Redemption

Redemption
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Civilization	See table
Age	Castle Age
Research
Researched at	Monastery Fortified Church
Gold	475
Research time	50 seconds
Effect
Monks and Missionaries can convert enemy buildings and siege units

Redemption is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Monastery. Once researched, it allows Monks and Missionaries to convert enemy siege weapons and most buildings.

All buildings, as well as Trebuchets and Battering Rams, cannot be converted from a distance, meaning the Monk or Missionary has to stand directly next to the building/unit to convert it. All other siege weapons are convertible from a distance.

Redemption does not need to be researched to convert the Armored Elephant line, which replaces the Battering Ram line for the South Asian civilizations. However, Monks and Missionaries still need to stand directly next to the Armored Elephant/Siege Elephant in order to convert it.

Converting buildings takes significantly longer than converting units.

Availability chart

Available	Unavailable
Armenians Aztecs Bengalis Berbers Bohemians Bulgarians Burgundians Burmese Byzantines Georgians Gurjaras Hindustanis Inca Italians Japanese Khmer Lithuanians Malay Malians Poles Portuguese Romans Saracens Slavs Spanish Teutons Turks Wu	Britons Celts Chinese✝ Cumans✝ Dravidians Ethiopians Franks Goths Huns Jurchens Khitans Koreans Magyars Maya Mongols Persians Shu Sicilians Tatars Vietnamese Vikings Wei

^✝ means that the civilization had access to Redemption in the past, but does not currently.

Affected buildings

Four Monks converting an enemy Watch Tower. The left Monk died trying.

While all siege weapons are convertible, not all buildings are. The following table shows which buildings are convertible and which are not.

Convertibility

Convertible	Not convertible
House Mill Market Lumber Camp Mining Camp Blacksmith University Dock Barracks Archery Range Stable Siege Workshop Outpost Watch Tower Guard Tower Keep Bombard Tower Donjon Feitoria Folwark Harbor Mule Cart Caravanserai	Town Center Farm* Fish Trap* Monastery Castle Palisade Wall Palisade Gate Stone Wall Gate Fortified Wall Fortified Gate Wonder Krepost Fortified Church

* Idle Farms and Fish Traps however are converted when a Villager or Fishing Ship starts gathering from them.

Civilizations

The following civilizations can research technologies or have bonuses related to Redemption:

Unique technologies

• Bohemians: Hussite Reforms - gold cost of Redemption replaced with food.

Civilization bonuses

• Aztecs: Redemption gives Monks +5 hit points.
• Burmese: Redemption is 50% cheaper.
• Spanish: Receive 20 gold after researching Redemption.

Team bonuses

• Lithuanians: Redemption is researched 20% faster.
• Portuguese: Researching Redemption is 25% faster.

Changelog

The Age of Kings

• Chinese: Can research Redemption.

Definitive Edition

• Bulgarians: Initially, Kreposts can be converted. With update 34055, they cannot be converted.
• Chinese: With update 36202, Redemption is removed from their technology tree.
• Cumans: Initially can research Redemption. With update 36202, Redemption is removed from their technology tree.

History

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The ability of someone fallen from the faith to redeem himself or herself was a powerful act of forgiveness on the part of a religion. Religions that were forgiving and allowed redemption had an advantage over those that did not.

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Trivia

• In The Conquerors, every civilization that has access to Redemption also has access to Sanctity, Atonement, and Theocracy.
• Redemption is mostly absent from archer civilizations, with only Italians as an exception.