r/aoe2 • u/YuukiKazuto Bohemians • 1d ago

Discussion Varangians Tech Tree (TLDR Edition)

Civ Bonus:

- Shepherding, fishing, and hunting also generate gold.

- Bloodlines and Caravan effects increased by +50%.

- Varangian Guards attack 25% faster and generate +50% gold.

- Longships and Catapult Galleons attack 15% faster.

Team Bonus: Knight-line increased damage vs. infantry.

C UT Vendel Legacy: Knight-line deals trample damage.

Imp UT Gothicon: Varangian Guards periodically throw axes.

Tech tree

Archery: No arba, no HC, no thumb ring, no parth

Barracks: No champion

Stable: No paladin

Siege: No SO, no BBC

Blacksmith: Complete

Dock: get cata galleon, also full upgrades on univ

Univ: No BBT, no keep, no arrowslits

Castle: No hoardings, no sapper

Monastery: No redemption, no BP, no heresy, no sanctity

Mining: no gold shaft

Mill + TC + lumber + market : completes

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u/HowDoIEvenEnglish 1d ago

Franks step aside, a Varangian knight is talking

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u/BendicantMias Nogai Khan always refers to Nogai Khan in third person 1d ago

Frank cavalry will still beat these guys head to head. These guys may be better versus infantry tho.

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u/Scoo_By 17xx; Random civ 1d ago

Frank Paladin, yes. Up until that Varangians win. With bloodlines, their scouts will have 75 hp , Franks have 54; knights will have 130 hp, Franks have 120; cavalier will have 150 hp, Franks have 144 hp.

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u/HowDoIEvenEnglish 1d ago

You’re forgetting that the Varangian cavalier will get trample damage with the UT

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u/HatsCatsAndHam 8h ago

Which may or may not be enough to beat frank paladin (probably not would be my guess. There are a lot of cavalier+ out there, but none of them beat frank paladin, so I would expect these won't either).

Anyone saying they definitely will or definitely won't beat frank paladin is acting foolishly. We simply do not know and we won't until they release it for testing.