Empire Knights
The noble-born warriors of the Empire fight in Knightly Orders, heroic brotherhoods who ride into battle atop mighty barded warhorses.The Knightly Orders of the Empire are organised along strict hierarchical lines, with every novice trained in martial values until ready to take up the mantle of a fully-fledged Knight. Of the many warrior orders throughout the Empire, the Knights of Sigmar’s Blood, Knights of the Broken Sword, Knights Griffon and the Knights of the Blazing Sun are but few from a long list of the worthy.
Unit Name Empire Knights |
Main Unit Key wh_main_emp_cav_empire_knights |
Land Unit Key wh_main_emp_cav_empire_knights |
Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport |
Land Unit Group Shock Cavalry |
Naval Unit Group Shock Cavalry |
Soldiers 60 |
Caste Melee Cavalry |
Category Cavalry |
Class Shock Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 900 |
Recruitment Cost 900 |
Upkeep Cost 225 |
Melee Attack 26 |
30 |
├ Melee Weapon wh_main_emp_lance |
├ Melee Damage Base 21 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 9 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 48 |
26 |
├ Base Defence 26 |
├ Shield wh_missile_block_30_metal |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
130 |
├ Armour wh_main_emp_full_plate_barded |
├ Armour Defence 100 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
92 |
├ Man Entity wh_main_cavalry_rider_standard_blood |
├ Man Speed 33 |
├ Man Health 8 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 76 |
├ Mount wh_main_emp_mnt_warhorse_barded |
├ Mount Entity wh_main_cavalry_slow_blood |
├ Mount Speed 66 |
└ Mount Health 8 |
Leadership (Base Morale) 70 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Armoured & Shielded
Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc. - Anti-Infantry
Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
Faction Availability | |
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Warhammer |