| “ | Powerful all-purpose Heavy Cavalry. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The 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 trained at the Stable once the Castle Age is reached. It can be upgraded to the Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry in the Imperial Age. Its description is identical to that of the Knight line.
Tactics[]
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Unit comparison[]
With similar units[]
| Knight | Hei Guang Cavalry | |
|---|---|---|
| Train cost | 60 food, 75 gold | 65 food, 65 gold |
| Train time | 30 | 28 |
| Hit points | 100 | 60 |
| Attack | 10 | 11 |
| Armor | 2/2 | 4/3 |
| Upgrade cost and time |
300 food, 300 gold 80 seconds |
350 food, 250 gold 70 seconds |
Among civilizations[]
 Shu
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 Wei
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 Wu
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hit points | 60 | 89 | 80 |
| Attack | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Other | +2 attack vs siege |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Infantry, siege weapons, light cavalry |
| Weak vs. | Boyars, Pikemen, Kamayuks, Berserks, Genoese Crossbowmen, Teutonic Knights, Mamelukes, Camel Riders, Monks, War Elephants, Battle Elephants |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
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 Bloodlines (+20)
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| Attack |  Forging (+1) Iron Casting (+1) Blast Furnace (+2)
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| Armor |  Scale Barding Armor (+1/+1) Chain Barding Armor (+1/+1) Plate Barding Armor (+1/+2) Ming Guang Armor (+4/0, Wei only)
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| Conversion resistance |  Devotion (+1 min, +1 max) Faith (+4 min, +4 max) Heresy (die upon getting converted, Shu only)
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 Movement speed
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 Husbandry (+10%)
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| Creation speed |  Conscription (+33%)
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| Ability |  Tuntian (Passively generate 1.2 food/min, Wei only)
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| Upgrading | Conscription (+33% faster)
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| Civilization bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Hit points
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Wei (+15%/+30% in Castle/Imperial Age)
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| Attack | Wu (+2 in Imperial Age)
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| Team bonuses | |
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| Attack | Wei (+2 vs siege)
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| Conversion resistance |  Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
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| Creation speed |  Huns (+20%)
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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 in the Imperial Age at 7.
- The capelet on the Hei Guang Cavalry line's left shoulder is emblazoned with 力, the Chinese logograph for "force".
- The Hei Guang cavalry line wear ribboned wings, seemingly like Winged Hussars. These wings were worn by Han dynasty cavalrymen, and were called 负羽 (Fù yǔ - Back feathers).
Gallery[]
Views of the Hei Guang Cavalry
Hei Guang Cavalry (left) and Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry
Promotional image
Introducing- Hei Guang Cavalry! Three Kingdoms Testing - AoE2- DE
