Berserk — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Berserk — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Berserk is countered by Crossbowman, Scorpion and Cataphract. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Vikings.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Vikings

Elite upgrade

Elite Berserk

Cost

65 20

The Berserk Line

• Berserk
• Elite Berserk

Berserk stats

The Elite Berserk upgrade changes the values marked with an arrow. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.

Hit points

54 →62

Melee attack

12 / 2s →14 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1 →2

Pierce armour

1

Speed

1.05

Line of sight

3 →5

Training time

14s →12s

What counters the Berserk?

Hard counters beat the Berserk decisively and win even at a cost disadvantage — usually through bonus damage, area damage, conversion or a speed advantage it cannot escape. Soft counters win the fight too, but only with good numbers and positioning.

• Crossbowman hard High pierce damage
• Scorpion hard Pierce area damage
• Cataphract UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+9)
• Hand Cannoneer hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+10)
• Jaguar Warrior UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+5)
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Arbalest hard High pierce damage
• Heavy Scorpion hard Pierce area damage
• Cavalry Archer soft Kites
• Plumed Archer UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+1)
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)
• Heavy Cavalry Archer soft Kites

What does the Berserk counter?

Units the Berserk has a damage bonus against

Bonus damage says how hard the Berserk hits these units, not that it wins every fight — some of them still beat it by outranging or outrunning it.

• Eagle Scout hard Eagle Line
• Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line

Civilizations that improve the Berserk

One civilization has a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.

For the strategy behind these matchups — when to build counters, how to mix them and which civs do it best — see the Unique Unit Counters guide.