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The Knight is the fast unit of High Middle Ages. It has moderate damage and defense. It is effective against the ranged unit class but is vulnerable against the light class.

Compared to the Heavy Cavalry of the previous age, Knights gain +4 attack, +4 defense, as well as a nice movement boost of +2. As a result, for the first time, fast units have a higher defense than same age light units.

It is worth noting that at this point, Fast units start becoming a weaker unit in stats. They have moderately low attack and defense values against same age units. They also gain a special ability, Chivalry, which gives them a +3 boost in both Attack and Defense only if it is the only unit with Chivalry (i.e. Knight and Heavy Knight) in your army.

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Six slightly damaged knights gathered into a triangle

Usage[]

Knights should be used singularly in battles, to allow for Chivalry to take effect, but you should use more Knights if the opposing team has a lot of Ranged and Artillery Units. Having multiple Knights requires all but one Knight to die before Chivalry takes effect. Oftentimes, using HMA Champions are a better alternative if you want to take better advantage of Chivalry as they have 3 more attack damage.

The Knight does great damage against ranged and artillery units such as the Crossbowman and Trebuchet, but is easily killed by Berserkers. The Knight is also somewhat weak against Heavy Infantry.

Knights should be used to charge into enemy lines and kill ranged and artillery units.

Against Same Age Units[]

Light UnitBerserker[]

The Berserker can easily take down Knights, with their very high attack damage whilst Knights struggle to do good damage back. Knights should strongly avoid combat against enemy Berserkers unless they are finishing off a wounded Berserker, or if there are no ranged or artillery units to attack.

Ranged Unit Crossbowman[]

Knights are very effective against the Crossbowman. The high movement speed allows them to reach the other side of the map in two turns, which means Crossbowmen cannot take full advantage of their ranged attack. The defense points against ranged units allows Knights to take more than two hits to be killed, but it is strongly advised for Knights to stay out of their range, due to their deadly attack damage.

Heavy Unit Heavy Infantry[]

Knights are not the best choice to attack Heavy Infantry, due to the high defense that Heavy Infantry has. The Crossbowman is almost always a better choice to fight armies with Heavy Infantry. However, if needed, the Knight can attack and damage Heavy Infantry.

Artillery Unit Trebuchet[]

Knights are very effective against the Trebuchet. Their high movement speed allows Knights to easily reach Trebuchets and do massive damage. Meanwhile, Trebuchets struggle to do meaningful damage to Knights.

History[]

Knights were men who were granted knighthood after many years of training. They were generally born into nobility, and had to progress from page to squire before finally becoming eligible to becoming a knight at the age of 21. Knights in the Middle Ages wore full chain, and later plate armor. They were trained on horseback riding and a variety of weapons. Eventually, armored cavalry and knights were made obsolete with gunpowder weapons, where a soldier trained in weeks on a firearm could bring down a knight who spent years in training. However, the chivalrous code that knights followed still continues in some knighthoods to this day.

Image[]

Three Knights on field

Three Knights

Other Military Units[]

Military Units
All Ages Heavy Unit Color GuardLight Unit Military DrummerLight Unit RogueFast Unit/Heavy Unit Champion
Bronze Age Light Unit SpearfighterLight Unit ClubmanHeavy Unit WarriorFast Unit Horseman
Ranged Unit SlingerArtillery Unit Stone Thrower
Iron Age Light Unit SoldierHeavy Unit LegionnaireFast Unit Mounted Warrior
Ranged Unit ArcherArtillery Unit Ballista
Early Middle Ages Light Unit MercenaryHeavy Unit Armored InfantryHeavy Unit BarbarianFast Unit Heavy Cavalry
Ranged Unit Mounted ArcherRanged Unit Barbarian SlingerArtillery Unit Catapult
High Middle Ages Light Unit BerserkerHeavy Unit Heavy InfantryFast Unit Knight
Ranged Unit CrossbowmanArtillery Unit Trebuchet
Late Middle Ages Light Unit Great Sword WarriorHeavy Unit Imperial GuardFast Unit Heavy Knight
Ranged Unit Longbow ArcherArtillery Unit Cannon
Colonial Age Light Unit RangerHeavy Unit GrenadierFast Unit Dragoon
Ranged Unit MusketeerArtillery Unit Field Gun
Industrial Age Light Unit Jaeger InfantryLight Unit Brave WarriorHeavy Unit HowitzerFast Unit Lancer
Ranged Unit RiflemanRanged Unit Mounted BraveArtillery Unit Breech Loader
Progressive Era Light Unit ConscriptHeavy Unit TankFast Unit Armored Car
Ranged Unit SniperArtillery Unit Rapid Fire Cannon
Modern Era Light Unit Bazooka TeamHeavy Unit Battle TankFast Unit Mechanized Infantry
Ranged Unit ParatrooperArtillery Unit Mechanized Artillery
Postmodern Era Light Unit CommandoHeavy Unit Universal TankFast Unit IFV
Ranged Unit MG TeamArtillery Unit Rocket Artillery
Contemporary Era Light Unit Strike TeamHeavy Unit Assault TankFast Unit Attack Helicopter
Ranged Unit Anti-Aircraft VehicleArtillery Unit Missile Artillery
Tomorrow Era Light Unit Ultra APHeavy Unit Stealth TankFast Unit Combat Drone
Ranged Unit Anti-Materiel SniperArtillery Unit Microwave Blaster
Future Era Light Unit Exoskeleton SoldierHeavy Unit Hover TankFast Unit Drone Swarm
Ranged Unit Satellite SpotterArtillery Unit Rail Gun
Arctic Future Light Unit Dragon DroneHeavy Unit Battle FortressHeavy Unit Behemoth
Fast Unit Recon RaiderRanged Unit Surrogate SoldierArtillery Unit Plasma Artillery
Oceanic Future Light Unit MantaLight Unit ScimitarHeavy Unit C.R.A.B. MechHeavy Unit Octopod
Fast Unit Hydroelectric EelFast Unit GlidersRanged Unit Sub CruiserRanged Unit Nautilus
Artillery Unit TurturretArtillery Unit Medusa
Virtual Future Light Unit Augmented SamuraiRanged Unit NinjaArtillery Unit Rocket TroopHeavy Unit Ronin BotFast Unit Warrior Monk
Space Age Mars Light Unit Space MarineRanged Unit Tesla WalkerArtillery Unit SniperbotHeavy Unit Steel WardenFast Unit Sentinel
Space Age Asteroid Belt Light Unit Drill RangerRanged Unit Nail StormArtillery Unit B.E.L.T.Heavy Unit ShredderFast Unit Hover Hammer
Space Age Venus Light Unit Observer DroneRanged Unit Ghost BlasterArtillery Unit Power DragonHeavy Unit Steel FistFast Unit Energy Cannon

Legend: Light Units= Light Unit Class Ranged Units= Ranged Unit Class Artillery Units= Artillery Unit Class Heavy Units= Heavy Unit Class Fast Units= Fast Unit Class

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