Siege Tower — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Siege Tower — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Siege Tower is countered by Knight, Mangonel and Magyar Huszar. It is a Siege / Support unit.

Class

Siege / Support

Available to

All civilizations

Cost

100 120

Siege Tower stats

Hit points

175

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

-2

Pierce armour

100

Speed

0.96

Line of sight

8

Training time

36s

What counters the Siege Tower?

Hard counters beat the Siege Tower 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.

• Knight hard Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Mangonel hard Area damage on the slow, large target
• Magyar Huszar UU hard Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+5)
• Scorpion soft Pierce damage vs. siege
• Light Cavalry soft Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor
• Monk soft Conversion
• Eagle Warrior soft Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+3)
• Mangudai UU soft Attack bonus vs. siege weapons (+3)

What does the Siege Tower counter?

The Siege Tower is not a combat unit — it has no attack bonus and no matchup it is built to win.

Civilizations that improve the Siege Tower

8 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.