Knight (H2)

For other uses of the term, see Knight.

"Knight creatures have high defense skills, and at the upper levels are fairly fast. Like the Barbarian, however, the Knight creatures are best in the early and midgame. In the end game, the best success will be fighting against the Sorceress or Neromancer. Small and medium maps allow the Knight to press his early game advantage."
—Heroes II Manual

The Knight is both a faction and a class of Hero in Heroes of Might and Magic II. Knights are considered to be the "normal" faction; their troops are composed entirely of humans, and aside from their lack of flying units, Knights have a good variety of units with different specialties.

Creatures[]

Tier	Unit	Description	Att	Def	Dmg	Shots	HP	Speed	Growth	Hire cost	Upg. cost
1	Peasant	The weakest creature, their only redeeming quality is numbers- they are cheap and plentiful.	1	1	1	—	1	very slow	12	20	—
2	Archer	The only range strike unit for the Knight, the slow speed of the Archers can be a setback.	5	3	2-3	12	10	very slow	8	150	100
2+	Ranger	Fires 2 shots per turn. The Ranger is almost twice as good as an Archer on offense.	5	3	2-3	24	10	average	8	250	—
3	Pikeman	Though weak on offense, the Pikemen's Defense allows them to last in battle.	5	9	3-4	—	15	average	5	200	100
3+	Veteran Pikeman	The upgrade of the Pikeman gives increased speed and hit points.	5	9	3-4	—	20	fast	5	250	—
4	Swordsman	Swordsmen are tougher than Pikemen, and do considerably more damage	7	9	4-6	—	25	average	4	250	100
4+	Master Swordsman	The Swordsman upgrade gives increased speed and hit points.	7	9	4-6	—	30	fast	4	300	—
5	Cavalry	Cavalry deal considerable damage, and their high speed allows them to manuever easily.	10	9	5-10	—	30	very fast	3	300	150
5+	Champion	One of the fastest units, the Cavalry upgrade can move around almost at will on the battlefield.	10	9	5-10	—	40	ultra fast	3	375	—
6	Paladin	2 attacks. Paladins are best suited on offense, where they can best use their ability to strike twice.	11	12	10-20	—	50	fast	2	600	800
6+	Crusader	2 attacks. Immune to curse. x2 damage vs. undead.	11	12	10-20	—	65	very fast	2	1000	—

Buildings[]

Basic[]



Tent	Castle	Statue	Well	Tavern
The Tent provides workers to build a castle, provided the materials and the gold are available.	The Castle improves town defense and increases income to 1000 gold per day.	The Statue increases your town's income by 250 per day.	The Well increases the growth rate of all dwellings by 2 creatures per week.	The Tavern increases morale for troops defending the castle.
Requires: N/A	Requires: 20 20 5000	Requires: 5 1250	Requires: 500 Castle	Requires: 5 500 Castle


Marketplace	Thieves' guild	Shipyard	Farm	Fortifications
The Marketplace can be used to convert one type of resource into another. The more marketplaces you control, the better the exchange rate.	The Thieves' Guild provides information on enemy players. Thieves' Guilds can also provide scouting information on enemy towns. Additional Guilds provide more information.	The Shipyard allows ships to be built.	The Farm increases production of peasants by 8 per week.	The Fortifications increase the toughness of the walls, increasing the number of turns it takes to knock them down.
Requires: 5 500 Castle	Requires: 5 750 Castle	Requires: 20 2000 Castle	Requires: 1000 Castle	Requires: 5 15 1500 Castle

Castle upgrades[]



Left turret	Right turret	Moat	Captain's quarters
The Left Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Right Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Moat slows attacking units. Any unit entering the moat must end its turn there and becomes more vulnerable to attack.	The Captain's Quarters provide a captain to assist in the castle's defense when no hero is present.
Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 750 Castle	Requires: 500 Castle

Mage guild[]



Mage guild (level 1)	Mage guild (level 2)	Mage guild (level 3)	Mage guild (level 4)	Mage guild (level 5)
The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.
Requires: 5 5 2000 Castle	Requires: 5 5 4 4 4 4 1000 Mage guild level 1	Requires: 5 5 6 6 6 6 1000 Mage guild level 2	Requires: 5 5 8 8 8 8 1000 Mage guild level 3	Requires: 5 5 10 10 10 10 1000 Mage guild level 4

Creature production buildings[]

Build order[]

The Knight's creature dwellings are among the cheapest in Heroes II. Nevertheless the initial castle development is considerably slowed by the requirement of the well and the tavern for its tier 3 and tier 4 dwellings. Add to that the convoluted archery range upgrade requirements - it needs all tier 2-4 dwellings constructed first.

In practical terms it means that starting as the Knight faction you're stuck with speed 2 archers until day 5 in the game: assuming you have the archery range constructed, you'll need to spend first 4 days on the well/blacksmith and the tavern/armory before being able to upgrade your only shooters. What makes it worse the tavern is useless unless you're besieged, while the well, although always useful, can be safely postponed by other factions until the end of the week.

Unupgraded[]



Thatched hut	Archery range	Blacksmith	Armory	Jousting arena
The Thatched Hut produces peasants.	The Archery Range produces archers.	The Blacksmith produces pikemen.	The Armory produces swordsmen.	The Jousting Arena produces cavalries.
Requires: 200 Castle	Requires: 1000 Thatched hut	Requires: 5 1000 Well Thatched hut	Requires: 10 10 2000 Tavern Thatched hut	Requires: 20 3000 Archery range Blacksmith Armory


Cathedral
The Cathedral produces paladins.
Requires: 20 20 5000 Archery range Blacksmith Armory

Upgraded[]



Upg. archery range	Upg. blacksmith	Upg. armory	Jousting arena	Upg. cathedral
The Upg. Archery Range produces rangers.	The Upg. Blacksmith produces veteran pikemen	The Upg. Armory produces master swordsmen.	The Upg. Jousting Arena produces champions.	The Upg. Cathedral produces crusaders.
Requires: 5 1500 Archery range Blacksmith Armory	Requires: 5 1500 Archery range Blacksmith Armory	Requires: 5 5 2000 Archery range Blacksmith Armory	Requires: 10 3000 Jousting arena	Requires: 10 10 5000 Cathedral

Heroes[]

The Knight is the namesake class of the Knight faction. Knights are Might heroes, and consequently begin without a spellbook, so they must purchase one from a Mage Guild if they wish to cast spells. The Knight receives the Basic Ballistics skill and the Basic Leadership skill by default.

Knight Heroes[]

Standard[]

Campaign Only (The Succession Wars)[]

Campaign Only (Price of Loyalty)[]

Trivia[]

The Knight is the most likely or is tied for most likely to learn the largest number of skills, with a full five skills (Ballistics, Diplomacy, Estates, Leadership, and Logistics) he is most likely to learn. The Knight cannot learn Necromancy.