War Dog (Age of Empires II)

Overview

A military unit introduced with The Last Chieftains. War Dogs can dodge projectiles and have a stronger elite form.

Availability and investment

War Dog (Age of Empires II) becomes available in The Last Chieftains. It is associated with The Last Chieftains (Unit). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 8 seconds. 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.

• Melee attack: 9, 12 (Elite)
• Hit points: 50, 55 (Elite)
• Melee armor: 0, 1 (Elite)
• Pierce armor: 0, 1 (Elite)
• Armor class: Shock infantry
• Line of sight: 5

Field use

Use the listed role, range, movement, and class bonuses to choose a favorable fight; the same unit can be valuable as a screen or specialist even when it is not the army’s main damage source.