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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the technology in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, see Chieftains. |
| “ | A chieftain of a mighty tribal confederation. | ” |
| —In-game description in the Definitive Edition | ||
The Chieftain is an infantry unit in Age of Empires that is available only in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode of the game. He has the appearance of a Short Swordsman.
Overview[]
In the Definitive Edition, the Chieftain replaces Xerxes which was used to represent the Izumo Leader in the The Assassins scenario of the Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign, now portraying an unnamed Jomon tribal leader, with lower combat stats.
Further statistics[]
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | In melee combat |
| Weak vs. | Archers, cavalry |
| Upgrades | |
| Attack |  Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3)
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| 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)
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| Cost |  Logistics (-0.5 population usage)
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Civilization bonuses[]
Macedonians: Chieftain have +2 Line of Sight and is four times more resistant to conversion.
