Mangudai — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Mangudai — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Mangudai is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Camel Rider and Genoese Crossbowman. It is a Cavalry Archer / Unique unit, available to the Mongols, and it wins against Battering Ram, Mangonel and Scorpion.

Class

Cavalry Archer / Unique

Available to

Mongols

Elite upgrade

Elite Mangudai

Cost

55 65

The Mangudai Line

• Mangudai
• Elite Mangudai

Mangudai stats

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

Hit points

60

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

6 / 2.1s →8 / 2.1s

Range

4

Melee armour

0 →1

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1.4

Accuracy

95%

Line of sight

6

Training time

26s

What counters the Mangudai?

Hard counters beat the Mangudai 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 vs. archers
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Huskarl UU hard Attack bonus vs. archers (+6)
• Kamayuk UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+8)
• Mameluke UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+9)
• Camel Archer UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry archers (+6)
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+32)
• Pikeman soft Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Eagle Warrior soft Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+3)
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Mangudai counter?

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

• Battering Ram hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Mangonel hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege, very fast
• Scorpion hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Eagle Warrior soft UU (Mongols) – Fast, high pierce DPS
• Long Swordsman soft Kites infantry from range

Unique units the Mangudai beats

• Organ Gun hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege

Other units the Mangudai beats

• Rocket Cart hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Traction Trebuchet hard Anti-siege

Units the Mangudai has a damage bonus against

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

• Bombard Cannon hard Cannons
• Houfnice UU hard Cannons

Civilizations that improve the Mangudai

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.