20 Eagles in 20 minutes @ Age of Empires 2 Strategy Center

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11.11.06 17:53 - yolcuvincent

thanks for advices but it's hard to strive with animals..it extends 20 minutes..i have to work hard :)

21.12.06 17:50 - Narse

sheeps don't last that much, so when they ran out i replaced them with berries, and then farms. got 46 eagles fully upgraded in those 20 mins, and i think i can get some more

22.12.06 00:22 - nuupus

this is cool taku, but i havent ever found more than one boar, i know i suck

24.12.06 14:43 - Cicjose

this is my civ of choice and if i get on with villagers i would have almost 50 farms by the game and use the market to get the other resources when i need them and have about 90 army

08.02.07 22:07 - CsI_Daut

Its impossible to do that!

09.02.07 22:51 - L_Clan_Chris

i havent yet done it successfully, but i think might be possible

20.03.07 17:31 - sir whiteheart

i dont think Narse is telling the truth when he said he got 46 eagles fully upgraded in 20 mins. This is impossible unless one starts with extra resources.

21.03.07 00:39 - otist

Very useful!

04.05.07 12:18 - Gladiator

Narse is not telling the truth

20.07.07 01:27 - Howard

I made 39 eagles in twenty minutes, Upgraded with tracking,squires,scale and chain armour, forging, and iron casting. this tactisc was good but I did some other things to make more eagles.

22.09.07 21:02 -

Howard: this is about rm, not dm

13.10.07 05:40 - CPLGonzoG

this was great dude, i did it in 17 mins and destroyed my opponents, thanks a lot, ur daman!!

14.10.07 16:18 - briton sucks

when you say lure boar what after? does it just kill it self. and would the vil die luring it?

29.10.07 13:54 - Gohan

its very gud trick..i got worked....made around 40 aztecs in 23 mins with full upgrades...

01.11.07 04:52 - nD

Would it work also for Mayans? Cos isnt the mayan eagle war stronger? They got an upgrade or something..

10.11.07 23:13 - Mac

At what time u feudal ?

26.05.08 10:03 - 1525

This was nice but i can do much more than this

26.05.08 10:03 - 1525

This was nice but i can do much more than this

09.06.08 22:30 - jaime

este juego es el mejor juego de mi vida me gusta me gusta

14.07.08 12:07 - lolman

why don't u use the berries??? its much faster!!!!

16.07.08 21:46 - quantum714

Aztecs are my favourite civ! AZTECS RULE! the eagle warriors own, then later backed up with jaguars.....also eagle and jaguars are opposites(40F 60G for eagle and 60F 40G for jaguar)(my numbers may be incorrect) so when ytou have a high of one resource build the right troop

24.09.08 02:23 - axshi

very hard! but impossible? :)

19.10.08 00:54 - odd

Hey, can you make a recorded game of this tip? :-)

29.10.08 00:09 - AlexanderTGreat

Ok archers cant beat the eagles but the knights of enemy pocket will own the eagles and your eco next

01.12.08 03:20 - nick

About the 20 minutes, do you mean 20 minutes in the way the game measures it? (in the top left corner of the screen), which is 2 seconds roughly a second? Or in real time?

08.02.09 11:51 - stygN

Right. This all depends on what starting recourses you have and what gamespeed you heave. So please state this. And please consider this before you say that someone is bragging. What if Sir Whiteheart tried this with "Very High Recourses" and "Fast" gamespeed, then its possible to make around 50... The question is what HC_Shanks__ (author) used. Now, I don't remember if its normal to run with "Fast" or "Normal" gamespeed, but its mostly normal to run with "Standard" resources. Its a long, long time since I played hardcore, but at that time I could prolly get around 25 upped EW in around 20 min (RL) on "Fast" with "Standard". But I never played the Aztec/Mayan while I was hardcore, played mainly Chinese, but then again, I remember getting pwnd utterly by an Aztec/Mayan guy since the EW are good against CKN....

08.02.09 11:59 - stygN

On a note to the Boarquestion raised by "briton sucks": No, the boar don't die on its own. The clue is that you use 1 villager to attack the boar 2 times, then run back home with that villager. When the boar reaches your other foodgathering villagers you use them to kill the boar. Now you have 340/350 (don't remember) food right next to your base. Thats good for 2 and a half sheep! So, if you are the world champion of micromanagement you can keep on luring boars to your base and get fast and free food.

09.02.09 14:57 - D-J

good for new players nd obiously this is for noobs mostly i advance the castle age in 16 minuts. after that u can do anything depends upon ur civilization what u want to do night rush archers or eagle warriors if u want to b the strong then u have to concstrate on both sides ecconomy nd attack fast this is the main thing any how its good to improve ur skills bye bye

11.02.09 15:56 - No Nonamed

Would be nice if you could find a fast "lvl" guide, where you get as fast as possible to Imperial Age with a nice econ up and running. I think you can get around 18-20 minutes if you use the same start as here...

24.04.09 03:42 - Alex

Badly that records of these games are not -..-

03.05.09 23:27 - Gospodinow

cant make it man. u go for castle with 30 vils. if i go with 23 i will be in chastle while u make 28-29 vil. and while u make army i will make 2 3 tc on wood and gold.so what u gonnda do?u lose.stupied tactics.

18.05.09 21:42 - Woody

I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :)

18.05.09 21:42 - Woody

I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :)

28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country

Does the host/creater of this website still be around? I'd like to contribute more strat articles...the one's on here from me i wrote almost 3 years ago :) Things have changed, i'd also be interested in providing some players like Ruso, Dreams, Patin, Dogao, all the top 1v1/Team players at the minute for interviews to add to Zuppi's one.

28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country

Arg :) My MSN is charlowk@hotmail.com

03.03.10 04:48 - Durazell

Nice tactic, works great. But I wonder if it would work on a pro player though?

07.06.10 19:06 - _CS_ShadoWalker

I got 30 Eagles with forging & scale armor in 20 min & i think it is much difficult to make more EW then.

08.08.10 00:24 - Sasori

i normaly put 6 on sheep and then 4 on berries is that stupid but when i hit fuedal i have like 800 food its amazing

16.09.10 16:31 - Ahahhanoob

But I've got one question, what if he walls up?

18.09.10 14:16 - Auron

I tried this strategy,but by the time i make 20 eagles warriors the enemy has enough time to wall up,so as long as he rushes to defence i can't see this strategy being efficient

14.10.10 21:56 - saul0

by the time you did all that the enemy would be in inperial age and would have way better troops. 20 mins 20 troops i could do better than that.

24.11.10 14:33 - pacific

good tactics

24.11.10 14:36 - pacific

i think it's for standard resources and normal speed but many of them are taking it as medium or high resources.... as it is impossible to reach imp in 20 min with standard resources but many said this too...

21.12.10 01:57 - Superesky

Here is a guy making 49 EAGLES In 23 MInutes - http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=6468&ci=9f5ef5e23cfe5b6170f82ff56179c781CesWJ2GHpNBeNq/Bz63fazEvLri6WGmFvRgpV7qWGeYxRvuzaoNuE00h6aHi/Hep3KOOXr4PL1taGSIpUQrPnJo9LpLLp/RP7Ka9NzWEmylERZEi5ZW8ZBkwgHLo9Lx5yw==

12.01.11 08:47 - noob

I got owned by the computer on mediocre with 26 EW about 20 minutes in. The comp had knights and archers behind walls, my ew couldnt get through and got slaughtered, then the horsemen came and slaughtered the rest, and killed my farmers.

20.02.11 07:39 - gccnmvmk

This tactic is not to use against computer, I tried it in hardest 1 vs 1 and when I had the eagles the enemy had alredy walls. Then, he send xbows and killed my eagles (really, the xbows owned the eagles with the hit-and-run tactic, even with 4 pierce defence)

27.03.11 23:58 - Narse

lol u all suck faiiil LMFAO GARMRAGNER

31.05.11 20:01 - Rusher

@ Csl_Daut No, it´s not impossible! it´s very easy! Nice! Thx for good strategy!

31.05.11 20:05 - Rusher

Why do I have to build an archery?

01.09.11 03:59 - Nino

Really good tactic. I played in a multiplayer game, but losed, because my opponent came with 11 knights and 8 archers after 18 minutes, which were fully upgraded. Anyone know the tactic for that???

09.09.11 00:24 - rizwan

I go castle in 16 min but cant control my eco after reaching castle...and this helps my opponents to make huge army...

12.11.11 03:33 - Sam

Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up aga

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Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up aga

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Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up aga

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Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up aga

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Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Random Map -> 20 Eagles in 20 minutes 13 votes 20 Eagles in 20 minutes The reason I chose Aztecs was because they are one of two civilisations that can create eagle warriors and that is basically it hehe. About this strategy... Mainly aimed for team games. It's not very useful in duels as a flush will kill this with ease. But if you were in the pocket of a 3v3, this strategy is very ful (similar to my mass knight rush). The eagle warriors get both armor upgrades, forging and tracking, which makes them nearly invincible against arrows with 4 pierce armor. •Villagers 1-6) Sheep •Villager 7) House, and then lumber camp •Villagers 8-11) Wood •Villager 12) Sheep •Build House with anyone. •Villager 13) Lure boar •Once boar is dead, all shepherds move to boar, but if theres still sheep, keep 1 villager on the sheep. •Villager 14) Boar •Villager 15) Lure second boar •Villager 16 goes to build mill near deer. •Build House with anyone •Villager 16-18) Goes to hunt deer •Villager 19) Sheep or Boar •Villager 20) Wood •Build House. •Villager 21) Build mill near berries •Villager 22) Wood •If theres too much crowd in the town centre, use some shepherds to make some farms around the town centre. •Villager 23) Wood •Villager 24) Wood •Villager 25) Build mining camp near gold •After all sheep has been consumed, send the shepherds to gold - use 1 to make a farm. •Villager 26) Gold •Villager 27) Farm •Villager 28) Wood ~ Click Feudal ~ Recap on what we have so far: * 10 lumberjacks * 4 foragers * 5 farmers * 6 miners * 3 hunters (on deer) •Make a barracks and a house. ~ During Feudal ~ •As soon as you hit feudal, queue 3 villagers and use 2 lumberjacks to make an archery, and 1 to make a blacksmith. •Villager 29) Wood •Villager 30) Wood •Make a farm with one of the builders. ~ Click Castle ~ •Once the deer hunters have finished, send them to mine gold. •Use the 2 builders to make more barracks. Recap again: * 6 farmers * 2 foragers * 12 lumberjacks * 9 miners * 2 builders Research scale mail armor. Build more houses. ~ During Castle ~ Queue as much eagle warriors as possible from each barrack. Research chain mail armor. Research forging. Once you are running low on gold and can't make any more eagles, research tracking. After you have your 25 upgraded eagles in 20 minutes, go kill the enemy (obviously). After you sent them, keep making a few eagles and make villagers, research economy technologies, whatever. By HC_Shanks__ Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 11.11.06 17:53 - yolcuvincent thanks for advices but it's hard to strive with animals..it extends 20 minutes..i have to work hard :) 21.12.06 17:50 - Narse sheeps don't last that much, so when they ran out i replaced them with berries, and then farms. got 46 eagles fully upgraded in those 20 mins, and i think i can get some more 22.12.06 00:22 - nuupus this is cool taku, but i havent ever found more than one boar, i know i suck 24.12.06 14:43 - Cicjose this is my civ of choice and if i get on with villagers i would have almost 50 farms by the game and use the market to get the other resources when i need them and have about 90 army 08.02.07 22:07 - CsI_Daut Its impossible to do that! 09.02.07 22:51 - L_Clan_Chris i havent yet done it successfully, but i think might be possible 20.03.07 17:31 - sir whiteheart i dont think Narse is telling the truth when he said he got 46 eagles fully upgraded in 20 mins. This is impossible unless one starts with extra resources. 21.03.07 00:39 - otist Very useful! 04.05.07 12:18 - Gladiator Narse is not telling the truth 20.07.07 01:27 - Howard I made 39 eagles in twenty minutes, Upgraded with tracking,squires,scale and chain armour, forging, and iron casting. this tactisc was good but I did some other things to make more eagles. 22.09.07 21:02 - Howard: this is about rm, not dm 13.10.07 05:40 - CPLGonzoG this was great dude, i did it in 17 mins and destroyed my opponents, thanks a lot, ur daman!! 14.10.07 16:18 - briton sucks when you say lure boar what after? does it just kill it self. and would the vil die luring it? 29.10.07 13:54 - Gohan its very gud trick..i got worked....made around 40 aztecs in 23 mins with full upgrades... 01.11.07 04:52 - nD Would it work also for Mayans? Cos isnt the mayan eagle war stronger? They got an upgrade or something.. 10.11.07 23:13 - Mac At what time u feudal ? 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 09.06.08 22:30 - jaime este juego es el mejor juego de mi vida me gusta me gusta 14.07.08 12:07 - lolman why don't u use the berries??? its much faster!!!! 16.07.08 21:46 - quantum714 Aztecs are my favourite civ! AZTECS RULE! the eagle warriors own, then later backed up with jaguars.....also eagle and jaguars are opposites(40F 60G for eagle and 60F 40G for jaguar)(my numbers may be incorrect) so when ytou have a high of one resource build the right troop 24.09.08 02:23 - axshi very hard! but impossible? :) 19.10.08 00:54 - odd Hey, can you make a recorded game of this tip? :-) 29.10.08 00:09 - AlexanderTGreat Ok archers cant beat the eagles but the knights of enemy pocket will own the eagles and your eco next 01.12.08 03:20 - nick About the 20 minutes, do you mean 20 minutes in the way the game measures it? (in the top left corner of the screen), which is 2 seconds roughly a second? Or in real time? 08.02.09 11:51 - stygN Right. This all depends on what starting recourses you have and what gamespeed you heave. So please state this. And please consider this before you say that someone is bragging. What if Sir Whiteheart tried this with "Very High Recourses" and "Fast" gamespeed, then its possible to make around 50... The question is what HC_Shanks__ (author) used. Now, I don't remember if its normal to run with "Fast" or "Normal" gamespeed, but its mostly normal to run with "Standard" resources. Its a long, long time since I played hardcore, but at that time I could prolly get around 25 upped EW in around 20 min (RL) on "Fast" with "Standard". But I never played the Aztec/Mayan while I was hardcore, played mainly Chinese, but then again, I remember getting pwnd utterly by an Aztec/Mayan guy since the EW are good against CKN.... 08.02.09 11:59 - stygN On a note to the Boarquestion raised by "briton sucks": No, the boar don't die on its own. The clue is that you use 1 villager to attack the boar 2 times, then run back home with that villager. When the boar reaches your other foodgathering villagers you use them to kill the boar. Now you have 340/350 (don't remember) food right next to your base. Thats good for 2 and a half sheep! So, if you are the world champion of micromanagement you can keep on luring boars to your base and get fast and free food. 09.02.09 14:57 - D-J good for new players nd obiously this is for noobs mostly i advance the castle age in 16 minuts. after that u can do anything depends upon ur civilization what u want to do night rush archers or eagle warriors if u want to b the strong then u have to concstrate on both sides ecconomy nd attack fast this is the main thing any how its good to improve ur skills bye bye 11.02.09 15:56 - No Nonamed Would be nice if you could find a fast "lvl" guide, where you get as fast as possible to Imperial Age with a nice econ up and running. I think you can get around 18-20 minutes if you use the same start as here... 24.04.09 03:42 - Alex Badly that records of these games are not -..- 03.05.09 23:27 - Gospodinow cant make it man. u go for castle with 30 vils. if i go with 23 i will be in chastle while u make 28-29 vil. and while u make army i will make 2 3 tc on wood and gold.so what u gonnda do?u lose.stupied tactics. 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Does the host/creater of this website still be around? I'd like to contribute more strat articles...the one's on here from me i wrote almost 3 years ago :) Things have changed, i'd also be interested in providing some players like Ruso, Dreams, Patin, Dogao, all the top 1v1/Team players at the minute for interviews to add to Zuppi's one. 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Arg :) My MSN is charlowk@hotmail.com 03.03.10 04:48 - Durazell Nice tactic, works great. But I wonder if it would work on a pro player though? 07.06.10 19:06 - _CS_ShadoWalker I got 30 Eagles with forging & scale armor in 20 min & i think it is much difficult to make more EW then. 08.08.10 00:24 - Sasori i normaly put 6 on sheep and then 4 on berries is that stupid but when i hit fuedal i have like 800 food its amazing 16.09.10 16:31 - Ahahhanoob But I've got one question, what if he walls up? 18.09.10 14:16 - Auron I tried this strategy,but by the time i make 20 eagles warriors the enemy has enough time to wall up,so as long as he rushes to defence i can't see this strategy being efficient 14.10.10 21:56 - saul0 by the time you did all that the enemy would be in inperial age and would have way better troops. 20 mins 20 troops i could do better than that. 24.11.10 14:33 - pacific good tactics 24.11.10 14:36 - pacific i think it's for standard resources and normal speed but many of them are taking it as medium or high resources.... as it is impossible to reach imp in 20 min with standard resources but many said this too... 21.12.10 01:57 - Superesky Here is a guy making 49 EAGLES In 23 MInutes - http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=6468&ci=9f5ef5e23cfe5b6170f82ff56179c781CesWJ2GHpNBeNq/Bz63fazEvLri6WGmFvRgpV7qWGeYxRvuzaoNuE00h6aHi/Hep3KOOXr4PL1taGSIpUQrPnJo9LpLLp/RP7Ka9NzWEmylERZEi5ZW8ZBkwgHLo9Lx5yw== 12.01.11 08:47 - noob I got owned by the computer on mediocre with 26 EW about 20 minutes in. The comp had knights and archers behind walls, my ew couldnt get through and got slaughtered, then the horsemen came and slaughtered the rest, and killed my farmers. 20.02.11 07:39 - gccnmvmk This tactic is not to use against computer, I tried it in hardest 1 vs 1 and when I had the eagles the enemy had alredy walls. Then, he send xbows and killed my eagles (really, the xbows owned the eagles with the hit-and-run tactic, even with 4 pierce defence) 27.03.11 23:58 - Narse lol u all suck faiiil LMFAO GARMRAGNER 31.05.11 20:01 - Rusher @ Csl_Daut No, it´s not impossible! it´s very easy! Nice! Thx for good strategy! 31.05.11 20:05 - Rusher Why do I have to build an archery? 01.09.11 03:59 - Nino Really good tactic. I played in a multiplayer game, but losed, because my opponent came with 11 knights and 8 archers after 18 minutes, which were fully upgraded. Anyone know the tactic for that??? 09.09.11 00:24 - rizwan I go castle in 16 min but cant control my eco after reaching castle...and this helps my opponents to make huge army... 12.11.11 03:33 - Sam Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field unit

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Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Random Map -> 20 Eagles in 20 minutes 13 votes 20 Eagles in 20 minutes The reason I chose Aztecs was because they are one of two civilisations that can create eagle warriors and that is basically it hehe. About this strategy... Mainly aimed for team games. It's not very useful in duels as a flush will kill this with ease. But if you were in the pocket of a 3v3, this strategy is very ful (similar to my mass knight rush). The eagle warriors get both armor upgrades, forging and tracking, which makes them nearly invincible against arrows with 4 pierce armor. •Villagers 1-6) Sheep •Villager 7) House, and then lumber camp •Villagers 8-11) Wood •Villager 12) Sheep •Build House with anyone. •Villager 13) Lure boar •Once boar is dead, all shepherds move to boar, but if theres still sheep, keep 1 villager on the sheep. •Villager 14) Boar •Villager 15) Lure second boar •Villager 16 goes to build mill near deer. •Build House with anyone •Villager 16-18) Goes to hunt deer •Villager 19) Sheep or Boar •Villager 20) Wood •Build House. •Villager 21) Build mill near berries •Villager 22) Wood •If theres too much crowd in the town centre, use some shepherds to make some farms around the town centre. •Villager 23) Wood •Villager 24) Wood •Villager 25) Build mining camp near gold •After all sheep has been consumed, send the shepherds to gold - use 1 to make a farm. •Villager 26) Gold •Villager 27) Farm •Villager 28) Wood ~ Click Feudal ~ Recap on what we have so far: * 10 lumberjacks * 4 foragers * 5 farmers * 6 miners * 3 hunters (on deer) •Make a barracks and a house. ~ During Feudal ~ •As soon as you hit feudal, queue 3 villagers and use 2 lumberjacks to make an archery, and 1 to make a blacksmith. •Villager 29) Wood •Villager 30) Wood •Make a farm with one of the builders. ~ Click Castle ~ •Once the deer hunters have finished, send them to mine gold. •Use the 2 builders to make more barracks. Recap again: * 6 farmers * 2 foragers * 12 lumberjacks * 9 miners * 2 builders Research scale mail armor. Build more houses. ~ During Castle ~ Queue as much eagle warriors as possible from each barrack. Research chain mail armor. Research forging. Once you are running low on gold and can't make any more eagles, research tracking. After you have your 25 upgraded eagles in 20 minutes, go kill the enemy (obviously). After you sent them, keep making a few eagles and make villagers, research economy technologies, whatever. By HC_Shanks__ Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 11.11.06 17:53 - yolcuvincent thanks for advices but it's hard to strive with animals..it extends 20 minutes..i have to work hard :) 21.12.06 17:50 - Narse sheeps don't last that much, so when they ran out i replaced them with berries, and then farms. got 46 eagles fully upgraded in those 20 mins, and i think i can get some more 22.12.06 00:22 - nuupus this is cool taku, but i havent ever found more than one boar, i know i suck 24.12.06 14:43 - Cicjose this is my civ of choice and if i get on with villagers i would have almost 50 farms by the game and use the market to get the other resources when i need them and have about 90 army 08.02.07 22:07 - CsI_Daut Its impossible to do that! 09.02.07 22:51 - L_Clan_Chris i havent yet done it successfully, but i think might be possible 20.03.07 17:31 - sir whiteheart i dont think Narse is telling the truth when he said he got 46 eagles fully upgraded in 20 mins. This is impossible unless one starts with extra resources. 21.03.07 00:39 - otist Very useful! 04.05.07 12:18 - Gladiator Narse is not telling the truth 20.07.07 01:27 - Howard I made 39 eagles in twenty minutes, Upgraded with tracking,squires,scale and chain armour, forging, and iron casting. this tactisc was good but I did some other things to make more eagles. 22.09.07 21:02 - Howard: this is about rm, not dm 13.10.07 05:40 - CPLGonzoG this was great dude, i did it in 17 mins and destroyed my opponents, thanks a lot, ur daman!! 14.10.07 16:18 - briton sucks when you say lure boar what after? does it just kill it self. and would the vil die luring it? 29.10.07 13:54 - Gohan its very gud trick..i got worked....made around 40 aztecs in 23 mins with full upgrades... 01.11.07 04:52 - nD Would it work also for Mayans? Cos isnt the mayan eagle war stronger? They got an upgrade or something.. 10.11.07 23:13 - Mac At what time u feudal ? 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 09.06.08 22:30 - jaime este juego es el mejor juego de mi vida me gusta me gusta 14.07.08 12:07 - lolman why don't u use the berries??? its much faster!!!! 16.07.08 21:46 - quantum714 Aztecs are my favourite civ! AZTECS RULE! the eagle warriors own, then later backed up with jaguars.....also eagle and jaguars are opposites(40F 60G for eagle and 60F 40G for jaguar)(my numbers may be incorrect) so when ytou have a high of one resource build the right troop 24.09.08 02:23 - axshi very hard! but impossible? :) 19.10.08 00:54 - odd Hey, can you make a recorded game of this tip? :-) 29.10.08 00:09 - AlexanderTGreat Ok archers cant beat the eagles but the knights of enemy pocket will own the eagles and your eco next 01.12.08 03:20 - nick About the 20 minutes, do you mean 20 minutes in the way the game measures it? (in the top left corner of the screen), which is 2 seconds roughly a second? Or in real time? 08.02.09 11:51 - stygN Right. This all depends on what starting recourses you have and what gamespeed you heave. So please state this. And please consider this before you say that someone is bragging. What if Sir Whiteheart tried this with "Very High Recourses" and "Fast" gamespeed, then its possible to make around 50... The question is what HC_Shanks__ (author) used. Now, I don't remember if its normal to run with "Fast" or "Normal" gamespeed, but its mostly normal to run with "Standard" resources. Its a long, long time since I played hardcore, but at that time I could prolly get around 25 upped EW in around 20 min (RL) on "Fast" with "Standard". But I never played the Aztec/Mayan while I was hardcore, played mainly Chinese, but then again, I remember getting pwnd utterly by an Aztec/Mayan guy since the EW are good against CKN.... 08.02.09 11:59 - stygN On a note to the Boarquestion raised by "briton sucks": No, the boar don't die on its own. The clue is that you use 1 villager to attack the boar 2 times, then run back home with that villager. When the boar reaches your other foodgathering villagers you use them to kill the boar. Now you have 340/350 (don't remember) food right next to your base. Thats good for 2 and a half sheep! So, if you are the world champion of micromanagement you can keep on luring boars to your base and get fast and free food. 09.02.09 14:57 - D-J good for new players nd obiously this is for noobs mostly i advance the castle age in 16 minuts. after that u can do anything depends upon ur civilization what u want to do night rush archers or eagle warriors if u want to b the strong then u have to concstrate on both sides ecconomy nd attack fast this is the main thing any how its good to improve ur skills bye bye 11.02.09 15:56 - No Nonamed Would be nice if you could find a fast "lvl" guide, where you get as fast as possible to Imperial Age with a nice econ up and running. I think you can get around 18-20 minutes if you use the same start as here... 24.04.09 03:42 - Alex Badly that records of these games are not -..- 03.05.09 23:27 - Gospodinow cant make it man. u go for castle with 30 vils. if i go with 23 i will be in chastle while u make 28-29 vil. and while u make army i will make 2 3 tc on wood and gold.so what u gonnda do?u lose.stupied tactics. 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Does the host/creater of this website still be around? I'd like to contribute more strat articles...the one's on here from me i wrote almost 3 years ago :) Things have changed, i'd also be interested in providing some players like Ruso, Dreams, Patin, Dogao, all the top 1v1/Team players at the minute for interviews to add to Zuppi's one. 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Arg :) My MSN is charlowk@hotmail.com 03.03.10 04:48 - Durazell Nice tactic, works great. But I wonder if it would work on a pro player though? 07.06.10 19:06 - _CS_ShadoWalker I got 30 Eagles with forging & scale armor in 20 min & i think it is much difficult to make more EW then. 08.08.10 00:24 - Sasori i normaly put 6 on sheep and then 4 on berries is that stupid but when i hit fuedal i have like 800 food its amazing 16.09.10 16:31 - Ahahhanoob But I've got one question, what if he walls up? 18.09.10 14:16 - Auron I tried this strategy,but by the time i make 20 eagles warriors the enemy has enough time to wall up,so as long as he rushes to defence i can't see this strategy being efficient 14.10.10 21:56 - saul0 by the time you did all that the enemy would be in inperial age and would have way better troops. 20 mins 20 troops i could do better than that. 24.11.10 14:33 - pacific good tactics 24.11.10 14:36 - pacific i think it's for standard resources and normal speed but many of them are taking it as medium or high resources.... as it is impossible to reach imp in 20 min with standard resources but many said this too... 21.12.10 01:57 - Superesky Here is a guy making 49 EAGLES In 23 MInutes - http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=6468&ci=9f5ef5e23cfe5b6170f82ff56179c781CesWJ2GHpNBeNq/Bz63fazEvLri6WGmFvRgpV7qWGeYxRvuzaoNuE00h6aHi/Hep3KOOXr4PL1taGSIpUQrPnJo9LpLLp/RP7Ka9NzWEmylERZEi5ZW8ZBkwgHLo9Lx5yw== 12.01.11 08:47 - noob I got owned by the computer on mediocre with 26 EW about 20 minutes in. The comp had knights and archers behind walls, my ew couldnt get through and got slaughtered, then the horsemen came and slaughtered the rest, and killed my farmers. 20.02.11 07:39 - gccnmvmk This tactic is not to use against computer, I tried it in hardest 1 vs 1 and when I had the eagles the enemy had alredy walls. Then, he send xbows and killed my eagles (really, the xbows owned the eagles with the hit-and-run tactic, even with 4 pierce defence) 27.03.11 23:58 - Narse lol u all suck faiiil LMFAO GARMRAGNER 31.05.11 20:01 - Rusher @ Csl_Daut No, it´s not impossible! it´s very easy! Nice! Thx for good strategy! 31.05.11 20:05 - Rusher Why do I have to build an archery? 01.09.11 03:59 - Nino Really good tactic. I played in a multiplayer game, but losed, because my opponent came with 11 knights and 8 archers after 18 minutes, which were fully upgraded. Anyone know the tactic for that??? 09.09.11 00:24 - rizwan I go castle in 16 min but cant control my eco after reaching castle...and this helps my opponents to make huge army... 12.11.11 03:33 - Sam Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field unit

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12.11.11 03:37 - 9876 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Random Map -> 20 Eagles in 20 minutes 13 votes 20 Eagles in 20 minutes The reason I chose Aztecs was because they are one of two civilisations that can create eagle warriors and that is basically it hehe. About this strategy... Mainly aimed for team games. It's not very useful in duels as a flush will kill this with ease. But if you were in the pocket of a 3v3, this strategy is very ful (similar to my mass knight rush). The eagle warriors get both armor upgrades, forging and tracking, which makes them nearly invincible against arrows with 4 pierce armor. •Villagers 1-6) Sheep •Villager 7) House, and then lumber camp •Villagers 8-11) Wood •Villager 12) Sheep •Build House with anyone. •Villager 13) Lure boar •Once boar is dead, all shepherds move to boar, but if theres still sheep, keep 1 villager on the sheep. •Villager 14) Boar •Villager 15) Lure second boar •Villager 16 goes to build mill near deer. •Build House with anyone •Villager 16-18) Goes to hunt deer •Villager 19) Sheep or Boar •Villager 20) Wood •Build House. •Villager 21) Build mill near berries •Villager 22) Wood •If theres too much crowd in the town centre, use some shepherds to make some farms around the town centre. •Villager 23) Wood •Villager 24) Wood •Villager 25) Build mining camp near gold •After all sheep has been consumed, send the shepherds to gold - use 1 to make a farm. •Villager 26) Gold •Villager 27) Farm •Villager 28) Wood ~ Click Feudal ~ Recap on what we have so far: * 10 lumberjacks * 4 foragers * 5 farmers * 6 miners * 3 hunters (on deer) •Make a barracks and a house. ~ During Feudal ~ •As soon as you hit feudal, queue 3 villagers and use 2 lumberjacks to make an archery, and 1 to make a blacksmith. •Villager 29) Wood •Villager 30) Wood •Make a farm with one of the builders. ~ Click Castle ~ •Once the deer hunters have finished, send them to mine gold. •Use the 2 builders to make more barracks. Recap again: * 6 farmers * 2 foragers * 12 lumberjacks * 9 miners * 2 builders Research scale mail armor. Build more houses. ~ During Castle ~ Queue as much eagle warriors as possible from each barrack. Research chain mail armor. Research forging. Once you are running low on gold and can't make any more eagles, research tracking. After you have your 25 upgraded eagles in 20 minutes, go kill the enemy (obviously). After you sent them, keep making a few eagles and make villagers, research economy technologies, whatever. By HC_Shanks__ Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 11.11.06 17:53 - yolcuvincent thanks for advices but it's hard to strive with animals..it extends 20 minutes..i have to work hard :) 21.12.06 17:50 - Narse sheeps don't last that much, so when they ran out i replaced them with berries, and then farms. got 46 eagles fully upgraded in those 20 mins, and i think i can get some more 22.12.06 00:22 - nuupus this is cool taku, but i havent ever found more than one boar, i know i suck 24.12.06 14:43 - Cicjose this is my civ of choice and if i get on with villagers i would have almost 50 farms by the game and use the market to get the other resources when i need them and have about 90 army 08.02.07 22:07 - CsI_Daut Its impossible to do that! 09.02.07 22:51 - L_Clan_Chris i havent yet done it successfully, but i think might be possible 20.03.07 17:31 - sir whiteheart i dont think Narse is telling the truth when he said he got 46 eagles fully upgraded in 20 mins. This is impossible unless one starts with extra resources. 21.03.07 00:39 - otist Very useful! 04.05.07 12:18 - Gladiator Narse is not telling the truth 20.07.07 01:27 - Howard I made 39 eagles in twenty minutes, Upgraded with tracking,squires,scale and chain armour, forging, and iron casting. this tactisc was good but I did some other things to make more eagles. 22.09.07 21:02 - Howard: this is about rm, not dm 13.10.07 05:40 - CPLGonzoG this was great dude, i did it in 17 mins and destroyed my opponents, thanks a lot, ur daman!! 14.10.07 16:18 - briton sucks when you say lure boar what after? does it just kill it self. and would the vil die luring it? 29.10.07 13:54 - Gohan its very gud trick..i got worked....made around 40 aztecs in 23 mins with full upgrades... 01.11.07 04:52 - nD Would it work also for Mayans? Cos isnt the mayan eagle war stronger? They got an upgrade or something.. 10.11.07 23:13 - Mac At what time u feudal ? 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 09.06.08 22:30 - jaime este juego es el mejor juego de mi vida me gusta me gusta 14.07.08 12:07 - lolman why don't u use the berries??? its much faster!!!! 16.07.08 21:46 - quantum714 Aztecs are my favourite civ! AZTECS RULE! the eagle warriors own, then later backed up with jaguars.....also eagle and jaguars are opposites(40F 60G for eagle and 60F 40G for jaguar)(my numbers may be incorrect) so when ytou have a high of one resource build the right troop 24.09.08 02:23 - axshi very hard! but impossible? :) 19.10.08 00:54 - odd Hey, can you make a recorded game of this tip? :-) 29.10.08 00:09 - AlexanderTGreat Ok archers cant beat the eagles but the knights of enemy pocket will own the eagles and your eco next 01.12.08 03:20 - nick About the 20 minutes, do you mean 20 minutes in the way the game measures it? (in the top left corner of the screen), which is 2 seconds roughly a second? Or in real time? 08.02.09 11:51 - stygN Right. This all depends on what starting recourses you have and what gamespeed you heave. So please state this. And please consider this before you say that someone is bragging. What if Sir Whiteheart tried this with "Very High Recourses" and "Fast" gamespeed, then its possible to make around 50... The question is what HC_Shanks__ (author) used. Now, I don't remember if its normal to run with "Fast" or "Normal" gamespeed, but its mostly normal to run with "Standard" resources. Its a long, long time since I played hardcore, but at that time I could prolly get around 25 upped EW in around 20 min (RL) on "Fast" with "Standard". But I never played the Aztec/Mayan while I was hardcore, played mainly Chinese, but then again, I remember getting pwnd utterly by an Aztec/Mayan guy since the EW are good against CKN.... 08.02.09 11:59 - stygN On a note to the Boarquestion raised by "briton sucks": No, the boar don't die on its own. The clue is that you use 1 villager to attack the boar 2 times, then run back home with that villager. When the boar reaches your other foodgathering villagers you use them to kill the boar. Now you have 340/350 (don't remember) food right next to your base. Thats good for 2 and a half sheep! So, if you are the world champion of micromanagement you can keep on luring boars to your base and get fast and free food. 09.02.09 14:57 - D-J good for new players nd obiously this is for noobs mostly i advance the castle age in 16 minuts. after that u can do anything depends upon ur civilization what u want to do night rush archers or eagle warriors if u want to b the strong then u have to concstrate on both sides ecconomy nd attack fast this is the main thing any how its good to improve ur skills bye bye 11.02.09 15:56 - No Nonamed Would be nice if you could find a fast "lvl" guide, where you get as fast as possible to Imperial Age with a nice econ up and running. I think you can get around 18-20 minutes if you use the same start as here... 24.04.09 03:42 - Alex Badly that records of these games are not -..- 03.05.09 23:27 - Gospodinow cant make it man. u go for castle with 30 vils. if i go with 23 i will be in chastle while u make 28-29 vil. and while u make army i will make 2 3 tc on wood and gold.so what u gonnda do?u lose.stupied tactics. 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Does the host/creater of this website still be around? I'd like to contribute more strat articles...the one's on here from me i wrote almost 3 years ago :) Things have changed, i'd also be interested in providing some players like Ruso, Dreams, Patin, Dogao, all the top 1v1/Team players at the minute for interviews to add to Zuppi's one. 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Arg :) My MSN is charlowk@hotmail.com 03.03.10 04:48 - Durazell Nice tactic, works great. But I wonder if it would work on a pro player though? 07.06.10 19:06 - _CS_ShadoWalker I got 30 Eagles with forging & scale armor in 20 min & i think it is much difficult to make more EW then. 08.08.10 00:24 - Sasori i normaly put 6 on sheep and then 4 on berries is that stupid but when i hit fuedal i have like 800 food its amazing 16.09.10 16:31 - Ahahhanoob But I've got one question, what if he walls up? 18.09.10 14:16 - Auron I tried this strategy,but by the time i make 20 eagles warriors the enemy has enough time to wall up,so as long as he rushes to defence i can't see this strategy being efficient 14.10.10 21:56 - saul0 by the time you did all that the enemy would be in inperial age and would have way better troops. 20 mins 20 troops i could do better than that. 24.11.10 14:33 - pacific good tactics 24.11.10 14:36 - pacific i think it's for standard resources and normal speed but many of them are taking it as medium or high resources.... as it is impossible to reach imp in 20 min with standard resources but many said this too... 21.12.10 01:57 - Superesky Here is a guy making 49 EAGLES In 23 MInutes - http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=6468&ci=9f5ef5e23cfe5b6170f82ff56179c781CesWJ2GHpNBeNq/Bz63fazEvLri6WGmFvRgpV7qWGeYxRvuzaoNuE00h6aHi/Hep3KOOXr4PL1taGSIpUQrPnJo9LpLLp/RP7Ka9NzWEmylERZEi5ZW8ZBkwgHLo9Lx5yw== 12.01.11 08:47 - noob I got owned by the computer on mediocre with 26 EW about 20 minutes in. The comp had knights and archers behind walls, my ew couldnt get through and got slaughtered, then the horsemen came and slaughtered the rest, and killed my farmers. 20.02.11 07:39 - gccnmvmk This tactic is not to use against computer, I tried it in hardest 1 vs 1 and when I had the eagles the enemy had alredy walls. Then, he send xbows and killed my eagles (really, the xbows owned the eagles with the hit-and-run tactic, even with 4 pierce defence) 27.03.11 23:58 - Narse lol u all suck faiiil LMFAO GARMRAGNER 31.05.11 20:01 - Rusher @ Csl_Daut No, it´s not impossible! it´s very easy! Nice! Thx for good strategy! 31.05.11 20:05 - Rusher Why do I have to build an archery? 01.09.11 03:59 - Nino Really good tactic. I played in a multiplayer game, but losed, because my opponent came with 11 knights and 8 archers after 18 minutes, which were fully upgraded. Anyone know the tactic for that??? 09.09.11 00:24 - rizwan I go castle in 16 min but cant control my eco after reaching castle...and this helps my opponents to make huge army... 12.11.11 03:33 - Sam Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 12.11.11 03:09 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field unit 12.11.11 03:37 - 9876 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Random Map -> 20 Eagles in 20 minutes 13 votes 20 Eagles in 20 minutes The reason I chose Aztecs was because they are one of two civilisations that can create eagle warriors and that is basically it hehe. About this strategy... Mainly aimed for team games. It's not very useful in duels as a flush will kill this with ease. But if you were in the pocket of a 3v3, this strategy is very ful (sim

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12.11.11 03:37 - 9876 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Random Map -> 20 Eagles in 20 minutes 13 votes 20 Eagles in 20 minutes The reason I chose Aztecs was because they are one of two civilisations that can create eagle warriors and that is basically it hehe. About this strategy... Mainly aimed for team games. It's not very useful in duels as a flush will kill this with ease. But if you were in the pocket of a 3v3, this strategy is very ful (similar to my mass knight rush). The eagle warriors get both armor upgrades, forging and tracking, which makes them nearly invincible against arrows with 4 pierce armor. •Villagers 1-6) Sheep •Villager 7) House, and then lumber camp •Villagers 8-11) Wood •Villager 12) Sheep •Build House with anyone. •Villager 13) Lure boar •Once boar is dead, all shepherds move to boar, but if theres still sheep, keep 1 villager on the sheep. •Villager 14) Boar •Villager 15) Lure second boar •Villager 16 goes to build mill near deer. •Build House with anyone •Villager 16-18) Goes to hunt deer •Villager 19) Sheep or Boar •Villager 20) Wood •Build House. •Villager 21) Build mill near berries •Villager 22) Wood •If theres too much crowd in the town centre, use some shepherds to make some farms around the town centre. •Villager 23) Wood •Villager 24) Wood •Villager 25) Build mining camp near gold •After all sheep has been consumed, send the shepherds to gold - use 1 to make a farm. •Villager 26) Gold •Villager 27) Farm •Villager 28) Wood ~ Click Feudal ~ Recap on what we have so far: * 10 lumberjacks * 4 foragers * 5 farmers * 6 miners * 3 hunters (on deer) •Make a barracks and a house. ~ During Feudal ~ •As soon as you hit feudal, queue 3 villagers and use 2 lumberjacks to make an archery, and 1 to make a blacksmith. •Villager 29) Wood •Villager 30) Wood •Make a farm with one of the builders. ~ Click Castle ~ •Once the deer hunters have finished, send them to mine gold. •Use the 2 builders to make more barracks. Recap again: * 6 farmers * 2 foragers * 12 lumberjacks * 9 miners * 2 builders Research scale mail armor. Build more houses. ~ During Castle ~ Queue as much eagle warriors as possible from each barrack. Research chain mail armor. Research forging. Once you are running low on gold and can't make any more eagles, research tracking. After you have your 25 upgraded eagles in 20 minutes, go kill the enemy (obviously). After you sent them, keep making a few eagles and make villagers, research economy technologies, whatever. By HC_Shanks__ Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 11.11.06 17:53 - yolcuvincent thanks for advices but it's hard to strive with animals..it extends 20 minutes..i have to work hard :) 21.12.06 17:50 - Narse sheeps don't last that much, so when they ran out i replaced them with berries, and then farms. got 46 eagles fully upgraded in those 20 mins, and i think i can get some more 22.12.06 00:22 - nuupus this is cool taku, but i havent ever found more than one boar, i know i suck 24.12.06 14:43 - Cicjose this is my civ of choice and if i get on with villagers i would have almost 50 farms by the game and use the market to get the other resources when i need them and have about 90 army 08.02.07 22:07 - CsI_Daut Its impossible to do that! 09.02.07 22:51 - L_Clan_Chris i havent yet done it successfully, but i think might be possible 20.03.07 17:31 - sir whiteheart i dont think Narse is telling the truth when he said he got 46 eagles fully upgraded in 20 mins. This is impossible unless one starts with extra resources. 21.03.07 00:39 - otist Very useful! 04.05.07 12:18 - Gladiator Narse is not telling the truth 20.07.07 01:27 - Howard I made 39 eagles in twenty minutes, Upgraded with tracking,squires,scale and chain armour, forging, and iron casting. this tactisc was good but I did some other things to make more eagles. 22.09.07 21:02 - Howard: this is about rm, not dm 13.10.07 05:40 - CPLGonzoG this was great dude, i did it in 17 mins and destroyed my opponents, thanks a lot, ur daman!! 14.10.07 16:18 - briton sucks when you say lure boar what after? does it just kill it self. and would the vil die luring it? 29.10.07 13:54 - Gohan its very gud trick..i got worked....made around 40 aztecs in 23 mins with full upgrades... 01.11.07 04:52 - nD Would it work also for Mayans? Cos isnt the mayan eagle war stronger? They got an upgrade or something.. 10.11.07 23:13 - Mac At what time u feudal ? 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 26.05.08 10:03 - 1525 This was nice but i can do much more than this 09.06.08 22:30 - jaime este juego es el mejor juego de mi vida me gusta me gusta 14.07.08 12:07 - lolman why don't u use the berries??? its much faster!!!! 16.07.08 21:46 - quantum714 Aztecs are my favourite civ! AZTECS RULE! the eagle warriors own, then later backed up with jaguars.....also eagle and jaguars are opposites(40F 60G for eagle and 60F 40G for jaguar)(my numbers may be incorrect) so when ytou have a high of one resource build the right troop 24.09.08 02:23 - axshi very hard! but impossible? :) 19.10.08 00:54 - odd Hey, can you make a recorded game of this tip? :-) 29.10.08 00:09 - AlexanderTGreat Ok archers cant beat the eagles but the knights of enemy pocket will own the eagles and your eco next 01.12.08 03:20 - nick About the 20 minutes, do you mean 20 minutes in the way the game measures it? (in the top left corner of the screen), which is 2 seconds roughly a second? Or in real time? 08.02.09 11:51 - stygN Right. This all depends on what starting recourses you have and what gamespeed you heave. So please state this. And please consider this before you say that someone is bragging. What if Sir Whiteheart tried this with "Very High Recourses" and "Fast" gamespeed, then its possible to make around 50... The question is what HC_Shanks__ (author) used. Now, I don't remember if its normal to run with "Fast" or "Normal" gamespeed, but its mostly normal to run with "Standard" resources. Its a long, long time since I played hardcore, but at that time I could prolly get around 25 upped EW in around 20 min (RL) on "Fast" with "Standard". But I never played the Aztec/Mayan while I was hardcore, played mainly Chinese, but then again, I remember getting pwnd utterly by an Aztec/Mayan guy since the EW are good against CKN.... 08.02.09 11:59 - stygN On a note to the Boarquestion raised by "briton sucks": No, the boar don't die on its own. The clue is that you use 1 villager to attack the boar 2 times, then run back home with that villager. When the boar reaches your other foodgathering villagers you use them to kill the boar. Now you have 340/350 (don't remember) food right next to your base. Thats good for 2 and a half sheep! So, if you are the world champion of micromanagement you can keep on luring boars to your base and get fast and free food. 09.02.09 14:57 - D-J good for new players nd obiously this is for noobs mostly i advance the castle age in 16 minuts. after that u can do anything depends upon ur civilization what u want to do night rush archers or eagle warriors if u want to b the strong then u have to concstrate on both sides ecconomy nd attack fast this is the main thing any how its good to improve ur skills bye bye 11.02.09 15:56 - No Nonamed Would be nice if you could find a fast "lvl" guide, where you get as fast as possible to Imperial Age with a nice econ up and running. I think you can get around 18-20 minutes if you use the same start as here... 24.04.09 03:42 - Alex Badly that records of these games are not -..- 03.05.09 23:27 - Gospodinow cant make it man. u go for castle with 30 vils. if i go with 23 i will be in chastle while u make 28-29 vil. and while u make army i will make 2 3 tc on wood and gold.so what u gonnda do?u lose.stupied tactics. 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 18.05.09 21:42 - Woody I know this is very old, but nevertheless. I like the aztecs, and I was going to try this tactic, in a standard game against 2 computer opponents on hard. But, to begin with, I only start with housing for 5 units, not 10. So the first thing I have to do all the time is build a house, which of course takes time and wood resources. Do you usually start with housing for 10 units? What type of game is that? Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice, is very helpful, love this game after all this years :) 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Does the host/creater of this website still be around? I'd like to contribute more strat articles...the one's on here from me i wrote almost 3 years ago :) Things have changed, i'd also be interested in providing some players like Ruso, Dreams, Patin, Dogao, all the top 1v1/Team players at the minute for interviews to add to Zuppi's one. 28.05.09 19:56 - StorM_Country Arg :) My MSN is charlowk@hotmail.com 03.03.10 04:48 - Durazell Nice tactic, works great. But I wonder if it would work on a pro player though? 07.06.10 19:06 - _CS_ShadoWalker I got 30 Eagles with forging & scale armor in 20 min & i think it is much difficult to make more EW then. 08.08.10 00:24 - Sasori i normaly put 6 on sheep and then 4 on berries is that stupid but when i hit fuedal i have like 800 food its amazing 16.09.10 16:31 - Ahahhanoob But I've got one question, what if he walls up? 18.09.10 14:16 - Auron I tried this strategy,but by the time i make 20 eagles warriors the enemy has enough time to wall up,so as long as he rushes to defence i can't see this strategy being efficient 14.10.10 21:56 - saul0 by the time you did all that the enemy would be in inperial age and would have way better troops. 20 mins 20 troops i could do better than that. 24.11.10 14:33 - pacific good tactics 24.11.10 14:36 - pacific i think it's for standard resources and normal speed but many of them are taking it as medium or high resources.... as it is impossible to reach imp in 20 min with standard resources but many said this too... 21.12.10 01:57 - Superesky Here is a guy making 49 EAGLES In 23 MInutes - http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=6468&ci=9f5ef5e23cfe5b6170f82ff56179c781CesWJ2GHpNBeNq/Bz63fazEvLri6WGmFvRgpV7qWGeYxRvuzaoNuE00h6aHi/Hep3KOOXr4PL1taGSIpUQrPnJo9LpLLp/RP7Ka9NzWEmylERZEi5ZW8ZBkwgHLo9Lx5yw== 12.01.11 08:47 - noob I got owned by the computer on mediocre with 26 EW about 20 minutes in. The comp had knights and archers behind walls, my ew couldnt get through and got slaughtered, then the horsemen came and slaughtered the rest, and killed my farmers. 20.02.11 07:39 - gccnmvmk This tactic is not to use against computer, I tried it in hardest 1 vs 1 and when I had the eagles the enemy had alredy walls. Then, he send xbows and killed my eagles (really, the xbows owned the eagles with the hit-and-run tactic, even with 4 pierce defence) 27.03.11 23:58 - Narse lol u all suck faiiil LMFAO GARMRAGNER 31.05.11 20:01 - Rusher @ Csl_Daut No, it´s not impossible! it´s very easy! Nice! Thx for good strategy! 31.05.11 20:05 - Rusher Why do I have to build an archery? 01.09.11 03:59 - Nino Really good tactic. I played in a multiplayer game, but losed, because my opponent came with 11 knights and 8 archers after 18 minutes, which were fully upgraded. Anyone know the tactic for that??? 09.09.11 00:24 - rizwan I go castle in 16 min but cant control my eco after reaching castle...and this helps my opponents to make huge army... 12.11.11 03:33 - Sam Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer players who are wondering why their villagers aren't dumping the food needed to make another villager, the bonus does help give the Aztecs a boost though the ages. The bonus is extremely helpful when villagers have to walk any distance to dump off resources, as the villager will not have to make as many trips. Not only does it allow for delaying the addition of a second lumber camp at a wood cutting site, but it also allows for a later wheelbarrow, since the Aztecs will already have more carrying capacity then the other civilizations. The carrying bonus is also useful in late-Imperial Age, when the trips between resources and their gathering sites become very long. All military units created 15% faster This bonus obviously allows the Aztecs to be able to produce military units faster than anyone, except for the civilizations (and their allies) that have team bonuses which speed military unit production by 20%: Goths - Barracks; Huns - Stable; Britons - Archery Range; Celts - Siege Workshop. (The Goths also far outstrip this bonus once they research "Profusion", which allows 50% faster production of Barracks units.) If the Aztecs ally with any of the civilizations that have these team bonuses, expect them to field units on the field faster than anyone else - except of course for Gothic infantry with Profusion (good thing the Aztecs have a specialist anti-infantry infantry unit!). This fast military production combined with the Aztecs' economic bonus allows them to launch a fairly decent rush in either Feudal or Castle Age. In the later game when battles involve more units, it also allows them to replace units faster, allowing an Aztec player to be a little more reckless with units, since they will be replaced quicker than the opponents. Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology Monks were good enough to be used in Age of Kings as part of an army, or even an army unto themselves. In the Conquerors, Monks have been improved slightly, and the Aztecs have by far the best Monks in the game. While for every other civilization a Monk is a fragile unit with very few hit points, the Aztec Monk is extremely strong, as a result of the extra hit points it gains from the researching of Monastery technologies. A virtual super-monk! The effect is two-fold for an Aztec player: it not only means Aztec Monks will be created more often, but also means that the Monastery technologies will be researched more often. Even Monastery technologies that are for the most part worthless will now be researched by the Aztec player, for no other reason than the extra 5 hit points. Relics +33% gold Ensemble must really want not only an Aztec player to build more Monks, but the Aztec player's teammates to do so as well. Relics were already slightly altered in the Conquerors to provide gold faster, and with this bonus it would be almost stupid not to pick them up. Team up with a Spanish player, and the gold may never run dry. The best part about Relics is that they don't take up a population slot, so this is almost something for nothing, the only cost being the 100 gold for the Monk, and the time period in which he was taking up a population slot as he picked up the Relic and brought it back to the Monastery. (That's if you're at the population limit, of course!) The Aztecs Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.12.06 19:51 - Narse a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. 12.11.11 03:05 - i was forced to flee toledo a couple of things u didn't say: aztec pikemen do more damage than other civ's halbediers, elite eagle warriors have a nice anti-arrow armor so they're a good choice agaist archers (maybe better than skirmishers as they have the +4 damage from garland wars), aztec champions should make a castle tremble. 02.02.07 19:32 - Staso Very nice tutorial 25.03.07 14:22 - HN_Devang_ @ Narse The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes 07.04.07 01:43 - cho ko nu i love garland wars! 03.05.07 12:09 - Wilbur One bad thing about Aztecs (and Mayans) is that if they lose their Eagle Warrior they have to wait until the Castle Age to replace it, whereas others can get more Scout Cavalry in the Feudal Age. 24.05.07 22:24 - Kippy I think Teutons, with their resistance to conversion, and with more powerful infantry(UU) can beat the crap out of aztecs, even with Jaguar warriors 18.06.07 22:32 - Bob McBob Kippy, Teutons don't have a better infantry. Can THEIR infantry have up to 22 attack? And can they field monks that have 90 HIT? Really good turorial, AZTECS FTW!!! 14.07.07 03:11 - ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol 17.07.07 20:35 - san they need to wait unitl castle age, thats a balance of the game because an eagle can kill a scout, is faster, and is cheaper than a scout at that time of the game 20.07.07 20:49 - Someome But wouldn't a cavilrer/paladin more or less counter any damage the aztec infantry (although they (cavalry) are more expensive to make) could make? Also the cavalry's speed makes them be able to come faster to annoying trebuchets or a general attack. 23.08.07 16:35 - rivaan Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! 10.10.07 21:15 - rambabu What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs 14.10.07 03:40 - person thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless 14.10.07 16:13 - gdrgew you should do this wit every civ 26.11.07 00:00 - FeHuLaika if youre up against an aztec or a mayan player byzatines would be a very good choise. the cataphract has a huge bonus against infantery, takes down fully upgraded teutonc knights like it was deers. against mayans you should have som paladins to. 13.12.07 02:15 - Lord MacDonald The Teutons and the Aztecs are obviously very evenly matched. 1 vs 1, an elite Teutonic Knight kills an elite Jagaur Warrior only because the knight has way more armor and has a hefty attack. 24.06.08 22:47 - AOE FREAK 1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. 24.06.08 22:52 - AOE FREAK i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) 29.11.08 19:50 - Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions. Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. 11.01.09 15:22 - 19.12.2008 - fuck off nice 23.02.09 18:33 - bilbi well done 15.04.09 17:01 - bitch poopy poo 04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY I was a total noob before finding this site. After I had found it, I turned into KINNY KIN KING KINNY of AOE! Not really, I turned into a bigger noob. 03.07.09 22:07 - Templar pikemen may have good attack with garland wars(4+8), but they have less hp and armor so ranged units are dangerous for them, also cataphracts can devastate aztecs in castle age and early imperial age. only in post imperial age they can barely counter cataphracts by using siege onagers and monks. 09.07.09 22:52 - Indigo i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another 25.07.09 07:56 - aliah Aztecs are pretty shit i rekon.Their navy is hopeless, no cav, avo archers and they don't get stronger infantry until the imperial age.The japanese infantry is alot better cos the attack speed is through the whole game.The only decent thng about aztecs is their monks which are expensive 26.08.09 12:41 - 4701 Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. 07.02.10 16:06 - satvik Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines 15.02.10 10:15 - turtle ship Yeah, but remember that Byazantine's main power to beat Aztec infantry is their cataphract & since cataphract is pretty expensive, you should be able to beat them by outnumbering them with pikemen since Aztec has good economy & military creation speed bonus, plus pikemen is very cheap and with garland war, they're even stronger than other civ halberdier in term of attack damage they could deal 06.03.10 14:54 - turtle ship Also, because cataphract has pretty low pierce armor & has no attack against archer, building a large number of arbalest to counter cataphract is a good idea 30.04.10 14:56 - I <3 aztecs :) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks 02.07.10 09:11 - gccnmvmk Everyone lose their time with Aztecs, Aztecs have bad archers, worse ships in all game,(they don't even have the first demolision ship and galleons). No masonry and architecture, Aztecs are only good in infantery but that's nothing comparate to the cavalry and gunpower of other civs, I know Aztecs have Eagle Warriors but they have too little hp.(Only 60!). Aztec pikmen are not as mighty as people see them. Aztec pikeman: 4+8=12 Halberdier(Random civ): 6+4=10 Is not a grand difference. Aztec monks attack? Hersey No hersey? Light scout or Hussar(They have resistance to monk convertion and attack bonus against monks). Conclusion: Aztecs are a barely useless civ against other civs. 18.07.10 10:13 - gccnmvmk I think it's nice that the creators of this guide are trying to discover strength in the Aztecs, but I don't think that the Aztecs, the AOE civ with WORST archers, ships, and buildings in all game(check tech trees if someone don't believe me) will be able to fight well other civs. I make a test, a post-imperial japanese samurai vs post-imperial aztec jag warrior, and the samurai won! Aztecs have good Champions and Monks anyway.(Jaguar warriors too if fighting infantery) 08.08.10 00:35 - Sasori SHUT UP AZTECS OWN TEUTONS EASY IF TEUTONS BRING PALADINS MASSED PIKES WILL KILL THEM IF THEY GET TEUTONIC KNIGHTS JAGS WILL KILL THEM IF ONAGERS EAGLES WILL KILL THEM IF BOMBARD TOWER TREBS WILL KILL THEM 08.08.10 00:37 - sasori hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice 29.12.10 04:28 - gccnmvmk SHUT UP TEUTONS OWN AZTECS EASY IF AZTECS BRING PIKES AND JAGS CROSSBOWS OR HAND CANNONERS WILL KILL THEM IF EAGLES TEUTON KNIGHTS WILL KILL THEM IF TREBS PALADINS WILL KILL THEM 27.01.11 21:54 - mertcan The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European 19.02.11 06:01 - gccnmvmk The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. 19.04.11 20:59 - Rohit Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy 30.04.11 22:06 - gccnmvmk ¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. 23.05.11 16:45 - rk aztecs have the most powerful infantry and also cheapest. fully upgraded 30-35 champions can take out 2-3 castles easily. but on water maps spanish are the best with their cannon galleons. 26.05.11 07:11 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! too right gccnmvmk. wots ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. 26.05.11 07:20 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! 26.05.11 07:27 - u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!! oh yeah.... aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! 26.05.11 07:35 - japan rulez!!!!!!!! u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time. 15.06.11 04:08 - Nathan Great article, i just got the hang of the Aztecs because of this i use monks, pikes, jags, eagles & rams / trebs (depends if i feel like building siege workshop & to i wish u could say like: pikes kill cavalry, eagles kill archers, & jags kill infantry, again great article 25.06.11 04:59 - poop sniffer my monkey wants to fuck my cat? why is my cats ass so sexy to the monkey. he doesn't even look at my ass any more. 12.10.11 02:14 - gccnmvmk When did this page became filled with spam? 03.11.11 00:27 - Saladin I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force 12.11.11 03:08 - 0123 Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Aztecs Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Aztecs -> Page 1 7 votes The Aztecs The Aztecs Page 2 >> The Aztecs are one of the new Meso-American civilizations added in The Conquerors. Like the Mayans, they are not able to build a stable, making them quite different from the old Age of Kings civilizations and the other new civilizations in The Conquerors. Unlike the Mayans, whose strength lies in their strong archer line, the Aztecs have a powerful infantry. How do the Aztecs stack up against the other civilizations? Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Aztecs receive are as follows: •Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry •Villagers carry +5 •All military units created 15% faster •Monks +5 HP for each Monastery technology •Team Bonus - Relics +33% gold Start with Eagle Warrior, not Scout Cavalry While not quite as fast as the Scout Cavalry, the Eagle Warrior makes up for its slowness with its extra line-of-sight. Not only that, but the Eagle Warrior can take a loomed villager on 1v1, something that the Scout Cavalry is unable to do. Upon reaching Castle Age, these units become very valuable for raiding and scouting, as their low food cost makes them very affordable and their attack is upgraded to 7. However they are countered very easily by the Swordsman line of troops, which have an attack bonus versus the Eagle Warrior (Militia +0 attack, Men-at-Arms +2 attack, Long Swordsman +4 attack, Two-Handed Swordsman +6 attack, Champion +6 attack), and Knights fare decently against Eagle Warriors as well - so do not rely too heavily upon them for a major attack. In Imperial, Eagle Warriors get the Elite upgrade, but that only adds 10 hit points, 2 attack, and 2 Piercing Armor (their Mayan counterpart on the other hand gets another +40 hit points on top of those bonuses, once their Unique Technology "El Dorado" is researched). In Imperial, Eagle Warriors are so easily countered by Champions that they are not much of an option except for specializing against ranged units. Villagers carry +5 While at first this bonus might frustrate a few newer play