Knight (Warcraft III)

For lore about knights, see knight.

Knight
Race	Human
Faction	Human Alliance
Statistics
Hit points	835 (985*)
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	0.25 HP/sec.
Unit Classified As:	Ground
Level	4
Gold	245
Lumber	60
Food	4
Produced at	Barracks
Build time	40 sec.
Requires	Lumber Mill, Castle, Blacksmith
Attacking priority	3
Hotkey	K
Combat
Weapon(s)	Sword
Normal attack:	34 (43*) avg
Can attack:	Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward
Range	10
Attack type	Normal
Cooldown	1.40 sec.
Weapon type	Normal
Armor Type	Metal
Defense Type	Heavy
Armor	5 (11*)
Day Sight	140
Night Sight	80
Movement Speed	Fast (350)
Sound
Sound Set	Knight

This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Though the hearty Knights of Azeroth were destroyed during the First War, the shining Knights of Lordaeron still continue to serve amongst the warriors of the Alliance. These heavily armored warriors use mighty swords in combat which can damage enemy warriors up to several feet away. The Knights' speed and mobility mark them as the most versatile warriors of the Alliance.

Information

Knights are very powerful and fast troops, possessing high health, damage and attack. Be sure to research Animal War Training to increase their hit points. The Paladin's Devotion Aura is also good to use with Knights. Knights should also be accompanied by Priests so Inner Fire can further boost their impressive stats.

Many Human players try to rush up to Knights as soon as they can to replace their Footmen. It is best to research the armor upgrades to give them even more armor. Knight usage is pretty straight forward; simply have them rush and surround the enemy before they can react.

Knight Counters

Knights have heavy armor which means it's best to use magic attacks against them.

Spells and abilities

Sundering Blades (Passive)

Increases Knight’s damage against Medium armor by 15%

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 100	Barracks	Castle, Lumber Mill, and Blacksmith	40 sec.

Upgrades

Animal War Training

Increases the maximum hit points of Knights, Dragonhawk Riders, and Gryphon Riders by 150.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
125 175	Barracks	Castle, Lumber Mill, Blacksmith	60 sec.

Iron Forged Swords

Increases the attack damage of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Dragonhawk Riders, Gryphon Riders, and Knights.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
100 50	Blacksmith	60 sec.

Steel Forged Swords

Further increases the attack damage of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Dragonhawk Riders, Gryphon Riders, and Knights.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
175 175	Blacksmith	Keep	75 sec.

Mithril Forged Swords

Further increases the attack damage of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Dragonhawk Riders, Gryphon Riders, and Knights.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
250 300	Blacksmith	Castle	90 sec.

Iron Plating

Increases the armor of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Knights, Siege Engines, and Flying Machines.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
125 75	Blacksmith	60 sec.

Steel Plating

Further increases the armor of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Knights, Siege Engines, and Flying Machines.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 175	Blacksmith	Keep	75 sec.

Mithril Plating

Further increases the armor of Militia, Footmen, Spell Breakers, Knights, Siege Engines, and Flying Machines.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
175 275	Blacksmith	Castle	90 sec.

Backpack

Gives the ability to carry up to two items. Items carried by the unit will be dropped upon death.

Units can not use or gain benefits of items that they carry.

Research Cost Researched At Requires Upgrade Time 50 25 Townhall-type Structure Player-built Shop 20 sec.

Manual description

Note: The manual and Battle.net descriptions are very similar, the following text is not featured in Battle.net as it has a different sentence.

Wading into combat astride their noble warhorses, the knights are renowned for cutting bloody swathes through enemy ranks.

World Editor description

Powerful mounted warrior. Can learn Animal War Training.

Quotes

• See Warcraft III Knight quotes

Trivia

• In the Warcraft III alpha, the Knight had a different model that wielded a ball and chain, more closely resembling the Knights of Warcraft I. After the Crusader hero unit was cut, the Knight was given the Crusader's model instead.
• With the Sundering Blades upgrade in patch 1.31.0 the Knight units blade has a glowing yellow effect.

Gallery

• 

  Original Knights and Crusader.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.31.0 (2019-05-28): New Upgrade: Sundering Blades.
  

Patch 1.12 (07/30/2003)
The Frozen Throne Animal War Training upgrade cost has been reduced to 125/175 from 150/250.

Patch 1.17 (09/20/2004)
Hit points increased to 835 from 800.

Patch 1.22 (06/30/2008)
Attack cooldown lowered to 1.40 from 1.50. Base damage increased to 28 from 25 (Average damage is 34).

See also

• Knight (Warcraft I)
• Knight (Warcraft II)

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Humans -> Units -> Knight