Urumi Swordsman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Urumi Swordsman — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Urumi Swordsman is countered by Crossbowman, Scorpion and Samurai. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Dravidians.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Dravidians

Elite upgrade

Elite Urumi Swordsman

Cost

65 20

The Urumi Swordsman Line

• Urumi Swordsman
• Elite Urumi Swordsman

Urumi Swordsman stats

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

Hit points

55 →65

Melee attack

9 / 2s →11 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

1

Pierce armour

0

Speed

1.1

Line of sight

3

Training time

9s

What counters the Urumi Swordsman?

Hard counters beat the Urumi Swordsman 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
• Scorpion hard Area pierce
• Samurai UU hard Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)
• Arbalest hard Pierce damage
• Heavy Scorpion hard Area pierce
• Cavalry Archer soft Kites

What does the Urumi Swordsman counter?

Units the Urumi Swordsman has a damage bonus against

Bonus damage says how hard the Urumi Swordsman 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 Urumi Swordsman

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.