Long Swordsman
All-purpose Infantry. Strong vs. buildings, Infantry, Scout Cavalry- and Skirmisher-line. Weak vs. Ranged Soldiers at long range. Upgrades: attack, armor (Blacksmith); speed, pierce armor, to Two-Handed Swordsman or Legionary (Barracks); creation speed (Castle); more resistant to Monks (Monastery).
Stats
| HP | Attack | Melee armor | Pierce / ranged armor | Speed | Line of sight | Reload (s) | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.96 | 4 | 2 | 21s | 50 Food 20 Gold |
Available to
Armenians Aztecs Bengalis Berbers Bohemians Britons Bulgarians Burgundians Burmese Byzantines Celts Chinese Cumans Danes Dravidians Ethiopians Franks Georgians Goths Gurjaras Hindustanis Huns Italians Japanese Khitans Khmer Koreans Lithuanians Magyars Malay Malians Maya Mongols Persians Poles Portuguese Romans Saracens Saxons Shu Sicilians Slavs Spanish Tatars Teutons Turks Varangians Vietnamese Vikings Wei Wu
Data from aoe2techtree (SiegeEngineers)
(MIT (code); game data under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules), imported 2026-10-03.
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