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Hand of a Princess

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Hand of a Princess

Rescue Sanyogita from Kannauj and escort her through hostile territory to Lal Kot. The mission has a strict time limit and a small population cap, so use the friendly camps, stealth routes, and available reinforcements to keep both heroes safe.

Hand of a Princess Age of Empires II campaign artwork
Hand of a Princess Age of Empires II campaign artwork

Overview

Rescue Sanyogita from Kannauj and escort her through hostile territory to Lal Kot. The mission has a strict time limit and a small population cap, so use the friendly camps, stealth routes, and available reinforcements to keep both heroes safe.

Player approach

Hand of a Princess is timed, with only thirty minutes on Hard. Use the Siege Onager to open a route through the forest instead of fighting every fortified approach.

Step-by-step plan

Research Forging and Scale Barding Armor, then clear the small enemy group and collect two melee recruits. Send Monks south to secure the two Elephants. At the Siege Onager, distract the defenders with the main force while the engine moves past and cuts through the trees toward Sanyogita. Keep the force moving and use the Gaia base route if reaching Castle Age would materially help the final approach.

Risks and adjustments

The timer shrinks sharply on higher difficulties. Fighting every building wastes time, and the Siege Onager must be protected while it clears a path.

Focused strategy page

For a dedicated version of this plan, open Hand of a Princess forest-cutting route.

Mission overview

Rescue Sanyogita from Kannauj and escort her through hostile territory to Lal Kot. The mission has a strict time limit and a small population cap, so use the friendly camps, stealth routes, and available reinforcements to keep both heroes safe.

Objectives

  1. Keep Prithviraj and Sanyogita alive.
  2. Bring Sanyogita to the Wonder in Lal Kot before the timer expires.
  3. Optional: finish with at least 12 minutes remaining.
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