The Scorpion is countered by Knight, Mangonel and Hussar. It is a siege unit of the Scorpion, and it wins against Militia and Spearman.
- Class
- Siege
- Line
- Scorpion
- Available to
- All civilizations
- Cost
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75 
75
Scorpion stats
 Hit points | 40 |
|---|---|
 Melee attack | 0 |
 Pierce attack | 11 / 3.6s |
 Range | 7 (min. 2) |
 Melee armour | 0 |
 Pierce armour | 7 |
 Speed | 0.65 |
 Line of sight | 9 |
 Training time | 30s |
What counters the Scorpion?
The Scorpion is weak against Siege Weapons and units at close range.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Scorpion even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Knight | hard | Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor |
 Mangonel | hard | Outranges Scorpion + area damage |
 Hussar | hard | Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor |
 Light Cavalry | hard | Fast |
 Mangudai | hard | UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege |
 Monk | soft | Conversion |
 Bombard Cannon | soft | Outranges Scorpion (12 vs. 7) – but slow & inaccurate |
What does the Scorpion counter?
The Scorpion is strong against large groups of units.
One representative per unit line — the whole line behaves the same way in this matchup.
Unique units the Scorpion beats
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Berserk hard -
Condottiero hard -
Elite Berserk hard -
Elite Ghulam hard -
Elite Guecha Warrior hard -
Elite Ibirapema Warrior hard -
Elite Jaguar Warrior hard -
Elite Kamayuk hard -
Elite Karambit Warrior hard -
Elite Kona hard -
Elite Liao Dao hard -
Elite Obuch hard -
Elite Samurai hard -
Elite Shotel Warrior hard -
Elite Urumi Swordsman hard -
Elite Woad Raider hard -
Flemish Militia hard -
Ghulam hard -
Guecha Warrior hard -
Ibirapema Warrior hard -
Jaguar Warrior hard -
Jian Swordsman hard -
Kamayuk hard -
Karambit Warrior hard -
Liao Dao hard -
Obuch hard -
Samurai hard -
Serjeant hard -
Shotel Warrior hard -
Urumi Swordsman hard -
White Feather Guard hard -
Woad Raider hard -
Huskarl soft
Other units the Scorpion beats
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Champi Warrior hard -
Elite Champi Warrior hard -
Elite Konnik (Dismounted) hard -
Konnik (Dismounted) hard -
Siege Tower soft
Unit lines the Scorpion has a damage bonus against
Civilizations that improve the Scorpion
20 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.
Britons
- Warwolf (unique tech): Trebuchets deal blast damage and are more accurate
Bulgarians
- Blacksmith and Siege Workshop technologies cost -50% food
Celts
- Siege Weapons attack +25% faster
- Furor Celtica (unique tech): Siege Weapons +40% HP
Chinese
- Rocketry (unique tech): Scorpions, Rocket Carts and Lou Chuans +25% attack; Lou Chuans fire rockets
Cumans
- Siege Workshop and Battering Ram available in Feudal Age; Capped Ram available in Castle Age
Dravidians
- Siege Weapons cost -33% wood
Ethiopians
- Torsion Engines (unique tech): Siege Workshop Units' blast radius increased
Huns
- Trebuchets fire more accurately at units and small targets
Japanese
- Kataparuto (unique tech): Trebuchets attack and pack/unpack faster
Jurchens
- Siege Engineers available in Castle Age
- Siege and Fortification upgrades cost -75% wood and research +100% faster
Khmer
- Double Crossbow (unique tech): Ballista Elephants and Scorpions fire an additional projectile
Mongols
- Drill (unique tech): Siege Workshop Units move +50% faster
Romans
- Scorpions cost -50% gold
- Ballistas (unique tech): Scorpions attack +33% faster; Galley-line +2 attack
Saracens
- Counterweights (unique tech): Trebuchets and Mangonel-line +15% attack
Shu
- Siege Weapons and Siege Warships move +10/15% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Slavs
- Siege Workshop Units cost -15%
Tatars
- Timurid Siegecraft (unique tech): Trebuchets +2 range
Teutons
- Ironclad (unique tech): Siege Weapons +4 melee armor
Wei
- Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuans cost -25%
Wu
- Sitting Tiger (unique tech): Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuan trebuchet weapons fire additional projectiles
The Scorpion
- Scorpion
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Heavy Scorpion
For the strategy behind these matchups — when to build counters, how to mix them and which civs do it best — see the Siege Counters guide.
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