Tarkan — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Tarkan — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Tarkan is countered by Knight, Pikeman and Camel Rider. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Huns.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Huns

Elite upgrade

Elite Tarkan

Cost

60 60

The Tarkan Line

• Tarkan
• Elite Tarkan

Tarkan stats

The Elite Tarkan upgrade changes the values marked with an arrow. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.

Hit points

100 →150

Melee attack

8 / 1.9s →11 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

3 →4

Speed

1.4

Line of sight

5 →7

Training time

14s

What counters the Tarkan?

Hard counters beat the Tarkan 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 Clearly wins the melee duel – more armor and HP
• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+5)
• Mameluke UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+9)
• Cavalier hard Clearly wins the melee duel – more armor and HP
• Paladin hard Clearly wins the melee duel – more armor and HP
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Monk soft Conversion
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Tarkan counter?

The Tarkan is strong against buildings.

Civilizations that improve the Tarkan

One civilization has 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 Unique Unit Counters guide.