Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn Guide – Conqueror's Blade
Heroic special cavalry from the Wars of the Roses season that can also fight on foot.
Quick facts
- Unit type: cavalry
- Tier / era: T4 / heroic
- Weapon type: Special
- Leadership cost: 265
- Role / classification: heroic, cavalry, special, dismount, roses-season, meta
- Recommended veterancy line: Top line (19/19 points)
- Core doctrines: Epic Combat Doctrine, Yorkist Household Knights-Sunmirage, Unit Damage Doctrine V, Epic Leadership Doctrine, Epic Lifesever Doctrine
- My tier: A
Updated 1 November 2026
My take: A tier
Overview
Heroic special cavalry from the Wars of the Roses season that can also fight on foot.
Strengths
- Works mounted and on foot
- Grand Descent: knockdown burst on dismount
- Bond of Blood protects your hero
- Knight's Resolve stacks for sustained damage
How to Play
- Grand Descent (21s, 5s shared): all knights dismount, ignore block and knock down enemies in an area for heavy damage.
- Iron Trample (40s, lasts 24s): charge at high speed to a point, then straight back to your hero.
- Knight's Resolve (5s): guard stance. Each kill adds 10% damage to Knights' Arrival, up to 10 times.
- Call to Saddle (21s, 5s shared): they remount and restore 10% of max health at once.
- Bond of Blood (45s, lasts 15s): the knights shield your hero, hit nearby enemies and take part of the damage meant for the hero.
- Stack kills with Knight's Resolve first, then Grand Descent.
- Time Call to Saddle after Grand Descent for the remount and the 10% heal.
- Keep Bond of Blood for the heavy fights.
- Iron Trample to close a gap or reposition.
- Community tip: leaving them on rally and never dismounting also gets a lot of kills.
Hero Class Synergy
Works well with aggressive melee hero classes that benefit from Bond of Blood damage sharing.
Doctrines
- Slot 1 · Epic Combat Doctrine
Every 3rd hit +11% · every 6th heals 15% · every 9th 2.5 s CC immune
Rewards staying in the fight.
NEW · every 9th hit: 2.5 s CC immunity (was missing in the old text)
- Slot 2 · Yorkist Household Knights-Sunmirage
+20% movement speed
Much faster.
- Slot 3 · Unit Damage Doctrine V
+120 vs units · +80 all damage
Main damage slot.
- Slot 4 · Epic Leadership Doctrine
−16% Leadership cost
Room for one more unit.
NEW · 265 → about 222 leadership
- Slot 5 · Epic Lifesever Doctrine
+20–30% vs regenerating targets
Punishes healing targets.
Veterancy
Start
- The Soldier's Life: 2/2 points · +6% Health
Per level: Lv 1: health +3% / Lv 2: +6% Health
Top line
- Hone: 3/3 points · piercing armour penetration +15%
Per level: Lv 1: piercing armour penetration +5% / Lv 2: piercing armour penetration +10% / Lv 3: piercing armour penetration +15%
- Force: 3/3 points · slashing armour penetration +15%
Per level: Lv 1: slashing armour penetration +5% / Lv 2: slashing armour penetration +10% / Lv 3: slashing armour penetration +15%
- Surge: 3/3 points · Per level, increase Damage vs melee units by 200
Tooltip: Per level, increase Damage vs melee units by 200
- Thunderous Power: 1/1 points · After casting [Grand Descent], gain +20% damage for 14s
Tooltip: After casting [Grand Descent], gain +20% damage for 14s
- Inner Energy: 3/3 points · Per level, reduce [Call to Saddle] cooldown by 2s
Tooltip: Per level, reduce [Call to Saddle] cooldown by 2s
- Breakthrough: 2/2 points · Per level, increase Block Break by 50
Tooltip: Per level, increase Block Break by 50
- Cold Blood: 3/3 points · slashing damage +9%
Per level: Lv 1: slashing damage +3% / Lv 2: slashing damage +6% / Lv 3: slashing damage +9%
- Silver Thorn: 1/1 points · During [Bond of Blood], the unit charges and rapidly strikes its target
Unit designation changes to: Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn
Tooltip: During [Bond of Blood], the unit charges and rapidly strikes its target Unit designation changes to: Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn
Bottom line
- Toughen Up: 2/3 points · +6% Piercing Defense
Per level: Lv 1: +3% Piercing Defense / Lv 2: +6% Piercing Defense / Lv 3: +9% Piercing Defense
- Thick Armour: 0/3 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +3% Slashing Defense / Lv 2: +6% Slashing Defense / Lv 3: +9% Slashing Defense
- Reflexes: 0/3 points · Not taken
- Soaring: 0/1 points · Not taken
- Inner Energy: 0/3 points · Not taken
- Move as One: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +6% Movement Speed / Lv 2: +12% Movement Speed
- Cold Blood: 0/3 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +3% Slashing Damage / Lv 2: +6% Slashing Damage / Lv 3: +9% Slashing Damage
- Golden Antler: 0/1 points · Not taken
Build totals
- +6% · health
- +6% · piercing defense
Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.
Dedicated Doctrines: Yorkist Household Knights-Oathbound (Epic), Yorkist Household Knights-Sunmirage (Epic)
Formations: Dispersed, Wedge, Schiltron
Balance history
2026-07-29 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the [Illusion Orb] - [Yorkist Household Knights - Falcon] could still play sound effects even when the system sound was turned off.
July 30 Online Update Log2026-07-29 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the [Illusion Orb] - [Yorkist Household Knights - Falcon] could not be properly listed on the Market.
July 30 Online Update Log2026-07-23 · other
Added exclusive Attire [Wildrider]
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · other
Added newly accessible Unit Illusion Orb [Yorkist Household Knights - Falcon] which changes the visual effects of the [Knight's Resolve] skill
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-03-05 · bugfix
Fixed missing text descriptions in the initial training node.
March 5 Update Log2026-01-14 · other
Optimized formation logic when triggering [Knight's Resolve] and improved the skill description.
January 15 Online Update Log2026-01-14 · nerf
Added [Combat Penalty vs Heroes] tag: All attacks deal 30% less damage to Heroes.
January 15 Online Update Log2026-01-07 · buff
Knight's Resolve cavalry charge damage increased by 18%.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
Speed-based bonus damage while mounted increased by 19%.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
Optimized on-foot attack logic and adjusted mount/dismount control lockout durations.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
King's Guard trait now grants 15% general damage reduction and an additional 25% ranged damage reduction.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
Increased Piercing Defence (470 to 505), Slashing Defence (530 to 562), and Blunt Defence (440 to 474).
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
During Knight's Resolve, units stay closer to the hero for better coordinated attacks.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · bugfix
Fixed issue where Flatland and Epic Lifesaver doctrines could not be equipped.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
Unit size increased from 17 to 20.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2026-01-07 · buff
Normal attack damage (mounted/on-foot) increased by 10%.
January 8 Update and Maintenance Log2025-12-18 · other
New 4-star Unit. Can mount and dismount flexibly; features Grand Descent and Iron Trample (mounted) and Bond of Blood (dismounted).
Roses: Ash and Bloom Season Update - Part 12025-12-17 · other
Unit pre-order pack featuring unlock tokens available for purchase.
[Roses: Ash and Bloom] Season Events and Maintenance Announcement2025-12-15 · other
New 4-star unit Yorkist Household Knights introduced with a unique mounting/dismounting mechanic. Includes skills: Grand Descent, Iron Trample, Knight's Resolve, Call to Saddle, and Bond of Blood.
WATCH OUT FOR THE SUPERHERO LANDING! New Season 4-Star Unit Arrives!2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the Unit's head model would behave abnormally when changing Unit Attire.
December 7th Update Notice2023-03-22 · buff
Improved the hitbox of charge skills for melee cavalry and Coutiliers, reducing chance of missing.
MAR 23 UPDATE LOG
Questions about Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn
Which veterancy line do I use for Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn?
My imported build puts the most points in Top line: 19/19 points.
Which doctrines are in the Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn guide?
Epic Combat Doctrine, Yorkist Household Knights-Sunmirage, Unit Damage Doctrine V, Epic Leadership Doctrine, Epic Lifesever Doctrine
How much leadership does Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn cost?
Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn costs 265 leadership.
What is the latest recorded balance change for Yorkist Household Knights - Silver Thorn?
2026-07-29 · bugfix: Fixed an issue where the [Illusion Orb] - [Yorkist Household Knights - Falcon] could still play sound effects even when the system sound was turned off.
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