Long Swordsman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Long Swordsman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Long Swordsman is countered by Crossbowman, Scorpion and Cataphract. It is a infantry unit of the Militia Line, and it wins against Eagle Warrior.

Class

Infantry

Line

Militia Line

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

50 20

The Militia Line

• Militia
• Man-at-Arms
• Long Swordsman
• Two-Handed Swordsman
• Champion
• Legionary

Long Swordsman stats

Hit points

60

Melee attack

9 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

1

Speed

0.96

Line of sight

4

Training time

21s

What counters the Long Swordsman?

Hard counters beat the Long Swordsman 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.

• Crossbowman hard High pierce damage
• Scorpion hard Area pierce
• Cataphract UU hard UU (Byzantines) – Attack bonus vs. infantry
• Hand Cannoneer hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+10)
• Jaguar Warrior UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+5)
• Cavalry Archer soft Kites from great distance
• Knight soft Superior in open field
• Chu Ko Nu UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Longbowman UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Plumed Archer UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Rattan Archer UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Composite Bowman UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Blackwood Archer UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Fire Archer UU soft Outranges infantry, which cannot close the gap
• Mangudai UU soft Kites infantry from range
• War Wagon UU soft Kites infantry from range
• Elephant Archer UU soft Kites infantry from range
• Kipchak UU soft Kites infantry from range
• Arambai UU soft Kites infantry from range
• Ratha (Ranged) UU soft Kites infantry from range
• War Chariot (Barrage) UU soft Kites infantry from range
• War Chariot (Focus Fire) UU soft Kites infantry from range
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)

What does the Long Swordsman counter?

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

• Eagle Warrior hard Attack bonus vs. Eagle Warriors

Civilizations that improve the Long Swordsman

19 civilizations have 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 Infantry Counters guide.