Wu
Infantry and Naval civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Infantry and Naval focus
Fire Archer
Jian Swordsman
Sun Jian- 143 of 172 tree entries

4 civilization bonuses
What the Wu do better
- Research
Military production buildings and Docks provide +55 food when built
- Military
Infantry regenerates 10/15/30 HP per minute in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Military
Jian Swordsmen and Hei Guang Cavalry +2 attack in Imperial Age
- Research
Careening, Dry Dock free
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Red Cliffs Tactics
Demolition Ships and Fire Archers deal fire damage to ships and buildings
Imperial Age
Sitting Tiger
Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuan trebuchet weapons fire additional projectiles
Red Cliffs Tactics and Sitting Tiger do not change the Fire Archer's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Houses built +100% faster
Unique units
Fire Archer
Wu unique Foot Archer that fires multiple arrows at units and uses a long range attack against buildings.
Open in the unit labJian Swordsman
Wu unique Shock Infantry that gains movement speed and attack but loses armor when a damage threshold is reached.
Open in the unit labSun Jian
Wu unique Cavalry Hero that increases the movement speed of nearby units.
Open in the unit lab
Tech tree
143 of 172 entries available
- Units50 of 62
- Technologies67 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
Fire Archer
Wu unique Foot Archer that fires multiple arrows at units and uses a long range attack against buildings.

Base portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 35 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 5 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 0 base |
| Range | 5 base |
| Speed | 0.96 base |
| Line of sight | 10 base |
| Reload time | 3.50 s base |
| Training time | 17.00 s base |
| Cost | 45 wood and 45 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Archery Range
University
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Wu 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 Wu 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 Wu 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 Wu tech tree29 items
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