War Elephant (Age of Empires)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the similar unit in other games of the series, see War Elephant.

The War Elephant is a heavy cavalry unit featured in Age of Empires. They are the very first War Elephant units to appear in the Age of Empires series, and are the predecessor of the Battle Elephant in Age of Empires II.

Overview Edit

The War Elephant is an Iron Age unit, trained at the Stable. The unit is already available once Iron Age is reached without the need to research a technology, however only a certain number of civilizations have the ability to train this unit. It has the most hit points of any land unit and an attack that damages all enemies around it. The War Elephant's downside is that it is slow and therefore a great target for enemy siege units. Their slow speed also makes them very prone to conversion by enemy Priests. Civilizations that have bonuses for War Elephants include the Phoenicians, Persians, and the Carthaginians. Persian War Elephants are 50% faster while the Phoenicians can train them at a cheaper cost per unit. Carthaginian War Elephants have 25% more hit points than those of other civilizations. They can be upgraded to the more powerful Armored Elephant in The Rise of Rome only, which requires 1,000 food and 1,200 gold.

Upgrades Edit

Tool Age Edit

•  Leather Armor Cavalry: +2 armor

Bronze Age Edit

•  Scale Armor Cavalry: +2 armor

Iron Age Edit

•  Chain Mail Cavalry: +2 armor

Stable Tree
Tool Age Stable Scout Bronze Age Camel Rider Chariot Cavalry Iron Age Heavy Cavalry War Elephant Scythe Chariot Cataphract Armored Elephant

Civilization bonuses Edit

• Carthaginians: War Elephants have 25% more hit points.
• Macedonians: War Elephants have +2 Line of Sight and are four times more resistant against conversion.
• Persians: War Elephants are 20% faster.
• Phoenicians: War Elephants are 25% cheaper.

Gallery Edit

Units in Age of Empires
Age of Empires
Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport
Infantry	Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion
Cavalry	Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer · War Elephant
Siege	Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis
Navy	Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaught
The Rise of Rome
Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger
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