Shaolin Monastery

This article is about the building in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend. For the minor civilization in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, see Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Monastery
Building
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend
Type	Religious Landmark
Civilization	Zhu Xi's Legacy
Age	Feudal Age
Use	Advances the builder to the Castle Age Trains Shaolin Monks and acts as a Monastery
Construction
Food	1,200
Gold	600
Build time	110 seconds
Statistics
Size	4 x 4 tiles
Hit points	5,000
Ranged armor	50
Fire armor	0
Line of Sight	5.556 tiles

“	Unique Monastery capable of producing Shaolin Monks. From the Yuan Dynasty onwards, Shaolin Monks can also be produced from Pagodas.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

The Shaolin Monastery is a religious landmark in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend, available to Zhu Xi's Legacy in the Feudal Age. It acts as a Monastery, with the exception that it trains Shaolin Monks instead of regular Monks. The Shaolin Monk is also available at the Pagoda, which itself is unlocked after constructing both the Shaolin Monastery and Mount Lu Academy.

Available unit

• Shaolin Monk - Monk with strong combat capabilities.

Available technologies

• Herbal Medicine
• Piety
• Tithe Barns

Upgrades

Note: This template is deprecated. Please use the newer templates Boosts and S&W. While replacement may take time, do not add it to newer places.

Hit points	Court Architects (+30%)
Resource cost	Tang Dynasty (-15%)

Gallery

Shaolin Monastery and some Shaolin Monks in an official screenshot

Shaolin Monastery

Zhu Xi's Legacy civilization portrait, featuring Monks training at the Shaolin Temple

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