The Imperial Camel Rider is countered by Champion, Halberdier and Monk. It is a Camel / Unique unit of the Camel Line, available to the Hindustanis, and it wins against Heavy Cavalry Archer, Hussar and Paladin.
- Class
- Camel / Unique
- Line
- Camel Line
- Available to
- Hindustanis
- Cost
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55 
60
Imperial Camel Rider stats
 Hit points | 140 |
|---|---|
 Melee attack | 8 / 2s |
 Pierce attack | 0 |
 Range | 0 |
 Melee armour | 0 |
 Pierce armour | 0 |
 Speed | 1.45 |
 Line of sight | 5 |
 Training time | 20s |
What counters the Imperial Camel Rider?
The Imperial Camel Rider is weak against Infantry, Monks and Foot Archers.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Imperial Camel Rider even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Champion | hard | Infantry counter – camels have no bonus vs. them |
 Halberdier | hard | Attack bonus vs. camels |
 Monk | soft | Conversion |
 Siege Onager | soft | Area damage en masse |
 Elite Mameluke | soft | UU (Saracens) – Ranged, but no bonus vs. camels |
What does the Imperial Camel Rider counter?
The Imperial Camel Rider is strong against Mounted Units.
One representative per unit line — the whole line behaves the same way in this matchup.
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Heavy Cavalry Archer hard -
Hussar hard -
Paladin hard
Unit lines the Imperial Camel Rider has a damage bonus against
Civilizations that improve the Imperial Camel Rider
19 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.
Bengalis
- Cavalry +2 attack vs. Skirmishers
Berbers
- Stable Units cost -15/20% in Castle/Imperial Age
- Maghrebi Camels (unique tech): Camel Units regenerate 15 HP per minute
Bulgarians
- Stirrups (unique tech): Cavalry attacks +33% faster
Burmese
- Manipur Cavalry (unique tech): Cavalry +4 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers
Byzantines
- Camel Riders, Skirmishers and Spearman-line cost -25%
Cumans
- Mounted Units move +5/10/15% faster in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Dravidians
- Wootz Steel (unique tech): Infantry and Cavalry attacks ignore armor
Ethiopians
- Royal Heirs (unique tech): Shotel Warriors and Camel Riders receive -3 damage from Mounted Units
Franks
- Mounted Units +20% HP starting in Feudal Age
Georgians
- Mounted Units regenerate 2/8/14 HP per minute in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Aznauri Cavalry (unique tech): Mounted Units take -20% population space
Gurjaras
- Mounted Units deal +20/30/40% bonus damage in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Frontier Guards (unique tech): Camel Riders and Elephant Archers +4 melee armor
Hindustanis
- Camel Riders attack +20% faster
Jurchens
- Mounted Units and Fire Lancers attack +25% faster starting in Feudal Age
Khitans
- Ordo Cavalry (unique tech): Cavalry regenerates HP in combat
Malians
- Farimba (unique tech): Cavalry +5 attack
Mapuche
- Mounted Units generate +3 gold when defeating military units
Saracens
- Camel Units +25% HP
Teutons
- Barracks and Stable Units +1/+2 melee armor in Castle/Imperial Age
Wei
- Ming Guang Armor (unique tech): Mounted Units +4 melee armor
The Camel Line
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Camel Rider -
Heavy Camel Rider - Imperial Camel Rider
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.
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