Knight (Warcraft III)

Though the hearty Knights of Azeroth were destroyed during the First War, the shining Knights of Lordaeron still continue to serve amongst the warriors of the Alliance. These heavily armored warriors use mighty swords in combat which can damage enemy warriors up to several feet away. The Knights' speed and mobility mark them as the most versatile warriors of the Alliance.

Information
Knights are very powerful and fast troops, possessing high health, damage and attack. Be sure to research Animal War Training to increase their hit points. The Paladin's Devotion Aura is also good to use with Knights. Knights should also be accompanied by Priests so Inner Fire can further boost their impressive stats.

Many Human players try to rush up to Knights as soon as they can to replace their Footmen. It is best to research the armor upgrades to give them even more armor. Knight usage is pretty straight forward; simply have them rush and surround the enemy before they can react.


 * Knight Counters
 * Knights have heavy armor which means it's best to use magic attacks against them.

Sundering Blades (Passive)

 * Increases Knight’s damage against Medium armor by 15%

Manual description

 * Note: The manual and Battle.net descriptions are very similar, the following text is not featured in Battle.net as it has a different sentence.

Wading into combat astride their noble warhorses, the knights are renowned for cutting bloody swathes through enemy ranks.

World Editor description

 * Powerful mounted warrior. Can learn Animal War Training.

Quotes

 * See Warcraft III Knight quotes

Trivia

 * In the Warcraft III alpha, the Knight had a different model that wielded a ball and chain, more closely resembling the Knights of Warcraft I. After the Crusader hero unit was cut, the Knight was given the Crusader's model instead.
 * With the Sundering Blades upgrade in patch 1.31.0 the Knight units blade has a glowing yellow effect.