Eagle Warrior — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Eagle Warrior — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Eagle Warrior is countered by Long Swordsman, Cataphract and Hand Cannoneer. It is a Infantry / Special unit of the Eagle Line, available to the Aztecs / Mayans / Incas, and it wins against Elite Skirmisher and Crossbowman.

Class

Infantry / Special

Line

Eagle Line

Available to

Aztecs / Mayans / Incas

Elite upgrade

Elite Eagle Warrior

Cost

20 50

The Eagle Line

• Eagle Scout
• Eagle Warrior
• Elite Eagle Warrior

Eagle Warrior stats

The Elite Eagle Warrior 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

7 / 2s →9 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

3 →4

Speed

1.15 →1.3

Line of sight

6

Training time

35s →20s

What counters the Eagle Warrior?

Hard counters beat the Eagle Warrior 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 Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors
• Cataphract UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+9)
• Hand Cannoneer hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+10)
• Jaguar Warrior UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+5)
• Elite Conquistador UU hard UU (Spanish) – Mounted Hand Cannon, very effective
• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors
• Champion hard Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors
• Cavalry Archer soft Kites, pierce damage
• Knight soft High melee damage
• Mangudai UU soft UU (Mongols) – Fast, high pierce DPS
• Plumed Archer UU soft UU (Mayans) – Fast, cheap pierce counter
• Berserk UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+2)
• Huskarl UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+2)
• Karambit Warrior UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+2)
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+2)
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)
• Throwing Axeman UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+1)
• Woad Raider UU soft Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors (+2)
• Cavalier soft Overwhelms with melee strength
• Paladin soft Overwhelms with melee strength

What does the Eagle Warrior counter?

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

• Elite Skirmisher hard High pierce armor and speed – Skirmisher arrows do almost nothing
• Crossbowman soft Fast, pierce-resistant

Units the Eagle Warrior has a damage bonus against

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

• Knight hard Knight Line
• Cavalier hard Knight Line
• Paladin hard Knight Line
• Savar UU hard Knight Line
• Scout Cavalry hard Light Cav
• Light Cavalry hard Light Cav
• Hussar hard Light Cav
• Winged Hussar UU hard Light Cav
• Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• Heavy Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• Elite Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• 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
• Monk hard Monks
• Missionary UU hard Monks
• Camel Scout hard Camel Line
• Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Imperial Camel Rider UU hard Camel Line

Civilizations that improve the Eagle Warrior

2 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 Infantry Counters guide.