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Fortification used to train your unique unit. Unique building of the Bulgarians.
—In-game description

The Krepost (Крепост,[1] "Fortress") is a military building and defensive structure in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Bulgarians and becomes available once the Castle Age is reached. It is a lesser version of the Castle which can train Konniks, garrison units for protection, and supports 20 population but cannot research technologies.

Tactics and placement[]

Kreposts are cheap fortifications that can be used for attacking an enemy or for defending a location. In a similar way to Castles, they can garrison 20 units and support 20 population, but they are weaker (though they are also almost half the price of a Castle). Kreposts can train Konniks, but cannot research technologies or train Petards and Trebuchets.

Used offensively, Kreposts may outperform Castles, since they are created in less time, and the player can make almost two of them for the same price of a normal Castle. Also, the training time of Konniks in both buildings is the same, which means it is more convenient to make two Krepost instead of one Castle if the player wants to spam Konniks. It is better for Bulgarians to perform "Krepost Drops" instead of a normal Castle Drop against an opponent. Like the Castle, this building fires more arrows when garrisoning Villagers or archers inside.

Defensively, as Kreposts have less attack, range, and HP than Castles and cannot make Trebuchets, it is preferable in most cases to make regular Castles for this purpose instead; unless the player either does not have enough stone for the Castle, or wants to cover more area with the same resources in order to gain or retain some map control. Siege units can take down Kreposts in about half the time it takes to destroy a Castle, and they can more easily outrange them. Of course, like Castles and Towers, it is better to place a defensive Krepost on a choke point, behind an obstacle (like walls, cliffs or a forest) in order to protect them from non-ranged attacks, or in an elevation.

The Krepost covers the building prerequisite in order to advance to the Imperial Age, as it counted by the game as a "Castle", so if the player wants to advance quickly to the Imperial Age, they may consider constructing it instead of other buildings.

Attack and range damage[]

An empty Krepost is able to fire five arrows at a time, with a base damage of 10 each. Garrisoning either Villagers or archers adds additional arrows to the Krepost's fire, up to maximum of 21. One base arrow and 20 additional arrows are fired. The Krepost inherently already has 4 "power", which is listed in the attack with parentheses. Not all garrisoned units add the same number of arrows, their value is generally dependent on two factors: attack and Rate of Fire. The more damage output the garrisoned units have, the higher the number of arrows fired.

The following table shows the extra number of arrows a Krepost can fire, when it is garrisoned with 20 units of the same type available to the Bulgarians:

Unit type Base attack When unupgraded When fully upgraded*
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE Villager 5 10 7
Archer aoe2DE Archer 4 8 13
Cavalryarcher aoe2DE Cavalry Archer 6 12 16
* includes Fletching, Bodkin Arrow, Bracer, Chemistry, Thumb Ring, and Heavy Cavalry Archer upgrade

Buildings comparison[]

The Krepost has the damage output of a Castle, but the hit points of an Imperial Age Donjon. It trains only the civilization's unique unit, just like the Donjon. The Bulgarian Castle only lacks Hoardings. While neither Kreposts nor Castles can be converted, the Donjon can. Sicilians also lack Architecture, making Donjons even weaker.

Buildings Aoe2-icon-donjon Donjon Krepost icon updated Krepost Castle aoe2DE Castle
Population 0 20 20
Cost 75 wood, 175 stone 350 stone 650 stone
Time 90 seconds 150 seconds 200 seconds
Size 2x2 3x3 4x4
Hit Points CastleAgeicon 1500
ImperialAgeicon 2250
HoardingsDE 3250
2600 4800
Garrison 10 20 20
Garrison Heal Rate 0.1 HP/s 0.2 HP/s 0.2 HP/s
Additional Projectiles CastleAgeicon Min 1; Max 7
ImperialAgeicon Min 3; Max 11
Min 4; Max 20 Min 4; Max 20
Pierce Attack 5 10 11
Primary Projectile
Attack Bonus
+7 vs Ships
+2 vs Spearmen
+1 vs Camels
+2 vs Spearmen +2 vs Spearmen
Secondary Projectile
Attack Bonus
+7 vs Ships
+5 vs Stone Defense
+1 vs Camels
+10 vs Ships
+10 vs Stone Defense
+1 vs Camels
+11 vs Ships
+11 vs Stone Defense
+1 vs Camels
Range 8 7 8
Armor
Melee/Pierce/Building
CastleAgeicon 2/8/0
ImperialAgeicon 3/9/0
8/11/8 8/11/8
Line of Sight 10 10 11
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot effect
(equal for all projectiles)
Gains +9 vs Ships Gains +4 vs Ships Gains +4 vs Ships
Additional Can be built by Serjeants
+3 attack after Arrowslits
Has Armor class: Stone defense
Cannot be converted
Has Armor class: Castle
Cannot be converted
Has Armor class: Castle

Common[]

  • Rate of Fire: 2
  • Minimum Range: 1 - eliminated by Murder Holes
  • Accuracy: 100%
  • Projectile Speed: 7
  • Upgrades: Ballistics, Chemistry, Masonry and Archicture, Fletching to Bracer, Conscription, Herbal Medicine

Further statistics[]

As Kreposts are unique to the Bulgarians, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Ships, archers, Monks, frail melee units
Weak vs. Rams, Trebuchets, Bombard Cannons, Tarkans, Huskarls, War Elephants, Cannon Galleons
Upgrades
Hit points Masonry aoe2de Masonry (+10%)
ArchitectureDE Architecture (+10%)
Attack FletchingDE Fletching (+1)
BodkinArrowDE Bodkin Arrow (+1)
BracerDE Bracer (+1)
ChemistryDE Chemistry (+1)
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot (+4 attack against ships)
Range FletchingDE Fletching (+1)
BodkinArrowDE Bodkin Arrow (+1)
BracerDE Bracer (+1)
MurderHolesDE Murder Holes (eliminates minimum range)
Accuracy BallisticsDE Ballistics (hit moving targets)
Armor Masonry aoe2de Masonry (+1/+1, +3 building armor)
ArchitectureDE Architecture (+1/+1, +3 building armor)
Line of Sight TownWatchDE Town Watch (+4)
TownPatrolDE Town Patrol (+4)
Construction speed TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane (+20%)
Work rate ConscriptionDE Conscription (+33%)
Other HerbalDE Herbal Medicine (garrisoned units heal faster)

Civilization bonuses[]

Team bonuses[]

Trainable units[]

Clicking on the icon links to the corresponding page.

Orange: Buildings
Purple: Unique units
Krepostavailable
DarkageDE FeudalageDE CastleageDE Imperial Age
Konnikavailable Elite Konnik

Konniks must still be upgraded at the Castle.

Changelog[]

AoE2-DLCicon-5 The Last Khans[]

  • Initially, Kreposts have a size of 4x4 tiles and can be converted. Kreposts converted by non–Bulgarians civilizations cannot train Konniks.
  • With update 34055, Kreposts have a size of 3x3 tiles and cannot be converted.
  • Kreposts have 9 main arrow damage, and 11 secondary arrows damage.
  • The building icon was updated.[When?]

Dawn of the Dukes icon Dawn of the Dukes[]

  • With update 54480, Kreposts have 10 main arrow damage, and 10 secondary arrows damage.

Trivia[]

  • Kasbah does not affect Kreposts.
  • The Krepost and the Fortified Church are the only unique buildings that cannot be converted.

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References[]

Buildings in Age of Empires II
Civilian buildings
EconomicTowncenter aoe2DE Town Center · Dock aoe2de Dock · Fish trap aoe2DE Fish Trap · Mill aoe2de Mill · FarmDE Farm · Market aoe2DE Market · Lumber camp aoe2de Lumber Camp · Mining camp aoe2de Mining Camp · Feitoria aoe2DE Feitoria · Folwark Folwark · Ao2de caravanserai icon Caravanserai · AoE2 MuleCart Mule Cart
ResearchBlacksmith aoe2de Blacksmith · University AoE2 DE University
ReligiousAoE2 FortifiedChurch Fortified Church · MonasteryAoe2DE Monastery
MiscellaneousHouse aoe2DE House · Wonder aoe2DE Wonder
Military buildings
ProductionBarracks aoe2DE Barracks · Archery range aoe2DE Archery Range · Stable aoe2DE Stable · Siege workshop aoe2DE Siege Workshop · Dock aoe2de Dock
Fortified productionCastle aoe2DE Castle · Harbor aoe2de Harbor · Krepost icon updated Krepost · Aoe2-icon-donjon Donjon
TowerTowncenter aoe2DE Town Center · AoE2 FortifiedChurch Fortified Church · Outpost aoe2de Outpost · Watch Tower icon AoE2DE Watch Tower · Guard Tower icon AoE2DE Guard Tower · Keep icon AoE2DE Keep · Bombard tower aoe2DE Bombard Tower
WallPalisade wall aoe2de Palisade Wall · Palisade gate aoe2DE Palisade Gate · Stone wall aoe2de Stone Wall · Gate aoe2de Gate · Fortified wall aoe2de Fortified Wall · Gate aoe2de Fortified Gate
Scenario Editor buildings
AoE2-DLCicon-0 The Age of KingsBridge · MonasteryAoe2DE Cathedral · Wonder aoe2DE Dome of the Rock · Pyramid aoe2DE Great Pyramid · MonasteryAoe2DE Mosque · Pavilion big icon AoE2DE Pavilion · Pyramid aoe2DE Pyramid · Accursed tower aoe2DE The Accursed Tower · Accursed tower aoe2DE The Tower of Flies · Market aoe2DE Trade Workshop · Yurt thatch big aoe2DE Yurt
AoE2-DLCicon-1 The ConquerorsWonder aoe2DE Monument · SeaGateDE Sea Gate · Watch Tower icon AoE2DE Sea Tower · Sea Wall icon AoE2DE Sea Wall
AoE2-DLCicon-2 The ForgottenAmphitheatre aoe2DE Amphitheatre · Aqueduct aoe2DE Aqueduct · Wonder aoe2DE Arch of Constantine · Fortified wall aoe2de City Wall · Amphitheatre aoe2DE Colosseum · Keep icon AoE2DE Fire Tower · Palisade wall aoe2de Fortified Palisade Wall · Castle aoe2DE Fortress · Castle aoe2DE Poenari Castle · Wonder aoe2DE Quimper Cathedral · MonasteryAoe2DE Temple of Heaven · Wooden Bridge
AoE2-DLCicon-3 The African KingdomsBarricade aoe2DE Barricade · Fence aoe2DE Fence · Accursed tower aoe2DE Fortified Tower · 2de granary new icon Granary · Hut small aoe2DE Hut · Wondericon Palace (removed) · Aoe2de storage icon new Storage · Tent small aoe2DE Tent
AoE2-DLCicon-4 Rise of the RajasTent army small aoe2DE Army Tent · Wonder aoe2DE Gol Gumbaz · Wonder aoe2DE Sanchi Stupa
AoE2-DLCicon-5 The Last KhansWonder aoe2DE Aachen Cathedral · Chain aoe2DE Chain · Gate aoe2de City Gate · Wonder aoe2DE Dormition Cathedral · Wonder aoe2DE Rock Church · Wonder aoe2DE Sankore Madrasah · MonasteryAoe2DE Shrine · Wonder aoe2DE Tower of London
Dawn of the Dukes icon Dawn of the DukesAoe2de pagan shrine icon Pagan Shrine
AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of IndiaWonder aoe2DE Minaret of Jam
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