Scale Mail Armor is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Blacksmith. Once researched, it increases infantry armor and pierce armor by +1.
Chain Mail Armor is the further upgrade of this technology.
Civilization bonuses[]
Bulgarians: Scale Mail Armor costs -50% food.- Chinese: Scale Mail Armor is 5%/10%/15% cheaper in the Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.
- Inca: Scale Mail Armor benefits Villagers (starting from the Castle Age).
- Malay: Scale Mail Armor is free.
- Romans: Scale Mail Armor gives +2 melee / +2 pierce armor (instead of +1 melee / +1 pierce).
- Spanish: Scale Mail Armor costs no gold. Receive 20 gold after researching Scale Mail Armor.
Team bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Researching Scale Mail Armor is 80% faster.
- Portuguese: Researching Scale Mail Armor is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
The Forgotten[]
- Inca: Villagers are affected by Scale Mail Armor starting from the Feudal Age.
Definitive Edition[]
- With update 42848:
- Bulgarians: Initially, the team bonus makes Scale Mail Armor research 50% faster. With the update, Scale Mail Armor is researched 80% faster. Scale Mail Armor costs -50% food.
- Portuguese: Scale Mail Armor is researched 30% faster as a civilization bonus.
Lords of the West[]
- Inca: With update 47820, Villagers are affected by Scale Mail Armor starting from the Castle Age.
Dynasties of India[]
- Portuguese: With update 73855, Scale Mail Armor is researched 25% faster as a team bonus.
- Malay: With update 81058, Scale Mail Armor is free.
History[]
| “ | Scale mail armor was made of layers of rounded metal scales that overlapped each other in a cascade, something like a covering of overlapping leaves. This particularly protected the wearer from both missiles and hand weapons. A blow against scale mail armor was partially deflected and layers of scales absorbed much of the energy of the blow. Scale mail armor was an improvement over leather. | ” |
| —Age of Empires II manual | ||
