Kris Swordsman (Civ5)

== Game Info ==
Unique melee unit of the Indonesian civilization. Replaces the Swordsman. Requires .
* Special abilities:
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*** Invulnerability: +30% Combat Bonus when defending. +20 HP when healing
*** Sneak Attack: Flank attack bonus increased by 50%
*** Heroism: Unit awards combat bonus to nearby units as if it is a Great General
*** Ambition: +50% Combat Bonus when attacking. -20% penalty when defending
*** Restlessness: May attack twice, 1 extra movement
*** Recruitment: Heals all damage if the unit kills a non-Barbarian unit (only 50 HP)
*** Enemy Blade: Takes 20 damage if the unit ends its turn in enemy territory
*** Evil Spirits: -10% penalty when attacking. -30% penalty when defending
== Strategy ==
The Kris Swordsman is unique in its special abilities - it receives a promotion which is randomly chosen from a whole range of possibilities, some of which can even turn out to be detrimental. When you build the unit, or upgrade it from a Warrior, the Mystic Blade promotion appears on the unit as a question mark. Then, immediately after the Kris Swordsman's first combat engagement, a bonus or penalty is chosen randomly from the list above. This means that you never know how each of those warriors will turn out at the end, which makes for quite a bit of excitement. Still, most of the possible promotions are quite powerful, offsetting the cost of one or two units turning out badly. Note that the promotion takes effect immediately, so in the case of Restlessness, you immediately gain an extra attack and , which you may use in this very turn!
In a multiplayer game, if you offer a Kris Swordsman with a unique promotion to another player, it will keep its promotion and get the Mystic Blade again, allowing its new owner to get a second unique promotion after a fight. The process is repeatable, so technically you can get all 8 promotions on one Kris Swordsman.
The Mystic Blade promotion is carried over on upgrade, allowing the unit to benefit from its special abilities until the end of the game, so guard it well and use it wisely!
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The Kris Swordsman's in-game model is based on a picture of a Balinese soldier in the 1880s. The man was holding a dagger-type kris, but a longer kris called Keris Pedang (lit. "kris sword") existed in Bali.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balinese_soldiers_1880s.jpg
== Gallery ==
File:kris2.jpg|Kris Swordsman in game
File:Kris swordsman (Civ5).jpg|Kris Swordsman with Mystic Blade
== References ==
Category:Units (Brave New World)
Category:Indonesian
ru:Мечник с крисом (Civ5)