Iron Pagoda — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Iron Pagoda — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Iron Pagoda is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Monk. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Jurchens.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Jurchens

Elite upgrade

Elite Iron Pagoda

Cost

80 55

The Iron Pagoda Line

• Iron Pagoda
• Elite Iron Pagoda

Iron Pagoda stats

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

Hit points

115 →140

Melee attack

12 / 2.2s →13 / 2.2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1 →2

Pierce armour

3

Speed

1.4

Line of sight

5

Training time

14s

What counters the Iron Pagoda?

Hard counters beat the Iron Pagoda 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.

• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk hard Conversion – heavily armored unit, very valuable
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Crossbowman soft Pierce damage
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Iron Pagoda counter?

The Iron Pagoda is strong against Infantry and Ranged Soldiers.

Civilizations that improve the Iron Pagoda

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.