Laborer

Laborersare essential to gathering resources that will fund your army, and building structures to expand your empire. A strong empire has many villagers. Egyptian Laborers gather all resources 10% slower than Norse and Greek Villagers. You can offset this however by empowering a drop-site with the Pharaoh.

Tasks
Laborers can be assigned with the following tasks: Oddly, villagers cannot fish anymore and has been left solely for Fishing Ship to gather food from fish. Stone has been replaced with Favor and Laborers have to build a number of Monuments which generate Favor
 * To build buildings
 * To gather food from Farms
 * To gather food from bushes
 * To gather gold from Mines
 * To herd and slaughter domestic animals and then gather food from them
 * To hunt and gather food from wild animals.
 * To repair buildings, naval units and siege units

Buildings
Buildings which the villagers can build from Archaic Age are:
 * House, Granary, Lumber Camp, Mining Camp, Dock, Temple, Sentry Tower, Wall, Obelisk, Farm

From Classical Age:
 * Barracks, Watch Tower, Armory

From Heroic Age:
 * Migdol Stronghold, Siege Works, Additional Town Centers, Market

From Mythic Age:
 * Wonder, Lighthouse

Monuments may be built in any Age in this particular order:
 * Monument to Villagers, Monument to Soldiers, Monument to Priests, Monument to Pharaohs, Monument to the Gods

Upgrades & Bonuses
Worshipping Ra enables the following upgrade: Worshipping Bast enables the following upgrades: Worshipping Ptah enables the following upgrades: Worshipping Thoth enables the following upgrade:
 * Pickaxe increases the gather rate of gold by 10% and allows them to carry 50 % more.
 * Shaft Mine further increases the gather rate of Wood by 10% and allows them to carry 50 % more.
 * Quarry further increases the gather rate of Wood by 10% and allows them to carry 50 % more
 * Hunting Dogs increases the gather rate of Food from hunted animals 30% faster
 * Husbandry increases the gather rate of Food from tame animals by 20 % and allows them to carry twice as more
 * Plow increases the gather rate of Food from Farms by 10% faster
 * Irrigation further increases the gather rate of Food from Farms by 10% faster
 * Flood Control further increases the gather rate of Food from Farms by 10% faster
 * Skin of the Rhino decreases hack and pierce vulnerability by 30% and increases attack by 20%
 * Sacred Cats increases the gather speed from farms by 10%
 * Adze of Wepwawet increases the gather rate of wood by 10% and enables Laborers to fell trees with one stroke.
 * Shaduf decreases cost and build speed of farms.
 * Book of Thoth increases the gather speed of Food, Wood and Gold by 10%

Related Articles

 * Villager (Age of Empires)
 * Villager (Age of Empires II)
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