The Aztecs @ Age of Empires 2 Strategy Center

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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

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04.06.09 23:06 - AOE KINNY KIN KING KINNY

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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

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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:

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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: Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123:

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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

02.12.11 10:12 - Panzer Kumar

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..

06.01.12 11:27 - Meatshield

Yesterday my eagle warrior attack was 4+11 and one of my jaguar warrior killed 5 champions.

15.01.12 02:23 - I HATE PIKEMAN!

Stupid PIKEMAN ATTACK THEY ARE WEAK STUPID THINGS!

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