Ballista Elephant

"Khmer unique unit. Heavy cavalry equipped with a Scorpion. Can fell trees."

- Age of Empires II description

The Ballista Elephant is the unique unit of the Khmer in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas. It is a cavalry siege unit that fires bolts like a Scorpion. Ballista Elephants can cut down trees.

Ballista Elephants can be upgraded to Elite Ballista Elephants in the Imperial Age.

Further Statistics
As Ballista Elephants are unique to the Khmer, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:

Team Bonuses

 * A team containing Berbers: With Kasbah researched, Ballista Elephants are created and upgraded 25% faster, and Conscription and Double Crossbow are researched 25% faster.
 * A team containing Huns: Researching Bloodlines and Husbandry is 20% faster.
 * A team containing Teutons: Ballista Elephants are more resistant to conversion.

Trivia

 * Due to the unit's unique combination of being a cavalry unit and siege unit, the Ballista Elephant is the only siege weapon in the game that can be healed by a Monk instead of having to be repaired by a Villager.