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Savar

Savar

Cavalry

Persian unique all-purpose Heavy Cavalry.

Exceptionally strong vs. Ranged Soldiers

Weak vs. Spearman-line, Camel Riders, and Monks

Upgrades

  • Blacksmithattack, armor
  • Stablespeed, HP
  • Monasterymore resistant to Monks

Upgrade line

The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.

  1. KnightTier 1Knight
  2. CavalierTier 2Cavalier
  3. PaladinTier 3Paladin

Some civilizations replace the final tier (Paladin) with their own unit:

  • SavarPersians onlySavar

Stats

Hit points
145
Attack
14
Melee armor
3
Pierce armor
4
Speed
1.35
Line of sight
5
Reload time
1.8s
Attack delay
0.672s
Train time
30s
Cost
food60foodgold75gold

Attack bonuses

  • vs Archer+2

Armor classes

CavalryAnti-Leitis

Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.

Counters

Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.

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