Genitour — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Genitour — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Genitour is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Camel Rider and Genoese Crossbowman. It is a Cavalry Archer / Unique unit, available to the Berbers, and it wins against Cavalry Archer.

Class

Cavalry Archer / Unique

Available to

Berbers

Elite upgrade

Elite Genitour

Cost

40 35

The Genitour Line

• Genitour
• Elite Genitour

Genitour stats

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

Hit points

50 →55

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

3 / 3s →4 / 3s

Range

4 (min. 1)

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

4

Speed

1.35

Accuracy

90%

Line of sight

5 →6

Training time

25s →23s

What counters the Genitour?

Hard counters beat the Genitour 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.

• Elite Skirmisher hard Attack bonus vs. archers
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Huskarl UU hard Attack bonus vs. archers (+6)
• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+22)
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+32)
• Long Swordsman soft High melee damage
• Eagle Warrior soft Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+3)
• Savar UU soft Attack bonus vs. archers (+2)
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Genitour counter?

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

• Cavalry Archer hard UU (Berbers) – Mobile skirmisher, high pierce armor

Units the Genitour has a damage bonus against

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

• Archer hard Archer Line
• Crossbowman hard Archer Line
• Arbalest hard Archer Line
• Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Elite Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Imperial Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Hand Cannoneer hard Hand Cannoneer
• Spearman hard Spearman Line
• Pikeman hard Spearman Line
• Halberdier hard Spearman Line

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.