American Citadel

American Citadel
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Building Military Defensive structure Sees stealth
Civilization(s)	All
Age	Commerce Age
Use	Attacks nearby enemies Trains infantry, healers and artillery Receives Home City shipments
Building
Built by	American Citadel Travois
Cost	400 Wood 400 Coin
Build time	150 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Size	6x6
Hit points	6,000
Garrison	50 villagers, Homestead Wagons, healing units, Regent
Line of Sight	26
Build XP	160
Kill XP	160
Anti-ship attack
Damage	33.35 (6) Siege
Range	40
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	0.5x vs. Siege trooper
Ranged attack
Damage	10 (6) Ranged
Area of Effect	1.5
Range	26
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	0.5x vs. Artillery 0.5x vs. Siege trooper 0.25x vs. Villager

“	Maya pyramid that acts as a powerful, defensive fortification.	”
—In-game description

The American Citadel (Maya Castle before update 14.43676) is a military/defensive building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean since update 13.18214. It can only be built by American Citadel Travois which are shipped once Maya Pyramids is researched at a Trading Post or Tambo placed on a Maya settlement, or by the Aztecs through the "Oztuma Citadel" Home City Card.

The American Citadel Travois builds the American Citadel in 50 seconds.

Overview

The American Citadel has a powerful ranged attack that deals Area of Effect damage, which can easily fend off small group of enemy units in the early game. It is stat-wise similar to Inca Strongholds, except it cannot garrison military units and is more expensive. On top of defensive use, it can also train Maya Holcan Javelineers and Healers, as well as Barracks infantry, Grenadiers, and Falconets or their equivalents.

The American Citadel is the only way to train Haudenosaunee and Lakota Healers, Aztec Warrior Priests, and Inca Priestesses directly for their price.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Limit	Civ.
	Maya Holcan Javelineer	75 food 25 wood	–	17	All
	Healer	200 food		4
	Coyote Runner	85 food 25 wood	1	∞	Aztecs
	Otontin Slinger	40 food 30 wood
	Puma Spearman	45 food 45 coin
	Warrior Priest	200 coin	–	10
	Cetan Bowman	65 food 35 wood	1	∞
	Club Warrior	50 food 40 wood
	Healer	150 coin	–	10
	Aenna	100 food	1	∞
	Tomahawk	75 food 20 wood
	Jungle Bowman	80 food 25 wood			Inca
	Plumed Spearman	90 food 25 wood
	Chimu Runner	70 food 35 coin
	Priestess	200 coin		16
	Crossbowman	40 food 40 wood		∞	EU
	Pikeman
	Musketeer	75 food 25 coin
	Grenadier	120 food 60 coin	2
	Longbowman	60 food 40 wood	1
	Doppelsoldner	75 food 125 coin	2
	Pavisier	35 food 50 wood	1		Italians
	Sentinel	60 food 40 coin	2
	Hospitaller	120 food 80 coin
	Fire Thrower	50 wood 75 coin
	Order Longbowman	65 food 45 wood	1
	Janissary	90 food 25 coin
	Azap	55 food 35 wood
	Abus Gunner	50 food 100 coin	2
	Humbaraci	110 food 75 coin
	Strelet	37 food 10 wood	1
	Rekrut	56 food 19 coin
	Poruchik	37 food 52 coin
	Rodelero	65 food 35 coin			Spanish
	Carolean	65 food 40 coin
	Leather Cannon	300 food 100 wood	3
	Old Han Army	255 food 180 wood	6		Chinese
	Flamethrower	170 wood 170 coin	3
	Rajput	90 food 35 wood	1		Indians
	Sepoy	90 food 30 coin
	Gurkha	70 food 50 coin
	Yumi Archer	55 food 50 wood	1		Japanese
	Ashigaru Musketeer	80 food 40 coin
	Samurai	95 food 95 coin	2
	Regular	55 food 50 coin	1
	Insurgente	70 food
	Soldado	90 food 80 coin	2
	Salteador	60 food 60 coin	1
	Gascenya	70 food 30 wood			Ethiopians
	Shotel Warrior	55 food 50 coin
	Fulani Archer	70 food 35 wood
	Arrow Knight	55 food 80 coin			Aztecs
	Eagle Runner Knight	75 food 75 coin
	Jaguar Prowl Knight	90 food 30 coin
	Wakina Rifle	60 food 40 coin
	Forest Prowler	50 food 65 coin
	Bolas Warrior	75 food 45 coin			Inca
	Huaraca	30 wood 90 coin	2
	Maceman	100 food 100 coin
	Halberdier	50 food 70 coin	1		EU
	Skirmisher	50 food 65 coin
	Falconet	100 wood 300 coin	5
	Ranger	60 food 60 coin	1
	Order Cassador	90 food 40 coin
	Cassador	80 food 35 coin			Portuguese
	Territorial Army	285 food 255 coin	6		Chinese
	Hand Mortar	50 food 90 wood	1
	Flaming Arrow	100 wood 300 coin	4		Japanese
	Sharpshooter	40 food 75 coin	1
	Gatling Gun	100 wood 250 coin	4
	Neftenya	65 food 70 coin	1		Ethiopians
	Bersagliere	50 food 75 coin			Italians
	Nizam Fusilier	60 food 70 coin		20
	Light Cannon	100 wood 300 coin	4	∞
	Revolutionary Sharpshooter	40 food 75 coin	1
	Washington's Grenadier	120 food 60 coin	2

• Dutch Skirmishers can be trained in the Commerce Age.
• Grenadiers can be trained by all European civilizations other than the Ottomans and Maltese once the "Grenade Launchers" Home City Card is sent.

Upgrades

The American Citadel automatically upgrades in the Industrial Age and the Imperial Age*.

• +20% hit points and damage
• +20% hit points and damage

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry, cavalry, shock infantry, and ships
Weak vs.	Siege units and artillery
Improvements
Hit points	State Constitutions (+25%; United States only) Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Attack	Heated Shot (+50% multiplier vs. ships)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Other	Maya Pyramids (delivers 1 American Citadel Travois) Öresund Customs (auto gather 0.35 coin/s)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+25% cost; French only)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the American Citadel

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Improved Buildings	Building hit points +40%
TEAM Improved Buildings	Building hit points +25%
Monumental Architecture	Building hit points +30%; Town Center and Command Post damage +35%
Chipotle Tactics	Delivers 1 Huge Crates of Food (500 food); grants food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Building anti-ship attack bonus damage against ships +0.8

• "Improved Buildings" is available to Asians (except the Indians), Europeans, Mexicans, and Native Americans (except the Inca).
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
• "Monumental Architecture" is available to the Inca, and also Spanish and Portuguese upon revolting to Peru.
• "Chipotle Tactics" is available to the Mexicans, and also Spanish upon revolting to Mexico.
• "TEAM Coastal Defenses" is available to Europeans and Federal Americans.

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Land Reforms	Villager and rickshaw build work rate for buildings +50%; building build bounty +100%

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
Oztuma Citadel	Delivers 1 American Citadel Travois; American Citadel build limit +1

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Gondarine Architecture	Building hit points +25%; Town Center, Command Post, and Palace hit points +50% instead; Mountain Monastery hit points +100% instead; Wall hit points +225% instead

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Lantakas	Artillery, building, and ship damage +15%

• "Lantakas" is available to the Dutch and Portuguese upon revolting to Indonesia.

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Wampum	Unit train bounty +35%, train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead; building build bounty +35%

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Mughal Architecture	Building wood cost -20%, build time -30%; Wonder build time -10% instead, +1 Hindu Villager

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Winter Counts	Unit train bounty +40%; building build bounty +20%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Squires	Military building training and research work rate +80%; Fort training and research work rate +260% instead

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas	Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture	Building build time -30%, hit points +30%, grant coin build bounty instead of XP	Imperial Age
Maya Architecture	Building (except Fort) hit points +30%, and now grant food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

United States

Card	Description	Age
Connecticut Shipwrights	War ship train time -50%; building build time -35%; artillery train time -15%, Heavy Cannon train time -10% instead	Imperial Age

• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, the building was named Maya Castle and had 24 range. With update 14.43676, it was renamed to American Citadel, has 26 range, and is now automatically upgraded upon advancing to the Industrial and Imperial Ages.