Monastery
Religious building that trains Monks and researches powerful technologies. Monks can heal units and convert enemies, providing unique strategic options.
Statistics
- Age
- Castle
- Category
- military
- HP
- 1800
- Build Time
- 40s
- Melee Armor
- 0
- Pierce Armor
- 6
- Garrison
- 10
Cost
- Wood: 175
Units Produced
Available Technologies
Strategic Analysis
The Monastery enables one of the most unique mechanics in AoE2: conversion. A group of Monks can turn the tide of battle by stealing expensive enemy units like Knights or War Elephants.
- Monk Rush: In early Castle Age, 3-4 Monks with Sanctity can convert enemy Knights, turning their investment into yours. This works especially well on Arena.
- Relic Control: Collect all 5 relics to generate 150 gold per minute. In long games, relics can be the difference between victory and defeat.
- Healing Support: Monks behind your army can heal expensive units between fights, maximizing the value of your military investment.
- Anti-Cavalry: Monks are the soft counter to Knights. The threat of conversion forces cavalry players to engage carefully or switch to faster units.
Warning: Monks are extremely fragile and slow. Protect them with infantry or keep them behind walls. Light Cavalry can easily kill unprotected Monks.