Shu
Archer and Siege civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Archer and Siege focus
White Feather Guard
War Chariot
Liu Bei- 143 of 172 tree entries
3 civilization bonuses
What the Shu do better
- Research
Lumberjacks generate food in addition to wood
- Military
Archery Unit technologies at the Archery Range and Blacksmith cost -25%
- Military
Siege Weapons and Siege Warships move +10/15% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Coiled Serpent Array
Spearman-line and White Feather Guards gain additional HP when near each other
Imperial Age
Bolt Magazine
Archer-line, War Chariots and Lou Chuans fire additional projectiles
Coiled Serpent Array and Bolt Magazine do not change the White Feather Guard's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Foot Archers +2 line of sight
Unique units
White Feather Guard
Shu unique Infantry that temporarily slows down the unit it attacks.
Open in the unit labWar Chariot
Shu unique Siege Cavalry with rapid-fire attack, but cannot attack at close range.
Open in the unit lab
Tech tree
143 of 172 entries available
- Units49 of 62
- Technologies68 of 82
- Buildings26 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
White Feather Guard
Shu unique Infantry that temporarily slows down the unit it attacks.
Trained at the Castle11 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 95 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 7 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 2 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 0.95 base |
| Line of sight | 4 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 11.00 s base |
| Cost | 60 food and 15 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Barracks
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Shu 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 Shu 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 Shu 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 Shu tech tree29 items
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