Woad Raider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Woad Raider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Woad Raider is countered by Crossbowman, Scorpion and Hand Cannoneer. It is a Infantry / Unique unit, available to the Celts.

Class

Infantry / Unique

Available to

Celts

Elite upgrade

Elite Woad Raider

Cost

70 25

The Woad Raider Line

• Woad Raider
• Elite Woad Raider

Woad Raider stats

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

Hit points

70 →85

Melee attack

11 / 2s →15 / 2s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

1

Speed

1.17

Line of sight

3 →5

Training time

10s

What counters the Woad Raider?

Hard counters beat the Woad Raider 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
• 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)
• Arbalest hard Pierce damage
• Heavy Scorpion hard Area pierce
• Cavalry Archer soft Kites
• Slinger UU soft Attack bonus vs. infantry (+4)
• Heavy Cavalry Archer soft Kites

What does the Woad Raider counter?

Units the Woad Raider has a damage bonus against

Bonus damage says how hard the Woad Raider 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 Woad Raider

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.