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Long Sword is a technology in Age of Empires that is found at the Barracks in the Iron Age.

This technology upgrades the Broad Swordsman to the Long Swordsman, providing the player with the second best Barracks-trained infantry.

Changelog[]

Age of Empires[]

  • Upgrading Broad Swordsmen to Long Swordsmen costs 160 food, 50 gold.

Definitive Edition[]

Return of Rome[]

  • Since balance changes of update 46777 were missed, upon release upgrading Broad Swordsmen to Long Swordsmen cost 160 food, 50 gold and Broad Swordsmen had 70 hit points. Both changes were fixed in hotfix 85208.
Technologies in Age of Empires
Economic technologies
Wood Woodworking · Artisanship · Craftsmanship
Food Domestication · Plow · Irrigation
Gold Gold Mining · Coinage
Stone Stone Mining · Siegecraft
Miscellaneous Wheel · Zealotry
Military technologies
General Ballistics · Alchemy · Conscription
Infantry Toolworking · Metalworking · Metallurgy
Leather Armor Infantry · Scale Armor Infantry · Chain Mail Infantry
Bronze Shield · Iron Shield · Tower Shield
Logistics
Aristocracy
Slinger Stone Mining · Siegecraft
Bronze Shield · Iron Shield · Tower Shield
Logistics
Cavalry Toolworking · Metalworking · Metallurgy
Leather Armor Cavalry · Scale Armor Cavalry · Chain Mail Cavalry
Nobility
Archer Woodworking · Artisanship · Craftsmanship
Leather Armor Archers · Scale Armor Archers · Chain Mail Archers
Scout Ship Woodworking · Artisanship · Craftsmanship
Siege Engineering
Priest Astrology · Mysticism · Polytheism · Afterlife · Monotheism · Fanaticism · Medicine · Theocracy
Building Architecture · City Watch · Urbanization
Miscellaneous technologies
Writing
Unit/Building unlocking/upgrade technologies
Individual Battle Axe · Catapult Trireme · Small Wall · Watch Tower
Series Improved Bow · Composite Bow
Broad Sword · Long Sword
Unused or removed technologies
Sacrifice · Scouting · Short Sword · Mathematics
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