The Condottiero! (AoE2)

Breakdown and discussion of the Italian's team unit - the Condottiero! More specifically, we'll see how it compares to the champion in a few different situations, as well as discuss which civilizations benefit the most from an Italian ally.

0:55 Condottiero stats vs Champion
2:05 Hidden attack bonuses
2:38 Gunpowder resistance
3:22 Upgrades
4:40 vs Champion
5:20 vs Trash units
6:03 vs Eagles
6:40 vs Hand Cannons
7:25 vs Janissaries
8:02 vs Arbalesters
8:30 The best condottieros
9:35 Civs with bad champions

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Game: Age of Empires II Definitive Edition

[boarfaceswinejaw]

huskarl: "who are you"
condottiero: "im you from the future, where guns exist".

[lolaldanee]

Resists lead bullets from a gun
Does not resist a stone fired with a sling
Seems legit, AoE logic at its finest

[Jovian]

Along with the amazing learnings, editing and production value we associate with SotL, we need to pay particular tribute for "Penthousettiero".

[airbornefilip]

They have coolness factor on their side as well.

[cdcdrr]

Paladin: Oh? You outrun me? Instead of standing to fight, you move away?
Condotierro: You can't beat the shit out of me if you can't get closer.

[roddiaz]

Imagine a condottiero running faster then paladin with celtic boots in real life

[the_snobot]

I honestly hadn't realized the Photon Man was a gunpowder unit. But I guess that makes sense.

[mannypardo]

I feel like this unit is underappreciated.

[nvmtt]

2:20 lol, that laser trooper in there was pure gold.

[arnavnandan]

"Anti-Anti-Infantry-Infantry"
Cataphract: *You dare oppose my strength?*

[GarkKahn]

The condotiero being avalaible for every allied civ was quite the change for the game
I remember when the italians were added my friends asked me to play as them in team fights

[Davtwan]

They also have the benefit of having those cool-looking round shields.

[austinpugmire]

I think an extra emphasis can be placed on how good they are with Goths. Gunpowder is commonly used as a counter to Goths, but apart from a strong champion line, who can stop a goth player with both huskarl and condos?

[TheIanOakley]

I see them most in team games on water maps, where they're a very fast-producing unit with great stats that needs no upgrades - play water all game, then land on hitting imp, dump barracks on the enemy islands, flood condos into their base. The fact they don't need any techs to be good is the most important thing about them frankly.

[shogun]

I love the Italians, and the Condottieri have been one of my secret weapons for the longest time, people always underestimate them on the surface

[ComeRestusFX]

Great video as always!

I have to point out though, that at 7:32 when you compared Champion vs Condos against Janis, the Jani did miss the second shot on the champion, and I believe that would've been enough for the Champion to lose that engagement. While the Condos' anti bonus damage doesn't benefit them there, the extra speed still makes them quite a bit better in that matchup.

[claudiofabian]

7:20 The only problem I see with this is that, as italians, you are not likely to be using Pikemen against cavalry, but Genoese Crossbowmen, which not only you can get fully upgraded, they also work well for other archer roles, and you can start massing them up from Castle Age.

Of course, they cost gold, so if you are short on that, you could make pikemen, but if you are short on gold, you can't make Condottieros to counter the enemy hand cannons xD.

[leonardorivelorivelo]

Ah yes the " *Cooler Champion™* " when you need a anti trash but you didnt research anything above man at arms

[JJBeauregard]

I just don't understand why fast moving infantry units like the Condottiero or the Woad Raider don't have a running animation when there's a bunch of running units on foot in the game already.

Edit for reference after a quick glance at the wiki: Plumed Archers are running and have a speed of 1.2, the same as Condotteri. Even worse, Woad Raiders actually outpace Elite Eagle Warriors with 1.38 speed after the Celts' civ bonus vs 1.3...

[schnitzelhd]

Me when I hear the outro:
oh my, I love this music... WAIT - there wasn't an intro -> going back if I missed it -> realising there was no intro -> crying