Abun

Abun
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Healing unit
Civilization(s)	Ethiopians
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Mountain Monastery
Cost	150 Coin 2 Population
Train time	30 seconds seconds
Train limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	360
Resistance	10% Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	18
Ability	Gathers coin from Mountain Monasteries (0.864 coin/sec.) Builds Mountain Monasteries
XP train bounty	15
XP kill bounty	15
Healing
Healing	10/s
Range	18
Hand attack
Damage	5 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Treasure guardian
Notes
Can heal units while in combat

“	Abun. Heals injured units from range and during battle. May be tasked to gather at a Mountain Monastery.	”
—In-game description

The Abun is a healer Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that is unique to the Ethiopians and can be trained at the Mountain Monastery once the Commerce Age is researched. It can gather coin from Mountain Monasteries and, unlike other healers, can heal allied units even when the ally or the Abun is in combat.

Further statistics

As Abuns are unique to the Ethiopians, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Treasure guardians
Weak vs.	Everything else
Improvements
Gathering rate	Placer Mines (+10%) Amalgamation (+20%) Gold Purification (+30%) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20%) Quechuan Metalworking (+20%) Akan Gold Economy (+10%) Fasting (+10%) Somali Coinage (+10%) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%)
Hit points	Mission Fervor (+50%) Gadaa System (+5%)
Attack	Gadaa System (+5%)
Range	Book of Axum (+5 healing range)
Line of Sight	Book of Axum (+5) Town Watch (+3)
Healing rate	Mission Fervor (+50%)
Train time	Mission Fervor (-50%) Strangers' Quarters (-10%)
Cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Other	Book of Axum (+5 train limit)
Penalties	Book of Axum (Abuns may no longer gather from Mountain Monasteries)

Home City Cards

As Abuns are unique to the Ethiopians, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Abun

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster; mines last 10% longer

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges".

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Trinity	Ships 2 Villagers and 1 Abun
Lalibela Rock Church	Ships 1 Abun and 1 Mountain Monastery Builder; Abuns and Mountain Monasteries gather yield from mines 25% longer
Ignatian Spirituality	All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat
3 Abuns	Ships 3 Abuns; Abun train limit +1
5 Abuns	Ships 5 Abuns; Abun train limit +3
Establish Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 20% faster
Iyasu Reforms	Villagers gather resources 15% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 15% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 15% faster
Fazogli Gold	Villagers and fishing boats gather coin 20% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 20% faster

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster

• "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure".

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Abuns gather 8% faster (except hunts); Haciendas auto gather 8% faster

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Patriarchy	Healing unit cost and train time -50%; Healer, Warrior Priest, and Priestess train time -15% instead

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Falun Mine	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; Villagers, Abuns, and Mountain Monasteries gather yield from mines 25% longer

Changelog

The African Royals

• Abuns have 4 speed and gather coin from Mountain Monasteries at a rate of 0.72 coin/sec. Multiple Abuns can heal the same unit at the same time.
• Abuns use 1 population

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.10442, Abuns gather coin from Mountain Monasteries at a rate of 0.86 coin/sec.
• With update 13.27885, Abuns have 4.5 speed, take 2 population, and only one Abun can heal a specific unit at one time.
• Woth update 13.58326, Abuns heal artillery and elephants much slower.

History

“

The abun, an Ethiopian term for bishop, is an office dating back to Late Antiquity and a testament to Ethiopia's legacy as one of the world's first Christian states. As time went on, the number of external religious influences increased in the forms of interaction with Islamic states and Catholic missionaries, but abuns retained a key role in several societies.

”

Gallery

Abun image from the Compendium section

An in-game Abun

See also

• Priest – European counterpart
• Imam – Ottoman counterpart
• Missionary – Spanish counterpart
• Healer – Haudenosaunee and Lakota counterpart
• Warrior Priest – Aztec counterpart
• Priestess – Inca counterpart
• Griot – Hausa counterpart