Wonder (Age of Empires IV)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires IV. For the building in other games of the series, see Wonder.

Wonder
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Type	Wonder
Civilization	All civilizations
Age	Imperial Age
Use	Grants victory if defended for a certain duration
Construction
Cost	Variable
Build time	600 seconds
Statistics
Size	6 x 6 tiles
Hit points	5,000
Ranged armor	50
Fire armor	0

“	Build and defend a Wonder to secure victory. Rival civilizations will be aware of its construction and seek to destroy it.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

The Wonder is a special building in Age of Empires IV that becomes available upon reaching the Imperial Age. In specific game modes, the Wonder grants victory if built and defended. Each civilization builds a Wonder of historical relevance and unique appearance, which includes a different name and a different icon. Variant civilizations have the same Wonders as their base civilization.

Cost

Wonders cost an equal amount of food, wood, gold, and stone. Since update 9.1.176, the cost is variable dependent on the size of the map.

• Micro - 5,000
• Small - 6,000
• Medium - 7,000
• Large and Gigantic - 8,000

Civilizations

Civilization	Icon	Name	Real-life counterpart	In-game appearance
Abbasid Dynasty		The Prayer Hall of Uqba	Great Mosque of Kairouan
Byzantines		The Cathedral of Divine Wisdom	Hagia Sophia
Chinese		The Enclave of the Emperor	The Forbidden Palace
Delhi Sultanate		The Great Palace of Agra	Agra Fort
English		The Cathedral of St. Thomas	Canterbury Cathedral
French		The Notre Dame	Notre Dame Cathedral
Holy Roman Empire		The Great Palace of Flensburg	Kronborg Castle
Japanese		The Tokugawa Shrine	Toshogu Gojunoto (Five-story pagoda)
Malians		The Great Mosque	Great Mosque of Djenné
Mongols		The Monument of the Great Khan	Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Ottomans		The Azure Mosque	Blue Mosque
Rus		The Cathedral of the Tsar	Saint Basil's Cathedral

Special ability

• Emperor's Guard (Passive, Byzantines only): Varangian Guard within an 8-tile radius gain +3 melee and ranged armor

Further statistics

Technologies
Hit points	Court Architects (+30%)
Armor	Slate and Stone Construction (+5 fire armor, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)
Line of Sight	Gion Festival (+2 tiles, Japanese)

Aura enhancements
Hit points	Yorishiro Bonus (+4000, Japanese)
Regeneration	Emergency Repairs (150 hp/s for 20 seconds, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)
Armor	House of Wisdom Influence (+5 fire armor, Abbasid Dynasty and Ayyubids)
Damage resistance	Elzbach Palace Influence (-33%, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon) Praesidium Influence (-5% per Cistern water level, Byzantines)
Line of Sight	Yorishiro Bonus (+2 tiles, Japanese)
Ability	Town Center Influence (Grants Emergency Repairs, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)

Civilization bonuses
Resource cost	Delhi Sultanate (-20% stone, requires Compound of the Defender) Mongols (+33% food, +33% wood, +33% gold, -100% stone)
Build speed	Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy (+100%)
Ability	Byzantines (Emperor's Guard)
Other	Byzantines (Generates +72 stone when built)

Changelog

• Originally, Wonders cost 3,000 of each resource. With patch 11963, Wonders cost 6,000 of each resource. With update 9.1.176, the cost is dependent on the size of the map: Micro - 5,000; Small - 6,000; Medium - 7,000; Large and Larger - 8,000.
  • Originally, Mongol Wonders cost 4,000 food/wood/gold. With patch 11963, they cost 8,000 food/wood/gold. With update 9.1.176, they cost 6,650/7,980/9,310/10,640 food/wood/gold depending on the map size.
  • Originally, Mongol Wonders cost +33.33...% (exactly one-third) food, wood, and gold (in exchange for no stone). With update 9.1.176, they cost +33% (slightly less than one-third). This small discount was introduced since most of the new costs are not divisible by 3.

Trivia

• In the original four campaigns, Wonders can garrison up to 3 Relics.
• Age of Empires IV is the first game in the series where the Chinese Wonder is not the Temple of Heaven.
• Age of Empires II Byzantine and Malian Wonders returned in Age of Empires IV.
• The Agra Fort, one of the Indian Wonders from Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, also returned in Age of Empires IV.
• The Toshogu Shrine, one of the Japanese Wonders from Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, and the Toshogu Gojunoto Wonder in Age of Empires IV are both within the Nikko Tosho-gu complex.
• The Mongol Wonder is considered to be anachronistic within the Age of Empires IV time-frame, as its real-life counterpart was built around 2008.
  • This may be justifiable on historical grounds, as many of the monuments and palaces that were built in the Mongol Empire's capital, Karakorum, have long been destroyed or abandoned. This is similar to the Mongol Wonder in Age of Empires II, where their wonder is based on an artistic depiction rather than a real-life monument.
• The Holy Roman Empire's Wonder is modelled in appearance on the Kronborg in Denmark, while its name references the town of Flensburg in Schleswig (then a Danish vassal duchy), despite neither having belonged to the Holy Roman Empire historically.

	Buildings in Age of Empires IV
Common/Generic Economic Farm · House · Lumber Camp · Market · Mill · Mining Camp · Town Center · / Trade Post Military Archery Range · Barracks · Dock · Siege Workshop · Stable Technology Blacksmith · University/Madrasa Defense Keep · Outpost ( Toll Outpost) · Palisade Gate · Palisade Wall · Stone Wall · Stone Wall Gate · Stone Wall Tower Religious Monastery · Mosque · Prayer Tent Victory Wonder · Sacred Site Unique Byzantines Aqueduct · Cistern · Mercenary House · Olive Grove Chinese Zhu Xi's Legacy Village · Granary · Pagoda English Campfire Japanese Buddhist Temple · Castle · Farmhouse · Forge · Shinto Shrine Malians Cattle Ranch · Pit Mine Mongols Ger · Ovoo · Pasture Ottomans Military School Rus Hunting Cabin · Wooden Fortress · Fortified Palisade Gate · Fortified Palisade Wall Landmarks Abbasid Dynasty Ayyubids House of Wisdom Byzantines Grand Winery · Imperial Hippodrome · Golden Horn Tower · Cistern of the First Hill · Foreign Engineering Company · Palatine School Chinese Imperial Academy · Barbican of the Sun · Astronomical Clocktower · Imperial Palace · Great Wall Gatehouse · Spirit Way Delhi Sultanate Dome of the Faith · Tower of Victory · Compound of the Defender · House of Learning · Hisar Academy · Palace of the Sultan English Abbey of Kings · Council Hall · King's Palace · The White Tower · Berkshire Palace · Wynguard Palace French Jeanne d'Arc Chamber of Commerce · School of Cavalry · Guild Hall · Royal Institute · College of Artillery · Red Palace Holy Roman Empire Order of the Dragon Aachen Chapel · Meinwerk Palace · Burgrave Palace · Regnitz Cathedral · Elzbach Palace · Palace of Swabia Japanese Koka Township · Kura Storehouse · Floating Gate · Temple of Equality · Castle of the Crow · Tanegashima Gunsmith Malians Saharan Trade Network · Mansa Quarry · Grand Fulani Corral · Farimba Garrison · Fort of the Huntress · Griot Bara Mongols Deer Stones · The Silver Tree · Kurultai · Steppe Redoubt · Khaganate Palace · The White Stupa Ottomans Twin Minaret Medrese · Sultanhani Trade Network · Istanbul Imperial Palace · Mehmed Imperial Armory · Istanbul Observatory · Sea Gate Castle Rus Kremlin · The Golden Gate · Abbey of the Trinity · High Trade House · High Armory · Spasskaya Tower Zhu Xi's Legacy Meditation Gardens · Jiangnan Tower · Mount Lu Academy · Shaolin Monastery · Zhu Xi's Library · Temple of the Sun