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Saladin

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Saladin

Saladin is a cavalry hero used in Age of Empires II campaign or scenario content from The Forgotten. This entry preserves its game-specific role and documented unit values.

Saladin Age of Empires II hero portrait
Saladin Age of Empires II hero portrait

Overview

Saladin is a cavalry hero used in Age of Empires II campaign or scenario content from The Forgotten. This entry preserves its game-specific role and documented unit values.

Availability and investment

Saladin becomes available in Campaign or scenario hero. The roster classifies it as Hero unit. The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is not separately recorded. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

    Combat profile

    The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

    Field use

    Use its mobility to choose the engagement: pressure exposed economy, reinforce quickly, or withdraw from a prepared counter. Avoid trading its movement advantage for a stationary fight unless the target justifies it.

    Battlefield role and use

    Saladin is a cavalry hero used in Age of Empires II campaign or scenario content from The Forgotten. This entry preserves its game-specific role and documented unit values. Its scenario or hero rules distinguish it from an ordinary recruit. Protect its special ability and survival value instead of treating it as a replaceable front-line unit.

    Base unit statistics

    Melee attack
    12
    Range
    3
    Movement speed
    1.4
    Reload time
    2 seconds
    Availability
    Campaign or scenario hero

    Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

    Also known as
    Saladin (unit)
    Focus
    Cavalry hero
    Signature / category
    Hero unit
    Release / context
    The Forgotten
    Classification
    Campaign heroes
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