Dire Wolf

The Dire Wolf is a wild animal that is only available at the Scenario Editor in Age of Empires II.

Although appearing stronger than regular Wolves at the first glance (especially in-game, where the attack is not shown), Dire Wolves are actually weak compared to their regular counterparts, holding no attack and taking every attack bonus there is. Still, despite having no attack, the Dire Wolf deals one damage per strike due to the damage mechanics of Age of Empires II.

In a one-on-one combat with a Villager, the Villager outlasts the Dire Wolf with 17/25 HP left as opposed to a regular Wolf which may even kill a Villager in such a situation.