Heavy Scorpion — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Heavy Scorpion — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Heavy Scorpion is countered by Onager, Siege Onager and Hussar. It is a siege unit of the Scorpion.

Class

Siege

Line

Scorpion

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

75 75

The Scorpion

• Scorpion
• Heavy Scorpion

Heavy Scorpion stats

Hit points

60

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

14 / 3.6s

Range

7 (min. 2)

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

8

Speed

0.65

Line of sight

9

Training time

30s

What counters the Heavy Scorpion?

Hard counters beat the Heavy Scorpion 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.

• Onager hard Outranges Scorpion + area damage
• Siege Onager hard Outranges Scorpion + area damage
• Hussar hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Cavalier hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Paladin hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Elite Mangudai UU hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+5)
• Elite Magyar Huszar UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+8)
• Elite Huskarl UU hard High pierce armor; closes and destroys it
• Elite Ghulam UU hard Ignores armor and closes fast
• Elite Woad Raider UU hard Very fast infantry closes before it dies
• Elite Shotel Warrior UU hard Fast, cheap swarm closes and overwhelms it
• Condottiero hard Fast infantry closes quickly
• Monk soft Conversion
• Bombard Cannon soft Outranges Heavy Scorpion (12 vs. 8) – but slow & inaccurate

What does the Heavy Scorpion counter?

Units the Heavy Scorpion has a damage bonus against

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

• Militia hard Militia Line
• Man-at-Arms hard Militia Line
• Long Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Champion hard Militia Line
• Legionary UU hard Militia Line
• Spearman hard Spearman Line
• Pikeman hard Spearman Line
• Halberdier hard Spearman Line
• 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
• Battering Ram hard Rams
• Capped Ram hard Rams
• Siege Ram hard Rams

Civilizations that improve the Heavy Scorpion

11 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 Siege Counters guide.