Janissary — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Janissary is countered by Skirmisher, Hussar and Light Cavalry. It is a Gunpowder / Unique unit, available to the Turks.

Class

Gunpowder / Unique

Available to

Turks

Elite upgrade

Elite Janissary

Cost

60 55

Janissary stats

The Elite Janissary upgrade changes the values marked below. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.

Stat	Janissary	Elite
Hit points	35	40
Melee attack	0	0
Pierce attack	17 / 3.4s	22 / 3.4s
Range	7	8
Melee armour	1	2
Pierce armour	0	0
Speed	0.96	0.96
Accuracy	50%	65%
Line of sight	10	10
Training time	21s	21s

What counters the Janissary?

The Janissary is weak against Archery Units and Skirmishers.

Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Janissary even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.

Counter	Type	Why it works
Skirmisher	hard	High pierce armor, target has almost none
Hussar	soft	Fast, closes in
Light Cavalry	soft	Fast
Onager	soft	Area damage

What does the Janissary counter?

The Janissary is strong against Infantry.

Unit lines the Janissary has a damage bonus against

• Rams

Civilizations that improve the Janissary

7 civilizations have 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.