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Boiling Oil

Defensive Technology

Boiling Oil

Byzantines

Byzantines

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

Patch History

2023-09-26 Patch 8.2.218

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Boiling Oil radius increased from 1 to 1.1 tiles.

2023-07-20 Patch 7.1.113

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Boiling Oil range reduced from 2 to 1.5.
  • Boiling Oil damage area changed from a 2.5×1.5 rectangle to a 1 radius circle.

2022-07-11 Season Two Update

Civilization Balance

  • Technology research time adjustments: Boiling Oil increased from 300 to 450 seconds All Seeing eye increased from 135 to 157 Swiftness increased from 270 to 450 seconds Professional Scouts increased from 210 to 262 Survival Techniques decreased from 225 to 135 Herbal Medicine increased from 180 to 225 Tower Elephant Adjustments: Tower Elephant health reduced from 960 to 860 Ranged units riding the Tower Elephant are now properly affected by all damage upgrades (Blacksmith and University).

Research at

    Costs
    500gold
    200stone
    90time