Scout Cavalry — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Scout Cavalry — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Scout Cavalry is countered by Spearman, Camel Scout and Flaming Camel. It is a cavalry unit of the Light Cav, and it wins against Monk.

Class

Cavalry

Line

Light Cav

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

80

The Light Cav

• Scout Cavalry
• Light Cavalry
• Hussar
• Winged Hussar

Scout Cavalry stats

Hit points

45

Melee attack

3 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

2

Speed

1.2

Line of sight

4

Training time

30s

What counters the Scout Cavalry?

Hard counters beat the Scout Cavalry 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.

• Spearman hard High attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Scout hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Flaming Camel UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+50)
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Kamayuk UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+8)
• Mameluke UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+9)
• Eagle Scout soft Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+3)

What does the Scout Cavalry counter?

One representative per unit line — the whole line behaves the same way in this matchup.

• Monk soft

Other units the Scout Cavalry beats

• King soft
• Trade Cart soft
• Villager soft

Civilizations that improve the Scout Cavalry

21 civilizations have 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 Cavalry Counters guide.