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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.

Tactics[]

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Unit comparison[]

Dragon Ship Fast Fire Ship
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)
Conversion resistance Devotion (+1 min, +1 max)
Faith (+4 min, +4 max)
Movement speed Dry Dock (+15%)
Resource cost Shipwright (-20% wood)
Creation speed Shipwright (+54%)
Team bonuses
Conversion resistance Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)

Civilization bonuses[]

  • Chinese: Technologies that benefit Dragon Ships are 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.

Team bonuses[]

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).

Francisco de Almeida
  • 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.
Bayinnaung
Historical Battles
  • Lake Poyang: The Chinese Peasants along the northern coast will offer to build Dragon Ships, if paid tributes of gold.
Victors and Vanquished
  • 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.

Gallery[]

Video[]

Units in Age of Empires II
Civilian Villager · Trade Cart · Fishing Ship · Trade Cog · King
Miscellaneous Transport Ship · Monk · Petard
Infantry Militia Man-at-Arms Long Swordsman Two-Handed Swordsman Champion
Spearman Pikeman Halberdier
Archer Archer Crossbowman Arbalester
Skirmisher Elite Skirmisher
Hand Cannoneer
Cavalry Archer Heavy Cavalry Archer
Cavalry Scout Cavalry Light Cavalry Hussar
Knight Cavalier Paladin
Siege weapon Battering Ram Capped Ram Siege Ram
Mangonel Onager Siege Onager
Scorpion Heavy Scorpion
Bombard Cannon
Trebuchet
Siege Tower
War ship Galley War Galley Galleon
Fire Galley Fire Ship Fast Fire Ship
Demolition Raft Demolition Ship Heavy Demolition Ship
Cannon Galleon Elite Cannon Galleon
Regional
Infantry Eagle Scout Eagle Warrior Elite Eagle Warrior
Fire Lancer Elite Fire Lancer
Archer Elephant Archer Elite Elephant Archer
Cavalry Camel Rider Heavy Camel Rider
Battle Elephant Elite Battle Elephant
Steppe Lancer Elite Steppe Lancer
Xolotl Warrior
Armored Elephant Siege Elephant
Hei Guang Cavalry Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry
War ship Dromon
Lou Chuan
Siege weapon Rocket Cart Heavy Rocket Cart
Traction Trebuchet
Unique
Monk Missionary · Warrior Priest
Infantry Berserk · Chakram Thrower · Condottiero · Dismounted Konnik · Flemish Militia · Gbeto · Ghulam · Huskarl · Jaguar Warrior · Jian Swordsman · Kamayuk · Karambit Warrior · Legionary · Liao Dao · Obuch · Samurai · Serjeant · Shotel Warrior · Teutonic Knight · Throwing Axeman · Urumi Swordsman · Warrior Priest · White Feather Guard · Woad Raider
Archer Arambai · Camel Archer · Chu Ko Nu · Composite Bowman · Conquistador · Genitour · Genoese Crossbowman · Grenadier · Fire Archer · Imperial Skirmisher · Janissary · Kipchak · Longbowman · Mangudai · Plumed Archer · Ranged Ratha · Rattan Archer · Slinger · Xianbei Raider · War Wagon
Cavalry Ballista Elephant · Boyar · Camel Scout · Cataphract · Centurion · Coustillier · Imperial Camel Rider · Iron Pagoda · Keshik · Konnik · Leitis · Magyar Huszar · Mameluke · Monaspa · Melee Ratha · Mounted Trebuchet · Savar · Shrivamsha Rider · Tarkan · Tiger Cavalry · War Chariot · War Elephant · Winged Hussar
Siege weapon Houfnice · Hussite Wagon · Organ Gun
War ship Caravel · Dragon Ship · Longboat · Thirisadai · Turtle Ship
Hero Cao Cao · Liu Bei · Sun Jian
Miscellaneous Flaming Camel
For different types of units, see Category:Unit types (Age of Empires II).
Scenario Editor units (excluding heroes) in Age of Empires II
The Age of Kings Bandit· Cobra Car · Dire Wolf · Heavy Crossbowman· Heavy Swordsman· Junk· Rabid Wolf · Town Center (Packed)"
The Conquerors Iron Boar · Furious the Monkey Boy · Horse
The Forgotten Alfred the Alpaca · Amazon Archer · Amazon Warrior · Camel · Canoe · Donkey · Dragon Ship (formerly) · Eastern Swordsman · Flamethrower · Heavy Pikeman · Imperial Centurion · Imperial Legionary · Norse Warrior · Penguin · Queen · Relic Cart · Royal Janissary
The African Kingdoms Priest
Rise of the Rajas Sharkatzor"
The Last Khans Bactrian Camel · Cart · Flaming Camel (formerly) · Iroquois Warrior · Khan · Merchant · Mounted Samurai · Ninja · Ox Cart · Ox Wagon · Photonman
Dawn of the Dukes Crusader Knight
Dynasties of India Sogdian Cataphract
The Mountain Royals Qizilbash Warrior
The Three Kingdoms Dummy Target · Pagan Priest
Hidden units
The Age of Kings Boarding Galley · Outlaw · VMDL
The Conquerors Genitour*
The Forgotten Siege Tower· Spy*
Cheat units
The Age of Kings Cobra Car · Saboteur · VMDL
The Conquerors Furious the Monkey Boy · Stormy Dog
The Forgotten Alfred the Alpaca · Penguin
The Last Khans Photonman · Sharkatzor
marked with " were previously hidden, marked with * were previously unhidden