Italians
Archer and Naval civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Archer and Naval focus
Genoese Crossbowman
Condottiero- 154 of 170 tree entries
5 civilization bonuses
What the Italians do better
- Research
Advancing to the next Age costs -15%
- Military
Foot Archers and Condottieri +1 melee/+1 pierce armor
- Research
Dock and University technologies cost -25%
- Military
Gunpowder Units cost -20%
- Economy
Fishing Ships cost -15%
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Silk Road
Trade Units cost -50%
Imperial Age
Pirotechnia
Hand Cannoneers deal +15% pass through damage and are more accurate
Silk Road and Pirotechnia do not change the Genoese Crossbowman's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Condottiero available at the Barracks in Imperial Age
Unique units
Tech tree
154 of 170 entries available
- Units50 of 59
- Technologies76 of 83
- Buildings28 of 28
Unique unit
Put the unique units 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
Genoese Crossbowman
Italian unique Foot Archer.
Trained at the Castle14 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 45 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 6 base |
| Melee armor | 1 base+1 Civilization bonus= 2 |
| Pierce armor | 0 base+1 Civilization bonus= 1 |
| Range | 4 base |
| Speed | 0.96 base |
| Line of sight | 8 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 14.00 s base |
| Cost | 45 wood and 40 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Archery Range
University
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
- Foot Archers and Condottieri +1 melee/+1 pierce armorApplied now: +1 melee armor (Castle Age)
- Foot Archers and Condottieri +1 melee/+1 pierce armorApplied now: +1 pierce armor (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 Italians 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 Italians 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 Italians tech tree16 items
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