Wall

Stone Wall and Gate in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

A Wall is a relatively inexpensive defensive structure used to keep enemy units out of a specific area, often made of wood or stone. Walls can be upgraded, respective to the civilization in use.

Walls are used in conjugation with a Gate which allows friendly units to pass through. Gates can be built in a section of wall if it is the correct size. The article lists both walls and their corresponding gates.

Each wall aesthetically represents the civilization and/or technology it was built by.

Age of Empires

Walls become available in the Tool Age and can be upgraded in further Ages. Gates were added in Return of Rome.

Age	Wall	Gate
Tool Age	Small Wall	Small Gate
Bronze Age	Medium Wall	Medium Gate
Iron Age	Fortified Wall	Fortified Gate

Unconstructable

Since Return of Rome, the following unconstructable defensive structures can be found only in the Scenario Editor:

• Aqueduct

Civilizations

The Babylonians and Shang have superior walls compared to other civilizations; each civilization has their wall hit points increased by +60%. By comparison, the Carthaginians, Macedonians, Minoans, and Yamato have the weakest walls, as they lack the Fortified Wall upgrade.

Age of Empires II

A Palisade Wall, Stone Wall, and Fortified Wall, each with a Gate

Walls are available from the Dark Age. Palisade Walls are rather fragile and can help to buy a small amount of time when an enemy army is arriving. Due to their low armor and hit points, they are practically useless in later stages of the game and are replaced by the much stronger Stone Wall, which is available in the Feudal Age. Without siege weapons, Stone Walls are very hard to penetrate, so they make a very good defense. They can be upgraded to Fortified Walls in the Castle Age.

Palisade Gates were added in The Forgotten.

Age	Wall	Gate
Dark Age	Palisade Wall	Palisade Gate
Feudal Age	Stone Wall	Gate
Castle Age	Fortified Wall	Fortified Gate

Unconstructable

The unconstructable defensive structures can only be found in the Scenario Editor.

• Aqueduct
• Chain
• Fence
• Fortified Palisade Wall
• Sea Wall and Sea Gate
• City Wall and City Gate

Age of Mythology

Walls are available in the Archaic Age, but can be upgraded through the different Ages. Gates cannot be built directly like in Age of Empires II. Instead, walls are simply clicked on and selected to become a Gate, for a cost, provided that the wall section being converted has the correct length.

Age	Wall	Gate
Archaic Age	Wooden Wall	Gate
	Earthen Wall	Earthen Gate
Classical Age	Stone Wall	Stone Gate
	Bronze Wall	Bronze Gate
Heroic Age	Fortified Wall	Fortified Gate
	Iron Wall	Iron Gate
Mythic Age	Citadel Wall	Citadel Gate
	Great Wall	Great Gate
	Orichalkos Wall	Orichalkos Gate

Civilizations

Between the first three civilizations, the Egyptians have the best walls. However, with The Titans, the Atlanteans have overtaken them. With Tale of the Dragon, the Atlanteans were overtaken by the Chinese. The Norse possess the worst walls, having only the Stone Wall upgrade. The Greeks and the Norse are the only cultures with a God-granted upgrade, Hera's Athenian Wall upgrade and Heimdall's Safeguard, respectively. With Safeguard, Norse walls match Greek walls in hit points (without Athenian Wall).

Age of Empires III

Main article: Wall (Age of Empires III)

Walls in Age of Empires III work the same way as their Age of Mythology counterpart.

Age of Empires IV

There are three types of walls in Age of Empires IV. They cannot be upgraded, unlike previous games. Gates must be built over walls.

Age	Wall	Gate
Dark Age	Palisade Wall	Palisade Gate
Dark Age (Rus only)	Fortified Palisade Wall	Fortified Palisade Gate
Feudal Age	Stone Wall	Stone Wall Gate

Stone Walls mechanic

Stone Walls can also have infantry units fight over them by going through gates. Unlike in previous games, the direction of building the opening of gates matters because it determines the side from which infantry units climb the walls.

Ranged infantry units on top of Stone Walls get +2 range and receive -66% damage (practically 3x hit points) from ranged attacks.

In addition, Stone Walls can also incorporate Stone Wall Towers in them.

Fully constructed Stone Walls cannot be attacked by torches, though Stone Wall Gates and Stone Wall Towers can be.