Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry

Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Three Kingdoms
Type	Cavalry
Civilization	Shu Wei Wu
Age	Imperial Age
Training
Trained at	Stable
Food	65
Gold	65
Training time	28 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	90
Melee attack	12
Attack bonus	+1 vs infantry +1 vs Condottiero
Reload time	1.8
Melee armor	4
Pierce armor	3
Armor class	Cavalry
Speed	1.35
Line of Sight	4
Upgraded from
Upgraded from	Hei Guang Cavalry

“	Powerful all-purpose Heavy Cavalry.	”
—In-game description

The Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry is a cavalry unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Three Kingdoms available to the Shu, Wei, and Wu. It can be upgraded from the Hei Guang Cavalry at the Stable once the Imperial Age is reached. Its description is identical to that of the Knight line.

Unit comparison

With similar units

	Cavalier	Hei Guang Cavalry
Research cost and time	300 food, 300 gold 80 seconds	350 food, 250 gold 70 seconds
Train cost	60 food, 75 gold	65 food, 65 gold
Train time	30	28
Hit points	120	90
Armor	2/2	4/3
Other		+1 attack vs infantry

Among civilizations

	Shu	Wei	Wu
Hit points	90	137	110
Attack	13	16	18
Armor	7/7	10/5	7/7
Other		+2 attack vs siege

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry, siege weapons, light cavalry
Weak vs.	Boyars, Halberdiers, Kamayuks, Berserks, Genoese Crossbowmen, Teutonic Knights, Mamelukes, Heavy Camel Riders, Monks, War Elephants, Elite Battle Elephants

Technologies
Hit points	Bloodlines (+20)
Attack	Forging (+1) Iron Casting (+1) Blast Furnace (+2)
Armor	Scale Barding Armor (+1/+1) Chain Barding Armor (+1/+1) Plate Barding Armor (+1/+2) Ming Guang Armor (+4/0, Wei only)
Conversion resistance	Devotion (+1 min, +1 max) Faith (+4 min, +4 max) Heresy (die upon getting converted, Shu only)
Movement speed	Husbandry (+10%)
Creation speed	Conscription (+33%)
Ability	Tuntian (Passively generate 1.2 food/min, Wei only)

Civilization bonuses
Hit points	Wei (+30%)
Attack	Wu (+2)

Team bonuses
Attack	Wei (+2 vs siege)
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Creation speed	Huns (+20%)

Changelog

The Three Kingdoms

• Originally, the Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry's anti-infantry attack did not translate to the Condottiero. With update 144358, it was fixed.

Heroes

There is one hero in the game with the appearance of a Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry.

• Dong Zhuo

Trivia

• Hei Guang means "Black Brilliant", and refers to a type of armor attested during the Three Kingdoms period.
• With 10 melee armor, the fully upgraded Wei Hei Guang Cavalry line has the highest melee armor of Stable units. The title previously belonged to the Gurjara Camel Rider line and the Teuton Knight line in the Imperial Age at 7.

Gallery

Views of the Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry

Hei Guang Cavalry and Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry (right)

HEAVY HEI GUANG CAVALRY (Wei) vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT (Total Resources) - The Three Kingdoms - AoE2