Persians
Cavalry civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Cavalry focus
War Elephant
Savar- 149 of 169 tree entries
4 civilization bonuses
What the Persians do better
- Research
Start with +50 wood and +50 food
- Military
Town Centers and Docks +100% HP and work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Research
Parthian Tactics available in Castle Age
- Buildings
Can build Caravanserai in Imperial Age
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Kamandaran
Archer-line gold cost replaced by additional wood cost
Imperial Age
Citadels
Castles +4 attack, +3 vs. Rams, +3 vs. Infantry and receive -25% bonus damage
Kamandaran and Citadels do not change the War Elephant's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Knight-line +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers
Unique units
Tech tree
149 of 169 entries available
- Units54 of 58
- Technologies69 of 82
- 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
War Elephant
Persian unique Cavalry that deals trample damage.
Trained at the Castle25 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 450 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 15 base |
| Melee armor | 1 base |
| Pierce armor | 2 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 0.80 base |
| Line of sight | 7 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 25.00 s base |
| Cost | 170 food and 85 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Stable
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Persians 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 Persians 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 Persians 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 Persians tech tree20 items
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