Imperial Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Imperial Camel Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Imperial Camel Rider is countered by Two-Handed Swordsman, Champion and Halberdier. It is a Camel / Unique unit of the Camel Line, available to the Hindustanis, and it wins against Cavalier, Heavy Cavalry Archer and Hussar.

Class

Camel / Unique

Line

Camel Line

Available to

Hindustanis

Cost

55 60

The Camel Line

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

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?

Hard counters beat the Imperial 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)
• Monk soft Conversion
• Onager soft Area damage en masse
• Siege Onager soft Area damage en masse
• Elite Mameluke UU soft UU (Saracens) – Ranged, but no bonus vs. camels

What does the Imperial Camel Rider counter?

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

• Cavalier hard
• Heavy Cavalry Archer hard Strongest camel counter
• Hussar hard Strongest camel counter
• Paladin hard Maximum camel counter

Units the Imperial Camel Rider has a damage bonus against

Bonus damage says how hard the Imperial 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
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Camel Line

Civilizations that improve the Imperial Camel Rider

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 Cavalry Counters guide.