Heavy Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Heavy Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Heavy Camel Rider is countered by Two-Handed Swordsman, Champion and Halberdier. It is a camel unit of the Camel Line, available to the Saracens / multiple, and it wins against Cavalier, Elite Battle Elephant and Elite Steppe Lancer.

Class

Camel

Line

Camel Line

Available to

Saracens / multiple

Cost

55 60

The Camel Line

• Camel Scout
• Camel Rider
• Heavy Camel Rider
• Imperial Camel Rider

Heavy Camel Rider stats

Hit points

120

Melee attack

7 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1.45

Line of sight

5

Training time

22s

What counters the Heavy Camel Rider?

Hard counters beat the Heavy Camel Rider 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.

• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Infantry counter – camels have no bonus vs. them
• Champion hard Infantry counter – camels have no bonus vs. them
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. camels
• Elite Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. camels (+6)
• Elite Kamayuk UU hard Attack bonus vs. camels (+10)
• Flaming Camel UU hard Attack bonus vs. camels (+50)
• Monk soft Conversion
• Elite Mameluke UU soft UU (Saracens) – Ranged, but no bonus vs. camels

What does the Heavy Camel Rider counter?

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

• Cavalier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Battle Elephant hard
• Elite Steppe Lancer hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Cavalry Archer hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Hussar hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Paladin hard
• Savar UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Winged Hussar UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry

Unique units the Heavy Camel Rider beats

• Elite Arambai hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Bolas Rider hard
• Elite Boyar hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Centurion hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Conquistador hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Coustillier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Genitour hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Iron Pagoda hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Keshik hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Kipchak hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Konnik hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Leitis hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Magyar Huszar hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Mangudai hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Monaspa hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Ratha hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Shrivamsha Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Tarkan hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Tiger Cavalry hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite War Elephant hard

Other units the Heavy Camel Rider beats

• Elite Ratha (Melee) UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Elite Ratha (Ranged) UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• War Chariot (Barrage) UU hard
• War Chariot (Focus Fire) UU hard

Units the Heavy Camel Rider has a damage bonus against

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

• Camel Scout hard Camel Line
• Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Imperial Camel Rider UU hard Camel Line

Civilizations that improve the Heavy Camel Rider

9 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 Cavalry Counters guide.