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Relics
Monks can collect Relics and garrison them in a Monastery for a steady gold income.
Overview
Monks can collect Relics and garrison them in a Monastery for a steady gold income.
How this system affects decisions
Religious play is a contest for time and position as well as a unit interaction. Protect Monks while they approach valuable targets, keep a retreat path open, and weigh the cost of research against how many Monks or Relics can benefit from it in this match.
How to use this reference
Monks can collect Relics and garrison them in a Monastery for a steady gold income. This mechanic links settlement layout to defense. Keep access routes open for your own units, and consider how the structure’s footprint or interaction changes the time an opponent needs to reach workers.
- Also known as
- Relic (Age of Empires II)
- Focus
- Map objectives
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Map objectives
- Classification
- Game systems