Sanctity (Age of Empires II)

This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II. For other uses, see Sanctity.

Sanctity
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Civilization	See table
Age	Castle Age
Research
Researched at	Monastery Fortified Church
Gold	175
Research time	60 seconds
Effect
Monk and Missionary +15 hit points

Sanctity is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Monastery. Once researched, it increases the hit points of Monks, Warrior Priests and Missionaries by +15.

Availability chart

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

Civilizations

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

Unique technologies

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

Civilization bonuses

• Aztecs: Sanctity gives Monks an additional +5 hit points (total +20).
• Bohemians: Sanctity affects Villagers.
• Burmese: Sanctity is 50% cheaper.
• Chinese: Sanctity is 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
• Spanish: Receive 20 gold after researching Sanctity.

Team bonuses

• Lithuanians: Researching Sanctity is 20% faster.
• Portuguese: Researching Sanctity is 25% faster.

Changelog

Return of Rome

• With update 87863, Sanctity cost changed from 120 gold to 175 gold.

History

“	To achieve sanctity was to achieve a holiness of life and character. The holy men of the great religions of the Middle Ages strove for sanctity through their obedience to sacred texts, their vows of poverty, and their respect for all living things. Through sanctity they inspired those of other religions or those less committed.	”
—Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings manual

Trivia

• Sanctity's icon is based on the Holy Grail, a cup that purportedly caught some of Jesus' blood during his crucifixion.
• Although the in-game description before the Definitive Edition stated that Sanctity gives +50% hit points, it is always flat +15. The effect stated in the description did not interact with the Aztec Monk hit point bonus or Bloodlines for Missionaries, i.e., the order of research of the technologies does not matter.