Huskarl — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Huskarl — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Huskarl is countered by Knight, Jaguar Warrior and Samurai. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Goths, and it wins against Crossbowman and Cavalry Archer.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Goths

Elite upgrade

Elite Huskarl

Cost

75 35

The Huskarl Line

• Huskarl
• Elite Huskarl

Huskarl stats

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

Hit points

60 →70

Melee attack

10 / 2s →12 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

6 →8

Speed

1.05

Line of sight

3 →5

Training time

13s

What counters the Huskarl?

Hard counters beat the Huskarl 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.

• Knight hard High melee damage
• Jaguar Warrior UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+5)
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Cavalier hard High melee damage
• Paladin hard Overwhelms with damage
• Monk soft Conversion
• Legionary UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)

What does the Huskarl counter?

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

• Crossbowman hard UU (Goths) – High pierce armor
• Cavalry Archer soft UU (Goths) – Pierce-resistant infantry

Units the Huskarl has a damage bonus against

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

• Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Elite Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Imperial Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Hand Cannoneer hard Hand Cannoneer
• Eagle Scout hard Eagle Line
• Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Heavy Scorpion hard Scorpion

Civilizations that improve the Huskarl

One civilization has 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 Unique Unit Counters guide.