Supremacy is a technology in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors that is unique to the Spanish and can be researched at the Castle once the Imperial Age is reached. Once researched, it significantly enhances Villager combat skills and durability by increasing their attack by +6, their armor by +2/+2, and their hit points by +40.
Strategy[]
Supremacy vastly improves Villagers' durability, as it not only improves their hit points and armor, but also allows them to fend themselves from weaker infantry and Light Cavalry, making them ideal for building and repairing walls, towers, and Castles near the front line.
Comparison of a Villager with no upgrades, Supremacy, then with Supremacy and Loom.
Combined with Sappers, Villagers could be used offensively to undermine enemy buildings. However, they will not be statistically comparable to fully upgraded Imperial Age military units, while requiring high levels of micro to be used effectively. They are better used for placing forward buildings, especially as Spanish Villagers already have +30% construction speed.
The more important purpose is not offensive: Villagers with Supremacy become significantly harder to raid, preventing unnecessary losses. For example, Hussars kill Villagers with Supremacy in 10 hits instead of 4, meaning that in the worst case, a player can either more than halve their losses or have more than double the amount of time to respond to a raid. The extra attack also lets them counterattack if the raiders are in low numbers. If 13 or more Villagers are saved because of Supremacy, the resource cost is equalized (counting gold and food the same).
Civilization bonuses[]
Team bonuses[]
Portuguese: Researching Supremacy is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
Dynasties of India[]
- Portuguese: With update 73855, researching Supremacy is 25% faster.
- With update 81058, as a new civilization bonus, researching Supremacy gives the player 20 gold.
History[]
| “ | The peasants of Spain lived especially hard lives in an era when life was not easy for anyone. The difference was that Spain was a battleground for much of the Middle Ages as the Christian kingdoms in the north strived to reconquer the peninsula from Saracens who had invaded in the 8th century. Spanish peasants were therefore also warriors part of the time. This was a fact that the French army under Napoleon would learn the hard way in the early 19th century. | ” |
| —The Conquerors manual | ||
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