The Siege Tower is countered by Knight, Mangonel and Scorpion. It is a Siege / Support unit.
What counters the Siege Tower?
The Siege Tower is weak against melee units.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Siege Tower even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Knight | hard | Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor |
 Mangonel | hard | Area damage on the slow, large target |
 Scorpion | soft | Pierce damage vs. siege |
 Hussar | soft | Fast – siege weapons have almost no melee armor |
 Monk | soft | Conversion |
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
17 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
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
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