War Elephant: stats, counters and how to use it
Heavy cavalry effective against cavalry, siege engines, walls, and buildings.
Heavy Melee Cavalry · ElephantTrained at: golden-horn-tower, mercenary-house
Stats per age
| Version | Age | Cost | HP | Armor | Speed | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Elephant | Castle Age | 680Oil · 100s · pop 3 | 800 | M4/R5 | 1 | Tusks: 50 melee /2.875s (dps 17.4) [+45 vs building] Charge: 80 melee /1.375s (dps 58.2) Spear: 25 melee /1.875s (dps 13.3) rng 1.25 [+40 vs cavalry; +6 vs war elephant; +34 vs worker elephant] |
With all upgrades: HP 1000 · M7/R8 · dmg 53 /2.88s (dps 18.4) · spd 1
What counters the War Elephant
- Spearman+28 vs cavalry
- Desert Raider+19 vs cavalry
- Musofadi Warrior+18 vs heavy
- Camel Rider+16 vs cavalry
- Crossbowman+12 vs heavy
- Arbalétrier+12 vs heavy
- Tower Elephant+12 vs heavy
- Gilded Spearman+56 vs cavalry
- Heavy Spearman+30 vs cavalry
- Atgeirmaðr+28 vs cavalry
- Donso+28 vs cavalry
- Limitanei+28 vs cavalry
What the War Elephant beats
- Scout+40 vs cavalry
- Horseman+40 vs cavalry
- Lancer+40 vs cavalry
- Knight+40 vs cavalry
- Keshik+40 vs cavalry
- Royal Knight+40 vs cavalry
- Camel Archer+40 vs cavalry
- Camel Rider+40 vs cavalry
- Horse Archer+40 vs cavalry
- Mangudai+40 vs cavalry
- Mounted Samurai+40 vs cavalry
- Sipahi+40 vs cavalry
Strengths (game data)
- High health and armor
- Mounted with an advanced Spearman
- Capable of attacking Stone Walls
Weaknesses (game data)
- Slow movement speed
Civilizations with this unit
FAQ
- What counters the War Elephant in AoE4?
- Spearman (+28 vs cavalry), Desert Raider (+19 vs cavalry), Musofadi Warrior (+18 vs heavy), Camel Rider (+16 vs cavalry), Crossbowman (+12 vs heavy), Arbalétrier (+12 vs heavy)
- What is the War Elephant good against?
- Scout, Horseman, Lancer, Knight, Keshik, Royal Knight
- Which civilizations can train the War Elephant?
- Byzantines, Delhi Sultanate, Tughlaq Dynasty
Data from the open game data (aoe4world/data), patch 16.2.10884, public ranked statistics, and Layla Coach's battle simulator. Layla Coach is an independent tool, not affiliated with Microsoft, Relic Entertainment or World's Edge.