The Monk is a special unit in Age of Empires II that can be trained at the Monastery. Lacking any means to attack, Monks are one of only two units able to convert others' units to the player's side, the other being the Spanish Missionary.

Two Monks converting an enemy Monk, with the help of the Atonement technology. In Age of Empires II, Monks and Missionaries (the latter Spanish only) perform conversions. First available in the Castle Age, Monks can initially convert all enemy units except religious units and mechanical siege weapons, but they cannot convert buildings.

2016年3月14日 · If Monk A and Monk B convert Unit C together for 4 monk secs and Monk B then switches to converting unit D, unit D can be immediately converted instead of needing a min time. This is why the monk micro tactic of tasking all monks on one unit, deselecting one monk, targeting the next unit etc. works so well - part of the min time is eliminated.

2023年6月19日 · For me, the best Monks are Spanish ones. They convert so fast with Inquisition that the opponent just doesn’t know what hit them. Second is Aztecs, because of the extra hit points. Bohemian Monks are really good too. I suppose the worst ones would be the Mongol, Hun, and Viking Monks, because of how many different techs they’re missing.

2023年2月10日 · Most of the time monks are good in early castle age or whenever you need to get relics. Only monks can pick up relics and bring them to your monastery. Each relic gives an infinite amount of gold with a rate about equal to one villager without upgrades mining gold. In combat, monks can have a big effect by converting enemies to your side.

Barracks are necessary for Eagle Scouts/Warriors to get map control, otherwise you'll need a Stable or Man-at-arms. Don't be afraid to sell Stone if in excess. A strong Arena build order ideal for Aztecs, but can be done with other civs bearing in mind different resources are necessary.

2023年2月12日 · I'd like to turn this thread into a Castle Age Monk + Siege push guide, and I need the help of anyone who had experience carrying out this strat or defending against it. Also for lower ELO redditors, questions can be asked here.

2016年3月15日 · A monk takes between 5-12 seconds to convert a normal unit, and about 18-29 seconds for a building (If you're playing on Voobly, it's closer to 16-27s). In that time, there's roughly a 28% chance for conversion every 1.2s, for buildings it's about a 9% chance per 1.2s.

2017年1月6日 · Saracens - Whilst they have no bonuses of their own, they can research all Monk related techs and their unique upgrade allows them to return 30% cost to the player when killed. My favourite would have to be Byzantine, though.

The Missionary is the second unique unit of the Spanish in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. It is a mounted Monk that can be trained at the Monastery. Unlike most unique units, Missionaries do not have an Elite version. The Missionary functions like a fast Monk with 2 less range.