Organ Gun — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Organ Gun — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Organ Gun is countered by Light Cavalry, Mangudai and Bombard Cannon. It is a Siege / Gunpowder / Unique unit, available to the Portuguese.

Class

Siege / Gunpowder / Unique

Available to

Portuguese

Elite upgrade

Elite Organ Gun

Cost

80 70

The Organ Gun Line

• Organ Gun
• Elite Organ Gun

Organ Gun stats

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

Hit points

50 →70

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

6 / 3.4s →8 / 3.4s

Range

7 (min. 1)

Melee armour

2

Pierce armour

4 →6

Speed

0.85

Line of sight

8 →9

Training time

25s →21s

What counters the Organ Gun?

Hard counters beat the Organ Gun 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.

• Light Cavalry hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Mangudai UU hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Bombard Cannon hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+20)
• Condottiero hard Attack bonus vs. gunpowder units (+10)
• Mangonel hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Hussar hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Houfnice UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+20)
• Onager hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
• Siege Onager hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
• Elite Skirmisher soft Cheap ranged mass; target has only 45–70 HP

What does the Organ Gun counter?

Units the Organ Gun has a damage bonus against

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

• Militia hard Militia Line
• Man-at-Arms hard Militia Line
• Long Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Champion hard Militia Line
• Legionary UU hard Militia Line
• Spearman hard Spearman Line
• Pikeman hard Spearman Line
• Halberdier hard Spearman Line
• Eagle Scout hard Eagle Line
• Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Elite Skirmisher hard Skirm Line
• Imperial Skirmisher hard Skirm Line

Civilizations that improve the Organ Gun

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.