| War Dog | |||||||||
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| Norse Animals Unit | |||||||||
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| Age Available |  Bronze Age | ||||||||
| Damage | 5 | ||||||||
| Hit Points | 80 | ||||||||
| Speed | 9 | ||||||||
| Snare | 0.45 | ||||||||
| Sight Range | 20 | ||||||||
| Train Time | 6s | ||||||||
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| Armor vs. ranged | 0.30 | ||||||||
| Armor vs. cavalry | (0.2) | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. cavalry | 1.5 (1.75) | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. animals | 2.5 | ||||||||
The War Dog is a Norse Support Unit in Age of Empires Online.
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Overview[]
- Ready at a moment's notice, the War Dog keeps enemies from fleeing the battlefield.
- Build Limit up to 12 (24 with Dog Training).
- Build limit increased to 48 (60 with Dog Training) when using Chief Vemundr as Age 4 Norse Advisor.
- They have Bonus Damage of x10 against Camels, Deer, Alpine Deer and Antelope.
Equipment Slots[]
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| Heavy Spear | Cloth Armor | Soldiers' Gear |
Upgrades[]
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| Temper | Scale | Shield Rim | Dog Training |
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| Iron Smelting | Chain | Shield Truss |
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| Damascus Steel | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss |
Tips[]
- War Dog rushes are popular. Building an Outpost close to the enemy and sending War Dogs to attack villagers can give Norse players a small advantage. However, these villagers can counter this rush by having Hunting Dogs researched, allowing them to easily kill war dogs because they have huntable armor type.
- While they don't have the damage or health to pose much of a threat to stronger military units, they can quite easily pin down important targets with their high movement speed and snare. This can also be used to protect more vulnerable allied units, or at least make it easier for them to disengage cavalry.
- Enemies with a lot of splash damage, such as Ballistae, Catapults etc should be avoided, as they can easily take down groups of War Dogs at once. However, if they lack protection, the dogs can quite easily close the distance after a shot and get within the minimum range that Siege weapons with this property tend to have.