Siege Onager (AoE2): Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Siege Onager is countered by Hussar, Cavalier and Paladin. It is a siege unit of the Mangonel/Onager, and it wins against Champion and Two-Handed Swordsman.

Class: Siege
Line: Mangonel/Onager
Available to: All civilizations
Cost: 160 135

The Mangonel/Onager

Mangonel
Onager
Siege Onager

Siege Onager stats

Hit points: 70
Melee attack: 75 / 6s
Pierce attack: 0
Range: 8 (min. 3)
Melee armour: 0
Pierce armour: 8
Speed: 0.6
Line of sight: 10
Training time: 46s

What counters the Siege Onager?

Hard counters beat the Siege Onager 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.

Hussar hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
Cavalier hard Melee – 0 melee armor, barely hits moving single targets
Paladin hard Melee – 0 melee armor, barely hits moving single targets
Elite Mangudai UU hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
Elite Eagle Warrior hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+5)
Elite Magyar Huszar UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+8)
Siege Onager hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
Monk soft Conversion
Bombard Cannon soft Outranges Siege Onager (12 vs. 8) – but slow & inaccurate

What does the Siege Onager counter?

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

Champion soft Massive area damage
Two-Handed Swordsman soft

Units the Siege Onager has a damage bonus against

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