Monaspa — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Monaspa — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

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

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Georgians

Elite upgrade

Elite Monaspa

Cost

60 45

The Monaspa Line

• Monaspa
• Elite Monaspa

Monaspa stats

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

Hit points

70 →80

Melee attack

12 / 1.8s →14 / 1.8s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

3 →5

Pierce armour

2

Speed

1.4

Line of sight

4 →5

Training time

14s

What counters the Monaspa?

Hard counters beat the Monaspa 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
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Crossbowman soft Pierce damage
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Monaspa counter?

The Monaspa is strong against Infantry and Cavalry.

Civilizations that improve the Monaspa

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.