Fire Ship — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Fire Ship — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Fire Ship is countered by War Galley, Ballista Elephant and Bombard Cannon. It is a ship unit of the Fire Ship Line, and it wins against Cannon Galleon, Demolition Ship and War Galley.

Class

Ship

Line

Fire Ship Line

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

75 45

The Fire Ship Line

• Fire Galley
• Fire Ship
• Fast Fire Ship

Fire Ship stats

Hit points

120

Melee attack

3 / 0.2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

2.5

Melee armour

2

Pierce armour

4

Speed

1.47

Line of sight

5

Training time

27s

What counters the Fire Ship?

Hard counters beat the Fire Ship 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.

• War Galley hard Ranged attack at distance – Fire Ships must close in
• Ballista Elephant UU hard Attack bonus vs. warships (+8)
• Bombard Cannon hard Attack bonus vs. warships (+40)

What does the Fire Ship counter?

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

• Cannon Galleon hard
• Demolition Ship hard Beats Demo Ships
• War Galley hard Extreme fire rate and high pierce armor

Unique units the Fire Ship beats

• Caravel hard Extreme fire rate and high pierce armor

Other units the Fire Ship beats

• Dromon hard Extreme fire rate and high pierce armor
• Fishing Ship hard
• Trade Cog hard
• Transport Ship hard

Civilizations that improve the Fire Ship

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