FAQ - Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

What Do Relics Do in Age of Empires 2 ?

December 29, 2023

0 19 Less than a minute

A. Relics give gold. 1 relic trickle 1 gold per ~2 seconds. The more relics you have the more gold start trickling. Aztecs civilization has a team bonus that lets you and your allies generate more gold from relics.

Here is a short video showing the gold trickling effect of relics:

December 29, 2023

0 19 Less than a minute

GregStein

I am GregStein, an experienced Age of Empires 2 player and part-time developer. With over 7 years of experience in multiplayer gaming, blogging and technical issues.