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Iron Casting 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 and cavalry attack by +1.

Blast Furnace is the further upgrade of this technology.

Civilization bonuses[]

  • CivIcon-Bulgarians Bulgarians: Iron Casting costs -50% food.
  • CivIcon-Chinese Chinese: Iron Casting is 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
  • CivIcon-Incas Incas: Iron Casting benefits Villagers.
  • CivIcon-Magyars Magyars: Iron Casting is free.
  • CivIcon-Spanish Spanish: Iron Casting costs no gold. Receive 20 gold after researching Iron Casting.

Team bonuses[]

  • CivIcon-Bulgarians Bulgarians: Researching Iron Casting is 80% faster.
  • CivIcon-Portuguese Portuguese: Researching Iron Casting is 25% faster.

Changelog[]

AoE2-DLCicon-2 The Forgotten[]

  • CivIcon-Magyars Magyars: Free Iron Casting requires a Blacksmith.

AoE2-DLCicon-4 Rise of the Rajas[]

  • Magyars: With patch 5.5, free Iron Casting no longer requires a Blacksmith.

AoEIIDE icon Definitive Edition[]

  • CivIcon-Bulgarians Bulgarians (team bonus): Initially, Iron Casting is researched 50% faster. With update 42848, Iron Casting is researched 80% faster.
  • Bulgarians: With update 42848, Iron Casting costs -50% food.
  • CivIcon-Portuguese Portuguese: With update 42848, as a civilization bonus, Iron Casting is researched 30% faster.

AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of India[]

  • Portuguese: With update 73855, as a team bonus, Iron Casting is researched 25% faster.

History[]

The ability to pour molten iron into a mold to create complicated shapes was called iron casting. This was useful for making iron tools and weapons that could not be easily made by forging or to speed the process of manufacturing. The secrets of iron casting were discovered in China many centuries before this technology reached Europe. The ability to cast large metal objects became especially important when manufacturers were trying to figure out how to make cannons.
Technologies in Age of Empires II
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Aoe2de food FoodHorseCollarDE Horse Collar · HeavyPlowDE Heavy Plow · CropRotationDE Crop Rotation
GillnetsDE Gillnets
Aoe2de wood WoodDoubleBitAxe aoe2DE Double-Bit Axe · BowSawDE Bow Saw · TwoManSawDE Two-Man Saw
Aoe2de gold GoldGoldMiningDE Gold Mining · GoldShaftMiningDE Gold Shaft Mining
CaravanDE Caravan
Aoe2de stone StoneStoneMiningDE Stone Mining · StoneShaftMiningDE Stone Shaft Mining
Civilian shipsDryDockDE Dry Dock · ShipwrightDE Shipwright
Market aoe2DE MarketCoinageDE Coinage · BankingDE Banking
GuildsDE Guilds
Military technologies
GeneralConscriptionDE Conscription
HeresyDE Heresy · Devotion icon AoE2DE Devotion · FaithDE Faith
Melee unitsForging aoe2de Forging · IronCastingDE Iron Casting · BlastFurnaceDE Blast Furnace
CavalryBloodlinesDE Bloodlines · HusbandryDE Husbandry
ScaleBardingArmorDE Scale Barding Armor · ChainBardingDE Chain Barding Armor · PlateBardingArmorDE Plate Barding Armor
InfantrySuplliesicon Supplies · AoE2 Gambesons Gambesons · SquiresDE Squires · ArsonDE Arson
ScaleMailArmorDE Scale Mail Armor · ChainMailArmorDE Chain Mail Armor · PlateMailArmorDE Plate Mail Armor
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FletchingDE Fletching · BodkinArrowDE Bodkin Arrow · BracerDE Bracer
ArchersPaddedArcherArmorDE Padded Archer Armor · LeatherArcherArmorDE Leather Archer Armor · RingArcherArmorDE Ring Archer Armor
ThumbRingDE Thumb Ring · ParthianTacticsDE Parthian Tactics
SiegeSiegeEngineersDE Siege Engineers
ShipCareeningDE Careening · DryDockDE Dry Dock
ShipwrightDE Shipwright
WarGalleyDE War Galley
BuildingTownWatchDE Town Watch · TownPatrolDE Town Patrol
Masonry aoe2de Masonry · ArchitectureDE Architecture
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot · ArrowSlitsDE Arrowslits · MurderHolesDE Murder Holes · TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane · HoardingsDE Hoardings · BombardTower aoe2DE Bombard Tower
HerbalDE Herbal Medicine
MonkRedemptionDE Redemption · AtonementDE Atonement · SanctityDE Sanctity · FervorDE Fervor · IlluminationDE Illumination · BlockPrintingDE Block Printing · TheocracyDE Theocracy
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagerLoomDE Loom · SapperDE Sappers
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