Petard — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Petard — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Petard is countered by Light Cavalry, Crossbowman and Elite Skirmisher. It is a siege unit.

Class

Siege

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

65 20

Petard stats

Hit points

50

Melee attack

25

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

2

Speed

0.8

Line of sight

4

Training time

25s

What counters the Petard?

Hard counters beat the Petard 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 soft Fast enough to hit Petards
• Crossbowman soft Petards have very low HP
• Elite Skirmisher soft Pierce damage vs. low HP

What does the Petard counter?

Units the Petard has a damage bonus against

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

• Mangonel hard Mangonel/Onager
• Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Siege Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Heavy Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Battering Ram hard Rams
• Capped Ram hard Rams
• Siege Ram hard Rams
• Bombard Cannon hard Cannons
• Houfnice UU hard Cannons

Civilizations that improve the Petard

8 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.