Cavalry Lancer — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Anti-ranged: ×1.5 damage. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Anti-ranged: ×1.5 damage
Branch: Cavalry
Recruit at: Barracks level 12
Cost per unit: 788 Food, 165 Wood, 270 Metal
Base training: 12m
Health / Armor / Damage: 220 / 30 / 36
Counters: ×1.5 versus ranged
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 50

Recruitment unlock: Lance Tactics: University level 12, 29,500 Crystals, 24h. 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 Lancer training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
12	9m 21.6s	−22%
13	9m 7.2s	−24%
14	8m 52.8s	−26%
15	8m 38.4s	−28%
16	8m 24s	−30%
17	8m 9.6s	−32%
18	7m 55.2s	−34%
19	7m 40.8s	−36%
20	7m 26.4s	−38%
21	7m 12s	−40%
22	6m 57.6s	−42%
23	6m 43.2s	−44%
24	6m 28.8s	−46%
25	6m 14.4s	−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 Lancer individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	231	12	None	150	30m	Lance Tactics
Health II	Health	+10% total	242	12	None	700	2h	Lance Tactics, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	253	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Lance Tactics, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	264	18	None	7,700	8h	Lance Tactics, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	275	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Lance Tactics, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	31.5	12	None	150	30m	Lance Tactics
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	33	12	None	700	2h	Lance Tactics, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	34.5	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Lance Tactics, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	36	18	None	7,750	8h	Lance Tactics, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	37.5	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Lance Tactics, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	37.8	12	None	150	30m	Lance Tactics
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	39.6	12	None	700	2h	Lance Tactics, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	41.4	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Lance Tactics, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	43.2	18	None	7,750	8h	Lance Tactics, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	45	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Lance Tactics, 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 Lancer equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	12	700	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	1,223 Metal, 394 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	7,700	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	1,835 Metal, 591 Food

Cavalry Lancer Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	220	30	36
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	275	37.5	45
Veteran	No stat research	220	36	43.2
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	275	43.5	52.2
Elite	No stat research	220	42	50.4
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	275	49.5	59.4

Cavalry Lancer improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	4m 55.2s	Requires level 18
11	4m 48s	Requires level 18
12	4m 40.8s	Requires level 18
13	4m 33.6s	Requires level 18
14	4m 26.4s	Requires level 18
15	4m 19.2s	Requires level 18
16	4m 12s	Requires level 18
17	4m 4.8s	Requires level 18
18	3m 57.6s	5m 56.4s
19	3m 50.4s	5m 45.6s
20	3m 43.2s	5m 34.8s
21	3m 36s	5m 24s
22	3m 28.8s	5m 13.2s
23	3m 21.6s	5m 2.4s
24	3m 14.4s	4m 51.6s
25	3m 7.2s	4m 40.8s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Cavalry Lancer 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.