Saracens — Civilization Overview

Camel and Naval civilization

Saracens emblem

The Saracens are a Camel and Naval civilization in Age of Empires 2. Their unique unit is the Mameluke. Below is the full civilization overview — bonuses, team bonus, unique units and unique technologies, straight from the game data.

Civilization Bonuses

  • Market trading fee only 5%; Markets cost -100 wood
  • Camel Units +25% HP
  • Galley-line attacks +25% faster
  • Transport Ships +100% HP, +20 carry capacity

Team Bonus

Foot Archers and Skirmishers +2 attack vs. buildings

Unique Units

Mameluke
Mameluke · Cavalry Saracen unique Cavalry with ranged melee attack. Strong vs. Mounted Units. Weak vs. Archery Units and Spearman-line.

Unique Technologies

Bimaristan Monks passively heal multiple nearby units
Counterweights Trebuchets and Mangonel-line +15% attack

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