Siege Ram — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Siege Ram — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Siege Ram is countered by Cavalier, Paladin and Two-Handed Swordsman. It is a siege unit of the Rams.

Class

Siege

Line

Rams

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

160 75

The Rams

• Battering Ram
• Capped Ram
• Siege Ram

Siege Ram stats

Hit points

270

Melee attack

4 / 5s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

-1

Pierce armour

195

Speed

0.6

Line of sight

3

Training time

36s

What counters the Siege Ram?

Hard counters beat the Siege Ram 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.

• Cavalier hard Rams have negative melee armor
• Paladin hard Rams have negative melee armor
• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Rams have negative melee armor – strongest infantry
• Champion hard Rams have negative melee armor – strongest infantry
• Monk hard Conversion – the Siege Ram becomes dangerous
• Elite Mangudai UU hard UU (Mongols) – Attack bonus vs. siege
• Elite Conquistador UU hard Attack bonus vs. rams (+6)
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+5)
• Elite Magyar Huszar UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+8)
• Houfnice UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+20)
• Petard hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+60)
• Onager hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
• Siege Onager hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+12)
• Elite Arambai UU soft Attack bonus vs. rams (+2)

What does the Siege Ram counter?

Units the Siege Ram has a damage bonus against

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

• Mangonel hard Mangonel/Onager
• Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Siege Onager hard Mangonel/Onager
• Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Heavy Scorpion hard Scorpion
• Battering Ram hard Rams
• Capped Ram hard Rams
• Bombard Cannon hard Cannons
• Houfnice UU hard Cannons

Civilizations that improve the Siege Ram

11 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 Siege Counters guide.