Throwing Axeman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Throwing Axeman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Throwing Axeman is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Cataphract and Hand Cannoneer. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Franks, and it wins against Long Swordsman.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Franks

Elite upgrade

Elite Throwing Axeman

Cost

55 25

The Throwing Axeman Line

• Throwing Axeman
• Elite Throwing Axeman

Throwing Axeman stats

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

Hit points

60 →70

Melee attack

7 / 2s →8 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

3 →4

Melee armour

0 →1

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1

Line of sight

5 →6

Training time

13s

What counters the Throwing Axeman?

Hard counters beat the Throwing Axeman 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.

• Elite Skirmisher hard Attack bonus
• Cataphract UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+9)
• Hand Cannoneer hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+10)
• Jaguar Warrior UU hard Attack bonus vs. infantry (+5)
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Knight soft High damage
• Eagle Warrior soft Fast, more resistant
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)
• Cavalier soft High damage
• Paladin soft High damage

What does the Throwing Axeman counter?

One representative per unit line — the whole line behaves the same way in this matchup.

• Long Swordsman soft

Civilizations that improve the Throwing Axeman

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.