Shrivamsha Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Shrivamsha Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Shrivamsha Rider is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Halberdier. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Gurjaras, and it wins against Crossbowman and Knight.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Gurjaras

Elite upgrade

Elite Shrivamsha Rider

Cost

70 30

The Shrivamsha Rider Line

• Shrivamsha Rider
• Elite Shrivamsha Rider

Shrivamsha Rider stats

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

Hit points

55 →70

Melee attack

8 / 2s →11 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

1

Speed

1.6

Line of sight

5 →6

Training time

20s

What counters the Shrivamsha Rider?

Hard counters beat the Shrivamsha Rider 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.

• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Shrivamsha Rider counter?

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

• Crossbowman soft UU (Gurjaras) – Dodges projectiles
• Knight soft UU (Gurjaras) – dodges projectiles, but no bonus damage

Civilizations that improve the Shrivamsha Rider

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.