GUIDE · BLACKSMITH
Scale / Chain / Plate armor
A three-step armor progression for supported infantry, cavalry, or archers.
Overview
A three-step armor progression for supported infantry, cavalry, or archers.
How this system affects decisions
Combat results depend on more than the printed attack number. Compare the attacker’s damage with the target’s armor and armor class, then account for range, reload, accuracy, and any class-specific bonus; a counter bonus is separate from a unit’s ordinary attack. This is why the same unit can trade well into one target and poorly into another.
How to use this reference
A three-step armor progression for supported infantry, cavalry, or archers. Research availability is part of the civilization’s tech tree: verify its required building and Age, then compare its cost with the units or upgrades the same resources could otherwise fund.
- Focus
- Upgrade path · armor research
- Signature / category
- Armor progression overview
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Blacksmith
- Classification
- Game systems