Vietnamese
Archer civilization in Age of Empires II.

4 civilization bonuses
What the Vietnamese do better
- Buildings
Enemy Town Centers are revealed at the start of the game
- Research
Economic upgrades cost no wood and research +100% faster
- Military
Foot Archers and Skirmishers +20% HP
- Research
Conscription free
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Chatras
Battle Elephants +100 HP
Imperial Age
Paper Money
Lumberjacks slowly generate gold in addition to wood
Chatras and Paper Money do not change the Rattan Archer's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Imperial Skirmisher upgrade available in Imperial Age
Unique units
Tech tree
153 of 171 entries available
- Units54 of 61
- Technologies71 of 82
- 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
Rattan Archer
Vietnamese unique Foot Archer with exceptional pierce armor.

Base portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 35 base+20% Civilization bonus= 42 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 6 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 4 base |
| Range | 4 base |
| Speed | 1.10 base |
| Line of sight | 6 base |
| Reload time | 2.00 s base |
| Training time | 16.00 s base |
| Cost | 50 wood and 45 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Archery Range
University
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
Foot Archers and Skirmishers +20% HPApplied now: +20% 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 Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese tech tree18 items
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