Konnik

"Bulgarian unique cavalry unit that fights on as infantry when felled."

- Age of Empires II description

The Konnik is the unique unit of the Bulgarians in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It is a cavalry that turns into a Dismounted Konnik, an infantry, when killed.

(Dismounted) Konniks can be upgraded to Elite (Dismounted) Konniks in the Imperial Age.

Dismounted Konnik
It takes 3 seconds (or ~1.75 at ×1.7 game speed) for a Dismounted Konnik to get back into fight after being dismounted. The unit cannot be interacted with during this animation, as technically Dismounted Konnik is spawned only after the animation has been completed.

As an infantry unit, Dismounted Konnik is affected by infantry-related technologies (Blacksmith upgrades, Arson, Squires) and receives +4 anti-building attack bonus. It is unaffected by the Stirrups upgrade.

Trivia

 * Konnik (конник) means "horseman".
 * Its design is somewhat inspired from the Madara Rider rock relief.
 * If a Konnik is converted and the owner has researched Heresy, it will die but will still turn into a Dismounted Konnik that belongs to the original owner.