Metallurgy

Metallurgy
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Civilization	See table
Age	Iron Age
Research
Researched at	Storage Pit
Prerequisite(s)	Metalworking
Required for	Cataphract
Food	300
Gold	180
Research time	100 seconds
Effect
Melee units +3 attack

Metallurgy is a technology in Age of Empires that can be researched at the Storage Pit once the Iron Age is reached and Metalworking is researched. Once researched, it increases the attack of all melee units (except elephants) by +3. Metallurgy is required to upgrade Heavy Cavalry to Cataphracts.

Technology availability

Available	Unavailable
Assyrians Babylonians Choson Egyptians Hittites Macedonians Minoans Persians Romans Shang Yamato	Carthaginians Greeks Palmyrans Phoenicians Sumerians

Civilization bonuses

• Choson: Since update 38862, Storage Pit technologies are 40% cheaper.

Changelog

Age of Empires

• Babylonians: Cannot research Metallurgy.

Definitive Edition

• Babylonians: Metallurgy added to the technology tree.

History

“	The use of iron spread throughout the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia during the first millenium B.C., and some areas became especially adept at the new science.  Certain campgrounds added to the molten metal increased the strength of the resulting tools.  New forging techniques also resulted in better tools.  The best iron tool workers made superior weapons that were an important advantage in battle.	”
—Age of Empires manual