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This article is about the building in Chronicles. For other uses, see Blacksmith.

Used to research technologies to improve armor and attack of units. Required for Siege Workshop.
—In-game description

The Blacksmith is a research building in Chronicles that becomes available once the Civic Age is reached. The Blacksmith provides technologies to improve the attack and armor of infantry, cavalry, and archers. Defensive structures and some ships also benefit from the archers' attack upgrades. The ranged attack upgrades increase the attack, range, and Line of Sight of all relevant units and buildings. Town Centers benefit only from the attack increases, not the range or Line of Sight increases. Constructing a Blacksmith counts for the building requirement to research the Classical Age, and also unlocks the Siege Workshop.

It is identical to its counterpart for the Age of Empires II civilizations.

Technologies[]

Clicking on the icon links to the corresponding page.

Blacksmith
Archaic Age
Civic Age Chronicles
Classical Age
Imperial Age
Paddedarcherarmoravailable
Leatherarcherarmoravailable
Ringarcherarmoravailable
Fletchingavailable
Bodkinarrowavailable
Braceravailable
Forgingavailable
Ironcastingavailable
Blastfurnaceavailable
Scalebardingarmoravailable
Chainbardingarmoravailable
Platebardingarmoravailable
Scalemailarmoravailable
Chainmailarmoravailable
Platemailarmoravailable

Availability grid[]

The following table shows the availability of the technologies for every civilization. Technologies that are available to all civilizations are not shown in the table.

= Available
= Unavailable
Civilization PlateMailArmorDE RingArcherArmorDE PlateBardingArmorDE
Achaemenids Chronicles Achaemenids
Athenians Chronicles Athenians
Spartans Chronicles Spartans

Further statistics[]

Technologies
Hpicon aoe2de Hit points Masonry aoe2de Masonry (+10%)
ArchitectureDE Architecture (+10%)
Armor Masonry aoe2de Masonry (+1/+1, +3 building armor)
ArchitectureDE Architecture (+1/+1, +3 building armor)
Conversion resistance Exorcism Chronicles Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max)
Hemlock Chronicles Hemlock (destroyed when converted)
Line of Sight TownWatchDE Town Watch (+4)
TownPatrolDE Town Patrol (+4)
Build speed TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane (+20%)
Team bonuses
Conversion resistance Teutons AoE2 Teutons (+3 min, +1 max cycles)
Research speed Bulgarians AoE2 Bulgarians (+80%)
Portuguese AoE2 Portuguese (+25%)
Other Georgians AoE2 Georgians (repairing costs -25%)

Gallery[]

Buildings in Chronicles
Civilian buildings
EconomicTown Center Chronicles Town Center · Port Chronicles Port · Fish trap aoe2DE Fish Trap · Mill Chronicles Mill · FarmDE Farm · Market aoe2DE Market · Lumber camp aoe2de Lumber Camp · Mining camp aoe2de Mining Camp
ResearchBlacksmith aoe2de Blacksmith · Academy Chronicles Academy
MiscellaneousHouse Chronicles House · Temple Chronicles Temple · Wonder Chronicles Wonder
Military buildings
ProductionBarracks aoe2DE Barracks · Archery range aoe2DE Archery Range · Stable aoe2DE Stable · Siege workshop aoe2DE Siege Workshop · Shipyard Chronicles Shipyard · Fort Chronicles Fort
TowerTown Center Chronicles Town Center · Outpost aoe2de Outpost · Watch Tower Chronicles Watch Tower · Guard Tower Chronicles Guard Tower · Bastion Chronicles Bastion · Fort Chronicles Fort
WallPalisade wall aoe2de Palisade Wall · Palisade gate aoe2DE Palisade Gate · Stone wall aoe2de Stone Wall · Gate aoe2de Gate · Fortified wall aoe2de Fortified Wall · Gate aoe2de Fortified Gate
Unconstructable
Battle for Greece logo
Tent army small aoe2DE Greek Army Tent · Tent army small aoe2DE Greek Commander Tent · Temple Chronicles Oracle's Temple · Sapper Tunnel Chronicles Sapper Tunnel
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