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- "There never was a good knife made of bad steel."
– Benjamin Franklin
Metallurgy is a technology in Civilization V.
Game Info[]
Metallurgy, the next step in the development of metalworking, delivers a new level of sophistication to Renaissance weaponry and prepares its entrance into the modern age. It also unlocks a variety of new units.
Lancers are a harder-hitting version of Knights. They have several more points of 
Combat Strength and receive a bonus against mounted units. However, they have a penalty during defense, making them brittle if they aren't defended.
Sipahi are unique Ottoman Lancers that are even faster than regular Lancers. They can pillage in enemy territory without breaking stride, making them the single best sabotage unit in the game.
Hakkapeliitta are unique Swedish Lancers that can interact with Great Generals and have a 15% combat bonus.
Winged Hussars are unique Polish Lancers that can have extra strength, and two promotions (Formation I and Shock I). It can force defending enemy troops to withdraw.
Civilopedia entry[]
Metallurgy is the science of metals and metallic alloys. In Civilization V the "metallurgy" technology covers the advancements in this field since the 19th century AD. In the 19th and 20th centuries, great strides have been made in all facets of metallurgy, from extraction, to the creation of new alloys, to the production of cheap, high-quality metals.
Metal remains at the heart of modern civilization. Much of the world is built of steel, and what isn't is made of aluminum or titanium. Our communications networks are made of metal, and so are our vehicles, weapons, satellites and spacecraft. Without modern metallurgy 90% of the Earth's population would starve within a year.
Trivia[]
- Despite being a Renaissance technology, located between Gunpowder and Rifling in the tech tree, this technology's icon shows an armored knight wearing a helmet from the 12th-13th century. Such protections, if not the idea of armor itself, were outdated by this time.
See also[]
- Metallurgy in other games
