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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. For the unit in Age of Mythology, see Dragon Ship (Age of Mythology). |
| “ | Chinese unique Warship that spews fire at close range. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Dragon Ship is the unique upgrade of the Fire Ship for the Chinese in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, added with update 141935. It is available in the Imperial Age at the Dock and replaces the Fast Fire Ship. Like its predecessor, it is a ship with a "flamethrower" mounted on the bow. The Dragon Ship has an attack bonus against other ships, but it must come in very close to enemy ships in order to attack.
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Unit comparison[]
 Dragon Ship
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 Fast Fire Ship
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|---|---|---|
| Research cost and time |
298 wood, 255 gold 60 seconds |
280 wood, 250 gold 50 seconds |
| Hit points | 150 | 140 |
| Speed | 1.54 | 1.43 |
| Main attack | 1 melee, 4 pierce | 1 melee, 3 pierce |
| Attack bonus | +4 vs ship +4 vs Turtle Ship, buildings |
+4 vs ship +3 vs Turtle Ship, buildings |
| Range | 3 | 2.5 |
| Armor (Melee/Pierce/Ship) |
2/8/9 | 0/8/9 |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Transport Ships, Fishing Ships, buildings in the shoreline, melee units in the shallows, Galleons, Cannon Galleons |
| Weak vs. | Demolition Ships, Turtle Ships, Longboats, towers, Castles, ranged siege units on the shoreline |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
| Armor |  Careening (+0/+1)
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| Conversion resistance |  Devotion (+1 min, +1 max) Faith (+4 min, +4 max)
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 Movement speed
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 Dry Dock (+15%)
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| Resource cost |  Shipwright (-20% wood)
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| Creation speed | Shipwright (+54%)
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| Team bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Conversion resistance |  Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
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Civilization bonuses[]
Chinese: Technologies that benefit Dragon Ships are 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
Team bonuses[]
- Lithuanians: Researching Devotion and Faith is 20% faster.
- Portuguese: Technologies that benefit Dragon Ships are researched 25% faster.
Scenario Editor unit[]
| “ | Warship that spews fire at close range. | ” |
| —Age of Empires II description | ||
The Dragon Ship was an untrainable warship introduced in The Forgotten. It could be found in the Scenario Editor before The Three Kingdoms.
It shoots a constant stream of fire, similar to the Fast Fire Ship. Unlike the latter, it does not have a melee attack, has 7% more hit points, and 20% more range. It specializes against ships and buildings.
Before update 141935, the untrainable Dragon Ship appeared as both unit 938 and 1302 in the dataset. While unit 1302 was replaced with the trainable Dragon Ship, the hidden unit 938 retains the original stats.
Campaign appearances[]
The following lists the campaign appearances of the untrainable Dragon Ship before the The Three Kingdoms expansion, post which the untrainable version was removed and replaced by the trainable unit (whose campaign appearances are not listed).
- Estado da India: Before Dynasties of India, Timoji's Pirate Ship was a renamed Dragon Ship. Since Dynasties of India, it is instead a Thirisadai.
- The Mandalay Cobra: Before Dynasties of India, Dragon Ships can be found alongside Canoes, Toungoo Warriors, and Monks to the eastern side of a river. Dragon Ships have since been removed.
- Lake Poyang: The Chinese Peasants along the northern coast will offer to build Dragon Ships, if paid tributes of gold.
- Nobunaga: Mori Yoshimori, the leader of the Mori clan, is commanding the clan from a Dragon Ship.
- Shimazu: A Dragon Ship belonging to the Murakami pirates of Shikoku is present along the eastern Shikoku coast. it will be given by the pirates to Shimazu upon discovery.
Trivia[]
- In the HD Edition, Dragon Ships had dragon-shaped figureheads, but in the Definitive Edition, the figurehead is shaped like a bird.
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