Battering Ram · Age of Empires IV: Unit costs and base values

Using this reference

Check the version of Battering Ram before comparing its numbers. Age, civilization, tier or star level can identify different records under the same unit name. Costs and population belong to the selected record, so compare like with like before planning a group.

If materials are listed, use the quantity calculator for the number of units you want to produce. That total is a resource budget, not a combat forecast. The table does not model positioning, opposing units, upgrades or a complete army composition.

What changes between variants

Battering Ram includes 23 recorded variants. Comparing Battering Ram · 1 · ab with Battering Ram · 2 · zx changes these fields: Age: 1 → 2. Select the variant that matches your situation before using its figures in the calculator. The intermediate records remain in the full table if you need a closer comparison.

A worked example

Suppose you want 4 × Battering Ram. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is wood × 800.

One useful comparison

For Base health, Battering Ram is listed at 410, compared with 330 for Cheirosiphon: a difference of 80. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.