King Stephen

This article is about the hero unit. For the scenario in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Victors and Vanquished, see Stephen.

King Stephen
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Type	Heavy melee cavalry
Statistics
Hit points	700
Melee armor	7
Ranged armor	7
Speed	1.62 tiles/s
Ability	Inspiring Leader
Melee damage
Attack	45
Rate of Fire	1.39 seconds
Charge damage
Attack	+23
Torch damage
Attack	45
Range	1.25 tiles
Rate of Fire	3.08 seconds

“	Expensive cavalry with a powerful charge.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

King Stephen is a heavy melee cavalry leader in the First Battle of Lincoln scenario, and the antagonist of the The Anarchy chapter of the The Normans campaign.

Ability

• Inspiring Leader (Passive): Improves damage and attack speed on nearby units.

Campaign appearances

• First Battle of Lincoln: King Stephen and his army are besieging the city of Lincoln, which the forces of Empress Matilda need to defend. Later in the scenario, the player will be tasked with capturing King Stephen by destroying his unit.

Gallery

King Stephen (yellow) paraded by Empress Matilda's troops after being captured in the First Battle of Lincoln