Centurion — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Centurion — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Centurion is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Halberdier. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Romans.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Romans

Elite upgrade

Elite Centurion

Cost

75 85

The Centurion Line

• Centurion
• Elite Centurion

Centurion stats

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

Hit points

110 →155

Melee attack

13 / 1.9s →15 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

2 →3

Pierce armour

3

Speed

1.35

Line of sight

4 →5

Training time

24s

What counters the Centurion?

Hard counters beat the Centurion 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.

• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Centurion counter?

The Centurion is strong against Infantry and Foot Archers.

Civilizations that improve the Centurion

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.