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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. For the technology in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, see Zealotry (Age of Empires). |
Zealotry was a technology in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors that was unique to the Saracens and could be researched at the Castle once the Castle Age was reached. Once researched, it increased Camel Rider and Mameluke hit points by +20.
It was reworked into the Saracen civilization bonus and replaced by Bimaristan with The Mountain Royals.
Strategy[]
Zealotry greatly enhances the combat ability of camel units, increasing their chances to absorb damage from ranged units and buildings and allowing them to stand one on one against even Paladins. The Saracens will want to research it, as they lack the Cavalier upgrade and have to resort to camel units as their main cavalry units in the Imperial Age. Prior to the Definitive Edition, the technology was very expensive and was generally best researched after every other technology when upgrading Camels, though the price has since fallen dramatically. With Zealotry, Saracen Heavy Camel Riders are even more resistant than Hindustani Imperial Camel Riders in melee (with a difference of 10 hit points).
Chronology[]
The Conquerors: Zealotry introduced. It increases hit points by +30.- Dynasties of India: Part of Zealotry made free - units have +10 hit points naturally, and effect of Zealotry was reduced to +20.
- The Mountain Royals: Technology reworked into civilization bonus, with a slight nerf to Camel Rider and a slight buff to (Elite) Mameluke.
Team bonuses[]
- Portuguese: Researching Zealotry is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
The Conquerors[]
- Zealotry costs 750 food, 800 gold and increases Camel Rider and Mameluke hit points by +30.
- Zealotry becomes available in the Imperial Age.
Definitive Edition[]
- With update 37650, Zealotry costs 750 food, 700 gold.
- With update 44725, Zealotry costs 500 food, 450 gold and increases Camel Rider and Mameluke hit points by +20.
Dynasties of India[]
- With update 61321, Zealotry becomes available in the Castle Age.
- With update 81058, Zealotry costs 400 food, 400 gold.
The Mountain Royals[]
- With update 95810, Zealotry is replaced by Bimaristan.
History[]
| “ | Strengths of the great Muslim armies were their speed and their absolute faith in their destiny. Their strong religious beliefs calmed the natural fears of any warrior and gave them a sense of invincibility their enemies could rarely match. The effect was armies that accomplished deeds out of proportion with their size and equipment. | ” |
| —The Conquerors manual | ||
Trivia[]
- The word zealot comes from the Greek zelotes, meaning emulator, zealous admirer, or follower.
- The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism, which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70). In time, the word came to mean fanatic.
- If playing a custom scenario in which a player has access to both Zealotry and (Elite) Camel Archers, Zealotry will apply to this unit, granting it +20 hit points.
