Teutonic Knight (Age of Empires IV)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend. For the unit in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, see Teutonic Knight (Age of Empires II).

Teutonic Knight
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose
Type	Heavy melee infantry
Civilization	Knights Templar
Age	Imperial Age
Requires	Teutonic Order
Training
Trained at	Barracks
Population	1
Food	80
Gold	100
Training time	28 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	310
Melee armor	8
Ranged armor	6
Speed	0.98 tiles/s
Line of Sight	8 tiles
Ability	Battle Glory Teutonic Wrath
Melee damage
Attack	24
Rate of Fire	1.38 seconds
Torch damage
Attack	25
Range	1.44 seconds
Rate of Fire	2.12 seconds

“	Extremely powerful and expensive heavy infantry. Lowers the armor of nearby enemy units. Becomes more powerful after defeating an enemy.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

The Teutonic Knight is a unique heavy melee infantry unit of the Knights Templar in Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose. It is unlocked after selecting the Teutonic Order as the Commanderie ally in the Imperial Age.

Ability

• Battle Glory (Passive): The Teutonic Knight permanently gains 5 health and 1 damage for each enemy unit it kills. There is no upper limit on how high these values can get.
• Teutonic Wrath: (Passive): The melee and ranged armor of all enemy units with a 3 tile radius is reduced by -2. The ability does not stack.

Unit comparison

The following table compares all heavy infantry options available to the Knights Templar (except for the Early Man-at-Arms, which is included simply as a reference). The table displays base stats, that is, Commanderie Age-up bonuses are not included, even for units that inherently benefit from them.

	Man-at-Arms	Hospitaller Knight	Serjeant	Heavy Spearman	Teutonic Knight	Condottiero
Cost	100 food, 20 gold	50 food, 60 gold	70 food, 50 gold	80 food, 30 gold	80 food, 100 gold	120 gold
Training Time	22.5 s	21 s	22.5 s	22.5 s	28 s	19 s
Move speed	1.13	1.25	1.25	1.13	0.98	1.44
Attack speed	1.38	1.38	2	1.88	1.38	1.12
Range	0.29	0.29	4	0.29	0.29	0.29
Hit points	120 (Ear) 155 (Reg) 180 (Elt)	145 (Reg) 170 (Vet) 195 (Elt)	105 (Reg) 145 (Vet) 165 (Elt)	140 (Reg) 170 (Elt)	310	195
Damage	10 (Ear) 12 (Reg) 14 (Elt)	10 (Reg) 12 (Vet) 14 (Elt)	10 (Reg) 12 (Vet) 14 (Elt)	11 (Reg) 13 (Elt)	24	16
Attack bonus	0	0	0	vs cavalry: +25 (Reg) +30 (Elt)	0	vs gunpowder and siege: +16
Melee armor	3 (Ear) 4 (Reg) 5 (Elt)	2 (Reg) 3 (Vet) 4 (Elt)	4 (Reg) 5 (Vet) 6 (Elt)	4 (Reg) 5 (Elt)	6	2
Ranged armor	3 (Ear) 4 (Reg) 6 (Elt)	1 (Reg) 3 (Vet) 5 (Elt)	0	4 (Reg) 5 (Elt)	6	3
Abilities		Heal		Angevin Durability	· Battle Glory  · Teutonic Wrath	Warfare Experience

Tactics

The Teutonic Knight is a stronger alternative to the Man-at-Arms, and can serve as an excellent frontline damage tank in an army. With damage and hit points nearly on par with heavy cavalry, they can withstand an incredible amount of punishment before being killed. The advantages come with costing 50% more resources than Men-at-Arms, as well as a much higher gold cost. Their lower speed also makes them even more vulnerable to ranged units. Crossbowmen and Handcannoneers can easily hit-and-run without the Teutonic Knight being able to catch up. As such, pairing Teutonic Knights with Horsemen, Genitours, or Mangonels is recommended to deal with their counters. Archers can also be effective, especially when combined with the Teutonic Wrath ability reducing the armor of enemy units, allowing the Archers to deal more damage.

The Battle Glory ability can make Teutonic Knights even more dangerous after taking several fights, as with each enemy killed, their health and damage increases. This synergizes well with Hospitaller Knights, which can heal the Teutonic Knights in between battles and make them more likely to rack up larger amounts of kills.

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Horsemen, Spearmen
Weak vs.	Crossbowmen, Musofadi Warrior, Onna-Musha

Technologies
Hit points	Elite Army Tactics (+15%)
Attack	Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+15%) 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
Range	Desert Outposts (+15% torch range. requires Desert Citadels)
Armor	Desert Outposts (+1 melee/ranged. requires Desert Citadels)
Damage resistance	Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)

Commanderie bonuses
Regeneration	Kingdom of Castile (+1 HP/s near Sacred Sites)
Attack	Principality of Antioch (+10%) Kingdom of Castile (+20% near Sacred Sites)
Resource cost	Kingdom of France (-5% gold)
Creation speed	Kingdom of France (+15%)

Dialogue lines

The Teutonic Knight uses the same dialogue lines as the French Man-at-Arms:

Main article: Man-at-Arms (Age of Empires IV)/French dialogue lines

Changelog

• With the Season Twelve Update, the movement speed of the Teutonic Knight was increased from 0.9 tiles/second to 0.975 tiles/second.

Campaign unit

Teutonic Knight
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend
Type	Heavy melee infantry
Civilization	Crusaders
Statistics
Hit points	260
Melee armor	7
Ranged armor	7
Speed	1.38 tiles/second
Melee damage
Attack	24
Rate of Fire	1.38 seconds
Torch damage
Attack	10 13 17 21
Range	1.25 tiles
Rate of Fire	2.12 seconds

The Teutonic Knight is a recurring non-playable heavy melee infantry unit exclusive to the The Sultans Ascend campaign in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend. It appears in several scenarios in the armies of enemy Frankish crusaders and is often accompanied by a Teutonic Grand Master.

Description

The Teutonic Knight is a very strong variant of the Man-at-Arms, surpassing every other variant in hit points, armor, and damage, with the exception of the Gilded Man-at-Arms, which has more hit points. Its stats are further boosted by various technologies in different scenarios. With up to 14 pierce and melee armor in its fully-upgraded state, it can only be engaged with large amounts of Crossbowmen or siege engines, or outnumbered with other heavy units such as Lancers.

Campaign appearances

• Teutonic Knights first appear as part of the elite Headquarters guard in The Battle of Mansurah, but will abandon their posts if their Grand Master is killed.
• Teutonic Knights form the right flank of the third attacking wave in The Battle of Ayn Jalut.
• Groups of Teutonic Knights guard the inner part of the city of Acre in The Siege of Acre and will attack the player once the walls have been breached.

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Archers, melee units
Weak vs.	Crossbowmen

Technologies
Hit points	Elite Army Tactics (+15%)
Attack	Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+15%)
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) 2x Armor Clad (+2 melee and ranged each)

Trivia

• Based on the editor, the campaign Teutonic Knight technically has access to the Setup Camp ability formerly available to Men-at-Arms. However, this is never used.
• The Teutonic Knight has more damage and range for its torch attack.

Gallery

Teutonic Knights guarding the headquarters in The Battle of Mansurah

Teutonic Knights marching to attack in The Battle of Ayn Jalut

The Teutonic Knight unit from the Knights Templar

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