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โ€œ Must be defended at all costs, civilization depends on it. โ€
Age of Empires IV description

The Monarch is a unit in Age of Empires IV, introduced in Season Seven. All players start with a Monarch in the Dominion game mode that must be protected at all costs. Losing a Monarch leads to the instant elimination of the owning player.

Gameplay[]

In addition to eliminating its associated player (if they are not already eliminated through another victory condition), killing a Monarch grants +50 maximum population to the player that dealt the killing blow. If a player is eliminated by a Landmark victory, their Monarch remains on the field as a neutral unit and can still be killed to give +50 population. Monarchs cannot be deleted, nor can Transport Ships carrying them. Monarchs are represented on the minimap with a crown icon. For protection, Monarchs can garrison in a safe building, and while they are garrisoned, the minimap icon does not appear. They are identifiable on the map with glowing crown marker which they share with the leaders in the campaign scenario (along with the generic leader icon). Unlike leaders, however, the Monarch cannot be revived once killed.

Like Kings in Age of Empires II, Monarchs are unable to attack, and are therefore vulnerable to all military units. Unlike Kings, Monarchs normally move very slowly, but can use the Sprint ability to temporarily move much faster. Because they have the unique 'Monarch' class, they are not affected by any upgrades and most abilities in the game. They passively regenerate hit points at 1 per second.

Ability[]

  • AoE4 sprint ability Sprint (Active): Increase the Monarch's speed by 60% for five seconds. This ability has a 60 second cooldown time.
  • AoE4 treason ability Treason (Active): Reveal the location of enemy Monarchs and ping them on the minimap. Line of Sight on the immediate area is retained for 10 seconds. This ability has a 60 second cooldown time.

Names[]

Monarchs are given random names in each game, varying by civilization:

Civilization Names
Abbasid Dynasty AoE4 Abbasid Dynasty
Ayyubids AoE4 Ayyubids
Al-Aziz Al-Mansur Saladin
Byzantines AoE4 Byzantines Alexios I Komnenos Basil II John III Doukas Vatatzes
Chinese AoE4 Chinese
Zhu Xis Legacy AoE4 Zhu Xi's Legacy
Emperor Gaozong Emperor Taizong โ€“
Delhi Sultanate AoE4 Delhi Sultanate Firuz Shah Tughlaq Ghiyas ud din Balban Sikandar Khan Lodi
English AoE4 English Edward Longshanks Richard the Lionheart William the Conqueror
French AoE4 French
Jeanne d Arc AoE4 Jeanne d'Arc
Charlemagne Louis IX Philip IV
HRE AoE4 Holy Roman Empire
Order of the Dragon AoE4 Order of the Dragon
Frederick Barbarossa Henry IV
Japanese AoE4 Japanese Emperor Go-Daigo Emperor Shลmu Oda Nobunaga
Malians AoE4 Malians Mansa Musa Mansa Sundiata Keita
Mongols AoE4 Mongols Batu Khan Kublai Khan Tamerlane
Ottomans AoE4 Ottomans Bayezid II Mehmed II Osman I
Rus AoE4 Rus Oleg the Wise Yaroslav I the Wise

Further statistics[]

Aura and ability enhancements
Armor AoE4 DefenseArrow Defense Arrow (+2 melee and ranged for 5/10/12 seconds, depending on Whistling Arrows, Mongols AoE4 Mongols)
Line of Sight AoE4 SetupCampBuff Set up Camp (+30%, English AoE4 English)
AoE2DE icon Movement Speed Movement speed AoE4 sprint ability Sprint (+60% for 5 seconds)
AoE4 SpeedEnhancement Naval Deployment (+50% speed for 12 seconds after unloading from a Transport Ship, Byzantines AoE4 Byzantines)
AoE4 NehanConversion Nehan Conversion (+25% for 20 seconds, Japanese AoE4 Japanese)
AoE4 ManeuverArrow Maneuver Arrow (+33% for 5/10/12 seconds, depending on Whistling Arrows, Mongols AoE4 Mongols)

Changelog[]

  • With update 11.0.782, Transport Ships containing Monarchs can no longer be deleted.

Trivia[]

  • The English, French, and Holy Roman Empire Monarchs use the same model as King Harold in the The Normans campaign.

Gallery[]

Units in Age of Empires IV
Common/Generic
Miscellaneous AoE4 GenericVillager Villager ยท AoE4 Trader Trader ยท AoE4 FishingBoat Fishing Boat ยท AoE4 TradeShip Trade Ship ยท AoE4 TransportShip Transport Ship ยท AoE4 Monk Monk/Imam/Shaman ยท AoE4 Leader Monarch
Melee infantry AoE4 Spearman Spearman ยท AoE4 ManAtArms Man-at-Arms
Ranged infantry AoE4 Archer Archer ยท AoE4 Crossbowman Crossbowman ยท AoE4 Handcannoneer Handcannoneer
Melee cavalry AoE4 Scout Scout ยท AoE4 Horseman Horseman ยท AoE4 Knight Lancer/Knight
Siege AoE4 SiegeTower Siege Tower ยท AoE4 BatteringRam Battering Ram ยท AoE4 Springald Springald ยท AoE4 Mangonel Mangonel ยท AoE4 CounterweightTrebuchet Counterweight Trebuchet ยท AoE4 Bombard Bombard ยท AoE4 Ribauldequin Ribauldequin ยท AoE4 Culverin Culverin
Military ship AoE4 ArcherShip Archer ship: Dhow, Galley, Hunting Canoe, Junk, Light Junk, Lodya Galley
AoE4 SpringaldShip Springald ship: Baghlah, Hulk, Lodya Attack Ship, War Canoe, War Cog, War Junk
AoE4 IncendiaryShip Incendiary ship: Demolition Ship, Explosive Dhow, Explosive Junk, Lodya Demolition Ship
AoE4 Warship Warship: Baochuan, Carrack, Xebec
Cheat AoE4 PhotonMan Photon Man
Unique
Abbasid Dynasty AoE4 Abbasid Dynasty AoE4 CamelRider Camel Rider ยท AoE4 CamelArcher Camel Archer ยท AoE4 Ghulam Ghulam
Ayyubids AoE4 Ayyubids AoE4 Atabeg Atabeg ยท AoE4 BedouinSkirmisher Bedouin Skirmisher ยท AoE4 BedouinSwordsman Bedouin Swordsman ยท AoE4 CamelLancer Camel Lancer ยท AoE4 Dervish Dervish ยท AoE4 DesertRaider Desert Raider ยท AoE4 Ghulam Ghulam ยท AoE4 TowerOfTheSultan Tower of the Sultan
Byzantines AoE4 Byzantines AoE4 Cataphract Cataphract ยท AoE4 VarangianGuard Varangian Guard ยท AoE4 Cheirosiphon Cheirosiphon ยท AoE4 Limitanei Limitanei ยท AoE4 Dromon Dromon
Chinese AoE4 Chinese AoE4 ImperialOfficial Imperial Official ยท AoE4 ZhugeNu Zhuge Nu ยท AoE4 PalaceGuard Palace Guard ยท AoE4 NestOfBees Nest of Bees ยท AoE4 FireLancer Fire Lancer ยท AoE4 Grenadier Grenadier
Delhi Sultanate AoE4 Delhi Sultanate AoE4 Monk Scholar ยท AoE4 WarElephant War Elephant ยท AoE4 TowerElephant Tower Elephant ยท AoE4 SultansEliteTowerElephant Sultan's Elite Tower Elephant ยท AoE4 GhaziRaider Ghazi Raider
English AoE4 English AoE4 Longbowman Longbowman ยท AoE4 King King ยท AoE4 WynguardRanger Wynguard Ranger ยท AoE4 WynguardFootman Wynguard Footman
French AoE4 French AoE4 RoyalKnight Royal Knight ยท AoE4 Arbaletrier Arbalรฉtrier ยท AoE4 Galleass Galleass ยท AoE4 Cannon Cannon
HRE AoE4 Holy Roman Empire AoE4 Monk Prelate ยท AoE4 Landsknecht Landsknecht
Japanese AoE4 Japanese AoE4 Warship Atakebune ยท AoE4 BuddhistMonk Buddhist Monk ยท AoE4 KatanaBannerman Katana Bannerman ยท AoE4 MountedSamurai Mounted Samurai ยท AoE4 OnnaBugeisha Onna-Bugeisha ยท AoE4 OnnaMusha Onna-Musha ยท AoE4 Ozutsu Ozutsu ยท AoE4 Samurai Samurai ยท AoE4 Shinobi Shinobi ยท AoE4 ShintoPriest Shinto Priest ยท AoE4 TreasureCaravan Treasure Caravan ยท AoE4 UmaBannerman Uma Bannerman ยท AoE4 YumiAshigaru Yumi Ashigaru ยท AoE4 YumiBannerman Yumi Bannerman
Jeanne d Arc AoE4 Jeanne d'Arc AoE4 JeannesChampion Jeanne's Champion ยท AoE4 JeannesRider Jeanne's Rider ยท AoE4 RoyalKnight Royal Knight ยท AoE4 Arbaletrier Arbalรฉtrier ยท AoE4 Galleass Galleass ยท AoE4 Cannon Cannon ยท Jeanne d'Arc [AoE4 JdA Peasant Peasant ยท AoE4 JdA WomanAtArms Woman-at-Arms ยท AoE4 JdA Hunter Hunter ยท AoE4 JdA Knight Knight ยท AoE4 JdA MountedArcher Mounted Archer ยท AoE4 JdA BlastCannon Blast Cannon ยท AoE4 JdA Markswoman Markswoman]
Malians AoE4 Malians AoE4 Donso Donso ยท AoE4 MusofadiWarrior Musofadi Warrior ยท AoE4 JavelinThrower Javelin Thrower ยท AoE4 WarriorScout Warrior Scout ยท AoE4 Sofa Sofa ยท AoE4 FreebornWarrior Freeborn Warrior ยท AoE4 Cattle Cattle ยท AoE4 MusofadiGunner Musofadi Gunner
Mongols AoE4 Mongols AoE4 Khan Khan ยท AoE4 Mangudai Mangudai ยท AoE4 TurkicHorseArcher Khan's Hunter ยท AoE4 TractionTrebuchet Traction Trebuchet ยท AoE4 HuihuiPao Huihui Pao ยท AoE4 Keshik Keshik
Order of the Dragon AoE4 Order of the Dragon AoE4 GildedSpearman Gilded Spearman ยท AoE4 GildedManAtArms Gilded Man-at-Arms ยท AoE4 GildedLandsknecht Gilded Landsknecht ยท AoE4 GildedArcher Gilded Archer ยท AoE4 GildedCrossbowman Gilded Crossbowman ยท AoE4 DragonHandcannoneer Gilded Handcannoneer ยท AoE4 GildedHorseman Gilded Horseman ยท AoE4 GildedKnight Gilded Knight ยท AoE4 GenericVillager Gilded Villager ยท AoE4 Monk Prelate
Ottomans AoE4 Ottomans AoE4 Mehter Mehter ยท AoE4 Sipahi Sipahi ยท AoE4 HorseArcher Cavalry Archer ยท AoE4 Janissary Janissary ยท AoE4 GreatBombard Great Bombard ยท AoE4 GrandGalley Grand Galley
Rus AoE4 Rus AoE4 FishingBoat Lodya Fishing Boat ยท AoE4 WarriorMonk Warrior Monk ยท AoE4 HorseArcher Horse Archer ยท AoE4 Streltsy Streltsy ยท AoE4 Militia Militia
Zhu Xis Legacy AoE4 Zhu Xi's Legacy AoE4 ImperialOfficial Imperial Official ยท AoE4 ZhugeNu Zhuge Nu ยท AoE4 PalaceGuard Palace Guard ยท AoE4 NestOfBees Nest of Bees ยท AoE4 Grenadier Grenadier ยท AoE4 ImperialGuard Imperial Guard ยท AoE4 YuanRaider Yuan Raider ยท AoE4 ShaolinMonk Shaolin Monk
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