Cavalry Heavy — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Assault cavalry; ×1.3 against ranged. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Assault cavalry; ×1.3 against ranged
Branch: Cavalry
Recruit at: Barracks level 22
Cost per unit: 1,230 Food, 255 Wood, 406 Metal
Base training: 18m
Health / Armor / Damage: 360 / 55 / 45
Counters: ×1.3 versus ranged
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 50

Recruitment unlock: Armored Cavalry Doctrine: University level 22, 233,600 Crystals, 80h 40m. Barracks details.

Training at each facility level #

One batch is active per facility; additional batches wait in order. Times below are per unit, before active VIP; lower facility levels cannot recruit this unit.

Cavalry Heavy training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
22	10m 26.4s	−42%
23	10m 4.8s	−44%
24	9m 43.2s	−46%
25	9m 21.6s	−48%

Every research upgrade #

Each rank gives another 5% to its own stat; ranks I–V total +25% per stat. Research is account-wide, permanent, and completes offline.

Cavalry Heavy individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	378	22	None	150	30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine
Health II	Health	+10% total	396	22	None	700	2h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	414	22	None	2,550	4h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	432	22	None	7,750	8h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	450	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	57.75	22	None	150	30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	60.5	22	None	700	2h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	63.25	22	None	2,550	4h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	66	22	None	7,750	8h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	68.75	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	47.25	22	None	150	30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	49.5	22	None	700	2h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	51.75	22	None	2,550	4h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	54	22	None	7,750	8h	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	56.25	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Armored Cavalry Doctrine, Damage IV, Elite

Veteran and Elite improvements #

Research the rank, then convert existing stationed units in their recruiting building. Conversion costs below are per unit, in addition to the one-time Crystal research cost. Veteran adds +20% base Armor and Damage; Elite adds +40%. Health is unaffected by equipment.

Cavalry Heavy equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	22	700	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	1,891 Metal, 615 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	22	7,750	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	2,837 Metal, 923 Food

Cavalry Heavy Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	360	55	45
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	450	68.75	56.25
Veteran	No stat research	360	66	54
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	450	79.75	65.25
Elite	No stat research	360	77	63
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	450	90.75	74.25

Cavalry Heavy improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	7m 22.8s	Requires level 18
11	7m 12s	Requires level 18
12	7m 1.2s	Requires level 18
13	6m 50.4s	Requires level 18
14	6m 39.6s	Requires level 18
15	6m 28.8s	Requires level 18
16	6m 18s	Requires level 18
17	6m 7.2s	Requires level 18
18	5m 56.4s	8m 54.6s
19	5m 45.6s	8m 38.4s
20	5m 34.8s	8m 22.2s
21	5m 24s	8m 6s
22	5m 13.2s	7m 49.8s
23	5m 2.4s	7m 33.6s
24	4m 51.6s	7m 17.4s
25	4m 40.8s	7m 1.2s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Cavalry Heavy to the Army Planner to total costs, training time and cargo for a whole force.

Rules reference. Values come from the game rules at revision 999310651f (snapshot e5f090b681, checked 5 October 2026). Base values exclude conditional bonuses such as VIP and active monuments. Numbers can change between playtest updates.