The legendary strategy game series is expanding with *Age of Empires Mobile* unveiling its innovative Mercenaries System, empowering players with more control and strength over their military forces. At Level 26, players can unlock the Mercenary Camp, where they can hire and enlist elite mercenary units and enhance their exclusive technologies, boosting their combat effectiveness.

Each mercenary group brings unique abilities to the battlefield:

Byzantine Cataphract:

• Boosts the damage of all hero skills in the army by [2%].
• After inflicting skill damage, reduces all damage received by our troops by [3.5%] for [3] seconds.

Swiss Pikeman:

• Increases the probability of triggering the hero's pursuit/active skills of all troops by [1%].
• Reduces all damage received by troops by [2%].

Korean Archer:

• Increases the probability of triggering the hero's pursuit/active skills of all troops by [1%].
• Reduces all damage received by troops by [2%].

Players have the opportunity to recruit their first mercenaries at no cost by participating in a new event, which is currently active alongside the system launch.

The introduction of the Mercenaries System in *Age of Empires Mobile* also brings exciting "What if" scenarios. Players can experiment with various combinations of their beloved legendary heroes and different mercenary classes, leading to fresh strategic and tactical gameplay. Imagine Joan of Arc leading Roman Centurions, or Hannibal commanding Japanese Samurai. These combinations and more can be utilized to dominate opponents and forge the grandest empire imaginable.