Achilles (Age of Empires)

This article is about the hero in Age of Empires. For the hero in Age of Mythology, see Achilles (Age of Mythology).

Achilles
Hero information
Introduced in	Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Hero type	Infantry
Statistics
Hit points	350
Regeneration	30 hit points per minute
Melee attack	25
Reload time	1.5
Melee armor	6
Pierce armor	0
Speed	1.2
Line of Sight	4
Ability	Cannot be converted

“	Greek hero of the Trojan War and the greatest warrior to have ever lived. Immortal, but for some reason is very protective of his heels.	”
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

Achilles (named Hero Achilles before Return of Rome) is an infantry unit introduced in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. He is available only in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode of the game.

Campaign appearances

“

Greek hero of the Trojan War and the greatest warrior to have ever lived. Immortal, but for some reason is very protective of his heels.

”

Achilles has the appearance of a Broad Swordsman, but is much, much stronger, with the attack statistics rivalling the Phalangite.

• Achilles appears in the The Trojan War scenario in the remastered version of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, alongside Odysseus and Ajax.
• Achilles appears as Ushar in the The Chosen One scenario of the Sargon of Akkad campaign of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome with 250 hit points.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	In melee combat
Weak vs.	Archers, cavalry
Upgrades
Attack	Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3)
Armor	Leather Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Scale Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Chain Mail Infantry (+2/+0) Bronze Shield (+0/+1) Iron Shield (+0/+1) Tower Shield (+0/+1)
Cost	Logistics (-0.5 population usage)

Trivia

• Achilles is able to consistently defeat Hector in single combat, with a substantial amount of hit points left.

Gallery

From left to right: Odysseus, Ajax, and Achilles, as they appear in The Trojan War