This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II. For the technologies in Age of Empires, see Chain Mail. |
Chain Mail 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 infantry armor and pierce armor by +1.
Chain Mail Armor is available for all civilizations except for the Tatars.
Plate Mail Armor is the further upgrade of this technology.
Civilization bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Chain Mail Armor costs -50% food.
- Chinese: Chain Mail Armor is 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
- Incas: Chain Mail Armor benefits Villagers.
- Malay: Chain Mail Armor is free.
- Romans: Chain Mail Armor gives +2 melee / +2 pierce armor (instead of +1 melee / +1 pierce).
- Spanish: Chain Mail Armor costs no gold. Receive 20 gold after researching Chain Mail Armor.
Team bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Researching Chain Mail Armor is 80% faster.
- Portuguese: Researching Chain Mail Armor is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
Definitive Edition[]
- With update 42848:
- Bulgarians: Initially, the team bonus makes Chain Mail Armor research 50% faster. With the update, Chain Mail Armor is researched 80% faster. Chain Mail Armor costs -50% food.
- Portuguese: Chain Mail Armor is researched 30% faster as a civilization bonus.
Dynasties of India[]
- Portuguese: With update 73855, Chain Mail Armor is researched 25% faster as a team bonus.
- Malay: With update 81058, Chain Mail Armor is free.
History[]
“ | Armor made of linked metal chains was an improvement over a cascade of metal scales. It had greater intergrity and held up better after taking some damage. Whereas a row of scales might come loose after a blow, chain mail armor stayed largely intact. Because the linked chains were smaller than the scales they replaced, chain mail armor was more flexible and comfortable to wear. While an improvement, chain mail armor was also more expensive and time-consuming to manufacture. | ” |
—Age of Empires II manual |
Trivia[]
- Since the word "mail" in the context of armor properly refers only to the type of armor that consists of small metal rings linked together, the names of the other infantry armor technologies are contradictory, while the name of this technology is arguably redundant.