Fire Lancer — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Fire Lancer — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Fire Lancer is countered by Crossbowman, Hand Cannoneer and Long Swordsman. It is a Infantry / Gunpowder unit, available to the Chinese / Jurchens / Khitans / Koreans / Vietnamese, and it wins against Elite Skirmisher.

Class

Infantry / Gunpowder

Available to

Chinese / Jurchens / Khitans / Koreans / Vietnamese

Elite upgrade

Elite Fire Lancer

Cost

45 45

The Fire Lancer Line

• Fire Lancer
• Elite Fire Lancer

Fire Lancer stats

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

Hit points

65 →85

Melee attack

9 / 2s →10 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1 →2

Pierce armour

0 →1

Speed

0.96

Line of sight

5 →6

Training time

35s →25s

What counters the Fire Lancer?

Hard counters beat the Fire Lancer 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.

• Crossbowman hard No pierce armor — melted by ranged attacks
• Hand Cannoneer hard No pierce armor, plus bonus vs. infantry
• Long Swordsman hard Stronger in melee; Fire Lancer has no anti-infantry edge
• Arbalest hard No pierce armor — melted by ranged attacks
• Champion hard Stronger in melee; Fire Lancer has no anti-infantry edge
• Monk soft Conversion (expensive gold unit)
• Mangonel soft Clumps up, only 65 HP
• Onager soft Clumps up under splash damage

What does the Fire Lancer counter?

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

• Elite Skirmisher hard

Units the Fire Lancer has a damage bonus against

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

• Battle Elephant hard Battle Elephants
• Elite Battle Elephant hard Battle Elephants
• Armored Elephant UU hard Siege Elephants
• Siege Elephant UU hard Siege Elephants
• Ballista Elephant UU hard Siege Elephants
• Elite Ballista Elephant UU hard Siege Elephants
• 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
• Camel Scout hard Camel Line
• Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Imperial Camel Rider UU hard Camel Line
• Steppe Lancer hard Steppe Lancer
• Elite Steppe Lancer hard Steppe Lancer

Civilizations that improve the Fire Lancer

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