Franks

[e][h]Franks

Civilization Information

First introduced:

The Age of Kings

Architectural Style:

Western European

Continent:

Europe

Ingame classification:

Cavalry civilization

Unique units:

Throwing Axeman

Unique technologies:

Chivalry
Bearded Axe

The Franks are a West-European civilisation introduced in The Age of Kings. They are classified as a Cavarly civilisation.

Bonuses

• Civilization bonuses:
  • Farm upgrades are free
  • Castles are 25% cheaper
  • Cavalry have +20% HP (from the Feudal Age)
  • Foragers work 15% faster
• Team bonus:
  • Knights have +2 LOS

Tech Tree

Strongest units possible to create / best technologies to research:

Building	Units	Techs
Barracks	Champion Halberdier	Supplies Squires Arson
Archery Range	Crossbowman Elite Skirmisher Hand Cannoneer Heavy Cavalry Archer	none
Stable	Light Cavalry Paladin	Husbandry
Siege Workshop	Capped Ram Onager Heavy Scorpion Siege Tower Bombard Cannon	none
Castle	Elite Throwing Axeman Trebuchet Petard	Chivalry Bearded Axe Hoardings Conscription Spies/Treason
Dock	Fishing Ship Transport Ship Trade Cog Fast Fire Ship Heavy Demo Ship Galleon Cannon Galleon	Dry Dock Gillnets
Monastery	Monk	Herbal Medicine Heresy Sanctity Fervor Faith Illumination Block Printing Theocracy
Blacksmith	none	Leather Archer Armor Bodkin Arrow Blast Furnace Plate Barding Armor Plate Mail Armor
University	none	Architecture Murder Holes Treadmill Crane Ballistics Forified Wall Guard Tower Arrowslits Siege Engineers Chemistry
Market	Trade Cart	Banking Caravan
Town Center	Villager	Loom Town Patrol Hand Cart
Lumber Camp	none	Bow Saw
Mining Camp	none	Gold Shaft Mining Stone Mining
Mill	none	Crop Rotation
Outpost	none	none
Guard Tower	none	none
Fortified Walls (+ Gate)	none	none
Palisade Wall (+ Gate)	none	none
House	none	none
Wonder	none	none

Performance

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Common strategies when playing Franks are ...

Changelog

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Recent Games

This automatically generated table shows the 10 most recent games that have VODs and can be modified here.

Date	Time	G	Tournament	Map	Mode	Opponent	Vs. Opponent	VOD
2023-09-25	16:00 UTC		T90 Titans League 3: Platinum League	Land Madness	1v1	miguel	Margougou  Margougou	(G3)
2023-09-24	10:30 UTC		AusDraft #2	Team Acropolis	4v4	Flightlesssbird  arF_wooF   BASHED YA   Kaydos	Frederic Chopin  Frederic Chopin   Arkcast   Shed   Brod10	(G2)
2023-09-16	17:20 UTC		T90 Titans League 3: Platinum League	Graveyards	1v1	LaaaaaN	Barles  Barles	(G2)
2023-09-15	12:00 UTC		Rising Teams: Gold Bracket - Qualifier	Maghreb	3v3	Dai   Semuel   Rory	Sora Kuma  Sora Kuma   z40   Cloud	(G2)
2023-09-14	10:20 UTC		AusDraft #2	Team Acropolis	4v4	Braedes   noodleb0x   Socksyy   Keckerz	SneakySalmon  SneakySalmon   Noszombie   Trace   SomeHumblePie	(G2)
2023-09-13	12:00 UTC		Fox Invitational Copenhagen	Arabia	3v3	Rayzor   flightlessbird   Socksyy	Ciskhan  Ciskhan   Tointoin   PLP	(G1)
2023-09-12	16:00 UTC		T90 Titans League 3: Platinum League	Land Madness	1v1	Sobek	Vivi  Vivi	(G3)
2023-09-10	12:00 UTC		Fox Invitational Copenhagen	Arabia	3v3	dave_hun   King_Boo   darvoi	flightlessbird  flightlessbird   Kiwi   Socksyy	(G1)
2023-09-10	07:20 UTC		AusDraft #2	Arabia	4v4	Grand Nagus   Drogoth   Kiwi   Zachattack771	BASHED YA  BASHED YA   flightlessbird   Kaydos   arF_wooF	(G2)
2023-09-09	16:00 UTC		T90 Titans League 3: Platinum League	Land Madness	1v1	Liereyy	classicpro  classicpro	(G1)

Trivia

• 1v1 stats (aoestats.io)
• "Frank, member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Dominating present-day northern France, Belgium, and western Germany, the Franks established the most powerful Christian kingdom of early medieval western Europe. The name France (Francia) is derived from their name." - Article: "Frank (people)", in: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Additional Content

• 2015-11-26 | Franks Overview AoE2 by Spirit of the Law