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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. For the unit in Age of Empires III, see Conquistador (Age of Empires III). |
| “ | Spanish unique unit. Mounted Hand Cannoneer. Powerful close attack, but inaccurate at range. | ” |
| —Age of Empires II original description | ||
The Conquistador (literally "Conqueror") is the first unique unit of the Spanish in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. It is a mounted gunpowder unit with high armor.
Conquistadors can be upgraded to Elite Conquistadors in the Imperial Age.
Tactics[]
Conquistadors are ranged cavalry with a high attack strength and are essentially a mounted form of the Hand Cannoneer, although play similarly to the Cavalry Archer and should be treated as such. Conquistadors have the advantage in mobility and durability over Hand Cannoneers. Although they are the shortest ranged gunpowder unit and unlike Cavalry Archers do not benefit from range increases, their increased mobility makes them far more formidable and very heavy hitting.
Conquistadors shine when using hit-and-run tactics, their short range and relative mobility often force them into this position when being chased down by infantry or cavalry. In groups, they can release a devastating volley that will severely damage enemy formations. They are frequently included in formations of Knights, who can soak up damage from ranged units while the Conquistadors kill enemy Monks. Conquistadors in turn provide great damage output to soften up the enemy before the Knights get in close.
Enemy cavalry are a large threat to Conquistadors, especially Camel Riders. Siege weapons can also devastate a formation of Conquistadors so they should never stay still for too long in battle. Halberdiers can also hurt Conquistadors badly, provided they can catch them. Elite Skirmishers are also effective against them, though not nearly as much as against Cavalry Archers, because the Conquistador's attack overpowers the Skirmisher's pierce armor. They can also be countered with groups of Eagle Warriors. Due to their attack bonus, Conquistadors do a decent job defending Castles against Rams, especially in the Castle Age.
Further statistics[]
As Conquistdors are unique to the Spanish, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Infantry |
| Weak vs. | Knights, Camel Riders, Skirmishers, Genoese Crossbowmen, Mamelukes, Genitours, Camel Archers |
| Upgrades | |
| Hit points |  Bloodlines (+20)
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| Armor |  Padded Archer Armor (+1/+1) Leather Archer Armor (+1/+1) Ring Archer Armor (+1/+2)
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| Speed |  Husbandry (+10%)
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| Conversion defense |  Devotion (+1 min, +1 max) Faith (+4 min, +4 max) Heresy (die upon getting converted)
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| Creation speed |  Conscription (+33%) Kasbah (+25%, with a Berber ally only)
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| Upgrades |  Elite Conquistador
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Civilization bonuses[]
Spanish: Blacksmith upgrades that benefit Conquistadors cost no gold. Researching technologies that benefit Conquistadors provides 20 gold each.
Team bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Researching archer armor upgrades at the Blacksmith is 80% faster.
- Huns: Researching Bloodlines and Husbandry is 20% faster.
- Lithuanians: Researching Devotion, Faith, and Heresy is 20% faster.
- Portuguese: Upgrades that benefit Conquistadors are researched 25% faster.
- Teutons: Conquistadors are more resistant to conversion.
- Turks: Conquistadors are created 25% faster.
Changelog[]
The Conquerors[]
- (Elite) Conquistadors do not receive damage from anti-cavalry archer attacks.
- (Elite) Conquistadors have a projectile speed of 5.5.
- Non-Elite Conquistadors have 2 pierce armor.
Definitive Edition[]
- (Elite) Conquistadors receive damage from anti-cavalry archer attacks.
Dawn of the Dukes[]
- With update 51737, (Elite) Conquistadors have a projectile speed of 7.5.
Dynasties of India[]
- With update 81058, non-Elite Conquistadors have 1 pierce armor.
Heroes[]
There are two heroes in the game with the appearance of a Conquistador:
History[]
| “ | Spanish adventurers who set off to conquer the New World became known as Conquistadors. These men were an assortment of disposed sons of the nobility and soldiers of fortune looking for adventure and loot. Most were soldiers without employment. They arrived in the New World with a great technical advantage in weapons over the natives who could not stand up to steel swords, firearms, and mounted lancers. The horse was particularly terrifying to the first natives who encountered it. Mounted men were thought to be some sort of new creature, half man and half four-legged beast. Thanks to the spread of European diseases before them and advantageous use of native allies on occasion, ridiculously small armies of Conquistadors conquered with relative ease the two great American civilizations, the Aztecs and the Incas. Within the ranks of the European adventurers who invaded the New World there were soldiers of superior ability and determination who became the Elite Conquistadors. These were the men who lead the charges against seemingly insurmountable odds and triumphed due to their superior weapons and grim resolve. | ” |
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