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Tusk Swords is a technology in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas that is unique to the Khmer and can be researched at the Castle. Once researched, it gives +3 attack to Battle Elephants.

Strategy[]

As the Khmer already have faster Battle Elephants, Tusk Swords furthers the offensive capabilities of them. They also have full Blacksmith technologies for them, plus Bloodlines and Husbandry. Due to its cost and the value it offers, Tusk Swords should be researched as soon as possible if the player is really committing to Battle Elephants and owns a Castle already, and may even be prioritized over Iron Casting. However, in most circumstances, the defensive upgrades are still preferable to research first.

In more aggressive, open maps like Arabia, Tusk Swords might be too costly due to resources and idle villager time required for building a Castle; thus, with no other option than researching the Blacksmith technologies first, and delay the research of this unique technology until late Castle Age or the Imperial Age.

This technology enables Khmer Elite Battle Elephants to effectively kill villagers in one less hit (from 3 to 2). Combined with the 10% faster movement speed bonus, this makes them useful at raiding.

Team bonuses[]

  • Portuguese: Researching Tusk Swords is 25% faster.

Changelog[]

Rise of the Rajas[]

Definitive Edition[]

History[]

Tusk swords are a pair of blades specifically designed to be attached to elephant tusks. These weapons, combined with elephant body armor, made elephants more fearsome in battle. It is believed that hundreds or even thousands of tusk swords have existed in the past. But today, only few of them remain and can be seen in museums.[1]

References[]

Unique technologies in Age of Empires II
Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age
Britons Yeomen Warwolf Byzantines Greek Fire Logistica
Celts Stronghold Furor Celtica Chinese Great Wall Rocketry
Franks Bearded Axe Chivalry Goths Anarchy Perfusion
Japanese Yasama Kataparuto Mongols Nomads Drill
Persians Kamandaran Citadels Saracens Bimaristan Counterweights
Teutons Ironclad Crenellations Turks Sipahi Artillery
Vikings Chieftains Bogsveigar Aztecs Atlatl Garland Wars
Huns Marauders Atheism Koreans Eupseong Shinkichon
Maya Hul'che Javelineers El Dorado Spanish Inquisition Supremacy
Inca Andean Sling Fabric Shields Italians Silk Road Pirotechnia
Magyars Corvinian Army Recurve Bow Slavs Detinets Druzhina
Berbers Kasbah Maghrebi Camels Ethiopians Royal Heirs Torsion Engines
Malians Tigui Farimba Portuguese Carrack Arquebus
Burmese Manipur Cavalry Howdah Khmer Tusk Swords Double Crossbow
Malay Thalassocracy Forced Levy Vietnamese Chatras Paper Money
Bulgarians Stirrups Bagains Cumans Steppe Husbandry Cuman Mercenaries
Lithuanians Hill Forts Tower Shields Tatars Silk Armor Timurid Siegecraft
Burgundians Burgundian Vineyards Flemish Revolution Sicilians First Crusade Hauberk
Bohemians Wagenburg Tactics Hussite Reforms Poles Szlachta Privileges Lechitic Legacy
Bengalis Paiks Mahayana Dravidians Medical Corps Wootz Steel
Gurjaras Kshatriyas Frontier Guards Hindustanis Grand Trunk Road Shatagni
Romans Ballistas Comitatenses Armenians Cilician Fleet Fereters
Georgians Svan Towers Aznauri Cavalry Jurchens Fortified Bastions Thunderclap Bombs
Khitans Lamellar Armor Ordo Cavalry Shu Coiled Serpent Array Bolt Magazine
Wei Tuntian Ming Guang Armor Wu Red Cliffs Tactics Sitting Tiger
Revised technologies
Couriers · Manipur Cavalry · Paper Money · Royal Heirs
Removed technologies
Boiling Oil · Camelry · Madrasah · Obsidian Arrows · Orthodoxy · Panokseon · Pavise
Berserkergang · Mahouts · Scutage · Zealotry