Byzantines
Defensive civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Defensive focus
Cataphract- 157 of 171 tree entries
5 civilization bonuses
What the Byzantines do better
- Military
Buildings +10/20/30/40% HP in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Military
Camel Riders, Skirmishers and Spearman-line cost -25%
- Research
Town Watch, Town Patrol free
- Research
Advancing to Imperial Age costs -33%
- Military
Fire Ships and Dromons attack +25% faster
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Greek Fire
Fire Ships +1 range; Dromons and Bombard Towers increased blast radius
Imperial Age
Logistica
Cataphracts and Varangian Guards deal trample damage
Greek Fire and Logistica do not change the Cataphract's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Monks heal +100% faster
Unique unit
Tech tree
157 of 171 entries available
- Units57 of 61
- Technologies72 of 82
- Buildings28 of 28
Unique unit
Put the Cataphract to the test
Switch to elite, research upgrades and watch every stat change. The research bill adds up what it costs to get there.
Unit lab
Cataphract
Byzantine unique Heavy Cavalry.
Trained at the Castle20 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 110 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 9 base |
| Melee armor | 2 base |
| Pierce armor | 1 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 1.35 base |
| Line of sight | 4 base |
| Reload time | 1.80 s base |
| Training time | 20.00 s base |
| Cost | 70 food and 75 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Stable
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Byzantines bonus changes this unit's stats or price.
Research bill
Nothing researched yet
- Food0
- Wood0
- Gold0
- Stone0
- Total0
Itemized(0)
- Research a technology or switch to elite to start the bill.
Tech tree
Everything the Byzantines can build
Every building with the units and technologies it unlocks, age by age, laid out like the in-game tree. A red cross marks what the Byzantines do not get.
- Building
- Unit
- Technology
- Unique
- Upgrade
- Trained or researched at
Drag the board, scroll sideways or drag the frame in the building strip. Inside the board, arrow keys move between items, Shift with Left or Right jumps a building, and Enter on a unique item opens it in the unit lab.
Not in the Byzantines tech tree14 items
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