Armor class: Mameluke

This article is about the armor class in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas. For the unit in the same game, see Mameluke (Age of Empires II).

The Mameluke armor class is an armor class created in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, but practically existing since Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. All units that have an attack bonus against this class deal bonus damage against Mamelukes, which are trainable by Saracens only. Effectively, the class is used to make anti-cavalry attacks weaker against Mamelukes, as the latter takes both anti-camel and anti-cavalry bonus damage.

The way this armor class works is by reducing the anti-cavalry attacks of units (except Halberdier) by 11. The anti-cavalry attack of Halberdier is reduced by 21 due to this armor class.

Anti-Mameluke units and buildings

The following units and buildings have an attack bonus against the Mameluke armor class. They are sorted descending by the amount of bonus damage they deal.

+11 bonus attack

• Halberdier (16 before the Definitive Edition, 21 before Rise of the Rajas)
• Pikeman

+7 bonus attack

• Heavy Camel Rider - Imperial Camel Rider (the latter, Hindustanis only)

+4 bonus attack

• Spearman

+1 bonus attack

• Elite Mameluke (Saracens only)
• Elite Kamayuk (Inca only)

Civilization bonuses

• The following Bohemian units get an attack bonus against the Mameluke armor class:
  • +3 bonus attack
    • Pikeman
    • Halberdier
  • +1 bonus attack
    • Spearman

• The following Gurjara units get an attack bonus against the Mameluke armor class:
  • +3 bonus attack
    • Heavy Camel Rider