Light Cavalry — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Light cavalry; ×1.5 damage against ranged. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Light cavalry; ×1.5 damage against ranged
Branch: Cavalry
Recruit at: Barracks level 7
Cost per unit: 330 Food, 68 Wood, 106 Metal
Base training: 6m
Health / Armor / Damage: 110 / 10 / 14
Counters: ×1.5 versus ranged
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 50

Recruitment unlock: Mounted Reconnaissance: University level 7, 6,450 Crystals, 8h 10m. 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.

Light Cavalry training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
7	5m 16.8s	−12%
8	5m 9.6s	−14%
9	5m 2.4s	−16%
10	4m 55.2s	−18%
11	4m 48s	−20%
12	4m 40.8s	−22%
13	4m 33.6s	−24%
14	4m 26.4s	−26%
15	4m 19.2s	−28%
16	4m 12s	−30%
17	4m 4.8s	−32%
18	3m 57.6s	−34%
19	3m 50.4s	−36%
20	3m 43.2s	−38%
21	3m 36s	−40%
22	3m 28.8s	−42%
23	3m 21.6s	−44%
24	3m 14.4s	−46%
25	3m 7.2s	−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.

Light Cavalry individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	115.5	7	None	150	30m	Mounted Reconnaissance
Health II	Health	+10% total	121	7	None	700	2h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	126.5	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	132	18	None	7,700	8h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	137.5	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	10.5	7	None	150	30m	Mounted Reconnaissance
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	11	7	None	700	2h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	11.5	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	12	18	None	7,700	8h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	12.5	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	14.7	7	None	150	30m	Mounted Reconnaissance
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	15.4	7	None	700	2h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	16.1	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	16.8	18	None	7,700	8h	Mounted Reconnaissance, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	17.5	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Mounted Reconnaissance, 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.

Light Cavalry equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	7	700	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	504 Metal, 165 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	7,700	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	756 Metal, 248 Food

Light Cavalry Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	110	10	14
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	137.5	12.5	17.5
Veteran	No stat research	110	12	16.8
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	137.5	14.5	20.3
Elite	No stat research	110	14	19.6
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	137.5	16.5	23.1

Light Cavalry improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	2m 27.6s	Requires level 18
11	2m 24s	Requires level 18
12	2m 20.4s	Requires level 18
13	2m 16.8s	Requires level 18
14	2m 13.2s	Requires level 18
15	2m 9.6s	Requires level 18
16	2m 6s	Requires level 18
17	2m 2.4s	Requires level 18
18	1m 58.8s	2m 58.2s
19	1m 55.2s	2m 52.8s
20	1m 51.6s	2m 47.4s
21	1m 48s	2m 42s
22	1m 44.4s	2m 36.6s
23	1m 40.8s	2m 31.2s
24	1m 37.2s	2m 25.8s
25	1m 33.6s	2m 20.4s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Light Cavalry 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.