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This page contains the trophy guide for Age of Empires 4. You will learn what the achievements are and how to unlock them.

Last update: 19 January 2022

This page of the Age of Empires 4 game guide lists all the achievements available in the game. Here you will find a detailed description and walkthrough of each trophy.

Age of Empires 4 has 89 achievements to unlock. You will earn special points for each achievement you get. You can collect a total of 1000 points.

Empires Will Rise
Kingdoms Will Fall
A New Age Is Upon Us
The Normans
The Hundred Years War
The Mongol Empire
The Rise of Moscow
Age of Empires IV Campaign
Counter-Raider
Chivalry
Siegebreaker
Quit Touching Me!
Du Bois Are Back in Town
Fill the Coffers
Battle Royal
Careful Cannons
Twinkle Hooves
Yeah, Well, You Should See the Other Guy
Forgot a Batu
Boom Boom Pao
Keep the Change
Get Off My Bailey!
Ancient Tower Defense
Classic Conquest
The Fundamentals
Quick Study
Master of the English
Master of the French
Master of the Holy Roman Empire
Master of the Delhi Sultanate
Master of the Chinese
Master of the Abbasid Dynasty
Master of the Mongols
Master of the Rus
Master of the Ages
Recorded History
By Force
By Faith
By Fortune
Make It Quick
Walk the Earth
Wonderstruck
Precious Medals
Challenge Taker
Record Breaker
Sub-Human Subduer
Par-Human Potentate
High-Human Hero
Super-Human Subjugator
The Faithful
All the World's Knowledge
Shifting Winds
A Golden Age
Dread Fort
Pass the Marshmallows
Lancerlot
Who Needs Infantry?
Big Shot
Do You Deliver?
Wilds Bounty
Big Game Hunter
Deforestation
In Memory of Kulikovo
Raiding Party
Jagutu-iin Darga
Long Live the Khan
Explore, Expand, Exploit
Who Needs Cavalry?
Inspired Economics
Servants of the Land
Swift Site
Herd You Like Elephants
Field Construction
Higher Education
Pantomath
Be Subtle
Great Walls
Move Like Wind, Attack Like Fire
Four Histories
Wololottery
Having a Blast
All Creek, No Paddle
Through the Ages
Coast Is Clear
Accurate Likeness
To Remind, To Advise, To Warn
A Heraldic Achievement
We Charge Extra for That
Hope Is Kindled

Empires Will Rise

How to unlock: Construct your first Landmark.

Points: 5

Kingdoms Will Fall

How to unlock: Defeat 20 enemy units.

Points: 5

A New Age Is Upon Us

How to unlock: Complete the Introductory Tutorial.

Points: 5

The Normans

How to unlock: Complete The Normans campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The Normans campaign consists of 10 missions. To unlock this achievement, you need to complete all missions on any difficulty level.

List of all missions:

The Hundred Years War

How to unlock: Complete The Hundred Years War campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The Hundred Years War campaign consists of 8 missions. To unlock this achievement, you need to complete all missions on any difficulty level.

List of all missions:

The Mongol Empire

How to unlock: Complete The Mongol Empire campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The Mongol Empire campaign consists of 9 missions. To unlock this achievement, you need to complete all missions on any difficulty level.

List of all missions:

The Rise of Moscow

How to unlock: Complete The Rise of Moscow campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The Rise of Moscow campaign consists of 8 missions. To unlock this achievement, you need to complete all missions on any difficulty level.

List of all missions:

Age of Empires IV Campaign

How to unlock: Complete all campaigns.

Points: 50

Counter-Raider

How to unlock: Loot the Danish camp during the North to York mission in The Normans campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Looting the camp is an optional mission objective, its exact location will be marked on the minimap. You can read more about this on a separate page of the guide: North to York.

Chivalry

How to unlock: Enlist the aid of 45 Knights during the mission The Battle of Tinchebray in The Normans campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: During this mission, an icon will appear in the top right corner of the screen that will allow you to purchase additional military units. Purchase the one-time help from Raoul of Tonsy and 2 additional groups of Knights from Elias of Maine, which will cost you a total of 1300 gold. You can find the map marking the locations of the gold chests on a separate page of this guide: The Battle of Tinchebray.

Siegebreaker

How to unlock: Endure the siege and prevent damage to the Keep during the First Battle of Lincoln mission in The Normans campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The fortress is located in the southwestern part of Lincoln. Withstand the siege and capture King Stephen before the building takes any damage.

Quit Touching Me!

How to unlock: Endure the siege and prevent the destruction of the city walls during the mission The Siege of Wallingford in The Normans campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Place as many ranged units as possible on the walls and buy all of their available upgrades. During the attacks, hire some workers to repair any walls that have been damaged.

Du Bois Are Back in Town

How to unlock: Win in the arena without losing more than 10 units during the Combat of the Thirty mission in The Hundred Years War campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Choose the champion Olivier Arrel, who has the ability to heal. In between battles, buy upgrades for your units from the Blacksmith to strengthen your armor.

Fill the Coffers

How to unlock: Collect every gold chest during The Battle of Patay mission in The Hundred Years War campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: You can find the exact location of the chests on a separate page in this guide: The Battle of Patay.

Battle Royal

How to unlock: Field a Royal Siege unit with all upgrades from the Bureau Brothers' Workshop during the Retake Normandy mission in The Hundred Years War campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Complete the optional mission objectives of taking over three strategic locations to upgrade the cannons produced in the Workshop. You can find detailed information on this topic on a separate page of this guide: Retake Normandy.

Careful Cannons

How to unlock: Complete The Battle of Formigny mission without losing any cannons in The Hundred Years War campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Once you have used the cannons to destroy an enemy palisade, immediately move them behind the infantry. Once enough enemy units have been defeated, Kyriell's army will retreat and stand at the city walls, and your troops will be joined by allies. Wait until the Monks have healed your army and set out to conquer Formigna.

Throughout the battle, keep your cannons at the back along with your ranged units and aim them at the incoming hordes of enemies. If they are well protected by a squad of infantry and horsemen you should have no problem unlocking this achievement.

Twinkle Hooves

How to unlock: Don't lose any Mangudai units during The Battle of the Kalka River mission in The Mongol Empire campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The Mangudai are mounted archers who are excellent at luring enemies into traps and fighting regular infantry, as they can precisely aim their arrows even at full gallop.

During The Battle of Kalka River mission, send a squad of Mangudai to lure enemy units along with your leader who has a special ability that increases their attack speed. Keep them away from archers and use them to fight small units of regular infantry.

For the river battle, use the cavalry to fight the army while the Mangudai units provide cover from the rear. If all 36 Mangudai units survive, you will unlock the achievement.

Yeah, Well, You Should See the Other Guy

How to unlock: Lose a unit to the Front Gate of Zhangjiakou gate during The Great Wall mission in The Mongol Empire campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: When the mission begins, you will need to find an alternate route to Zhangjiakou. Send one Scout up the path and send the other to the main gate of the city, where they will be shot by archers.

Forgot a Batu

How to unlock: Kill double the enemies as your ally in The Battle of Mohi mission in The Mongol Empire campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: After completing the first mission objective, you will have 15 minutes to prepare for an attack by the enemy army.

For this achievement you should have as large an army as possible, with a decent number of mounted archers. Before the 15 minutes is up, put some ballistic machines on the bridge and build some towers blocking the bridge from your settlement. Put some buildings behind the towers. This will completely close the bridge and prevent your allies from accessing your enemies.

Send your troops to designated points on the map to attack the enemy army from the other side of the bridge. Start the offensive before the 15 minutes are up.

Once you get the achievement notification, you can quickly remove the buildings blocking the bridge, allowing your ally to enter the battle.

Boom Boom Pao

How to unlock: Don't lose any Huihui Pao in The Fall of Xiangyang mission in The Mongol Empire campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Huhui Pao is a unique siege machine that your leader can build. Its range is enormous, so you shouldn't have much trouble unlocking this achievement. Use it to destroy all towers and gates to the city, but be careful that the trebuchet does not get close to ranged units or towers.

Keep the Change

How to unlock: Pay back the tribute within 3 minutes during the Tribute mission in The Rise of Moscow campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Collect 1500 gold pieces within 3 minutes. You can get gold by selling resources in the Market and from Traders along the trade routes. The Rus civilization also receives gold for killing wild animals. Order Scouts to kill any deer they encounter and send several infantry units to hunt wolves in the nearby woods. You can also find plenty of gold chests in the region. You can find a map with the exact location of the chests on a separate page of this guide: Tribute.

Get Off My Bailey!

How to unlock: Stop the Mongols from entering the outer city in the Hold Against the Horde mission in The Rise of Moscow campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Raise stone walls in front of the wooden fortification and build at least one gate. Also place a Keep near the gate, to strengthen your defenses.

Block the bridges with infantry units and place as many archers and crossbowmen on the walls as possible. During raids, try to destroy all siege machines as quickly as possible, especially trebuchets, which can easily reach the city walls. Leave some workers between the wall and the wooden fortification to quickly fix the damage.

Ancient Tower Defense

How to unlock: Kill 50 enemies with Wooden Fortresses in the mission The Great Stand on the Ugra River in The Rise of Moscow campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: Build more Wooden Fortresses at the river crossings and buy upgrades there. Place 3 archers in each fortress. When attacking, make sure that your infantry doesn't attack the enemy units. After each attack, repair any damaged fortresses.

If you want to provoke more enemy units to attack, take your troops from designated locations at the river fords.

Classic Conquest

How to unlock: Destroy all enemy units and production buildings during The Siege of Kazan mission in The Rise of Moscow campaign.

Points: 10

Comments: The mission will end after eliminating all of Khan's guards. Make sure that all units and production buildings have been destroyed before breaching the last walls of the city.

Before you lay siege to the city, search the entire map and eliminate all enemy workers and military units along with every building you encounter.

Attack the city from the west. After breaching the first walls, penetrate the entire city and demolish everything that stands in your way. Send a squad of infantry to the walls and get rid of all the archers. When you see orange colored units, don't attack them as they are Khan's guards and killing them will end the mission.

Once you have knocked out all the regular enemies and made sure you have cleared the map of production buildings, you can proceed to attack the other part of the city.

The Fundamentals

How to unlock: Complete the Training Mastery.

Points: 5

Quick Study

How to unlock: Complete your first Civilization Mastery quest.

Points: 5

Comments: The Mastery tab can be found at the bottom right of the screen in the main game menu.

Master of the English

How to unlock: Complete the English Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the French

How to unlock: Complete the French Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Holy Roman Empire

How to unlock: Complete the Holy Roman Empire Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Delhi Sultanate

How to unlock: Complete the Delhi Sultanate Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Chinese

How to unlock: Complete the Chinese Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Abbasid Dynasty

How to unlock: Complete the Abbasid Dynasty Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Mongols

How to unlock: Complete the Mongol Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Rus

How to unlock: Complete the Rus Mastery.

Points: 10

Master of the Ages

How to unlock: Complete all Civilization Masteries.

Points: 50

Recorded History

How to unlock: View a replay of your match.

Points: 5

Comments: After completing your first match, click on the icon in the lower left corner of the screen in the main menu, where you will find information about your progress in the game. Click on the Lateset Matches tab and watch the replay.

By Force

How to unlock: Achieve a Landmarks Victory by destroying all enemy landmarks.

Points: 5

By Faith

How to unlock: Achieve a Sacred Victory by taking over and holding all Sacred Sites for a specific period of time.

Points: 5

By Fortune

How to unlock: Achieve a Wonder Victory by building and protecting a Wonder building.

Points: 5

Comments: The Wonder building will be unlocked once you have reached the final era. When you start putting up this building, the enemy will be notified and will go on the attack.

Make It Quick

How to unlock: Achieve a Conquest Victory in the Dark Age.

Points: 10

Comments: You will be able to unlock this achievement easily by selecting the English civilization. They have had a strong infantry unit since the 1st era.

When creating a Skirmish, set the initial resources to high. When the game starts, build some Barracks and put up some houses. Form an army consisting of Men-at-Arms units and, with a few workers, set out for the enemy encampment. Place more military buildings near the enemy camp. As soon as you begin the siege, start producing new units and set Rally Points next to the ongoing battle.

Walk the Earth

How to unlock: Achieve a Sacred Victory without losing a religious unit.

Points: 10

Comments: When creating a Skirmish, choose to start from the 4th age with high resources. You can also choose the smallest map available.

When the scenario begins, build a Monastery and generate some Monks. Send a Scout to find the Sacred Sites, only 3 of them should exist on the smallest map. Send Monks to take over the Sacred Sites, meanwhile producing military units for them to defend. Once you have taken over all the Sacred Sites, you will have to wait a few minutes to claim victory.

Wonderstruck

How to unlock: Achieve a Wonder Victory without constructing walls.

Points: 10

Precious Medals

How to unlock: Earn a Medal in 3 Art of War challenges.

Points: 10

Challenge Taker

How to unlock: Earn your first Gold Medal in an Art of War challenge.

Points: 10

Record Breaker

How to unlock: Earn a Gold Medal in 5 Art of War challenges.

Points: 10

Sub-Human Subduer

How to unlock: Win a 1v1 match against the Easy A.I.

Points: 5

Par-Human Potentate

How to unlock: Win a 1v1 match against the Intermediate A.I.

Points: 10

High-Human Hero

How to unlock: Win a 1v1 match against the Hard A.I.

Points: 20

Super-Human Subjugator

How to unlock: Win a 1v1 match against the Hardest A.I.

Points: 50

The Faithful

How to unlock: Convert 30 enemies without holding a Relic as the Abbasid Dynasty.

Points: 10

Comments: The Abbasid dynasty advances through the ages by adding wings to a Landmark called House of Wonder. To unlock the unique ability for this civilization when moving to the 4th age, select Faith in the Culture Wing.

All the World's Knowledge

How to unlock: Research all the technologies in the House of Wisdom building as the Abbasid Dynasty.

Points: 10

Shifting Winds

How to unlock: Defeat 1,000 enemy cavalry units with your Camel Riders as the Abbasid Dynasty.

Points: 20

A Golden Age

How to unlock: Achieve the III tier of the Golden Age as the Abbasid Dynasty.

Points: 5

Comments: Detailed information about the Golden Age can be found on a separate page of this guide: Abbasid Dynasty.

Dread Fort

How to unlock: Kill 100 enemies with Keeps as the English.

Points: 10

Pass the Marshmallows

How to unlock: Use the Setup Camp ability 20 times as the English.

Points: 5

Comments: This ability will be unlocked after researching the Setup Camp technology in the Archery Range when your civilization is in the 2nd age.

Lancerlot

How to unlock: Charge an enemy with 50 Royal Knights simultaneously as the French.

Points: 5

Who Needs Infantry?

How to unlock: Win a match without producing infantry as the French.

Points: 20

Big Shot

How to unlock: Destroy 1,000 enemy units with gunpowder siege engines as the French.

Points: 10

Do You Deliver?

How to unlock: Accrue 1,000 Food from Traders in a single match as the French.

Points: 10

Wilds Bounty

How to unlock: Accrue 2,000 Gold with Hunting Cabins in a single match as the Rus.

Points: 5

Big Game Hunter

How to unlock: Earn 500 Gold from bounties in a single match as the Rus.

Points: 20

Comment: Detailed information about the Bounty system can be found on a separate page in this guide: Russians.

Deforestation

How to unlock: Gather Wood 1,000 times as the Rus.

Points: 10

In Memory of Kulikovo

How to unlock: Enhance 10 units with a single Saint's Blessing strike as the Rus.

Points: 10

Comments: This skill is available to the unique religious unit of this civilization - the Monk-warrior.

Raiding Party

How to unlock: Raid an enemy building in the Dark Age as the Mongols.

Points: 10

Jagutu-iin Darga

How to unlock: Enhance 100 units with a single Khan Signal Arrow as the Mongols.

Points: 5

Comments: This ability is available to the Khan, the unique unit of the Mongol civilization, with which you start the game.

Long Live the Khan

How to unlock: Win a match without your Khan being killed as the Mongols.

Points: 10

Explore, Expand, Exploit

How to unlock: Accrue 10,000 Stone in a single match as the Mongols.

Points: 20

Who Needs Cavalry?

How to unlock: Win a match without producing cavalry as the Holy Roman Empire.

Points: 10

Inspired Economics

How to unlock: Have at least 60 simultaneously inspired Villagers as the Holy Roman Empire.

Points: 20

Comment: The religious units of this civilization, available since the 1st age, have the ability to inspire workers. Produce the necessary number of villagers and send them out to collect resources, preferably in close proximity to each other. Then generate a dozen Pralates and place them next to the working residents. The inspiration ability will turn on automatically.

Servants of the Land

How to unlock: Kill 10,000 enemies with Landsknechte.

Points: 10

Comments: Landsknecht is a unique unit of the Holy Roman Empire.

Swift Site

How to unlock: Begin capturing a Sacred Site immediately upon entering Age III as the Holy Roman Empire.

Points: 5

Comments: Before building the Landmark that will advance your civilization to the 3rd era, send a religious unit to the Sacred Site. As soon as you move to the next age, you will automatically begin capturing the site.

Herd You Like Elephants

How to unlock: Destroy 100 enemy buildings with your elephants as the Delhi Sultanate.

Points: 10

Field Construction

How to unlock: Build a Stone Wall, Gate, and Tower using infantry as the Delhi Sultanate.

Points: 5

Comments: When moving to the 3rd age, select the Landmark Compound of the Defender, which will unlock the infantry's ability to construct defensive buildings.

Higher Education

How to unlock: Have 20 Scholars garrisoned in a Madrasa as the Delhi Sultanate.

Points: 10

Comments: The Madrasa building can be constructed when your civilization reaches the 3rd age.

Pantomath

How to unlock: Research all technologies in a match as the Delhi Sultanate.

Points: 20

Be Subtle

How to unlock: Reveal 300 Villagers with a single use of Imperial Spies as the Chinese.

Points: 10

Comments: Develop your base and create a strong defense. When you advance to the 3rd era, build the Imperial Palace Landmark, which comes with the Imperial Spies skill. Don't attack the enemy camp to avoid slowing down their economy. From time to time, use your skills to check if your opponent has enough Villagers.

The achievement is easier to get by playing a match on a higher difficulty level.

Great Walls

How to unlock: Construct 1,000 Stone Walls as the Chinese.

Points: 5

Move Like Wind, Attack Like Fire

How to unlock: Defeat 1,000 enemy units with the Nest of Bees as the Chinese.

Points: 20

Comments: The Nest of Bees is a siege unit, available from the 3rd age in the Siege Workshop.

Four Histories

How to unlock: Establish all of the Dynasties in a single match as the Chinese.

Points: 10

Comments: Dynasties, a unique system for Chinese civilization, allow them to build both Landmarks from the same era. After erecting two Monuments, the Chinese will progress to the next dynasty. You can read more about the dynastic system and its unique bonuses on a separate page of the guide: The Chinese.

Wololottery

How to unlock: Assume control of 25 units in a single conversion.

Points: 10

Comments: You will be able to convert enemy units once you have reached the 4th age. This ability will be unlocked when your religious units get a hold of the Relic. You can read more about this on a separate page of the guide: Relics - what are they?

Having a Blast

How to unlock: Destroy 5 enemies with a single Demolition Ship detonation.

Points: 10

All Creek, No Paddle

How to unlock: Sink an enemy Transport Ship that is garrisoned to max capacity.

Points: 10

Through the Ages

How to unlock: Advance to the next Age 500 times.

Points: 20

Coast Is Clear

How to unlock: Win a match during which fishing was your only source of gathered Food.

Points: 5

Comments: When choosing the Skirmish option, select a map with as much water as possible to have enough fishing grounds to create a strong economy.

Accurate Likeness

How to unlock: Equip your first portrait.

Points: 5

Comments: You can find information about your level and available portraits in the game's main menu at the bottom left of the screen.

To Remind, To Advise, To Warn

How to unlock: Equip your first monument.

Points: 5

Comments: You can find information about your level and available monuments in the game's main menu at the bottom left of the screen.

A Heraldic Achievement

How to unlock: Customize your coat of arms.

Points: 5

Comments: You can find information about your level and you can modify your coat of arms in the game's main menu at the bottom left of the screen.

We Charge Extra for That

How to unlock: Shutdown a Cavalry Charge with Palings as the English.

Points: 20

Comments: Longbowmen have the ability to put up defensive palings. This achievement is easily unlocked when completing The Fall of Bayeux mission in The Normans campaign.

Hope Is Kindled

How to unlock: Extend the Network of Castles alarm across 12 buildings simultaneously as the English.

Points: 10

Comments: The alarm is used in buildings like the Keep and stone towers. You will recognize the alarm by the small campfire icon above the building. The Castle Network Alert notifies nearby units of incoming enemies and provides automatic reinforcements.

The easiest way to unlock the achievement is to build a long stretch of stone wall and place 12 stone towers in a row on top of it.

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