Saracens
Camel and Naval civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Camel and Naval focus
Mameluke- 154 of 168 tree entries

4 civilization bonuses
What the Saracens do better
- Research
Market trading fee only 5%; Markets cost -100 wood
- Military
Camel Units +25% HP
- Military
Galley-line attacks +25% faster
- Military
Transport Ships +100% HP, +20 carry capacity
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Bimaristan
Monks passively heal multiple nearby units
Imperial Age
Counterweights
Trebuchets and Mangonel-line +15% attack
Bimaristan and Counterweights do not change the Mameluke's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Foot Archers and Skirmishers +2 attack vs. buildings
Unique unit
Tech tree
154 of 168 entries available
- Units53 of 58
- Technologies74 of 82
- Buildings27 of 28
Unique unit
Put the Mameluke 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
Mameluke
Saracen unique Cavalry with ranged melee attack.

Base portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 80 base+25% Civilization bonus= 100 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 8 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 0 base |
| Range | 3 base |
| Speed | 1.40 base |
| Line of sight | 5 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 23.00 s base |
| Cost | 55 food and 85 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Stable
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
Camel Units +25% HPApplied now: +25% hit points (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 Saracens 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 Saracens 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 Saracens tech tree14 items
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