Konnik — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Konnik — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Konnik is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Genoese Crossbowman. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Bulgarians.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Bulgarians

Elite upgrade

Elite Konnik

Cost

60 70

The Konnik Line

• Konnik
• Elite Konnik

Konnik stats

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

Hit points

100 →120

Melee attack

12 / 2.4s →14 / 2.4s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

2

Pierce armour

2

Speed

1.35

Line of sight

5

Training time

16s

What counters the Konnik?

Hard counters beat the Konnik 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
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Crossbowman soft Pierce damage – also vs. the dismounted form
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Konnik counter?

The Konnik is strong against Infantry and Cavalry.

Civilizations that improve the Konnik

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.