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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the similar unit in Age of Mythology, see Raft (Age of Mythology).

โ€œ The raft carries one oocupant. โ€
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

The Raft is a small transport ship in Age of Empires. There is no way of creating Rafts in-game and they do not appear in any of the official campaigns however. The only way to see Rafts is by placing them in the Scenario Editor.

Overview[]

In the original game, Rafts feature the same appearance as Fishing Boats, but have the same icon of a Light Transport. Like all transport ships, it can garrison units but can only carry and transport one unit at a time. Although it has the lowest carrying capacity out of all available transport ships, it can travel through tighter spaces due to its smaller size. Like all transport ships, units can also board Rafts at a maximum of two tiles away from it if there is an obstruction between it such as Walls, Trees or Cliffs.

In Return of Rome, their appearance was changed to that of a Fishing Ship.

Unlike other transport units, no visible flag appears on Rafts which indicates whether it is occupied or not.

Gallery[]

Units in Age of Empires
CivilianReturnofrome female villager icon Villager ยท Returnofrome trade cart icon Trade Cart
OtherAoE2 DE priest icon Priest ยท Slinger-0 Slinger ยท Returnofrome artifact icon Artifact
Civilian ship1 Fishing Boat Fishing Boat ยท 2 Fishing Ship Fishing Ship
3 Trade Boat Trade Boat ยท 4 Merchant Ship Merchant Ship
InfantryClubman Clubman ยท AxemanAoEDE Axeman
Short Swordsman Short Swordsman ยท Broad Swordsman Broad Swordsman ยท AoE nuRoR Long Swordsman icon Long Swordsmen ยท Returnofrome legionary icon Legionary
HopliteDE Hoplite ยท AoE nuRoR Phalangite icon Phalangite ยท Returnofrome centurion icon Centurion
ArcherBowman aoe1de Bowman
Improved Bowman22 Improved Bowman ยท Composite Bowman Composite Bowman
Chariot Archer111 Chariot Archer
Horse Archer Horse Archer ยท Returnofrome heavy horse archer icon Heavy Horse Archer
EAICON DE Elephant Archer
CavalryScout-0 Scout
ChariotDE Chariot ยท ScytheDE Scythe Chariot
Cavalry111 Cavalry ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon Heavy Cavalry ยท Returnofrome cataphract icon Cataphract
War ElephantDE War Elephant ยท Returnofrome armored elephant icon Armored Elephant
Camel RiderDE Camel Rider
SiegeStone ThrowerDE Stone Thrower ยท CatapultDE Catapult ยท Returnofrome heavy catapult icon Heavy Catapult
BallistaDE Ballista ยท Returnofrome helepolis icon Helepolis
War Ship7 Scout Ship Scout Ship ยท 8 War Galley War Galley ยท 9 Trireme Trireme
Catapult Trireme Catapult Trireme ยท Returnofrome juggernaut icon Juggernaut
10 Fire Galley Fire Galley
5 Light Transport Light Transport ยท 6 Heavy Transport Heavy Transport
Scenario Editor-only units
Short Swordsman Chieftain ยท Donkey caravan aoe2DE Donkey ยท Clubman Explorer ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon General ยท AoE2 DE priest icon High Priest ยท Returnofrome horse icon Horse ยท HeavyCavalryDE Mercenary (removed) ยท Penguin aoe2DE Penguin ยท AoE2 DE priest icon Pharaoh ยท 5 Light Transport Raft ยท Returnofrome artifact icon War Chest
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