Chain Barding Armor is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Blacksmith once the Castle Age is reached. Once researched, it increases cavalry armor and pierce armor by +1.
Plate Barding Armor is the further upgrade of this technology.
Civilization bonus[]
- Bulgarians: Chain Barding Armor costs 50% less food.
- Chinese: Chain Barding Armor is 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
- Spanish: Chain Barding Armor costs no gold. Receive 20 gold after researching Chain Barding Armor.
Team bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Researching Chain Barding Armor is 80% faster.
- Portuguese: Researching Chain Barding Armor is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
Definitive Edition[]
- Bulgarians: Initially, Blacksmiths work 50% faster. With update 42848, Blacksmiths work 80% faster.
- Bulgarians: With update 42848, Blacksmith technologies cost 50% less food.
- Portuguese: With update 42848, all technologies are researched 30% faster.
History[]
“ | Armor made of linked metal chains was an improvement over a cascade of metal scales. It had greater integrity and held up better after taking some damage. Where a row of scales might come loose after a blow, chain barding armor stayed largely intact. Because the linked chains were smaller than the scales they replaced, Chain Armor was more flexible and comfortable to wear. | ” |