Aztec Eagle Warrior

This article is about the native warrior introduced in Age of Empires III. For the Aztec civilization unit introduced in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, see Eagle Runner Knight.

Aztec Eagle Warrior
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Shock infantry Ranged shock infantry Ranged infantry Archer Native warrior
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Trading Post or Tambo on an Aztec settlement
Cost	75 Food 75 Wood
Train time	37 seconds
Train limit	8 per Aztec settlement
Statistics
Hit points	180
Resistance	30% Ranged
Speed	6.0
Line of Sight	18
Train XP	15
Kill XP	15
Ranged attack
Damage	15 Ranged
Range	12
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	3.0× vs. Heavy cavalry 2.0× vs. Hand shock infantry 0.5× vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	8 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	9 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	3.0× vs. Heavy cavalry 2.0× vs. Hand shock infantry

“	Aztec infantry that flings javelins from an atlatl. Good against Cavalry and Hand Shock Infantry.	”
—In-game description

The Aztec Eagle Warrior is a ranged shock infantry native warrior in Age of Empires III that can be trained at a Trading Post built on an Aztec settlement.

After The WarChiefs expansion where the Aztecs become a playable faction and replaced by the Zapotec as a minor native, the Aztec Eagle Warrior was succeeded by the Eagle Runner Knight. However, they are still present in the campaign and Scenario editor, and can be rescued from treasures in Sonora and Yucatán.

The Aztec Eagle Warrior was reintroduced in the Mexicans DLC. Aging up with Guerrero and sending the Aztec Pueblos card will enable them to be trained at Native Embassies, which also gain the attack and graphics of the War Hut.

Overview

The Aztec Eagle Warrior is a Ranged Shock Infantry unit that is strong against heavy cavalry and hand shock infantry. Before the Definitive Edition, it was an archer unit with fast movement speed capable of dealing with heavy infantry, but it has been reworked to match the statistics of the Eagle Runner Knight.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Aztec Warrior Societies	150 wood 100 coin	Upgrades Aztec Eagle Warriors and Aztec Jaguar Warriors to Elite (+25% hit points and damage)
	Champion Aztecs	500 wood 400 coin	Upgrades Aztec Eagle Warriors and Jaguar Warriors to Champion (+35% hit points and damage); requires Aztec Warrior Societies
	Aztec Garland Wars	600 wood 600 coin	Upgrades Aztec Eagle Warriors and Jaguar Warriors to Garland (+30% hit points); requires Champion Aztecs
Imperial Age	Legendary Native Warriors Exalted Natives	1,500 food 1,500 wood	Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted/Imperial (+50% hit points and damage)

• The Legendary Native Warriors technology is available in the Capitol for European civilizations and the Mexicans, the State Capitol for the United States, and the Town Center for Asian (as Exalted Natives) and Native American civilizations.
• For African civilizations, native warriors are upgraded automatically and for free.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light infantry
Improvements
Hit points	Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Seminole Bowyer (+15%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack) Carib Garifuna Drums (+1.0 multiplier vs. villagers)
Resistance	Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance) Hualcana (+5% resistance; Inca only)
Range	Sarmatism (+1)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Sarmatism (+1)
Speed	Cherokee War Dance (+20%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%)
Train time	Cree Kinship (-45%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Standing Army (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Philhellenism (-10%) Shaman Drums (-10%) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Africans only)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%)
Other	Yoruba Herbalism (regenerates hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

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

• Definitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% damage; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% damage instead
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Native Alliance	Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25% (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
Native Warrior Combat	Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage
TEAM Native Weapon Trade	Native warrior train limit +20%
Blood Brothers	Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard; Native Embassies get +40% hit points and +5 build limit (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
Fencing School	Infantry (except Warrior Priests and Skull Knights) and shock infantry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.
• "Native Treaties" is available to Africans, Europeans (except the Maltese), Federal Americans, and Native Americans, and ships 4 Cree Trackers if the player had built a Trading Post on a Cree settlement.
• "Native Alliance" is available to the Aztecs, Inca, Indians, and Japanese.
• "Native Warriors" is available to Europeans, the Lakota and Mexicans.
• "Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, and Inca, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya, and British upon revolting to Haiti.
• "TEAM Native Weapon Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
• "Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Lakota, Portuguese, Russians, and Spanish, and also British upon revolting to Canada or Haiti.
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "Fencing School" is available to Europeans (except the French, Maltese, Ottomans, and Spanish), the Aztecs and Indians.

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Feudal Armies	All units' train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%
Loyal Warriors	Native warriors, mercenaries, and outlaws cost -15% (also affects shipments)

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Native Warrior Hitpoints	Native warriors get +30% hit points and +10% speed (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Native Warrior Attack	Native warriors get +30% damage and -25% train time

• "Native Warrior Hitpoints" is not available to the Japanese.
• "Native Warrior Attack" is not available to the Indians.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage
Acupuncture	All units' (except monks) train time -20%; Heavy Cannon, Flying Crow, and Summer Palace banner army spawn time -5%

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry get +5% speed
Ignatian Spirituality	All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Loyal Warriors	Native warriors, mercenaries, and outlaws cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Sevites	Maroons, native warriors, and villagers now regenerate hit points at a rate of 0.25% per second when idle; Yoruba Eso Rider hit point degeneration rate -60% and Militiaman hit point degeneration rate -10%, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Louverture Liberation	Delivers 6 Citizens; Citizens can be trained at Town Centers for 70 coin; Fishing Boats can be trained at Docks; native warriors get +20% hit points and +5% speed
Wanderlust	Land military units and land villagers get +5% hit points; land villagers and construction wagons get +5% speed

• "Loyal Warriors" is available to the Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.
• "Sevites" and "Louverture Liberation" are available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.

French

Card	Description	Age
Wilderness Warfare	Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, native warriors, Skirmishers, and Settlers get +20% hit points
TEAM French Auxiliaries Combat	Native warriors get +10% hit points and damage
Royal Fencing School	Delivers 3 Royal Musketeers; infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
Cult of the Supreme Being	The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and Herded animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster

• "Cult of the Supreme Being" and "Sister Republics" are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% damage; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% damage instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Native Warrior Conscription	Native warrior cost -25% and train limit +20%
Wampum	Training units and constructing buildings grants +35% XP; unit train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Sahelian Kingdoms	Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage; mercenaries and outlaws get +10% hit points and damage

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	Land military units get +10% speed
Couriers	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -45%

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% all melee attack damage; Rajputs get +20% all melee attack damage instead; +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% damage; Italian-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% damage instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +5% speed, +10 Line of Sight and train units 15% faster; land military unit train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mustangs	Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%
Black Arrow	Native warriors train time -85%
Winter Counts	Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points
Squires	Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 260% faster

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Colegio de San Nicolás	Delivers Large Collection of Books (500 XP); units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Aztec Pueblos	Native Embassies get a ranged attack; grants Aztec Warrior Societies and Champion Aztecs; Aztec Jaguar Warriors and Aztec Eagle Warriors can be trained at Native Embassies; the player is considered to be allied with the Aztecs for "Native Treaties" and "Chimayo Genizarios"
National Servant	All units get +10% hit points; Padre healing 200% faster	Imperial Age

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Aztec Pueblos" is available upon selecting the Guerrero Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Matrakci School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -30%; Janissary, Azap, Nizam Fusilier, Abus Gunner, and Humbaraci train time -40% instead

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Peninsular Guerrillas	Ranged infantry get +20% damage, musket infantry get +10% damage instead; Skirmishers now see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 3 seconds
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic units get +10 Line of Sight

United States

Card	Description	Age
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood

• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25% (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)		10
Native Warrior Combat	Native warriors get +25% hit points and damage		25
TEAM Native Warrior Societies	Native warrior train limit +30%		25
Blood Brothers	Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined and Champion/Honored (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)		25

• "Native Warriors" is available to Europeans and Native Americans (except the Iroquois).
• "Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French and Iroquois.
• "TEAM Native Warrior Societies" is available to the Dutch and Native Americans.
• "Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Iroquois, Portuguese, Russians, Sioux, and Spanish.

Asians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Native Alliance	Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Villager for the Indians)		1
Native Warrior Hitpoints	Native warriors get +30% hit points and +10% speed (also +1 Villager for the Indians)		10
Native Warrior Attack	Native warriors get +30% damage and -25% train time		10

• "Native Alliance" is not available to the Chinese.
• "Native Warrior Hitpoints" is not available to the Japanese.
• "Native Warrior Attack" is not available to the Indians.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage		40
Acupuncture	All units' (except monks, Heavy Cannon, Flying Crow, and Summer Palace banner army) train time -20%		10

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack	Gunpowder trooper and archers get +15% damage		10
Wilderness Warfare	Coureurs des Bois, native warriors, and Skirmishers get +20% hit points		25
TEAM Improved Native Warrior Combat	Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage		1

Germans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% damage		10

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% all melee attack damage; +1 Villager		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage		25

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cavalry Scouts	Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight		1

Sioux

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Black Arrow	Native warriors train time -85%		10

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight		10

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• The Aztec Eagle Warrior uses his own portrait.

The WarChiefs

• The Aztec Eagle Warrior reuses the portrait of the Eagle Runner Knight.

The African Royals

• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 50830, the Aztec Eagle Warrior uses his own portrait.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 54545, the Aztec Eagle Warrior's stats have been reworked to be identical to those of the Eagle Runner Knight.

In-game dialogue

Main article: Aztecs (minor native)#In-game dialogue

History

“

Aztec warriors who had captured at least four enemy soldiers became eligible for the ranks of the Eagle warriors or the Jaguar knights. Presumably, this emphasis on capturing enemies was to collect a pool of captives for sacrifice, but the Aztec were also known for dealing death in battle, killing with single strokes of their obsidian swords, or hurling barbed spears with atlatls. Their own warriors who caused confusion or disorder in ranks were beaten on the spot and sometimes killed. Eagle Warriors were Aztec warriors whose dress incorporated feathers and a helmet resembling an eagle's head. The eagle was a symbol of the sun, the focus of Aztec worship and sacrifice. Eagle warriors are usually depicted carrying shields and spears.

”

Trivia

• Since The WarChiefs, the Aztec Eagle Warriors used the same portrait as their successor. Despite having an updated portrait for the Definitive Edition in the game files, the Aztec Eagle Warriors continued to use the same portrait as their successor until update 50830 of The African Royals.

Gallery

Aztec Eagle Warrior image from the Compendium section

Native Aztec units in Yucatan.