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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

App 1466860World's EdgeRelic EntertainmentStrategy📅 Oct 28, 2021

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

📦Patches analyzed
35
/35 total
🟢Buffs
61
🔴Nerfs
36
🎯Subjects tracked
73
97 changes

Power trajectory

▲ Net +25 overall buffed
-10+30Nov 15, 2021Jun 18, 2026Nov 15, 2021 — Age of Empires IV — Patch 7989 +1 / -1 (cum 0)Dec 9, 2021 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 9369 +0 / -0 (cum 0)Jan 18, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Patch 10257 +0 / -1 (cum -1)Feb 7, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Patch 11009 +0 / -0 (cum -1)Mar 1, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963 +1 / -0 (cum 0)Apr 6, 2022 — Age of Empires IV – Season One Update Release Notes +0 / -0 (cum 0)Apr 12, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 12973 +0 / -0 (cum 0)Apr 29, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963 +1 / -0 (cum +1)May 16, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 14681 +1 / -0 (cum +2)May 24, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Patch Preview: Patch 15965 +2 / -0 (cum +4)Aug 3, 2022 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 20249 +2 / -0 (cum +6)Sep 7, 2022 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 23349 +6 / -0 (cum +12)Dec 8, 2022 — Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 5.1.148.1 +0 / -1 (cum +11)Jan 19, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 5.2.131 +0 / -0 (cum +11)Apr 4, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Season Four Patch 6.1.130 +3 / -1 (cum +13)Jun 26, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.5976 +2 / -0 (cum +15)Jul 12, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.6026 +1 / -0 (cum +16)Sep 5, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 8.1.276 +0 / -0 (cum +16)Dec 6, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 9.1.370 +2 / -0 (cum +18)Dec 11, 2023 — Age of Empires IV – Hotfix 9.1.404 +1 / -0 (cum +19)Jan 30, 2024 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 9.2.628 +2 / -0 (cum +21)Mar 27, 2024 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 10.1.48 +2 / -0 (cum +23)Aug 22, 2024 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 11.1.1201 +7 / -0 (cum +30)Oct 31, 2024 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 12.0.2246 +4 / -5 (cum +29)Dec 3, 2024 — Age of Empires IV – Hotfix 12.1.2638 +0 / -0 (cum +29)Apr 9, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.0.4343 +1 / -18 (cum +12)Apr 22, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.1.4420 +0 / -0 (cum +12)May 13, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.2.4553 +4 / -0 (cum +16)Jul 22, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 14.1.5602 +0 / -0 (cum +16)Nov 4, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.1.7064 +5 / -0 (cum +21)Nov 12, 2025 — Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 15.1.7149 +1 / -0 (cum +22)Feb 4, 2026 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.3.8338 +1 / -0 (cum +23)Mar 4, 2026 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.4.8719 +0 / -0 (cum +23)May 12, 2026 — Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 16.1.10056 +9 / -9 (cum +23)Jun 18, 2026 — Age of Empires IV – Patch 16.2.10884 +2 / -0 (cum +25)
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Latest patches

Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject

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Age of Empires IV – Patch 16.2.10884Jun 18, 2026
🐛 4 fix1 update5 subjects

A small update focusing on handheld UI flexibility and several critical technology bugfixes.

Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 16.1.10056May 12, 2026
7 buff9 nerf🐛 3 fix3 update3 subjects

Minor balance update focusing on buffing the Jin Dynasty and nerfing the Sengoku Daimyo, alongside the disabling of Ranked Decay.

Buffs7
Nerfs9
🐛Bug fixes3
Updates3
Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.3.8338Feb 4, 2026
1 buff4 update3 subjects

Patch 15.3.8338 introduces map pool rotations for Ranked play, improvements to the Map Monsters event mode, and general Quickmatch map pool adjustments.

Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 15.1.7149Nov 12, 2025
🐛 3 fix2 subjects

A minor stability patch focusing on fixing Perk Point loss in The Crucible and resolving UI/input issues on PS5 and PC.

Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.1.7064Nov 4, 2025
🐛 5 fix3 subjects

A small stability and quality-of-life update focusing on crash fixes, console UI persistence, and texture corrections.

Role distribution

Patch impact split by role

Support
1 (100%)

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Top abilities tweaked

Most-touched abilities across all patches

Global Buffs+6/-0
Bedcrossbow+4/-0
Mohe Tribesman+3/-0
Yatai+0/-3
Wynguard Palace+0/-3
Veteran+0/-3
Elite+0/-3
Greatwall Bastion+2/-0
Horse Training+0/-2
Ryokan+0/-1
Sword Hunt Statue+0/-1
Mounted Samurai+0/-1