Leitis

"Lithuanian unique cavalry unit with attack that ignores armor."

- Age of Empires II description

The Leitis is the unique unit of the Lithuanians in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It is a cavalry unit whose attack is unaffected by armor, but only against units.

Leitis can be upgraded to Elite Leitis in the Imperial Age.

Civilization bonuses

 * Lithuanians: Leitis gain +1 attack for each Relic garrisoned in a Monastery, up to +5.

Team bonuses

 * A team containing Berbers: With Kasbah researched, Leitis are created and upgraded 25% faster, and Conscription is researched 25% faster.
 * A team containing Bulgarians: Researching cavalry armor and attack upgrades at the Blacksmith is 50% faster.
 * A team containing Huns: Researching Bloodlines and Husbandry is 20% faster.
 * A team containing Lithuanians: Researching Heresy and Faith is 20% faster.
 * A team containing Teutons: Leitis are more resistant to conversion.

History
Leitis (pl. Leičiai) is actually an exonym used Latvians (a related Baltic people) to describe the Lithuanians. In turn, Lithuanians used this Latvian exonym to describe a social group of Lithuanian enforcer-warriors subordinate only to Lithuanian monarchs (the Grand Dukes and King Mindaugas), not lesser nobles.