Rocket Cart (AoE2): Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Rocket Cart is countered by Light Cavalry, Mangudai and Monk. It is a Siege / Gunpowder / Unique unit, available to the Chinese / Shu / Wei / Wu.

Class: Siege / Gunpowder / Unique
Available to: Chinese / Shu / Wei / Wu
Cost: 135 155

Rocket Cart stats

Hit points: 45
Melee attack: 5 / 5.5s
Pierce attack: 0
Range: 7 (min. 2.5)
Melee armour: 0
Pierce armour: 6
Speed: 0.6
Line of sight: 9
Training time: 40s

What counters the Rocket Cart?

Hard counters beat the Rocket Cart 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
Monk soft Conversion
Elite Skirmisher soft Cheap ranged mass; target has only 45–70 HP

What does the Rocket Cart counter?

Units the Rocket Cart has a damage bonus against

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