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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires IV. For unit in Age of Empires III, see Ronin (Age of Empires III). |
| “ | Swift armored infantry with good damage. Rogue mercenary hired from a Lost Ronin capture point. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Ronin is a heavy melee infantry unit in Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose that can be hired to any civilization that controls a Lost Ronin Point of Interest.
Unit comparison[]
 Man-at-Arms
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 Ronin
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| Cost | 100 food, 20 gold | 100 gold |
| Movement speed | 1.125 | 1.38 |
| Hit points | 100 (Vanguard) 120 (Early) 155 (Regular) 180 (Elite) |
95  114  137  164 
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| Melee armor | 2 (Vanguard) 3 (Early) 4 (Regular) 5 (Elite) |
1 2 4 5
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| Ranged armor | 3 (Vanguard) 3 (Early) 4 (Regular) 6 (Elite) |
1 2 4 5
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| Melee attack | 8 (Vanguard) 10 (Early) 12 (Regular) 14 (Elite) |
8 10 12 16
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Tactics[]
The Ronin is comparable to a standard Man-at-Arms, with slightly less hit points and armor, but greater damage in the Imperial Age. However, they have significantly greater speed, making them a much better unit at raiding. Their ability to be trained instantly once available makes them flexible and useful to quickly recover from losses or gain a numeric or strategic advantage in army composition over an opponent. This can be especially true for the Malians, which lack Men-at-Arms and typically have good gold income, or for other civilizations with no bonuses to their Men-at-Arms that may prefer fighting with a different composition and do not often build Barracks, such as the French.
Further statistics[]
In general, the Ronin benefits from any technology or ability that targets and improves infantry or melee infantry. It does not get affected by anything specifically targeting the Man-at-Arms or other unique heavy infantry, such as Honed Blades or Two-Handed Weapons. Since the unit is hired through an ability rather than trained directly for a cost, it doesn't benefit from any cost or training time upgrades. Furthermore, it cannot gain any abilities, whether active or passive, meaning that it does not get affected by Siege Engineers or Sultan's Mamluks.
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
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| Strong vs. | Archers, Horsemen, Spearmen |
| Weak vs. | Crossbowmen, Musofadi Warrior, Onna-Musha |
| Technologies | |
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 Hit points
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 Elite Army Tactics (+15%); Improved: (+20%  Mongols) Boot Camp (+15%,  Abbasid Dynasty)
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| Attack | Non-Japanese: Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+15%); Improved: (+20% Mongols) (Improved) Additional Torches (+3 (+5) fire, Mongols) Japanese: Tatara (+1) Hizukuri (+1) Kobuse-gitae (+1) Yaki-ire (+1) Oda Tactics (+15% melee and torch damage)
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| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged)
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| Civilization bonuses | |
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| Hit points
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 Chinese (+15% in  Ming Dynasty)
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| Attack |  Knights Templar (+10% with  Principality of Antioch) Knights Templar (+20% near Sacred Sites with  Kingdom of Castile)
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 Movement speed
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Chinese (+15% in  Yuan Dynasty) Holy Roman Empire (+5% in the Dark Age, +10% otherwise)
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Note: The Ronin is not affected by the Prelate's Holy Inspiration ability
Dialogue lines[]
The Ronin has no dialogue lines.
Gallery[]
