Leitis — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Leitis — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Leitis is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Monk. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Lithuanians.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Lithuanians

Elite upgrade

Elite Leitis

Cost

70 50

The Leitis Line

• Leitis
• Elite Leitis

Leitis stats

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

Hit points

100 →130

Melee attack

13 / 1.9s →16 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1 →2

Pierce armour

1

Speed

1.4

Line of sight

5

Training time

20s →18s

What counters the Leitis?

Hard counters beat the Leitis 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
• Monk hard Conversion – Leitis are expensive and strong
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Crossbowman soft Pierce damage – Leitis have low HP
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Leitis counter?

The Leitis is strong against Cavalry and Infantry, especially with high armor.

Civilizations that improve the Leitis

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.