It is recommended that you send a military force with your religious unit as they typically act as healers. At this point, you can send your religious unit to the sacred site and begin capturing it. It will also have the label of a sacred site above it and some ruins surrounding the location. You'll be able to spot these by a flag sticking out of a small stone structure. Once you have a religious unit as a part of your civilization in Age of Empire IV, you will need to find a sacred site. An example of that would be the Holy Roman Empire and its religious unit, the Prelate. Some civilizations have access to a religious unit from the very first age, however. These types of units are typically made available during the third age, known as the Castle Age.

(Image via Relic Entertainment)Ī religious unit in Age of Empires IV involves a Priest or a Monk. The unit then needs to head to the sacred site and hold it for a short period of time to capture it.Īge of Empires IV: Capturing sacred sites using religious units A sacred site in Age of Empires IV. To capture one of these sacred sites, you'll need to have a religious unit available.

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