Camel Archer — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Camel Archer — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Camel Archer is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Huskarl and Eagle Warrior. It is a Camel / Unique unit, available to the Berbers, and it wins against Cavalry Archer, Battle Elephant and Knight.

Class

Camel / Unique

Available to

Berbers

Elite upgrade

Elite Camel Archer

Cost

50 60

The Camel Archer Line

• Camel Archer
• Elite Camel Archer

Camel Archer stats

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

Hit points

55 →60

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

7 / 2s →8 / 2s

Range

4

Melee armour

0 →1

Pierce armour

1

Speed

1.4

Accuracy

95%

Line of sight

5

Training time

25s

What counters the Camel Archer?

Hard counters beat the Camel Archer 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.

• Elite Skirmisher hard Attack bonus vs. archers + high pierce armor
• Huskarl UU hard Bonus vs. archers + very high pierce armor
• Eagle Warrior soft Fast, pierce-resistant, bonus vs. camels
• Mangonel soft Blast damage hits grouped camel archers
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Onager soft Blast damage hits grouped camel archers
• Siege Onager soft Blast damage hits grouped camel archers

What does the Camel Archer counter?

One representative per unit line — the whole line behaves the same way in this matchup.

• Cavalry Archer hard UU (Berbers) – Bonus vs. mounted archers
• Battle Elephant soft UU (Berbers) – Kites elephants, no bonus damage
• Knight soft UU (Berbers) – Ranged, but no bonus vs. cavalry
• Light Cavalry soft

Unique units the Camel Archer beats

• War Elephant soft UU (Berbers) – Kites elephants, no bonus damage

Civilizations that improve the Camel Archer

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.