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This article is about the hero in Age of Empires II. For the wild animal, see Wolf. |
The Hunting Wolf is a hero infantry which appears in Age of Empires II and in Age of Empires since Return of Rome. It appears in several campaigns and is available in the Scenario Editor. As a hero, it cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors).
Like other wolves, the Hunting Wolf has two different speeds (walking and running) but they cannot be selected and the running speed is only activated when it is ordered to attack. Unlike wolves, the Hunting Wolf is not classified as an animal, but an infantry. As such, it benefits from most infantry upgrades.
Despite the Wolf being a hero unit, and its portrait showcasing a glow, it does not have the golden glow in-game that other heroes, including Ornlu the Wolf, have.
The unit also exists with identical attributes in the Age of Empires game mode introduced in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome.
When Extended Unit Stats is enabled, unlike other regenerating units, the Hunting Wolf's stats do not show the regeneration symbol and value. The case is the same for Ornlu the Wolf.
Campaign appearances[]
Genghis Khan[]
- The Horde Rides West: Subotai is accompanied by two Hunting Wolves on his expedition into Russia.
- Pax Mongolica: Subotai comes to reinforce the Mongol assault with many Saboteurs and Hunting Wolves (also contains Khans in the Definitive Edition).
Attila the Hun[]
- The Great Ride: After finding the Scythian Wild Women, they request 6 Villagers, and after granting their request, they clear trees for the Huns to get some Petards and Hunting Wolves.
Montezuma[]
- The Triple Alliance: Before the Definitive Edition, Cortéz only has a lone Hunting Wolf at the eastern tip of the map for most of the game.
Prithviraj[]
- The Legend of Prithviraj: Before Dynasties of India, the Indian Dynasties have a single Hunting Wolf at the northern tip of the map.
Battles of the Forgotten[]
- Honfoglalás: Before the Definitive Edition, the Magyars start out with several Hunting Wolves in their settlements.
Francisco de Almeida[]
- The Old World: There is a Hunting Wolf next to a Blind Lame Priest and his Yurt. There is also a Hunting Wolf belonging to King Alfonso's Army in the western corner area.
Bayinnaung[]
- The Old Tiger: Bayinnaung has a Hunting Wolf to the north of the western base.
Ivaylo[]
- A Most Unlikely Man: There is a Hunting Wolf in the base in the middle of the map.
- Tsar of the Bulgars: The Golden Horde controls a Hunting Wolf just west of Drastar.
Kotyan Khan[]
- Raising the Banners: Several Hunting Wolves are owned by Local Cuman Tribes.
- The Battle at the Kalka River: Kotyan's forces get a Hunting Wolf upon reaching the Cuman base in the west. Allied Cuman tribes also have a couple of Hunting Wolves.
Tamerlane[]
- Amir of Transoxiana: There are several (gaia) Hunting Wolves among the steppe tribes that will join Tamerlane.
Jan Zizka[]
- Warrior of God: There are two Hunting Wolves renamed Pegasus and Siggi north of Prague.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Finehair: The elkhound Fenrir is a Hunting Wolf that can be found close to Harald's town.
Battle for Greece[]
- The Battle of Marathon: Modified Hunting Wolves serve as wolves in Ornucles' pack harassing the town of Oropos and must be killed to gain its support.
Trivia[]
- The Hunting Wolf does not have any attack bonuses, not even 0. As such, it cannot benefit from infantry upgrades providing attack bonuses, like Arson and Chieftains.
- In Return of Rome, the Hunting Wolf uses the icon for a generic Wolf, instead of the icon with the golden glow characteristic for hero units.
| Heroes in Age of Empires | |
|---|---|
 Age of Empires | |
| Infantry |  Corlis · Hersifon ·  Invisible Demon (removed) ·  Jason · Xerxes |
| Cavalry |  Alexander · Hector ·  Tiberius |
| Archers |  Perseus |
| Priests |  Amon Ra ·  Blind Lame Priest (removed) · Mor Havoc |
 The Rise of Rome | |
| Infantry | Mark Antony |
| Cavalry | Caesar ·  Hannibal · Scipio · Vercingetorix |
| Ship |  Cleopatra's Barge |
| Other | Archimedes |
 Definitive Edition | |
| Infantry |  Lord Martek ·  Ajax · Pericles · Xanthippus ·  Achilles |
| Archers |  Prince Shotoku · Odysseus ·  Ramesses · Xu Fu |
| Cavalry | Hero ·  Muwatalli ·  Paris |
 Return of Rome | |
| Infantry |  Sargon ·  Hadrian ·  Decebalus ·  Demetrius ·  Lysimachus ·  Hunting Wolf |
| Cavalry |  Sargon of Akkad ·  Pyrrhus ·  Queen Zenobia ·  Domitian |
| Archer |  Osroes I |
| Other |  Ornlu the Wolf |
| Building |  Great Pyramid |
