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Huskarl — Age of Empires II

Huskarl

InfantryGothsUnique unit

Upgrade line

  1. Huskarl
  2. Elite Huskarl

Stats

HP
60/ 600
Attack
10/ 200
Melee armor
0/ 10
Pierce armor
6/ 10
Range
0/ 16
Speed
1.05/ 1.65

Cost

Food
75
Gold
35

Countered by

Build these against it.

  • Jaguar WarriorAztecs
  • Militia
  • SamuraiJapanese
  • Teutonic KnightTeutons
  • Throwing AxemanFranks
  • Woad RaiderCelts
  • CataphractByzantines
  • Mangonel

Strong against

This unit is a good answer to these.

  • Eagle Scout
  • Shotel WarriorEthiopians
  • ArcherTheir pierce armor makes them nearly immune to archer fire.
  • Chu Ko NuChineseTheir pierce armor shrugs off the extra arrows.
  • Genoese CrossbowmanItalians
  • Hand Cannoneer
  • JanissaryTurks
  • LongbowmanBritons
  • Plumed ArcherMayans
  • Rattan ArcherVietnameseBoth are pierce-resistant, so this comes down to numbers and upgrades.
  • Skirmisher
  • Slinger
  • Scout Cavalry
  • ArambaiBurmese
  • Camel ArcherBerbersImmune to most of the damage, but slow to close in.
  • Cavalry ArcherThey survive the arrows, but need the cavalry archers to be pinned.
  • ConquistadorSpanish
  • Elephant Archer
  • Genitour
  • KipchakCumans
  • MangudaiMongolsHigh pierce armor, but they still have to catch them.
  • War WagonKoreans
  • Ballista ElephantKhmer
  • Battering Ram
  • Bombard Cannon
  • Mangonel
  • Organ GunPortuguese
  • Scorpion

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