Kona — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Kona — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

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

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Mapuche

Elite upgrade

Elite Kona

Cost

65 40

The Kona Line

• Kona
• Elite Kona

Kona stats

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

Hit points

125 →145

Melee attack

9 / 2s →11 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

3 →5

Speed

1.55

Line of sight

5 →6

Training time

14s

What counters the Kona?

Hard counters beat the Kona 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 Anti-cavalry bonus
• Camel Rider hard Anti-cavalry bonus
• Halberdier hard Anti-cavalry bonus
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Anti-cavalry bonus
• Monk soft Conversion; healing removes the injured-target bonus
• Crossbowman soft Massed ranged — Kona cannot upgrade pierce armor
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Arbalest soft Massed ranged — Kona cannot upgrade pierce armor

What does the Kona counter?

Units the Kona has a damage bonus against

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

• Hand Cannoneer hard Hand Cannoneer
• Bombard Cannon hard Cannons
• Houfnice UU hard Cannons

Civilizations that improve the Kona

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.