| “ | Acts as a Market. Can build Traders +40% faster and at a -40% reduced Gold cost. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Silver Tree is an economic landmark available to the Mongols in Age of Empires IV in the Dark Age. It acts as a Market. It can build Traders 40% faster and at a 40% reduced gold cost.
Trainable units[]
Available technologies[]
Tactics[]
The Silver Tree behaves the same as a Market and as such shares the same general tactics. Like the Mongol Market, it can pack up and move, double-produce Traders within the influence of an Ovoo, and research Improved Stone Commerce. For the Mongols, this can provide an important economic boost on maps with favorably placed Trade Posts, typically in map corners. One common strategy is to first build or move the Silver Tree within the influence of an Ovoo to jump-start Trader production using available stone, and then move it to the corner of the map opposite the Trade Post to gain more trade gold. While packed and moving, The Silver Tree can still be set as a trade destination by any allied players, and Traders will automatically resume trading with it once it unpacks. Like any trading strategy, it is important to maintain good map control to prevent the enemy from intercepting Traders, so this synergizes well with aggressive strategies like tower rushing and Keshik raids. On maps where Trade Posts are exposed or close to the starting base, it may be more beneficial to go for the Deer Stones landmark instead, as even with the discount, Traders may take too long to pay off or get easily stopped.
Further statistics[]
As The Silver Tree is unique to the Mongols, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
|
 Court Architects (+30%)
|
| Other |  Can pack up and move
|
Changelog[]
- Originally, The Silver Tree could double produce Traders from for +90 stone. With update 6.0.878, this was increased to +120 stone
- Originally, the production speed increase and cost discount at The Silver Tree was 50%. With update 7.0.5861, this was reduced to 40%.
Trivia[]
- Its real life counterpart is the Silver Tree of Karakorum.
Gallery[]
