Imperial Skirmisher — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Imperial Skirmisher — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Imperial Skirmisher is countered by Two-Handed Swordsman, Champion and Cavalier. It is a Archer / Counter Unit unit of the Skirm Line, available to the Vietnamese / Team.

Class

Archer / Counter Unit

Line

Skirm Line

Available to

Vietnamese / Team

Cost

25 35

The Skirm Line

• Skirmisher
• Elite Skirmisher
• Imperial Skirmisher

Imperial Skirmisher stats

Hit points

35

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

4 / 3s

Range

5 (min. 1)

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

5

Speed

0.96

Accuracy

95%

Line of sight

7

Training time

22s

What counters the Imperial Skirmisher?

Hard counters beat the Imperial Skirmisher 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 High melee attack
• Champion hard High melee attack
• Cavalier hard High damage, Skirms have no armor vs. melee
• Paladin hard High damage, Skirms have no armor vs. melee
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard High pierce armor and speed – Skirmisher arrows do almost nothing
• Elite Huskarl UU hard Attack bonus vs. archers (+10)

What does the Imperial Skirmisher counter?

Units the Imperial Skirmisher has a damage bonus against

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

• Archer hard Archer Line
• Crossbowman hard Archer Line
• Arbalest hard Archer Line
• Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Elite Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• Heavy Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• Elite Cavalry Archer hard Cav Archer Line
• Hand Cannoneer hard Hand Cannoneer
• Spearman hard Spearman Line
• Pikeman hard Spearman Line
• Halberdier hard Spearman Line

Civilizations that improve the Imperial Skirmisher

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 Archer Counters guide.