Kipchak — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Kipchak — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Kipchak is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Camel Rider and Genoese Crossbowman. It is a Cavalry Archer / Unique unit, available to the Cumans, and it wins against Long Swordsman.

Class

Cavalry Archer / Unique

Available to

Cumans

Elite upgrade

Elite Kipchak

Cost

60 35

The Kipchak Line

• Kipchak
• Elite Kipchak

Kipchak stats

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

Hit points

40 →45

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

4 / 2.2s →5 / 2.2s

Range

4

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1.4

Accuracy

90%

Line of sight

6

Training time

20s

What counters the Kipchak?

Hard counters beat the Kipchak 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.

• Elite Skirmisher hard Attack bonus + high pierce armor
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Camel Archer UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry archers (+6)
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Mangonel soft Area damage
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Onager soft Area damage
• Siege Onager soft Area damage

What does the Kipchak counter?

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

• Long Swordsman soft Kites infantry from range

Civilizations that improve the Kipchak

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.