn Darkhan)	+33% Combat Strength when attacking other Knights. Begins with the March promotion if trained or upgraded to in Tundra or Snow.
	Batyr	The Permians (Azykay)	Produces a Settler if killed during a Golden Age. Capturing Religious Units allows the Batyr to attack twice the next turn.
	Beniiinen	The Arapaho (Pretty Nose)	Ignores Zone of Control. Generates yields on kill depending on level ( Gold at Level I, then Culture at II, Faith at III, and Science at IV. After this, it loops back and inceases existing yields.).
	Caballero	Leon (Alfonso IX)	Religious buildings in conquered cities garrisoned by a Caballero recieve a random specialist slot. Receives a +50% bonus against Cities if the unit falls below 50 HP.
	Camel Archer	Arabia (Harun al-Rashid) Rashidun (Umar)	Harun al-Rashid's version: Has a ranged attack No penalty vs cities, but cannot capture them Umar's version: 18 Ranged Combat Strength Cannot make melee attacks -15%  Combat Strength (17 vs 20) Can move after attacking
	Cam Quan	Dai Viet (Tran Thanh Tong)	Begins with the Amphibious promotion +33% Combat bonus against other mounted units Once per turn, killing an enemy unit or pillaging a trade route refreshes its moves and allows it to perform another attack
	Cataphract	Byzantium (Justinian I)	+5 Combat Strength. May use defensive terrain. -1 Movement. +50 Production cost. +10% Production per city under enemy control. Smaller penalty versus cities (25%).
	Champion	Aquitaine (Eleanor)	+30 Production Cost. The first Champion trained becomes the King's Champion, which is faster, stronger, and earns double XP from combat. Does not require Horses. Produces Troubadour points when levelling up.
	Chang Suek	Sukhothai (Ramkhamhaeng)	Has +40% Combat Strength. Has a +50% Combat Strength bonus vs Mounted units Does not require Horses. -1 Movement. -20% Culture and Gold cost of tile purchases while garrisoned in a captured City.
	Chevalier	Normandy (William I)	Begins with the Cover I promotion No penalty vs cities
	Chevauchée	England (Henry V)	-5 Combat Strength May pillage Tile Improvements at no Movement cost. For each Movement expended in enemy territory, nearby enemy cities lose some of their Production progress.
	Condottiere	Tuscany (Lorenzo)	Cheaper to produce / purchase Extra Combat Strength based on Gold per turn
	Conquistador	Spain (Isabella)	No penalty vs cities Embarkation with defense +1 Sight Can found cities on other landmasses
	Czambul	The Tatars (Togay Bey)	-2 Combat Strength Before the first attack: +2 Movement +100% Combat Strength No City penalty
	Dakshinabhuja-Danda	Kakatiya (Rudrama Devi)	Gains Experience 25% faster When promoted in friendly territory, any adjacent pillaged improvements are repaired
	Diwan al-Gund	The Almoravids (Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah)	Transfers Movement to stacked Civilian Units at the beginning of their turn. No Combat Penalty against Cities if starting their turn stacked with a Religious Unit or a Great General.
	Dughlat Jüz	Chagatai (Tughluq Tömür)	When accompanying a Great General, the Faith output of the nearest Chagatai city is partially converted to Production. Enemy espionage whilst a Dughlat Jüz is within city limits is less effective, based on the number of Trade Routes and the number of City-states tribute can be demanded from.
	Ganwa	Burundi (Cambarantama)	+2 Moves Starts with the Rutaganzwa Rugamba promotion, which heals all friendly Units within two tiles by 15 HP upon killing an enemy Unit Immune to Jungle attrition (ExCE)
	Ghilman	Samani (Ismail)	+15% strength when near enemy capital cities +15% strength when adjacent to another Ghilman Upon death, generates gold equal to its amount of experience
	Hati Ghoradaura	Pala (Dharmapala)	Does not require Horses When promoted or killed in enemy territory, generates a burst of Faith and automatically pillages its tile
	Himalayan Cavalry	Tibet (Songtsän Gampo) (More Civilisations)	Adjacent mountains yield +1 Culture +1 Movement when starting a turn on a hill Doubles in friendly territory
	Hobelar	England (Edward I)	Does not require Horses. Captures and repairs any Forts or Citadels it ends its turn on, gaining an additional Movement point when it does.
	Ildüchi	Ilkhanate (Ghazan)	No penalty vs cities Converts citizens upon capturing a city +1 combat strength upon capturing a new city
	Imajaghan	The Tuareg (Tin Hinan)	Heals faster on desert tiles. Receives a free worker and double gold when pillaging Trade Routes.
	Iron Sparrowhawk	The Tangut (Weiming Yuanhao)	Starts with the March Promotion Starts with additional experience based on the number of Great Works of Writing in the city it was trained in. Generates Faith from Kills near Cities with followers of your Religion
	Jalair Cavalry	The Timurids (Timur) (LastSword)	+25% Combat Strength on Freshwater tiles Heals every turn on Freshwater tiles
	Keshik	Mongolia (Genghis Khan)	No penalty vs cities Starts with the Great Generals I promotion Gains 50% more Experience from battles +1 Movement
	Knight of Aviz	Portugal (Afonso I)	+50 Production cost. Does not require Horses. Heals +10 damage each turn if beginning in the borders of a civilization with a different religion.
	Knights Templar	England (Richard I)	Spreads your Religion as it captures enemy cities. If purchased, can move immediately and grants additional Horses if using up your last source.
	Kontos Cavarly	The Sarmatians (Amage)	Grants all adjacent Ranged Units an additional attack at the start of the turn.
	Kosez	Carantania (Boruth)	Has lower base Combat Strength. Roads and Railroads are built 100% faster on its tile Gains Experience when a Road or Railroad us built on its tile.
	Koursor	Byzantium (John II)	Has +1 Movement. Earns Experience 25% faster per level earned (up to +100%). Provides a source of Horses when upgraded into during a Golden Age (up to 5).
	Kukwi-Mi-Tu	The Utes (Ouray)	+2 Range. -4 Combat Strength. Gains extra Gold and XP from combat when near an allied civ's unit. Receives defensive bonuses from terrain.
	Kutama	The Fatimids (al-Mahdi Billah)	Not slowed by rough terrain +15% Combat Strength when stacked with a Great Person
	Ma-har-o-luk'ti	The Lenape (Tamanend)	-2 Movement. +1 Movement and +20% Combat Strength when beginning its turn adjacent to a river. Generates Manitowak points from kills.
	Machtiern	Brittany (Nominoe)	Earns Gold from kills. If purchased with Gold, causes the city in which it is purchased to claim a new tile.
	Mamluk	The Ayyubids (Saladin)	When garrisoned, enemy prophets cannot convert city Ignores terrain penalties in Desert No penalty vs cities
	Mandekalu Cavalry	Songhai (Askia)	No penalty vs cities 10% cheaper to produce
	Milite	Sicily (Roger II)	When disembarking in enemy territory for the first time, damages nearby enemies Captured cities enter Resistance for half the time and increase Culture
	Mingghan	Mongolia (Ögedei Khan)	+15% Combat Strength and +2 Movement when within 4 tiles of a Great Person. Generate +1 Gold when starting their turn on the same tile as a trade or civilian unit.
	Ministerialis	Holy Roman Empire (Frederick II)	Yields Science when promoted If garrisoned in a city, increases the rate of building production in that city
	Nakombse	The Mossi (Yennenga)	+1 Movement (total 5) May retreat from melee attacks +33% Production cost (160 vs 120) May pillage without expending movement
	Naresuan's Elephant	Siam (Ramkhamhaeng)	Does not require Horses +40% Strength 50% combat bonus vs Mounted units -1 Movement
	Noyon	Golden Horde (Öz Beg Khan)	Strengthens nearby units by 15% Yields Gold from kills May pillage City-States' tile improvements without declaring war
	Ordo Cavalryman	Qara Khitai (Yelü Dashi)	-11% Combat Strength (20 vs 18). Gains more Combat Strength the further it gets from its origin plot. Starts with Survivalism I.
	Proniar	Bulgaria (Krum)	Starts with Drill I +20% Combat Strength vs. wounded Units
	Reichsritter	Holy Roman Empire (Elected Emperor) (LastSword)	A possible medieaval UU of HRE through election if starts turn in your territory, stronger in foreign territory and faster maintenance free
	Ritterbruder	The Teutonic Order (Hermann von Salza)	Does not require "Holy Warriors" to be bought with Faith. Starts with the March promotion. Generates Great Generals 50% faster, increasing to 100% if starting in the territory of a civilization with a different Religion than the Teutonic Order.
	Rota	Poland (Jagiello)	+2 Combat Strength Gains unique Banner Promotions when nearby to Rota produced in different Cities
	Rtakhrab Knight	Tibet (Songtsän Gampo) (LastSword)	+33% Combat Strength vs. Archery Units +1 Combat Strength per two Levels gained
	Salihi	The Mamluks (Shajar al-Durr)	Receives the Leadership promotion if trained while at war with a civ of a different religion. +15% Combat Strength when fighting on the same continent as the Capital.
	Savaran e Saltanati	The Afsharids (Nader Shah)	+20% Combat Strength when flanking 25% Combat Strength penalty when attacking cities (instead of 33%)
	Shrivamsha Cavalry	Pratihara (Mihira Bhoja)	Doubled Movement in Desert. Transfers Movement to stacked Great Generals. At the beginning of your turn, siphons Gold from adjacent enemy Units, doubled if they're within your Territory.
	Siberian Tatar	Sibir (Kuchum Khan) (Hiram)	Has a ranged attack Ignores terrain cost Increased combat strength in rough terrain
	Siddi Bargi	Ahmadnagar (Malik Ambar)	+1 Movement. -20% Combat Strength (16 vs. 20). +50% Combat Strength when flanking. +50% Combat Strength against units that have 50 HP.
	Siege Elephant	Lanna (Mengrai)	Receives defensive terrain bonuses Starts with the Cover I promotion No combat penalty vs Cities -1 Movement (total 3)
	Skewbald Rider	The Selkups (Vonya)	-1 Movement (3 vs. 4). +1 Movement for each adjacent Fresh Water tile at the beginning of its turn. +20% Combat Strength when beginning a turn in the territory of a Declared Friend or allied City-State. Starts with the Amphibious Promotion.
	Strong Heart	The Sioux (Sitting Bull)	+25% Strength vs Gunpowder units Can receive defensive bonuses First Strong Heart trained acts as a Great General General bonus transfers to another Strong Heart upon death
	Szekely	Romania (Vlad III)	May retreat from melee attacks Negates enemy Fortify bonuses
	Šansabānī Bowman	The Ghurids (Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad Ghori)	+4 Movement. +20% ranged combat strength against City-State units. Gains additional movement on conquered tiles successively further from the Capital. While garrisoned, new Followers heal the unit's strength.
	Tadzreuli	Georgia (Tamar) (Urdnot)	Gains +1 movement points while stacked with a Missionary or Inquisitor Earns double Great General points while stacked with a Missionary or Inquisitor. Earns Faith when levelling up.
	Tagma	Byzantium (Basil II)	Unlocked at Metal Casting. Units adjacent to a Tagma gain additional experience when it is promoted. Generates Culture when it or an adjacent unit is promoted.
	Timariot	The Ottomans (Orhan)	Provides farms with +1 Food and +1 Gold while stationed on the tile. Yields doubled if the tile is worked by a conquered city.
	Ton-Tigi	Mali (Sundiata Keita)	Possesses a ranged attack. Has the Indirect Fire promotion, but must be set up to fire. Receives the Siege promotion if bought rather than trained.
	Toygunlar	Gokturks (Bumin Qaghan)	Requires Iron instead of Horses. While stationed in a city, courthouses may be built regardless of occupied status. These courthouses yield Faith and Production towards Civilian Units per nearby Great Person.
	Vitez	Serbia (Dusan)	+20% Combat Strength vs. Mounted Units. No combat penalty vs. Cities. Yields Golden Age Points from capturing a city. Doubled if that city is following a different religion.
	Vytis	Lithuania (Vytautas)	+1 Movement Ignores Terrain Cost after attacking
	White War Elephant	Taungoo (Bayinnaung)	+13% Production cost (135 vs 120).   Produces Culture equivalent to half the opponent unit's strength and Golden Age Points equivalent to 1.5 times the opponent unit strength per unit killed.   Starts with the Woodsman Promotion.
	Wlodyka	Poland (Casimir III) (With LastSword's Poland pack installed)	Can be expended in a City to produce a Granary, Stable, Market or Workshop.
	Yan Lifida	Nigeria (Awolowo)	+15 Production Cost (135 vs 120). Begins with Cover I. Increases a city's Food Growth by +5% while Garrisoned. May be bought for Faith cheaper with Holy Warriors.

Fictional

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Royal Pegasus Knight	Ylisse (Emmeryn)	Can move over any terrain with 1 Movement cost Increased Combat Strength (up to 55%) when fighting near the Capital. Decreased Combat Strength (-25%) vs. ranged units