Ajax (Age of Empires)

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

Ajax
Hero information
Introduced in	Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Hero type	Infantry
Training
Training time	36 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	300
Regeneration	30 hit points per minute
Melee attack	30
Reload time	1.5
Melee armor	3
Pierce armor	3
Speed	0.9
Line of Sight	4
Ability	Cannot be converted

“	Brother in arms of Achilles and the strongest and tallest of all Greek warriors. The only warrior powerful enough to beat him... is himself.	”
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

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

Campaign appearances

Ajax has the appearance of a Hoplite but is much, much stronger, yet with two less armor points.

He appears in the The Trojan War scenario in the remastered version of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, alongside Odysseus and Achilles.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry, infantry, buildings
Weak vs.	Archers, Priests, siege weapons
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)
Speed	Aristocracy (+25%)

Civilization bonuses

• Carthaginians: Ajax has +25% hit points.
• Greeks: Ajax has +30% speed.
• Macedonians: Ajax has +2 Line of Sight, and +1/+2 armor in the Bronze/Iron Ages respectively.

Gallery

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