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Armor class: All Buildings

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Armor class: All Buildings

The All Buildings armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses.

Armor class: All Buildings Age of Empires II image
Armor class: All Buildings Age of Empires II image

Overview

The All Buildings armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses.

How to read this class

An armor class is a hidden combat category used to determine bonus damage. It is separate from a unit’s melee and pierce armor: the target’s class identifies which bonus attacks can apply, and multiple class bonuses can add together. Use the member list and counter list below to identify both who carries this class and which units can exploit it.

How to use this reference

The All Buildings armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses. Armor class is separate from ordinary armor: it determines which class-based bonus attacks apply when units meet in combat.

Also known as
All Buildings armor class
Focus
Armor-class reference
Signature / category
Bonus-damage class
Release / context
Age of Empires II system
Region
Combat mechanics
Classification
Armor classes

Armor classes determine bonus damage independently of melee and pierce armor.

Units with this armor class (38)

House · Town Center · Mill · Farm · Lumber Camp · Mining Camp · Market · Blacksmith · University · Monastery · Dock · Harbor · Barracks · Archery Range · Stable · Siege Workshop · Palisade Wall · Palisade Gate · Stone Wall · Fortified Wall · Gate · Fortified Gate · Outpost · Watch Tower · Guard Tower · Keep · Bombard Tower · Castle · Wonder · Fish Trap · Donjon · Krepost · Feitoria · Folwark · Caravanserai · Fortified Church · Mule Cart · Pasture

Units with bonus attacks

+500 bonus attack

Petard

+280 bonus attack

Heavy Demolition Ship

+275 bonus attack

Elite Cannon Galleon

+250 bonus attack

Trebuchet · Houfnice

+230 bonus attack

Traction Trebuchet

+220 bonus attack

Demolition Ship

+200 bonus attack

Siege Ram · Bombard Cannon · Cannon Galleon · Flaming Camel

+180 bonus attack

Demolition Raft · Lou Chuan

+160 bonus attack

Capped Ram

+150 bonus attack

Battering Ram

+130 bonus attack

Catapult Galleon

+105 bonus attack

Siege Elephant

+90 bonus attack

Armored Elephant

+60 bonus attack

Siege Onager

+45 bonus attack

Onager

+35 bonus attack

Mangonel

+34 bonus attack

Dromon

+30 bonus attack

War Elephant · Elite War Elephant

+12 bonus attack

Heavy Rocket Cart

+11 bonus attack

Caravel · Elite Caravel

+10 bonus attack

Elite Tarkan · Mounted Trebuchet

+8 bonus attack

Tarkan

+7 bonus attack

Longship · Elite Longship · Turtle Ship · Elite Turtle Ship · Thirisadai · Elite Battle Elephant · Rocket Cart

+6 bonus attack

Galley · War Galley · Galleon

+5 bonus attack

Town Center

+4 bonus attack

Heavy Scorpion · Elite Ballista Elephant · Battle Elephant

+3 bonus attack

Villager · Fast Fire Ship · Dragon Ship · Hussite Wagon · Elite Hussite Wagon

+2 bonus attack

Scorpion · Elite Conquistador · Ballista Elephant · Fire Ship · Elite Hussite Wagon · War Chariot

+1 bonus attack

Fire Galley · Hussite Wagon · Elite Organ Gun

+0 bonus attack

Fire Galley

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