Elite Samurai
Infantry · Japanese unique unit
Japanese unique Infantry that quickly charges into battle and has fast attack.
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Strong vs. Unique Units
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Weak vs. Archery Units and Gunners
Upgrades
- Blacksmithattack, armor
- Barracksspeed
- Castlecreation speed
- Monasterymore resistant to Monks
Upgrade line
The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.
Tier 1Samurai
Tier 2Elite Samurai
Stats
- Hit points
- 80
- Attack
- 12
- Melee armor
- 1
- Pierce armor
- 1
- Speed
- 1
- Line of sight
- 5
- Reload time
- 1.9s
- Train time
- 9s
- Cost
45food
30gold
Attack bonuses
- vs Eagle Warrior+3
- vs Standard Building+3
- vs Unique Unit+12
Armor classes
InfantryUnique UnitAnti-Leitis
Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.
Counters
Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.
Countered by
Strong against
Camel ArcherBerbers onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
LongboatVikings onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Turtle ShipKoreans onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
BerserkerVikings onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
CataphractByzantines onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Cho Ko NuChinese onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
ConquistadorSpanish onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Jaguar WarriorAztecs onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
HuskarlGoths onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
JanissaryTurks onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Longbow ManBritons onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
MamelukeSaracens onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
MangudaiMongols onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Plumed ArcherMaya onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
TarkanHuns onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Teutonic KnightTeutons onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Throwing AxemanFranks onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
War ElephantPersians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
War WagonKoreans onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Woad RaiderCelts onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Genoese CrossbowItalians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
BoyarSlavs onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
HuszarMagyars onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
KamayukInca onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
CaravelPortuguese onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Organ GunPortuguese onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
GbetoMalians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
ShotelEthiopians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
GenitourBerbers onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Ballista ElephantKhmer onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Rattan ArcherVietnamese onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
ArambaiBurmese onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Karambit WarriorMalay onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
KonnikBulgarians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Foot KonnikBulgarians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
LeitisLithuanians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
KipchakCumans onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
KeshikTatars onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
CoustillierBurgundians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
SerjeantSicilians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
ObuchPoles onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Hussite WagonBohemians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Urumi SwordsmanDravidians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Ratha MeleeBengalis onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Chakram ThrowerGurjaras onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
GhulamHindustanis onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Shrivamsha RiderGurjaras onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Ratha RangedBengalis onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
CenturionRomans onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Composite BowmanArmenians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
MonaspaGeorgians onlyvia Unique Units+10–12
Eagle Warriorvia Eagle Warriors+2–3
Fire Lancervia Eagle Warriors+2–3
War Dogvia Eagle Warriors+2–3