Vikings

[e][h]Vikings

Civilization Information

First introduced:

The Age of Kings

Architectural Style:

Central European

Continent:

Europe

Game appearances:

Age of Empires II

Ingame classification:

Infantry civilization
Naval civilization

Unique units:

Berserk
Longboat

Unique technologies:

Chieftains
Bogsveigar

The Vikings are a North-European civilisation in Age of Empires II.

Bonuses

Civilisation Bonuses

• Warships cost -15% in Feudal Age, -15% in Castle Age, -20% in Imperial Age
• Infantry +10% HP in Feudal Age, +15% in Castle Age, +20% in Imperial Age
• Wheelbarrow, Hand Cart free

Team Bonus

• Dock costs -15%

Unique Components

Unique Units

• Berserk · Elite Berserk (HP regenerating infantry)
• Longboat · Elite Longboat (multiple arrows shooting warship)

Unique Technologies

• Chieftains (Infantry deal bonus damage to cavalry, generate gold when killing villagers, trade units, and monks)
• Bogsveigar (Archer-line and Longboats +1 attack)

Tech Tree

Building	Units	Technologies
Barracks	Militia → Man-at-Arms → Long Swordsman → Two-Handed Swordsman → Champion Spearman → Pikeman → Halberdier Eagle Scout → Eagle Warrior → Elite Eagle Warrior (* Condottiero)	Supplies Squires Arson
Archery Range	Archer → Crossbowman → Arbalester Skirmisher → Elite Skirmisher → (* Imperial Skirmisher) Cavalry Archer → Heavy Cavalry Archer Hand Cannoneer (* Genitour → Elite Genitour) Slinger	Thumb Ring Parthian Tactics
Stable	Scout Cavalry → Light Cavalry → Hussar Knight → Cavalier → Paladin Camel Rider → Heavy Camel Rider → Imperial Camel Rider Battle Elephant → Elite Battle Elephant Steppe Lancer → Elite Steppe Lancer	Bloodlines Husbandry
Siege Workshop	Battering Ram → Capped Ram → Siege Ram Mangonel → Onager → Siege Onager Scorpion → Heavy Scorpion Siege Tower Bombard Cannon	none
Castle	Berserk → Elite Berserk Flaming Camel Petard Trebuchet	Berserkergang Chieftains Conscription Hoardings Sappers Spies / Treason
Dock → Harbor	Fishing Ship Trade Cog Transport Ship Demolition Raft → Demolition Ship → Heavy Demolition Ship Fire Galley → Fire Ship → Fast Fire Ship Galley → War Galley → Galleon Cannon Galleon → Elite Cannon Galleon Longboat → Elite Longboat Caravel → Elite Caravel Turtle Ship → Elite Turtle Ship	Careening → Dry Dock Gillnets Shipwright
Fish Trap	none	none
Monastery	Monk Missionary	Atonement Block Printing Faith Fervor Herbal Medicine Heresy Illumination Redemption Sanctity Theocracy
Blacksmith	none	Padded Archer Armor → Leather Archer Armor → Ring Archer Armor Fletching → Bodkin Arrow → Bracer Forging → Iron Casting → Blast Furnace Scale Barding Armor → Chain Barding Armor → Plate Barding Armor Scale Mail Armor → Chain Mail Armor → Plate Mail Armor
University	none	Arrowslits Ballistics Chemistry → Bombard Tower Fortified Wall Guard Tower → Keep Heated Shot Masonry → Architecture Murder Holes Siege Engineers Treadmill Crane
Market	Trade Cart	Coinage → Banking Caravan Guilds
* / Town Center	Villager Flemish Militia	Feudal Age → Castle Age → Imperial Age Loom Town Watch → Town Patrol Wheelbarrow → Hand Cart
Lumber Camp	none	Double-Bit Axe → Bow Saw → Two-Man Saw
Mining Camp	none	Gold Mining → Gold Shaft Mining Stone Mining → Stone Shaft Mining
Mill	none	Horse Collar → Heavy Plow → Crop Rotation
Folwark	none	Horse Collar → Heavy Plow → Crop Rotation
Farm	none	none
Outpost	none	none
Watch Tower → Guard Tower → Keep	none	none
Donjon	Serjeant → Elite Serjeant	none
Stone Wall → Fortified Wall, (Stone) Gate	none	none
Palisade Wall, Palisade Gate	none	none
Krepost	Konnik → Elite Konnik	none
Feitoria	none	none
House	none	none
Wonder	none	none

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
2024-11-23	17:00 UTC		Wandering Warriors Cup 2	Stranded	1v1	MbL	Villese  Villese	(G3)
2024-11-21			Liga Española AoE2 T9: Paladin Division	Border Dispute	1v1	12Tirador	C3mbrich  C3mbrich	(G1)
2024-11-15	17:00 UTC		Wandering Warriors Cup 2: Round of 128 & Round of 64	Mired	1v1	StonePleaseAoE	Szikyyyy  Szikyyyy	(G1)
2024-11-13	18:00 UTC		Wandering Warriors Cup 2: Round of 128 & Round of 64	Nomad	1v1	MbL	shiXo.#  shiXo.#	(G1)
2024-11-10	16:00 UTC		Noble Apartment Cup: Qualifier	Atoll	1v1	Vivi	DauT  DauT	(G5)
2024-10-27	19:00 UTC		2v2 HunCup 2024	Migration	Team	TBD   TBD	Rosso  TBD   TBD	(G2)
2024-10-16	18:00 UTC		2v2 HunCup 2024	Migration	Team	TBD   TBD	NagyGeri1  TBD   TBD	(G1)
2024-10-15	18:20 UTC		2v2 HunCup 2024	Migration	Team	Xerxes   Adam_(Hungarian_player)	Rolo  Rolo   Trombone	(G1)
2024-10-13	17:00 UTC		SAX Nations Cup: Qualifier	Coastal Forest	Team	TBD   TBD   TBD	M0re  TBD   TBD   TBD	(G3)
2024-10-13	14:00 UTC		SAX Nations Cup: Qualifier	Grand Bara	Team	TBD   TBD   TBD	Z40  TBD   TBD   TBD	(G5)

Changelog

• Note: Changes regarding buildings, units, and technologies can be found on the respective pages.

The Age of Kings

• Civilization Bonus: Warships cost -20%.
• Team Bonus: Dock costs -25%.

The Forgotten

• Civilization Bonus: Warships cost -10% in Feudal Age, -15% in Castle Age, -20% in Imperial Age.
• Team Bonus: Dock costs -25%

Rise of the Rajas

• Patch 5.5: Civilization Bonus: Warships cost -15% in Feudal Age and Castle Age, -20% in Imperial Age.

Additional Content

External links

• RM 1v1 stats (aoestats.io)

Ratings for competitive play

• Arabia
  • Hera: "Great"
  • OrnLu: "A-Tier"
  • TheViper: "A-Tier"
• Arena
  • Hera: "B-Tier"
  • JonSlow: "B-Tier"
  • OrnLu: "C-Tier"

Videos

Overviews

• 2020-06-09 | So You Want To Play Vikings by Hera
• 2015-07-16 | Vikings Overview AoE2 by Spirit of the Law

Professional Gameplay

• 2020-09-06 | JorDan (Viks) vs LaaaaaN (Slav) by JorDanTV
• 2020-07-23 | Why Vikings Dominate Goths by Hera
• 2020-05-27 | Vikings Archers from Pocket! | 4v4 Arabia by TheViper
• 2017-12-25 | 1v1 Arena | Vikings vs Persians | vs JonSlow by TheViper