The Aztecs
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!)
Comments:
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19.12.06 19:51 -
Narse |
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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. |
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02.02.07 19:32 -
Staso |
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Very nice tutorial |
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25.03.07 14:22 -
HN_Devang_ |
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@ Narse
The attack of Aztec pikes though more than Halberdiers,the attack bonus of Halberdiers is Greater than Pikes |
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07.04.07 01:43 -
cho ko nu |
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i love garland wars! |
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03.05.07 12:09 -
Wilbur |
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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. |
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24.05.07 22:24 -
Kippy |
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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 |
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18.06.07 22:32 -
Bob McBob |
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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!!! |
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14.07.07 03:11 -
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ya and btw jags have bonus vs infantry lol |
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17.07.07 20:35 -
san |
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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 |
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20.07.07 20:49 -
Someome |
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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. |
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23.08.07 16:35 -
rivaan |
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Nice article will be very useful i guess!!!! |
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10.10.07 21:15 -
rambabu |
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What narse said is true aztec pikes are powerful than some civ halbs |
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14.10.07 03:40 -
person |
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thought pikemans hit more they are useless against anything but cavalry and since the attk bonus is still less it is quit useless |
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14.10.07 16:13 -
gdrgew |
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you should do this wit every civ |
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26.11.07 00:00 -
FeHuLaika |
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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. |
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13.12.07 02:15 -
Lord MacDonald |
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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. |
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24.06.08 22:47 -
AOE FREAK |
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1v1 if fully upgraded, the first one to strike wins. Tutonic knights have higher hp and their aromer takes away the bonus. |
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24.06.08 22:52 -
AOE FREAK |
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i also forgot to say, jag warriors are 13+8 attack (21) |
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29.11.08 19:50 -
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Nope, they are 12+8 = 20 attack. You're thinking of champions.
Nevertheless, Aztec Infantry are pretty much pygmy war elephants. |
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11.01.09 15:22 -
19.12.2008 - fuck off |
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nice |
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23.02.09 18:33 -
bilbi |
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well done |
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15.04.09 17:01 -
bitch |
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poopy poo |
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04.06.09 23:06 -
AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY |
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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. |
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03.07.09 22:07 -
Templar |
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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. |
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09.07.09 22:52 -
Indigo |
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i've had a fully upgraded Teutonic Knight go up against a fully upgraded cataphract and win to take out another |
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25.07.09 07:56 -
aliah |
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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 |
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26.08.09 12:41 -
4701 |
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Aztec has Loom free in 1.0c, which makes it possible to get 5 militia before anyone reaches feudal! Aztec drush rocks. |
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07.02.10 16:06 -
satvik |
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Ajtecs are hopeless against byzantines
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15.02.10 10:15 -
turtle ship |
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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 |
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06.03.10 14:54 -
turtle ship |
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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 |
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30.04.10 14:56 -
I <3 aztecs |
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:) thx, i always choose aztexs but i didn't knew the bonus of monks |
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02.07.10 09:11 -
gccnmvmk |
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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. |
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18.07.10 10:13 -
gccnmvmk |
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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) |
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08.08.10 00:35 -
Sasori |
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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 |
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08.08.10 00:37 -
sasori |
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hey bitch your a sick ass fucker stop saying bad things ok its not nice |
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29.12.10 04:28 -
gccnmvmk |
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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 |
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27.01.11 21:54 -
mertcan |
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The Aztec stables and bombard towers are Central European |
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19.02.11 06:01 -
gccnmvmk |
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The aztec's cavalry and gunpower is the best of all game. |
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19.04.11 20:59 -
Rohit |
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Aztecs are very powerful in land maps..Their weakness in only navy |
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30.04.11 22:06 -
gccnmvmk |
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¿What are you saying? Aztec's navy is the strongest of all the game compared against all the other navy's. |
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23.05.11 16:45 -
rk |
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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. |
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26.05.11 07:11 -
japan rulez!!!!!!!! |
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too right gccnmvmk. wots
ftw mean. and wots a willy. samuri are much better, espacially if backed by coquisterdors. |
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26.05.11 07:20 -
u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! aztec is ggggaaa |
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u shut the f**k up sasori. aztec r soooooooooooooooooooooooogaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!
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26.05.11 07:27 -
u f**kers, japan is best!!!!!!!!! |
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i just added the aztec is ggggaaayyy!!
oh yeah....
aztec is ggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! |
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26.05.11 07:35 -
japan rulez!!!!!!!! |
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u guys r all morons- especially Bob McBob. aztecs r so crap and i beat teutons every time.
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15.06.11 04:08 -
Nathan |
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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 |
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12.10.11 02:14 -
gccnmvmk |
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When did this page became filled with spam? |
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03.11.11 00:27 -
Saladin |
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I personally think the saracens are the best, with there elite Mamelukes and heavy camels make them a formidle attack force. |
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02.12.11 10:12 -
Panzer Kumar |
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I want to reply to Narse: Aztec Pike Men are not the powerful Pikes in The game infact the Japanese Pikes are far deadly even to normal units than any other Pick men.. and as HN_Devang_said Halberdiers have more Bonus for sure.. |
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06.01.12 11:27 -
Meatshield |
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Yesterday my eagle warrior attack was 4+11 and one of my jaguar warrior killed 5 champions. |
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03.09.12 22:45 -
fuck you all |
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this site sucks you just gave away all your secrets loser |
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