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War Elephant

The Persian unique unit. A massive cavalry unit with tremendous HP and attack power. Slow but nearly unstoppable in combat.

Tactical Briefing

You're piloting a 450 HP beast with 15 attack that gets bonus damage vs buildings. Your War Elephant is the ultimate siege-support unit - you can tank arrows while smashing through enemy walls. But at 0.8 speed, you're incredibly slow. Halbs deal massive bonus damage and monks can convert you. Never attack without pike protection and anti-monk units like Light Cavalry.

Statistics

HP
450
Attack
15
Melee Armor
1
Pierce Armor
2
Speed
0.8

Cost

  • Food: 170
  • Gold: 85

Strong Against

Weak Against

Strategic Analysis

The War Elephant is a **walking fortress**. With 450 HP and 15 attack, it's designed to tank massive damage while crushing enemy buildings and units.

  • Push Power: Use War Elephants to tank for archers and siege. Nothing survives long in melee against them.
  • Building Crusher: +30 bonus vs buildings makes you excellent at destroying Town Centers and Castles.
  • Trample Damage: War Elephants deal splash damage in melee, damaging multiple units at once.

Warning: **Halberdiers and Monks are your doom**. Halbs deal 60+ bonus damage and monks convert you easily. Always have Light Cavalry to snipe monks.

Attack Bonuses

  • +30 vs Building
  • +15 vs Cavalry
  • +30 vs Stone Defense

Available Civilizations

Persians