Scythe Chariot
Age	Iron Age
Trained at	Stable
Type	Cavalry
Cost	60 Wood, 40 Food
HP	120
Attack	9
Armor	2
Pierce Armor	0
Speed	Medium/Fast
Upgraded From	Chariot

The Scythe Chariot is a unit added to the game on its expansion Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. It is an upgrade of the Chariot, and is only available to selected civilizations.

The biggest advantage of the Scythe Chariot over the regular Chariot is its ability to provide Trample Damage the ability to damage buildings adjacent to the unit or building it is actually attacking. Thus they can be a nice alternative to a War Elephant, preventing enemy villagers from fleeing to a far location and restarting their town.

Just like its regular counterpart, the Scythe Chariots deals double attack towards Priests and are highly resistant towards enemy conversion.

Contents 1 Civilizations 2 Upgrades 2.1 Tool Age 2.2 Bronze Age 2.3 Iron Age 3 Civilization Bonuses 4 History 5 Releated Articles

Civilizations Edit

Scythe Chariot is an uncommon unit and only available for the following civilizations:

• Egyptians
• Babylonians
• Hittites
• Phoenicians
• Sumerians
• Shang
• Roman
• Palmyrans

Note: Assyrians cannot upgrade their chariots into Scythe chariots

UpgradesEdit

Tool AgeEdit

• Toolworking: Increases attack by 2 points.
• Leather Armor: Increases armor by 2 points.

Bronze AgeEdit

• Metalworking: Increases attack by 2 points.
• Scale Armor: Increases armor by 2 points.
• Nobility: Increases hit points by 15%.

Iron AgeEdit

• Metallurgy: Increases attack by 3 points.
• Chain Mail: Increases armor by 2 points.

Note: Nobility is the prerequisite for upgrading Chariots to Scythe Chariots so they will be having it automatically added

Civilization Bonuses Edit

Egyptians are the only civilization with a bonus that concerns chariots

• Egyptian Scythe Chariots have 33% more HP
• Scythe Chariot is not available for Carthaginians, Choson, Greeks (Age of Empires), Assyrians, Macedonians, Minoans, Persians and Yamato

History Edit

During the Bronze Age, chariots are widely used in combat throughout Asia. Chariots became less popular by the beginning of the last millennium BC as improvements in cavalry took over, but they did not disappear completely. Some armies continued to use them and they remained a symbol of prestige. To make chariots more effective and fearsome, scythe blades were attached to the axles. As the chariot moved, the blades rotated through the air. The Persians attempted to use Scythe Chariots against Alexander the Great, but the weapon made little impression on the disciplined phalanxes.

Releated Articles Edit

• Chariot
• Chariot Archer
• Stable

Age of Empires Units
Age of Empires
Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport
Infantry	Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion
Cavalry	Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer · War Elephant
Siege Weapons	Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis
Navy	Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaut
Rise of Rome
Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger
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