Conquistador — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Conquistador is countered by Skirmisher, Camel Rider and Heavy Camel Rider. It is a Cavalry Archer / Unique unit, available to the Spanish, and it wins against Elite Eagle Warrior, Halberdier and Champion.

Class

Cavalry Archer / Unique

Available to

Spanish

Elite upgrade

Elite Conquistador

Cost

70 60

Conquistador stats

The Elite Conquistador upgrade changes the values marked below. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.

Stat	Conquistador	Elite
Hit points	55	70
Melee attack	0	0
Pierce attack	16 / 2.9s	19 / 2.9s
Range	6	6
Melee armour	2	2
Pierce armour	1	2
Speed	1.3	1.3
Accuracy	65%	70%
Line of sight	8	9
Training time	24s	24s

What counters the Conquistador?

The Conquistador is weak against Spearman-line, Skirmishers, and Monks.

Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Conquistador even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.

Counter	Type	Why it works
Skirmisher	hard	Attack bonus vs. mounted archers, almost no pierce armor
Camel Rider	hard	Attack bonus vs. cavalry
Heavy Camel Rider	hard	Attack bonus vs. cavalry
Mangonel	soft	Area damage
Halberdier	soft	Attack bonus vs. cavalry

What does the Conquistador counter?

The Conquistador is strong against units at range.

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

• Elite Eagle Warrior hard
• Halberdier hard
• Champion soft
• Paladin soft

Unique units the Conquistador beats

• Teutonic Knight hard

Unit lines the Conquistador has a damage bonus against

• Rams

Civilizations that improve the Conquistador

7 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 Unique Unit Counters guide.