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How to Get All Achievements in Age of Empires 2

There's a bunch, so be ready.

Alejandro Josan

Published: Feb 3, 2023 12:42 pm

Achievements in game, if done well, will act as a log of all the things you have done and, get ready, achieved while playing. Age of Empires 2, like I have said before, is possibly my favorite game of all time, and I mean it. Having said that, achievements were not a thing more than 20 years ago, but they are now. And I’m glad to say that they are well-designed. Also, there are quite a bunch of them included, so continue reading to know how to get all achievements in Age of Empires 2.

How to Get All Achievements

Just as a quick note, I will include all the achievements that are available in the base Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, achievements included in the Definitive Edition’s expansion packs, as well as the ones included in the recent Xbox release. Here is how to get all achievements in Age of Empires 2.

Age of Empires 2: Definite Edition

Name	How to Unlock	Name	How to Unlock
Aztec Victory	Win a game playing as the Aztecs.	Berber Victory	Win a game playing as the Berbers.
Briton Victory	Win a game playing as the Britons.	Bulgarian Victory	Win a game playing as the Bulgarians.
Burmese Victory	Win a game playing as the Burmese.	Byzantine Victory	Win a game playing as the Byzantines.
Celtic Victory	Win a game playing as the Celts.	Chinese Victory	Win a game playing as the Chinese.
Cuman Victory	Win a game playing as the Cumans.	Ethiopian Victory	Win a game playing as the Ethiopians.
Frankish Victory	Win a game playing as the Franks.	Gothic Victory	Win a game playing as the Goths.
Hunnic Victory	Win a game playing as the Huns.	Inca Victory	Win a game playing as the Incas.
Hindustani Victory	Won a game playing as the Hindustanis.	Italian Victory	Win a game playing as the Italians.
Japanese Victory	Win a game playing as the Japanese.	Khmer Victory	Win a game playing as the Khmer.
Korean Victory	Win a game playing as the Koreans.	Lithuanian Victory	Win a game playing as the Lithuanians.

Magyar Victory	Win a game playing as the Magyars.	Malay Victory	Win a game playing as the Malay.
Malian Victory	Win a game playing as the Malians.	Mayan Victory	Win a game playing as the Mayans.
Mongol Victory	Win a game playing as the Mongols.	Persian Victory	Win a game playing as the Persians.
Portuguese Victory	Win a game playing as the Portuguese.	Saracen Victory	Win a game playing as the Saracens.
Slavic Victory	Win a game playing as the Slavs.	Spanish Victory	Win a game playing as the Spanish.
Tatar Victory	Win a game playing as the Tatars.	Teutonic Victory	Win a game playing as the Teutons.
Turkish Victory	Win a game playing as the Turks.	Vietnamese Victory	Win a game playing as the Vietnamese.
Viking Victory	Win a game playing as the Vikings.	Age of Empires	Win a game with every civilization.
Guardian of Scotland	Complete the William Wallace Campaign.	Iron Maid	Complete the Joan of Arc Campaign.
Custodian of the Holy Land	Complete the Saladin Campaign.	For the Horde!	Complete the Genghis Khan Campaign.

The Emperor Strikes Back	Complete the Barbarossa Campaign.	Huney, I Shrunk The Romans	Complete the Attila the Hun Campaign.
El Campeador	Complete the El Cid Campaign.	Emperor of Tenochtitlan	Complete the Montezuma Campaign.
The Thicker the Hay, the Easier Mowed	Complete the Alaric Campaign.	Vladislav, Baby Don’t Hurt Me	Complete the Dracula Campaign.
A Tale of One City	Complete the Bari Campaign.	Renaissance Man	Complete the Sforza Campaign.
Earth Shaker	Complete the Pachacuti Campaign.	The Blind Archer	Complete the Prithviraj Campaign.
Master of the Maghreb	Complete the Tariq ibn Ziyad Campaign.	King of Africa	Complete the Sundjata Campaign.
Age of Discovery	Complete the Francisco de Almeida Campaign.	Destroyer of Axum	Complete the Yodit Campaign.
Island Hopper	Complete the Gajah Mada Campaign.	King of Just Laws	Complete the Suryavarman I Campaign.
Cakkavatti	Complete the Bayinnaung Campaign.	Rebel with a Cause	Complete the Le Loi Campaign.
Empire of the Steppes	Complete the Tamerlane Campaign.	The Cabbage King	Complete the Ivaylo Campaign.

Yes we Khan!	Complete the Kotyan Khan Campaign.	Battle Beast	Complete all Historical Battles in single player.
Furor Teutonicus	Defeat all opponents instead of collecting the required Relics in the first Barbarossa mission “Holy Roman Emperor”.	A Truly Holy Emperor	Convert the Cathedral in Milan without acquiring a single Villager in the third Barbarossa mission “Pope and Antipope”.
The Kushluk Assassination	Kill Kushluk before 20 minutes have elapsed in the second Genghis Khan mission “A Life of Revenge”.	I Was In China Before	Defeat the Jin before they start constructing a Wonder in the third Genghis Khan mission “Into China”.
The Go-Getter	Defeat the Hungarians before Subotai has arrived in the sixth Genghis Khan mission “Pax Mongolica”.	Offense is the Best Defense	Defeat all opponents before constructing a Wonder in the sixth Saladin mission “The Lion and the Demon”.
No Wonder on my Watch	Destroy every enemy Wonder before it is completed in the sixth Attila the Hun mission “The Fall of Rome”.	Diplomacy is for the Meek	Kill the Scythian Prince and defeat the Scythians in the first Attila the Hun mission “The Scourge of God”.
Truly Countless Bodies	Defeat all opponents before 30 minutes have elapsed in the fifth Attila the Hun mission “The Catalaunian Fields”.	Hot & Spicy	Prevent Tabasco from being defeated in the third Montezuma mission “Quetzalcoatl”.
The Missionary	Collect all Relics in the first El Cid mission “Brother Against Brother”.	Numerous As the Grains of Sand	Win the second Alaric mission “Razing Hellas” while training no military units aside from infantry.
Rome Was Destroyed in One Day	Destroy all Roman Castles before 30 minutes have elapsed in the fourth Alaric mission “The Giant Falls”.	Fire with Fire	Amass 10 Condottieri, 10 Genoese Crossbowmen, and 10 Bombard Cannons in the fifth Dracula mission “The Night Falls”.
No Royal Hair Touched	Reach the King before 10 minutes have elapsed in the second Gajah Mada mission “Unconditional Loyalty”.	With the Help of My Sisters	Amass an army of at least 100 Gbeto Warriors in the fourth Sundjata mission “Blood on the River Bank”.
Roar like a Lion	Win the fifth Sundjata mission “The Lion’s Den” on Hard difficulty.	An Army Marches on Its Stomach	Complete all secondary objectives and destroy all of Dagnajan’s smaller bases before Dagnajan and his army march in the third Yodit mission “A Fallen Crown”.

Friends, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears	Convert Afonso de Albuquerque without killing a single Portuguese unit in the fifth Francisco de Almeida mission “A Son’s Blood”.	Relic Hoarder	Collect all Relics on the map in the fifth Suryavarman mission “Nirvanapada”.
Chasing the Crown	Kill King Takayutpi before 5 minutes have elapsed in the first Bayinnaung mission “The Burmese Tigers”.	Not a Greek Tragedy	Win without losing any of your four heroes in the fifth Le Loi mission “A Three-Pronged Attack”.
Cuman Flush	Win the second Kotyan mission “The Battle at the Kalka River” without advancing to the Castle Age.	He Won’t Be Back	Assist King Bela and defeat the Austrian Duke Frederick in the fifth Kotyan mission “A New Home” before 45 minutes have elapsed.
Pitched Battle	Successfully defend Cuzco without constructing any new walls or gates in the second Pachacuti mission “The Field of Blood”.	Raging Wildfire	Conquer Delhi at least 5 minutes before the timer expires in the fourth Tamerlane mission “Sultan of Hindustan”.
Eternal Gratitude	Encounter a Penguin in the Historical Battle “Vinlandsaga”.	Lone Warrior	Win “Kurikara (1183)” without forming an alliance with the Hojo clan in single player.
Turkish Delight	Win “Bapheus (1302)” by defeating Turkish factions without allying with them in single player.	Smoke on the Water	Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle “Lake Poyang (1363)”.
Battleship	Win the Historical Battle “Lepanto (1571)” without allowing any Turkish Transport Ship to unload on your shores.	The Wonder, the Wonder, the… Oh, Never Mind	Prevent the Korean Wonder from being destroyed in the “Noryang Point (1598)” mission of the Historical Battles.
Homeless	Delete your starting Town Center and still win the game.	Bird Shooting	Kill an enemy Scout Cavalry with your Town Center.
Sheep Hoarder	Gather 20 Sheep in a Random Map game.	Dark Dinner	Eat 2 Wild Boars in the Dark Age.
Dark Humor	Kill 20 Villagers with Militia in the Dark Age.	Pleasant Peasant	Build 1,000 Farms in total.

Out of Their Element	Destroy a ship using a melee unit.	D-Day (D stands for Demo)	Destroy an enemy Transport Ship with a Demolition Ship.
Chain Reaction	Blow up an enemy Demolition Ship with a Demolition Ship of your own.	Kaboom	Kill 1,000 enemy units using Demolition Ships.
Wololo	Convert 1,000 units.	Losing Your Religion	Convert an enemy Monk.
Relic Hunter	Collect 100 Relics.	Howdy Neighbor	Scale an enemy wall using a Siege Tower.
Castle Crusher	Destroy 50 Castles.	Castle of Doubt	Lose an unfinished Castle that is at least 95% complete.
Mango Shots	Kill 500 units with Mangonels.	Knocking On Your Door	Demolish 200 buildings with Battering Rams.
90kg Over 300 Meters	Build 300 Trebuchets.	Bull’s Eye	Destroy a Trebuchet with another Trebuchet.
It’s a Treb!	Kill 25 units with Trebuchets.	Marco Polo	Explore 99% of a ludicrously sized map.
The Wonder, the Wonder, Noooooo…	Build a Wonder.	Final Countdown	Destroy an opponent’s Wonder with less than 100 years remaining on the Wonder Victory countdown.
Masterpiece	Win alone against 3 human opponents.	Rest in Peace	Beat an AI opponent on “Peaceful” difficulty in a 1v1 game.

Easy Going	Beat an AI opponent on “Standard” difficulty in a 1v1 game.	With Moderation	Beat an AI opponent on “Moderate” difficulty in a 1v1 game.
Rough Ride	Beat an AI opponent on “Hard” difficulty in a 1v1 game.	Barbaric Manners	Beat an AI opponent on “Hardest” difficulty in a 1v1 game.
Prominent Player	Beat an AI opponent on “Extreme” difficulty in a 1v1 game.	The King Is Dead, Long Live the King!	Win a Regicide game.
Out With A Bang	Kill an enemy King with a Petard or Demolition Ship.	Too Lame To Tame	Loot 500 gold with Keshiks.
Fighting From Afar	Create 500 Longbowmen in a single match.	No Suntzu Light	Shoot 100,000 arrows with your Chu Ko Nu.
Frankly My Dear…	Create 100 Throwing Axemen in a single match.	Sushi Lover	Build 30 Japanese Fishing Ships.
Unexpected	Convert 100 units using Spanish Missionaries.	Supremely Unexpected	Win a match as the Spanish while only creating Villagers.
Anyone Order a Pizza?	Train 1,000 Condottieri as a non-Italian civilization.	Elephantastic	Train 40 War or Battle Elephants in a single game.
Karambolage	Spam the enemy with 500 Karambit Warriors in a single game.	Hun, What Are You Doing?	Burn down 200 buildings with Tarkans.

Lords of the West Expansion Pass

Name	How to Unlock	Name	How to Unlock
Burgundian Victory	Win a game playing as the Burgundians.	Sicilian Victory	Win a game playing as the Sicilians.
The English Justinian	Complete the Edward Longshanks campaign.	The Good, the Bold and the Fearless	Complete the Grand Dukes of the West campaign.
Haute Culture	Complete the Hautevilles campaign.	Unchivalrous Pragmatist	Defeat Simon the Younger’s army before the baronial forces attack the first Edward Longshanks scenario “Vain Ambition”.
Throne Thief	Steal the Stone of Scone in the fourth Edward Longshanks mission “Toom Tabard”.	Malleus Scotorum	Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in the fifth Edward Longshanks scenario “Hammer of the Scots”.
No Wheels	Do not construct a single siege weapon in the first Grand Dukes of the West mission “A Kingdom Divided”.	A Second Hastings	Wipe out Humphrey’s base before defeating Jacqueline in the fifth Grand Dukes of the West mission “The Hook and Cod Wars”.
Shut Up La Hire!	Defeat the French army before capturing Joan of Arc in the sixth Grand Dukes of the West mission “The Maid Falls”.	Self-Made Man	Win without allying with Argyrus or Guaimar in the first The Hautevilles mission “Guiscard Arrives”.
Haute, Haute, Brief Candle!	Inspire a rebellion in the second Hautevilles mission “Roger in Sicily”.	Italy Jones and the First Crusade	Do not lose a hero in the fourth Hautevilles mission “Bohemond in the East”.
Golden Spurs	Transform 50 Villagers by researching Flemish Revolution.	Tour d’Italie	Construct a Donjon and use it to train a Serjeant.

Dawn of the Dukes Expansion Pass

Name	How to Unlock	Name	How to Unlock
Bohemian Victory	Win a game playing as the Bohemians.	Polish Victory	Win a game playing as the Poles.
Bond of Brothers	Complete the Algirdas and Kestutis campaign.	Star of the Poles	Complete the Jadwiga campaign.
Man of the Chalice	Complete the Jan Zizka campaign.	Tolerant Piety	Build a Monastery or Shrine in every Lithuanian village in the first Algirdas and Kestutis mission “Family Affairs”.
Scattered Horde	Kill all enemy commanders before defeating their hordes in the third Algirdas and Kestutis mission “The Tatar Yoke”.	Mint Condition	Deliver the Ransom Cart undamaged in the fifth and final Algirdas and Kestutis mission “In the Shadow of the Throne”.
Protector of the Realm	Win without losing any neutral towns to Halych in the second Jadwiga mission “Star of the Poles”.	No Baggage	Defeat the Crimean Tatars without building a Town Center in the fifth Jadwiga mission “Vytautas’ Crusade”.
No Quarter	Kill Ulrich von Jungingen and Nicolas von Renys in the sixth Jadwiga mission “The Fruits of Her Labor”.	Malevolent Marauder	Destroy all 6 Bohemian villages in the first Jan Zizka mission “The One-Eyed Wanderer”.
Zizkov Hill	Do not lose the Old Tower northeast of your city in the fourth Jan Zizka mission “The Golden City”.	Against All	Defeat the Crusaders in the fifth Jan Zizka mission “The Emperor’s Fury”.
Rhapsody of the Bohemians	Train 10 Houfnices as the Bohemians.	Fast Food	Gather 500 food by constructing farms next to Folwarks as the Poles.

Dynasties of India Expansion Pass

Name	How to Unlock	Name	How to Unlock
Bengali Victory	Win a game playing as the Bengalis.	Dravidian Victory	Win a game playing as the Dravidians.
Gurjara Victory	Win a game playing as the Gurjaras.	The Persian Tiger	Complete the Babur campaign.
Like Father, Like Son	Complete the Rajendra campaign.	Won’t You Take Me By The Hand	Complete the Devapala campaign.
Raja of the People	Save both allied villages in the first Prithviraj mission “Born of Fire” on Hard difficulty.	Hopeless Romantic	Win the third Prithviraj mission “Hand of a Princess” with 12+ minutes remaining on the timer.
Inspiring Poet	Convert all Rajas before the Ghorids attack in the fifth Prithviraj mission, “The Legend of Prithviraj”, on Hard difficulty.	Never Trust a Campaign AI	Ignore Kabul’s offer to form a non-aggression pact in the second Babur mission “The Last Timurids”.
An Offer You Khan’t Refuse	Convert both Alam Khan and Daulat Khan in the fourth Babur mission “The Battle of Panipat”.	The Renovator	Repair all 4 Town Centers in the devastated villages in the fifth Babur mission “The Rajputs”.
No Rest for the Wicked	Defeat Mannaram and Polonnaruwa without capturing a Town Center in the second Rajendra mission “Deeds of the Father”.	Eye of the Tiger	Defeat Srivijaya, Madurai, the Chalukyan Empire and the Pirates in the third Rajendra mission “Rising Star”.
No Wonder You Won	Win the game before Mahipala completes his Wonder in the fourth Rajendra mission “Sacred Waters”.	Huna Join Me?	Convert all 3 Huna Khans in the third Devapala mission “Renunciation”.
Construction Cancellation	Destroy the Rashtrakuta Wonder before it is completed in the fourth Devapala mission “Liberation?”.	Parinirvana	Accumulate 100 piety points in the fifth Devapala mission “Enlightenment”.
Face My Ratha	Train 10 Rathas as the Bengalis.	King of the Seas	Sink 10 enemy ships with Thirisadais as the Dravidians.
Forged in the Heat of Battle	Train 10 Chakram Throwers as the Gurjaras.

Xbox Release Achievements

Name	How to Unlock	Name	How to Unlock
Not Just a Militia	Upgrade your Militia to Men-at-Arms.	Family Feudal	Advance to the Feudal Age in a Campaign Scenario.
Can I be Frank with You?	Win the “Tours (732)” Co-Op Historical Battle with an AI or Human Teammate.	Challenge Accepted	Win any Medal in any Art of War Challenge.
Going for the Gold	Win a Gold Medal in any Art of War Challenge.	Wingman	Win a Skirmish or Multiplayer Game with a Human or AI Teammate.
Baby Boomer	Queue 5 Villagers at the Town Center in the Dark Age.	Bull Market	Create a Trade Route with another Market.
Bon Voyage	Turn on Auto-Scout in any Game Mode.	Prepare for Boar!	Research Loom at the Town Center.

Well, that was a long list! This is what I love about this game. Not only is the content and gameplay perfectly done, but the developers give love even to things that are not quite as important, such as the achievements. Go ahead and continue playing to unlock all of them. Probably it will take a day, or two.

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