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Herbal Medicine recovery windows
Herbal Medicine can recover damaged units inside buildings and turn an otherwise costly retreat into a useful reset. Use it for a protected pause when the army can afford to be off the field.
Overview
Herbal Medicine can recover damaged units inside buildings and turn an otherwise costly retreat into a useful reset. Use it for a protected pause when the army can afford to be off the field.
Plan and execution
After a skirmish, garrison valuable surviving units in a nearby Castle, Donjon, or other suitable building while the frontline shifts to another safe route. Heal high-value, low-hit-point units that would otherwise need expensive replacement, then ungarrison together once the opponent’s army is elsewhere or the building’s defenders can support them. Keep scouting and use a Monk when fast healing and continued field presence matter more.
Risks and adaptation
Garrisoned troops cannot contest map control, so healing can give the opponent time to raid or establish a forward position. Do not hide the entire army in a building while an objective is at risk, and compare the recovery time with simply retreating under a Monk’s support.
- Focus
- Healing in garrison without surrendering the map
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Technology strategy
- Classification
- Technology strategies