The Siege Elephant is countered by Monk, Halberdier and Elite Mangudai. It is a Siege / Unique unit of the Siege Elephants, available to the Khmer.
- Class
- Siege / Unique
- Line
- Siege Elephants
- Available to
- Khmer
- Cost
-
120 
95
Siege Elephant stats
 Hit points | 220 |
|---|---|
 Melee attack | 4 / 3s |
 Pierce attack | 0 |
 Range | 0 |
 Melee armour | -2 |
 Pierce armour | 150 |
 Speed | 0.6 |
 Line of sight | 4 |
 Training time | 36s |
What counters the Siege Elephant?
The Siege Elephant is weak against Spearman-line.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Siege Elephant even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Monk | hard | Conversion – expensive unit |
 Halberdier | hard | Attack bonus vs. elephants |
 Elite Mangudai | hard | UU (Mongols) – Anti-siege |
What does the Siege Elephant counter?
The Siege Elephant is strong against buildings.
Unit lines the Siege Elephant has a damage bonus against
Civilizations that improve the Siege Elephant
18 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
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
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 Siege Elephants
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Armored Elephant - Siege Elephant
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Ballista Elephant -
Elite Ballista Elephant
For the strategy behind these matchups — when to build counters, how to mix them and which civs do it best — see the Elephant Counters guide.
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