| Onager | |||||||||
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| Roman Siege Unit | |||||||||
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| Age Available |  Golden Age | ||||||||
| Damage | 24 (17) | ||||||||
| Damage Type | Ranged Crush DPS | ||||||||
| Attack Range | 13-37 | ||||||||
| Splash Area | 3 | ||||||||
| Hit Points | 250 (225) | ||||||||
| Speed | 4.5 (5.5) | ||||||||
| Sight Range | 39 | ||||||||
| Train Time | 28s (25) | ||||||||
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| Armor vs. ranged | 0.85 | ||||||||
The Onager is a Roman Siege Unit in Age of Empires Online. PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Overview[]
- Similar to the Egyptian
Catapult in execution, if not a touch smaller but more effective in groups.
Equipment Slots[]
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| Throwing Arm | Armor Plating | Engineering Accessory |
Upgrades[]
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| Scale | Shield Rim |
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| Chain | Shield Truss |
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| Onager Champion | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss |
Development[]
The unit model for the Onager was first revealed in the Weekly Blog #16: Onager, Ram Animations, Advisor Hall forum post on September 21st, 2019.
Onager in-game model
- We have always known that the Romans would be siege heavy, so it comes as no surprise to see them with the same thing. But the Romans will have a second Age 3 Siege Unit, as well. That unit will put Roman Siege over the top, and we are saving it for later. It is one of the last units on our list, so it isn’t finished at the moment, either.
- For today, though, we are super excited to introduce the Onager, which has really grown on us. This powerful unit appears in every draft of the Romans that we found, so we easily slotted it into place without much debate. Though we haven’t balanced it yet, we expect it to be similar to the Egyptian Catapult in execution, if not a touch smaller but more effective in groups. As for the Onager’s model, we had some concept art that gave Happy Smurf and Chaos a head start.
Epic and Legendary Geared Onager
- But we think their model makes the unit even better. As the Romans were experts in siege-craft and construction, we hope to convey that theme with the design of their siege weapons. And compared to the Egyptian Catapult, this thing feels like a bulldozer. And while the Egyptian Catapult doesn’t always get much attention, we believe that the Onager will work its way into Roman build orders very quickly.