Talk:War Elephant (Age of Empires II)/@comment-27977344-20160316103950/@comment-27274076-20160522064453

Persians get Faith. So they have ordinary conversion resistance. And you forgot to list probably the best counter: Mams. They work great against Elephants and are the only unit than can effectively hit-and-run them. And they counter Cavalry Archers, which are also paired with them occasionally.

I would not recommend Eagles against Elephants, though. Their attack bonus against cavalry is negligible in comparison to Pikes and they still take the bonus damage from the Hand Cannoneers. But if the Persian is using Scorpions to support their Elephants (which is a great combination and should be considered), Eagles can be used to track them down.