Teutonic Knight — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Teutonic Knight — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Teutonic Knight is countered by Crossbowman, Cavalry Archer and Conquistador. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Teutons.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Teutons

Elite upgrade

Elite Teutonic Knight

Cost

85 30

The Teutonic Knight Line

• Teutonic Knight
• Elite Teutonic Knight

Teutonic Knight stats

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

Hit points

90 →110

Melee attack

14 / 2s →17 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

7 →10

Pierce armour

2

Speed

0.8

Line of sight

3 →5

Training time

12s

What counters the Teutonic Knight?

Hard counters beat the Teutonic Knight 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.

• Crossbowman hard Pierce damage – Teutonic Knights are very slow
• Cavalry Archer hard Kites
• Conquistador UU hard UU (Spanish) – Mounted Hand Cannon, kites
• Hand Cannoneer hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+10)
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Arbalest hard Pierce damage
• Heavy Cavalry Archer hard Kites – Teutonic Knights can't catch up
• Obuch UU soft UU (Poles) – Reduces TK armor
• Scorpion soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+1)
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)
• Onager soft Area damage
• Siege Onager soft Area damage
• Heavy Scorpion soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+2)

What does the Teutonic Knight counter?

Units the Teutonic Knight has a damage bonus against

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

• Eagle Scout hard Eagle Line
• Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line
• Elite Eagle Warrior hard Eagle Line

Civilizations that improve the Teutonic Knight

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.