Counter Dragoon
Counter Dragoon is Industrial Age ranged cavalry in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Knights of the Mediterranean. It is a specialist counter against Heavy Cavalry, Artillery and several Shock troop classes, with reduced damage against ordinary Cavalry and Villagers.
Recorded values
- Available
- Industrial Age
- Training
- 38 sec · 2 population · 20 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 185 hit points · 20% ranged resistance · 7.25 speed · 15 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 16 damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 2.5x vs. Heavy cavalry; 1.5x vs. Artillery; 1.5x vs. Light ranged cavalry; 1.3x vs. Hand shock trooper; 1.3x vs. Ranged shock trooper; 0.75x vs. Villager
- Ranged attack
- 16 damage · 12 range · 3.0 attack interval · bonuses: 3.5x vs. Heavy cavalry; 3.0x vs. Artillery; 2.5x vs. Light ranged cavalry; 2.5x vs. Hand shock trooper; 1.9x vs. Ranged shock trooper; 0.75x vs. Villager
- Siege attack
- 9 damage · 6 range · 3.0 attack interval
Role, availability & values
It costs 100 Food and 100 Coin, takes 38 seconds to train, uses two population and grants 20 Experience. It has 185 hit points, 20% ranged resistance, 7.25 speed and 15 line of sight. Its ranged attack deals 16 damage at range 12 every 3 seconds: 3.5× against Heavy Cavalry, 3× against Artillery, 2.5× against Light ranged cavalry and Hand shock troopers, and 1.9× against Ranged shock troopers; it deals 0.75× to Villagers. Its 16-damage hand attack also has class bonuses, while the siege attack is 9 at range 6 every 3 seconds.
Matchup & timing
Keep Counter Dragoons mobile and direct their fire at the classes they counter. Their 7.25 speed helps them choose range and reposition, but two population per unit makes careless trades expensive. Do not use them as a general anti-cavalry answer: the ranged attack is reduced against Cavalry and Shock troops. Pair them with units that can protect them from threats outside their bonus list.
Target class matters more than the unit label
Counter Dragoon combines several multipliers, so the opponent’s class tags determine whether its ranged shot is efficient. Heavy Cavalry and Artillery receive the largest bonuses; Light ranged cavalry and hand Shock troops also take extra damage. Cavalry and Shock troops instead receive a 0.6× ranged modifier in the recorded profile. Check the target class and use mobility to avoid committing the unit into an unfavorable engagement.