Talk:Knight/@comment-33679161-20180106141927

I am suprised that no one has mentioned a Knight Merchant. Like with the other heroes you will struggle a bit with playing the Knights. Paladins and Sagas require micro (Spells) whereas Warriors and Chieftans are macro oriented (Attack based). On the other hand the bonuses given by a Merchant are automatic and massively help the Knights race. You don't need to do anything, just put the hero in a tower and get the bonuses.

- Merchantile bonus makes those expensive researches cheap.

-Wealth makes building cavalry and tiering much easier.

A high level Merchant with enough investment in both quailities can simply get to Tier 3 and spam Dancing Swords and Cavalry after which you start rushing enemies. This is a very potent tactic and can be done even in Tier 2.

These two qualities solve the biggest issues of The Knight race. I am suprised that an Empire Merchant gets a mention on the wiki (By the way Empire Merchants are not very effective because of Empire's focus on Metal) but not a Knight Merchant. A Knight Merchant for me is the most effective Knight Hero simply because playing Knights becomes much easier.