Celts
Infantry and Siege civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Infantry and Siege focus
Woad Raider- 142 of 169 tree entries

4 civilization bonuses
What the Celts do better
- Economy
Lumberjacks work +15% faster
- Military
Livestock animals within Celt unit line of sight cannot be stolen
- Military
Infantry moves +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Military
Siege Weapons attack +25% faster
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Stronghold
Castles and Watch Tower-line attack +33% faster; Castles heal allied Infantry in a 7 tile radius
Imperial Age
Furor Celtica
Siege Weapons +40% HP
Stronghold and Furor Celtica do not change the Woad Raider's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Siege Workshops work +20% faster
Unique unit
Tech tree
142 of 169 entries available
- Units51 of 58
- Technologies64 of 83
- Buildings27 of 28
Unique unit
Put the Woad Raider 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
Woad Raider
Celtic unique Infantry with fast movement speed.

Base portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 70 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 11 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 1 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 1.17 base+15% Civilization bonus= 1.35 |
| Line of sight | 3 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 10.00 s base |
| Cost | 70 food and 25 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Barracks
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
Infantry moves +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial AgeApplied now: +15% speed (Castle Age)
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 Celts 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 Celts 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 Celts tech tree27 items
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