Comprehensive Attack Bonus List

Noticing existing attack bonus guides have innacuracies or are not fully complete, I am attempting a full comprehensive list. I am testing most, but not every single value. Existing values are generally assumed to be correct existing sources agree. Let me know if you test different values.

Sections marked with * are corrected or added values confirmed through testing where sources disagree.
Source A: http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokcgi/display.cgi?action=ct&f=3,30576
Source B: http://www.net-clan.com/AoKWeb/AoCUnitStatsNoneCable.htm

It seems that all attack bonuses are also the minimum damage, but I'll leave the minimum damage listings were they are. This is because its rarely ever relevant since units rarely have less attack than their targets armour. However you can notice it in mele with jaguar warriors with no upgrades which have 20 attack vs infantry (10+10) and still do 10 damage to Teutonic knights with 13 armour.

Attack Bonuses Vs Infantry

Bonuses Vs All Infantry
Hand Cannoneer 10 *
All Jaguar Warrior 10
Cataphract 9
E. Cataphract 12

Bonuses Vs Eagle Warriors
All Plumed archers 2
Man at Arms 2
Long Swordsman 4
2hand Swordsman 6
Champion 6
Berserker 2 *
Elite Berserker 3
Huskarl 2
Elite hurskarl 3
Samurai 2 *
Elite Samurai 3
All Teutonic Knights 4
Throwing Axeman 1 *
Elite Throwing Axeman 2
Woad Raider 2 *
Elite Woad Raider 3

Bonuses VS Spearmen
All Skirmishers 3
Archer/Crossbowman/Arbalest 3
All Mangundai 1 (Parthian Tactics 3)
All Cavalry Archer 2 (Parthian Tactics 6)
Plumed Archer 3 *
Elite Plumed Archer 4 *
All Longbowman 2 *
All Chu Ko Nu 2 *
Hand Cannoneer 11 * (1 more than vs other infantry)

Bonuses VS Swordsmen, Berserker, Samurai, Teutonic Knight, Woad Raider, Huskarl, Jaguar Warrior, Throwing Axemen
Plumed Archer 1 *
Elite Plumed Archer 2 (also minimum damage 2 vs Huskarls) *

Attack Bonuses Vs Cavalry

Bonuses Vs Knights, Light Cavalry, Cavalry Archers, Missionaries
Spearman 15
Pikeman 22
Halberdier 32
Camel 10
Heavy Camel 18
Mameluke 9
Elite Mameluke 12
Eagle Warrior 2 *
Elite Eagle Warrior 4

Bonuses Vs Cataphracts
Pikemen 10
Halberdier 20
Heavy Camel 6

Bonuses Vs Elite Cataphracts
Pikemen 10
Halberdier 20
Heavy Camel 2

Bonuses Vs Camel Line
Spearmen 7
Pikemen 11
Halberdier 16
Camel 5
Heavy Camel 9
Watch Tower 6
Guard tower 9
Keep 10
Heated shot also increases tower/castle damage vs camels

Bonuses Vs All Mamelukes
Spearmen 7
Pikemen 11
Halberdier 16
Camel 10
Heavy Camel 16
Huskarl 6
Elite Huskarl 11 *
Skirmisher 3
Elite Skirmisher 4
Elite Eagle Warrior 2
Watch Tower 6
Guard tower 9
Keep 10
Heated shot also increases tower/castle damage vs mamelukes

Bonuses Vs All War Elephant
Spearmen 30
Pikemen 47
Halberdier 60
Mameluke 9
Elite Mameluke 12
Camel 10
Heavy Camel 18
Eagle Warrior 2 *
Elite Eagle Warrior 4
Scorpion 6 *
Heavy Scorpion 8 *

Attack Bonuses Vs Archers

Persian team bonus gives Knight line 2 vs all archers

Attack bonuses Vs Foot Archers, Hand Cannons, Janissaries, Conquistadors
Skirmisher 3 (also minimum of 3)*
Elite Skirmisher 4 (also minimum of 4)*
Huskarl 6
Elite Huskarl 10

Attack bonuses Vs Cavalry Archers, Mangudai
Skirmisher 3 (also minimum of 3)*
Elite Skirmisher 6 (also minimum of 6)*
Huskarl 6
Elite Huskarl 10

Attack bonuses Vs Heavy Cavalry Archers, Elite Mangudai
Skirmisher 3 (also minimum of 3)*
Elite Skirmisher 6 (also minimum of 6)*
Huskarl 5
Elite Huskarl 9

Attack Bonuses Vs Misc

Attack bonuses Vs All Unique Units
Samurai 10
Elite Samurai 12

Attack bonuses Vs All Siege Weapons
Battering Ram 40 *
Capped Ram 50 *
Siege Ram 65 *
Bombard Cannon (unsure)
Eagle Warrior 3 *
Elite Eagle Warrior 5 *
Mangudai 3 (also minimum of 3) *
Elite Mangudai 5 (also minimum of 5) *

Attack bonuses Vs Battering/Capped/Siege Rams
Eagle Warrior 6 *
Elite Eagle Warrior 8 *
Hand Cannoneer (minimum 2/1/1 damage)
Janissary (minimum 2/1/1 damage)
Elite Janissary (minimum 3/2/1 damage)
Conquistador (minimum 4/3/2 damage)
Elite Conquistador (minimum 6/5/4 damage)

Attack bonuses Vs Monks, Missionaries
Eagle Warrior 8
Elite Eagle Warrior 10
Scout Cavalry 6
Light Cavalry 10
Hussar 12

Attack bonuses Vs All Ships
Bombard Cannon 41
Spearman 2
Pikeman 6
Halberdier 11
Watch tower 7 minimum damage (increased with heated shot)
Guard tower 9 (increased with heated shot)
Keep 11 (increased with heated shot)
Castle unsure but alot. (increased with heated shot)

Attack Bonuses Vs Buildings

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[Aile_hek_ivermectin]

hey i have a question.i have just played against hun with vikings.how could i defense the huns cavalier and elite tarkan ?

[Jineapple]

Hi, nice guide! Just to clarify about min damage/attack bonus: Melee damage, Pierce Damage, attack bonuses are all calculated seperately with the corresponding armor, then all values added together. Most units have 0 armor against attacks for their class, that's why it's often the min damage.

Also, I have some different values to you.

Here's what I have different:
-Jaguar Warriors get 12 bonus against eagles (+10 infantry, +2 against eagles)
-(Elite) Plumed Archers get 1(2) dmg against all infantry, another +2 against spearmen
-Normal Eagle warriors don't get bonus against cavalry (this might be due to version, I use 1.4 patch from voobly)
-Pikemen get 6, halberdiers 16 bonus against elite cataphracts (improved armor over normal)
-I have 7,9,10 bonus against camels/ships for towers
-Bombard canno gets 20 bonus against siege and 40 against ships
-I have 6/10 bonus for normal/elite huskarls against all archers, mamelukes, cav archers.

[Jupsto]

Also I see on wiki Elite cata aparently has a defense against anti cavalary attack bonuses of 16. However if you looked the actualy damage bonuses, it don't fit.

Pikeman 22
Halberdier 32
Heavy Camel 18

Bonuses Vs Elite Cataphracts
Pikemen 10
Halberdier 20
Heavy Camel 2

So imo defense values may be in turn specific to unit lines, would would make listing them all pretty pointless when we can just list the actual useful the damage difference.

[Jupsto]

This is just the amount of extra damage done which isn't explained by the UI's armour/attack values.

The already listed differences in that extra damage may be due to hidden defense bonuses. So yes, to answer your question.

Its just I've never seen a full list or explanation of defense bonus, so these values were all just tested in game. plus would probably make this guide overcomplicated otherwise, I think its pretty easy to understand currently.

[hot_gril]

This is great! These attack bonuses already have defense bonuses subtracted from them (where applicable), right? For example, with cataphracts vs camels...

[Jupsto]

SAS might be playing AoF in which case I think berzerks got bonus vs cav. In normal aoe 2 berzerkers are one of the worse unique units to be honest, definitely one of the lease unique its basically just a champion. Pretty much any gold units are good vs champions.

[Hadien]

@Jupsto:
lol I'm flattered. Honestly I haven't played the game in such a long time. In fact, I stumbled across this while looking for Unit tables for the Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds version. I just found the disc in a old box and dusted it off to play again

@ SASquatch:
Based on Unique unit match ups, Teutonic knights, Samurai, War Elephants and Cataphracts are some of the most effective matchups against Berserkers Teutons are very slow and can be easily kited and countered with archers or monks though, same with Elephants, but if the opponent doesn't know that you'll wreck him. Samurai and Cataphracts are cost effective counters. As for units most Civs can build, Hand Cannoneers are quite cost/fight-effective and can kill Berserks in a 1v1 without micro too. Even more so, Onagers are possibly the most devastating counter. A single shot is well worth its cost compared to how much he'll los.

[sharn]

Heavy scorpions, Arbalests, Samouraïs, Paladins ;). Teutonic Knights and Jaguars warriors shouldn't be bad either.

[sion gaming]

What's best against elite berserkers? I'm having a friendly competition with my friend after I dominated them with elite berserks, and now my friends want to be vikings =P im scared

[Jupsto]

I'd have a look at it, not sure how much effort I'm willing to put into updating this myself. might be that I just make you co-author and let you do the work :)