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Battering Ram — Age of Empires II

Battering Ram

Siege

Upgrade line

  1. Battering Ram
  2. Capped Ram
  3. Siege Ram

Stats

HP
175/ 600
Attack
2/ 200
Melee armor
-3/ 10
Pierce armor
180/ 10
Range
0/ 16
Speed
0.6/ 1.65

Cost

Wood
160
Gold
75

Countered by

Build these against it.

  • Condottiero
  • Eagle Scout
  • GbetoMalians
  • HuskarlGoths
  • Jaguar WarriorAztecs
  • KamayukIncas
  • Karambit WarriorMalay
  • Militia
  • SamuraiJapanese
  • Shotel WarriorEthiopians
  • Throwing AxemanFranks
  • Woad RaiderCelts
  • Chu Ko NuChinese
  • Camel Scout
  • CataphractByzantines
  • Coustillier
  • KeshikTatars
  • Knight
  • KonnikBulgarians
  • LeitisLithuanians
  • Magyar HuszarMagyars
  • Scout Cavalry
  • TarkanHuns
  • ConquistadorSpanish
  • MangudaiMongols
  • Bombard Cannon
  • Mangonel
  • Petard
  • VillagerVillagers do bonus damage to siege: pull them off resources to save a building.

Strong against

This unit is a good answer to these.

  • ArcherUse it as a shield to walk your melee units into the archers.
  • LongbowmanBritonsThe ram absorbs arrows while your own units close the distance.
  • Plumed ArcherMayansA shield to close the gap, since Plumed Archers kite most melee units.
  • Rattan ArcherVietnameseRams tank the arrows so your melee units can reach them.
  • Skirmisher
  • Cavalry Archer
  • Ballista ElephantKhmer
  • Trebuchet

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