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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires IV. For the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, see Khan (Age of Empires II). |
| “ | Ranged cavalry leader able to use Signal Arrows to improve the combat capabilities of nearby military units. Reappears at a Town Center if killed. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Khan is a light ranged cavalry unit in Age of Empires IV and is unique to the Mongols. Only one Khan is present on the map at a time. When killed, a new Khan will reappear automatically at an unpacked Town Center after 120 seconds.
Much like the Scout, the Khan has exceptional Line of Sight, can herd Sheep, regenerates hit points (at a rate around 1 HP per 2 seconds), can see into stealth forests, and see further than other units within stealth forests. Like the Mangudai, the Khan can fire arrows at a target while moving starting in the Feudal Age. Khans are upgraded for free upon reaching the next Age.
Ability[]
- Signal Arrows (Active): The Khan can fire a Signal Arrow to temporarily buff all units (including the Khan) with an aura with a 8.75 tile radius for 5 seconds. Activating one Signal Arrow puts all Signal Arrows on a 90 second cooldown. The Whistling Arrows technology will increase the duration and range of each signal arrow.
Maneuver Arrow: Increases the movement speed of nearby units by +33%. Does not affect Villagers.- Attack Speed Arrow (requires Feudal Age): Increases the attack speed of nearby ranged units by 50%. Does not affect siege engines.
- Defense Arrow (requires Castle Age): Increases the armor (melee and ranged) of nearby units by +2.
- Scouting Falcon (Active): Release a Falcon that provides vision in the area (10 tile radius) for 30 seconds. Has a 60 second cooldown.
Tactics[]
The Khan begins as essentially an improved Scout. While having comparable stats, the Khan also has access to Maneuver Arrow to boost its speed temporarily, and the Scouting Falcon, which can more quickly reveal parts of the map, including areas that cannot be reached easily. In the early game, the Khan should be utilized to collect Sheep, locate resources, and scout enemy bases. Due to its low stats and lack of more beneficial Arrow abilities, the Khan cannot contribute much to fights in the Dark Age.
Starting in the Feudal Age, the Khan gains the Attack Speed Arrow ability, and its stats become boosted to slightly more than that of a Scout. While it still cannot do much in a one-on-one fight, it can begin to support groups of units in early rushes by granting them more attack speed, and participate in hit-and-run strategies alongside Mangudai and Keshiks. Whistling Arrows becomes available in the Feudal Age, allowing for longer duration buffs, especially important if the player commits to early aggression.
The Khan transitions to a more combat-oriented unit starting in the Castle Age, and especially in the Imperial Age, where its damage and hit points increase significantly. Even though it fares well in single combat by the Castle Age, its primary role becomes supporting armies through the use of its Signal Arrow abilities. The Khan should almost always lead the charge with the player's primary army, boosting either the damage or survivability of units as needed, or allowing the army to retreat from unfavorable fights.
Further statistics[]
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 Hit points
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 Biology (+25%); Improved: (+35%)
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| Attack |  Steeled Arrow (+1) Balanced Projectiles (+1) Platecutter Point (+1) Siha Bow Limbs (+1); Improved: (+2) Incendiary Arrows (+20%, +3 siege damage vs buildings)
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 Range
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 Silk Bowstrings (+0.75)
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| 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)
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| Line of Sight |  Spyglass (+30%)
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| Ability |  Whistling Arrows (Signal Arrows duration +5 seconds and range +2 tiles) Whistling Arrows Improved: (duration +7 seconds and range +3 tiles)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
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| Attack |  Kurultai Aura (+20%)
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| Range
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 Khan's Hunter Aura (+1/+1.3/+1.5 per Age)
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| Armor |  Defense Arrow (+2 melee and ranged for 5/10/12 seconds, depending on Whistling Arrows)
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 Attack speed
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 Attack Speed Arrow (+50% for 5/10/12 seconds, depending on Whistling Arrows)
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 Movement speed
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 Yam Aura (+15%) Maneuver Arrow (+33% for 5/10/12 seconds, depending on Whistling Arrows)
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Unique landmark boosts[]
The Mongols, through the Khaganate Palace, can potentially obtain the Warrior Monk. With this, the Khan can also benefit from the following boosts normally available only to the Rus:
| Aura and ability enhancements | |
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| Attack |  Saint's Blessing (+2)
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| Armor | Saint's Blessing (+1 melee/ranged)
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Dialogue lines[]
- Main article: /Dialogue lines
Changelog[]
- With update 8324, the Khan's Attack Speed Arrow ability no longer affects Siege class units.
- Initially, the Veteran Khan had 12 attack. With patch 11963, it is reduced to 8. With the Server-Side Patch 12973, it was further reduced to 6.
- Originally, the Hardened Khan had 4 attack. With Server-Side Patch 12973, it was reduced to 3.
- Originally, the Hardened, Veteran and Elite Khans had 6, 7 and 7 tiles range respectively. With Server-Side Patch 12973, their range is reduced to 5.5 tiles.
- Originally, the Veteran Khan had 1 armor. With Server-Side Patch 12973, it was reduced to 0.
- With patch 14681, the Regular (Dark Age) Khan can no longer fire while on the move.
- Originally, the Signal Arrow ability had a 6.25 tile radius range. With update 6.0.878, this was increased to 8.75 tiles.
- Originally, the Khan had no attack bonus. With update 7.0.5861, it gained a +1 attack bonus vs Deer, Wolves, and Boars, to be able to kill them in the same number of shots as a scout.
- With update 7.0.5861, the Scouting Falcon ability can now be summoned from range at the player's cursor within a particular radius, instead of from the position of the Khan. The falcon can now see over the tops of trees, and the cooldown was reduced from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.
- Originally, the Line of Sight of the Khan increased with each Age-up. With update 7.0.5861, they no longer gain this extra Line of Sight, and the Spyglass technology was introduced to replace this.
- With patch 11.1.1201, the Khan now has a unique skin in the Imperial Age.
Trivia[]
- The Khan has a creation time of 23 seconds in the game files.
- The Khan is the only unit which improves its range upon upgrading (in this case from Khan to Hardened Khan).
- Both male and female variant are named Khan in the game, instead of the appropriate Khatun or Beygum for the latter.
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