Keshik — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Keshik — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Keshik is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Halberdier. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Tatars.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Tatars

Elite upgrade

Elite Keshik

Cost

60 40

The Keshik Line

• Keshik
• Elite Keshik

Keshik stats

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

Hit points

120 →145

Melee attack

9 / 1.9s →11 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

2 →3

Speed

1.4

Line of sight

5

Training time

17s →15s

What counters the Keshik?

Hard counters beat the Keshik 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
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Keshik counter?

The Keshik is strong against Archery Units.

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.