Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Camel Rider is countered by Long Swordsman, Pikeman and Flaming Camel. It is a camel unit of the Camel Line, available to the Saracens / multiple, and it wins against Cavalry Archer, Hei Guang Cavalry and Knight.

Class

Camel

Line

Camel Line

Available to

Saracens / multiple

Cost

55 60

The Camel Line

• Camel Scout
• Camel Rider
• Heavy Camel Rider
• Imperial Camel Rider

Camel Rider stats

Hit points

100

Melee attack

6 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1.45

Line of sight

5

Training time

22s

What counters the Camel Rider?

Hard counters beat the Camel Rider 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.

• Long Swordsman hard No camel bonus vs. infantry
• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. camels
• Flaming Camel UU hard Attack bonus vs. camels (+50)
• Kamayuk UU hard Attack bonus vs. camels (+6)
• Monk soft Conversion
• Crossbowman soft Pierce damage
• Mameluke UU soft UU (Saracens) – Ranged, but no bonus vs. camels
• Genoese Crossbowman UU soft Attack bonus vs. camels (+4)

What does the Camel Rider counter?

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

• Cavalry Archer hard Strong attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Hei Guang Cavalry hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Knight hard Strong attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Light Cavalry hard Strong attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Steppe Lancer hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry

Unique units the Camel Rider beats

• Arambai hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Bolas Rider hard
• Boyar hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Centurion hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Conquistador hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Coustillier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Genitour hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Iron Pagoda hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Keshik hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Kipchak hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Konnik hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Leitis hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monaspa hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Ratha hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Shrivamsha Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Tarkan hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Tiger Cavalry hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Xianbei Raider hard Bonus vs. cavalry; Xianbei has no anti-cavalry defense

Other units the Camel Rider beats

• Ratha (Melee) UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Ratha (Ranged) UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry

Units the Camel Rider has a damage bonus against

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

• Camel Scout hard Camel Line
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Imperial Camel Rider UU hard Camel Line

Civilizations that improve the Camel Rider

9 civilizations have 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 Cavalry Counters guide.