| “ | Heavy cavalry with high damage. Gains health from nearby heavy cavalry. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Chevalier Confrere is a unique heavy melee cavalry unit of the Knights Templar in Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose. It is unlocked at the Stable after selecting the Kingdom of France as the Commanderie ally in the Feudal Age.
Abilities[]
Knightly Brotherhood (Passive): This unit gains +1 max health for each of the player's heavy cavalry units within a 5 tile radius from it.
Tactics[]
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Unit comparison[]
The following table compares all heavy cavalry options available to the Knights Templar, alongside the generic Knight. The table displays base stats; that is, Commanderie Age-up bonuses are not included, even for units that inherently benefit from them.
 Knight
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 Templar Brother
|
 Chevalier Confrere
|
 Szlachta Cavalry
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 140 food, 100 gold | 120 food, 140 gold | 90 food, 80 gold | 180 food, 120 gold |
| Training time | 35 s | 37.5 s | 26 s | 40 s |
| Damage | 19 (Ea) 24 (R) 29 (E) |
24 (R) 29 (E) |
14 (Ea) 17 (V) 21 (E) |
30 |
| Charge damage | +10 (Ea) +12 (R) +14 (E) |
+12 (R) +14 (E) |
+7 (Ea) +9 (V) +11 (E) |
+15 |
| Hit points | 190 (Ea) 230 (R) 270 (E) |
275 (R) 330 (E) |
160 (Ea) 190 (V) 230 (E) |
330 |
| Melee armor | 3 (Ea) 4 (R) 5 (E) |
4 (R) 5 (E) |
2 (Ea) 3 (V) 4 (E) |
2 |
| Ranged armor | 3 (Ea) 4 (R) 5 (E) |
4 (R) 5 (E) |
2 (Ea) 3 (V) 4 (E) |
8 |
| Speed | 1.625 tiles/sec | 1.625 tiles/sec | 1.625 tiles/sec | 1.725 tiles/sec |
| Ability | Rule of Templars | Knightly Brotherhood | Bludgeoning Attacks |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Archers, Horsemen, siege engines |
| Weak vs. | Spearmen, Crossbowmen, War Elephants, Camel Riders |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
|
 Biology (+25%)
|
| Attack |  Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Fanaticism (+10%/+30% when below 50%/25% HP)
|
| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged)
|
| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
|
| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
| Hit points
|
 Knightly Brotherhood (+1 per nearby charging heavy cavalry)
|
 Range
|
 Desert Outposts (15% torch range. requires Desert Citadels)
|
| Armor | Desert Outposts (+1 melee/ranged. requires Desert Citadels)
|
| Commanderie bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Hit points
|
 Kingdom of Poland (+10%)
|
 Regeneration
|
 Kingdom of Castile (+1 HP/s near Sacred Sites)
|
| Attack | Kingdom of Castile (+20% near Sacred Sites) Kingdom of Poland (+50% charge damage)
|
| Armor |  Teutonic Order (+2 melee)
|
Dialogue lines[]
The Chevalier Confrere uses the same dialogue lines as the French Royal Knight:
- Main article: Royal Knight/Dialogue lines
Gallery[]
The generic Chevalier Confrere icon
The Chevalier Confrere line
