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Keep

Defensive Building

Keep

Ayyubids

Ayyubids

Heavy garrison and defensible position. Can be upgraded with weaponry. Adds additional attacks while garrisoned.

Patch History

2026-06-01 Patch 16.2.10604

Medical Centers

  • Moved to the Keep.

2026-04-30 Update 16.1.9737

General Changes & Bugfixes

  • Relics will now Keep track of their cooldown when placed in a Monastery instead of refreshing.

Design Update/Rework

  • (Previously would Keep a stock of 5 wolves around the Den replacing them as they died, now produces 5 then stops)

2024-11-19 Patch 12.1.2454

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Keeps and Keep Landmarks fire armor increased from 5 → 6

2024-01-30 Patch 9.2.628

Companion Equipment (Castle Age)

  • Moved from the Keep to the Blacksmith.

Abilities and influences

  • Atabeg Supervision

    Atabeg Supervision

    Garrison inside of a military production building to grant +25% health to newly trained units. Cannot garrison in Docks. 需要 AtabegAtabegAdvisors (Feudal Trade Wing)Advisors (Feudal Trade Wing)

  • House of Wisdom Influence

    House of Wisdom Influence

    Buildings within influence gain +5 Fire Armor. Structures built within House of Wisdom influence area help progress to the Golden Age and unlock additional bonuses.

  • Golden Age Tier 2

    Golden Age Tier 2

    +15% Research Speed 需要 House of WisdomHouse of Wisdom

  • Golden Age Tier 3

    Golden Age Tier 3

    +20% Production Speed, additional +5% Research Speed, additional +5% Resource Gathering Rate 需要 House of WisdomHouse of Wisdom

Produces

-

Researches

-
Costs
900stone
180time
garrison

15

Hitpoints 6500
Base: +5000
Court Architects: +1500
Ranged Attack 14
Base: +12
Incendiary Arrows: +2
Naval, Unit: +10
Ranged Armor 50
Base: +50
Fire Armor 6
Base: +6

Attack Speed

0.5S

Max Range

8.00TILES

Line of Sight

9.11TILES

Technologies

Boiling Oil

Boiling Oil

III

Defensive Technology

Towers and Keeps gain a boiling oil attack against nearby units that deals 30 damage.

500gold
200stone
90time
Springald Emplacement

Springald Emplacement

III

Weapon Emplacement

Add a defensive springald emplacement to this structure.

50gold
125stone
30time
Cannon Emplacement

Cannon Emplacement

IV

Weapon Emplacement

Add a defensive cannon emplacement to this structure.

125gold
375stone
60time
Court Architects

Court Architects

IV

Building Technology

Patronage of the finest builders increases all building health by +30%.

700gold
300stone
90time
Incendiary Arrows

Incendiary Arrows

IV

Ranged Technology

Flammable munitions grant non-gunpowder ranged units a siege arrow or bolt when attacking buildings and increase their damage by +20%.

500wood
1000gold
90time