Shield Bearer
Babylonian Infantry Unit
Age Available	Bronze Age
Damage	7
Damage Type	Infantry
Attack Range	Melee
Hit Points	200
Speed	6
Sight Range	20
Train Time	12 s.
Trained/Built from	Barracks (Babylonian)
50 0 0 1
Armor vs. ranged	0.7
Armor vs. siege	0.3
Bonus vs. ranged	1.5
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The Shield Bearer is an Babylonian Infantry Unit in Age of Empires Online.

OverviewEdit

• Able to absorb large amounts of pierce damage, the Shield Bearer provides a near impenetrable line of defense.  

Equipment SlotsEdit

• Light Spear
• Shield
• Cloth Armor
• Soldiers' Gear

UpgradesEdit

• Bronze Age
  • Conditioning Decreases the Training Time of Shield Bearer.
  • Temper Increases the Damage of Shield Bearer.
  • Scale Mail Increases the Melee Armor of Shield Bearer.
  • Shield Rim Increases the Pierce Armor of Shield Bearer.
• Silver Age
  • Shield Bearer Champion Upgrades Shield Bearer's pierce armor.
  • Combined Arms Decreases the Training Time of Shield Bearer.
  • Iron Smelting Increases the Damage of Shield Bearer.
  • Chain Mail Increases the Melee Armor of Shield Bearer.
  • Shield Truss Increases the Pierce Armor of Shield Bearer.
• Golden Age
  • Damascus Steel Increases the Damage of Shield Bearer.
  • Laminar Armor Increases the Melee Armor of Shield Bearer.
  • Shield Boss Increases the Pierce Armor of Shield Bearer.
  • Close-Combat Expertise Increases the health and damage of Shield Bearer.
  • Total War Improves Shield Bearer's damage and bonus damage vs Villagers.

TipsEdit

• Send Shieldbearers into towers and fortresses to absorb damage.
• Mixing them into an army can reduce the efectiveness of a ranged ball.
• In PvP, shieldbearer micro can make it difficult for the opponent to target your bowmen.