Dromon — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Dromon — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Dromon is countered by Fire Ship, Demolition Ship and Fast Fire Ship. It is a Ship / Unique unit, available to the Armenians / Byzantines / Goths / Huns / Romans.

Class

Ship / Unique

Available to

Armenians / Byzantines / Goths / Huns / Romans

Elite upgrade

Elite Dromon

Cost

175 150

The Dromon Line

• Dromon
• Elite Dromon

Dromon stats

Hit points

125

Melee attack

8 / 8s

Pierce attack

0

Range

12 (min. 3)

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

6

Speed

1.15

Line of sight

14

Training time

65s

What counters the Dromon?

Hard counters beat the Dromon 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.

• Fire Ship hard Extreme fire rate and high pierce armor
• Demolition Ship hard Burst damage
• Fast Fire Ship hard Extreme fire rate and high pierce armor
• Heavy Demolition Ship hard Burst damage

What does the Dromon counter?

Units the Dromon has a damage bonus against

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

• Mangonel hard Mangonel/Onager
• Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Siege Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Heavy Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Battering Ram hard Rams
• Capped Ram hard Rams
• Siege Ram hard Rams
• Bombard Cannon hard Cannons
• Houfnice UU hard Cannons

Civilizations that improve the Dromon

3 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.