Khitans
Infantry and Cavalry civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Infantry and Cavalry focus
Liao Dao
Mounted Trebuchet- 143 of 179 tree entries
4 civilization bonuses
What the Khitans do better
- Economy
Pastures replace Farms
- Military
Melee attack upgrade effects are doubled
- Military
Skirmishers, Spearman-, and Scout Cavalry-line train and upgrade +15% faster
- Military
Heavy Cavalry Archer upgrade available in Castle Age and costs -50%
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Lamellar Armor
Infantry and Skirmishers reflect 25% melee damage back to the attacker
Imperial Age
Ordo Cavalry
Cavalry regenerates HP in combat
Lamellar Armor and Ordo Cavalry do not change the Liao Dao's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Infantry +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers
Unique units
Liao Dao
Khitan unique Infantry with powerful attack that wounds enemies, dealing damage over time.
Open in the unit labMounted Trebuchet
Khitan unique Siege Cavalry with long range, but cannot attack at close range.
Open in the unit lab
Tech tree
143 of 179 entries available
- Units51 of 65
- Technologies66 of 85
- Buildings26 of 29
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
Liao Dao
Khitan unique Infantry with powerful attack that wounds enemies, dealing damage over time.
Trained at the Castle12 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 75 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 9 base |
| Melee armor | 3 base |
| Pierce armor | 1 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 1.00 base |
| Line of sight | 3 base |
| Reload time | 2.40 s base |
| Training time | 12.00 s base |
| Cost | 40 food and 40 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Barracks
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Khitans 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 Khitans 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 Khitans 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 Khitans tech tree36 items
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