Berber Nomad

Berber Nomad
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Villager Land villager Economic
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Trading Post or Tambo on a Berber kingdom
Cost	150 Food 1 Population
Train time	30 seconds
Train limit	5 per Berber kingdom
Statistics
Hit points	170
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	18
Ability	Gathers resources (faster from natural sources but slower from Mills, Estates, Farms, Rice Paddies, and Fields) Builds buildings Claims treasures Stronger and faster in groups
Train XP	15
Kill XP	15
Ranged attack
Damage	4 Ranged
Range	4-12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	5.0× vs. Guardian 4.0× vs. Hunted animals 2.0× vs. Pet 2.0× vs. Artillery 0.5× vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	5 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	3.0× vs. Resource enclosure*
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Range	2
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	5.0× vs. Llama

“	Berber Villager that excels at gathering natural resources but is poor at agricultural gathering. Stronger and faster in groups.	”
—In-game description

The Berber Nomad is an economic unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that can be trained at a Trading Post built on a Berber settlement. It gathers faster from natural resources than other villagers, but gather slower at Mills, Estates, Farms, Rice Paddies, and Fields.

Overview

Berber Nomads can be assigned with the same tasks as Settlers.

The Berber Nomads gain +5% hit points and +0.1 speed per other Berber Nomad within 20 range. Hit points bonus is capped at +50%.

Gathering rates

Berber Nomads gather resources from different sources at a different speed. However, they have +33.4% gathering rates for gathering natural resources, but -33.3% penalties for gathering from buildings. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.

Resource	Source	Gathering rate
		per second	per minute
All resources	Crate	8	480
Food	Crate of Surströmming
	Herded animal	2.67 (base 2)	160.2
	Hunted animal	1.12 (base 0.84)	67.2
	Berry Bush	0.89 (base 0.67)	53.4
	Cherry Orchard
	Mill	0.45 (base 0.67)	27
	Farm	0.33 (base 0.5)	19.8
	Rice Paddy
	Field
	Hacienda
Wood	Tree	0.67 (base 0.5)	40.2
	Mango Grove
	Hacienda	0.33 (base 0.5)	19.8
	Field	0.23 (base 0.34)	13.8
Coin	Mine	0.8 (base 0.6)	48
	Tribal Marketplace
	Mountain Monastery
	Estate	0.33 (base 0.5)	19.8
	Rice Paddy	0.23 (base 0.34)	13.8
	Hacienda
	Field	0.21 (base 0.38)	12.6

Civilization differences

• The Hausa can train 5 Berber Nomads for 120 influence each at Town Centers and Native Embassies if they choose the Berbers Alliance to age up to the Commerce Age, Fortress Age, Industrial Age, or Imperial Age.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Pets, villagers, weak infantry and cavalry (when massed)
Weak vs.	Everything else, especially Oprichniks
Improvements
Gathering rate (general)	Civil Servants (+5% from natural resources; Asians only) Imperial Bureaucracy (+10% from natural resources; Asians only) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Fasting (+10%) Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills, Farms, Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas)
Food gathering rate	Hunting Dogs (+10% from huntable animals; Europeans and Native Americans only) Steel Traps (+20% from huntable animals; Europeans only) Seed Drill (+15% from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas; Europeans only) Artificial Fertilizer (+30% from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas; Europeans only) Large Scale Agriculture (+50% from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas; Europeans only) Encomienda Manor (+20% from Mills; Portuguese only) Great Feast (+10%; Native Americans only) Harvest Ceremony (+15%; Native Americans only) Green Corn Ceremony (+20%; Native Americans only) Large Scale Gathering (+50%; Native Americans only) Hunting Eagles (+5% from huntable animals; Chinese and Indians only) Hanami Parties (+5% from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards; Japanese only) Professional Hunters (+10% from huntable animals; Chinese and Indians only) Yozakura Lanterns (+10% from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards; Japanese only) Paddy Threshing (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, Farms, Fields, and Haciendas; Asians only) Irrigation Channels (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, Farms, Fields, and Haciendas; Asians only) Dike-Controlled Canals (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, Farms, Fields, and Haciendas; Asians only) Mechanized Rice Cultivation (+50% from Rice Paddies, Mills, Farms, Fields, and Haciendas; Asians only) Maya Calendar (+10%) Zapotec Food of the Gods (+10%) Vegetarianism (+40% from Berry Bushes) Iowa Farmlands (+40% from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas; United States only) Akan Cocoa Beans (+30% from Berry Bushes, 10% from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas)
Wood gathering rate	Gang Saw (+10%; Europeans only) Log Flume (+20%; Europeans only) Circular Saw (+30%; Europeans only) Lumber Ceremony (+20%; Native Americans only) Forest People Ceremony (+20%; Native Americans only) Forest Spirit Ceremony (+20%; Native Americans only) Deforestation (+50%; Europeand and Native Americans only) Water Wheel (+5%; Asians only) Regenerative Forestry (+10%; Asians only) Timber Trade (+30%; Asians only) Tropical Timber Trade (+50%; Asians only) Wood Clearing (+20%) Pine Tree State (+40%; United States only) Yoruba Herbalism (+10%)
Coin gathering rate	Placer Mines (+10% from mines; Europeans and Native Americans only) Amalgamation (+20% from mines; Europeans only) Bookkeeping (+10% from Estates and Rice Paddies; Europeans only) Homesteading (+20% from Estates and Rice Paddies; Europeans only) Refineries (+30% from Estates and Rice Paddies; Europeans only) Excessive Taxation (+50%; Europeans only) Earth Ceremony (+10%; Native Americans only) Earth Gift Ceremony (+20%; Native Americans only) Excessive Tribute (+50%; Native Americans only) Blanket Filters (+5% from mines; Asians only Flume and Ditching (+10% from mines; Asians only) Rice Surplus (+10% from Rice Paddies and Estates; Asians only) Rice Trade (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates; Asians only) Rice Markets (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates; Asians only) Rice Exports (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates; Asians only) Collective Economy (+50%; Asians only) Quechuan Metalworking (+20% from mines) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20%) Mountain State Gold Rush (+40%; United States only) Somali Coinage (+10%)
Hit points	Nootka Bark Clothing (+50%) Berber Kings of the Desert (+35%) Eastern Medicine (+35%; Asians only) Frontiersmen (+35%; United States and Mexicans only) Great Coat (+35%; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+35%; Native Americans only) Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Attack	Blunderbuss (+3; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+3; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+3; Asians only) Berber Kings of the Desert (has 5.0x bonus damage against cavalry, 3.4x against shock infantry) Chouannerie (+1.0 bonus damage against infantry)
Speed	Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Line of Sight	Blunderbuss (+4; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+4; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+4; Asians only) Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only) Town Watch (+3)
Range	Blunderbuss (+4; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+4; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+4; Asians only) Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only)
Train time	Christian Schools (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Africans only)
Other	Yoruba Herbalism (regenerate hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush)
Penalties	Encomienda Manor (-5% gather rate from anything but Mills; Portuguese only) Fasting (-40% hit points) Blunderbuss (-0.5 multiplier against hunted animals)

Home City Cards

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Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Alpaca Wool	Villager hit points +50%, resistance +30%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +15%, resistance +10%, +1 Chasqui
Pioneers	Villager hit points +65%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +20%
Warrior Culture	Villager all ranged and melee attack damage +20, and now attack enemies automatically; unit affected by villager upgrades all ranged and melee attack damage +3
Russian-American Company	Delivers 2 Blockhouse Wagons; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Woodcrafting	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Establish Ironmonger	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%
Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
TEAM Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +10%
Royal Mint	Villager gather work rate for mines, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), Mountain Monasteries, and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Sustainable Agriculture	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
Refrigeration	Villager gather work rate for food resources +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +20%
Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +15%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals +7.5%, for Berry Bush +10%
TEAM Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Berry Bush +10%
TEAM Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +20%
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +15%
Cigar Roller	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +20%
Textile Mill	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Fulling Mills	Villager gather work rate for herded animals +300%
Medicine	Land villager cost and train time -15%
TEAM Medicine	Land villager train time -15%
Stonemasons	Villager build work rate for buildings +65%
Zacatecas Silver	Delivers 3 Silver Prospector Wagons, villager gather work rate for mine +40% the first time sent; delivers 1 Silver Prospector Wagon thereafter
Aïr Berbers	Delivers 1 Berber Nomad for each Town Center and Trading Post present on the map

• "Alpaca Wool" is available to the Inca, and also Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "Pioneers" is not available to Africans, the Inca, Italians, and Japanese and.
• "Warrior Culture" is available to Native Americans (except the Inca), and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.
• "Russian-American Company" is available to the Russians and United States.
• "Woodcrafting" is available to the Indians and Lakota.
• "Establish Ironmonger" is not available to Native Americans, the Chinese, French, Japanese, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
• "Silversmith" is not available to Native Americans, the Ethiopians and Inca.
• "Food Silos" is not available to Africans, Federal Americans, the British, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedes.
• "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
• "Royal Mint" is not available to Africans and Native Americans.
• "Sustainable Agriculture" is not available to Africans, the Inca, Lakota, Swedes, and United States.
• "Refrigeration" is not available to Africans, Native Americans and the Indians.
• "Furriers" is not available to the Aztecs, British, Dutch, Haudenosaunee, Japanese, and Russians.
• "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
• "Spice Trade" is not available to Native Americans, the Dutch, Ethiopians, and Japanese.
• "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
• "Rum Distillery" is not available to the Haudenosaunee, Indians, and Japanese.
• "TEAM Rum Distillery" is available to the British, Lakota, and Portuguese.
• "Cigar Roller" is not available to Africans, Native Americans, the Indians, and Ottomans.
• "Textile Mill" is not available to Africans, Native Americans, and the Indians.
• "Fulling Mills" is available to the British, Chinese, and Haudenosaunee.
• "Medicine" is not available to the Chinese, French, Hausa, Indians, Japanese, Mexicans, and Ottomans.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.
• "Stonemasons" is available to Europeans, Federal Americans, and the Aztecs.
• "Zacatecas Silver" is available to the Mexicans upon selecting the Zacatecas Federal State, and also Spanish upon revolting to Mexico.
• "Aïr Berbers" is available to the Hausa, and also Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +10%
Aztec Mining	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +40%; land villager changes yield gather rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; changes Otontin Slinger and Coyote Runner wood cost to coin
Grain Market	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +20%
Chinampa	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +10%
Great Chinampa	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +20%

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villager, healing unit, Envoy, and Disciple speed +5%
Western Reforms	Unit hit points and damage +8%

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

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
Flemish Revolution	Transforms all villagers into Halberdiers; costs 750 food, 750 wood, 750 coin

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Shiftas	Villager hit points +35%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +10%; outlaw hit points +15%, population cost -1 (to a minimum of 1)
Ignatian Spirituality	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Roof of Africa	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for food sources +25%
Iyasu Reforms	Villager gather work rate for all resources +15%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +15%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +15%
Beekeepers	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Frugal Constructions	Adds 0.75 to wood trickle rate; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Ironmonger	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%
Economic Theory	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources +10%
Amazonia	Adds 2 to wood trickle rate; villager gather work rate for tree +20%; land villager changes gather yield for tree +35%
Bonifacio	Delivers 1 random Prospector Wagon (Gold, Silver, Copper, Coal or Diamond); land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +8%; Abun changes gather yield for Mountain Monastery +8%; Mountain Monastery changes auto gather yield +8%; costs 500 wood
TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt	Delivers 10 Bison; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%
Hudson Bay Company	Delivers 16 Deer; villager auto gather 0.15 coin/s whilst gathering from hunted and herded animals, and 0.015 coin whilst gathering from other resources
Sevites	Maroon, native warrior, and villager hit points regeneratation rate 0.25%; Yoruba Eso Riders lose 0.35% hit points per second instead, Militiamen lose 1.9% hit points per second, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Wanderlust	Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)

• "TEAM Frugal Constructions" is available to the Dutch, Maltese, and Swedes.
• "TEAM Ironmonger" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.
• "Economic Theory" is not available to the British and Dutch.
• "Amazonia" and "Bonifacio" are available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
• "TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt" and "Hudson Bay Company" are available to the British and French upon revolting to Canada.
• "Sevites" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +10%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +5%
Cult of the Supreme Being	Unit train bounty +10%, kill bounty -10%; Sansculotte gather work rate for crates +50%, Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +25%, tree, Mango Grove, mine +20%, huntable animals, herded animals, Mill, Farm, and Estate +15%

• "Cult of the Supreme Being" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
March Revolution	Transforms all villagers and Pikemen into Revolutionaries, and Settler Wagons into Hussars; grants Veteran and Guard Hussars; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Dambe Wrestling	Villager hit points +50%, hand attack Rate of Fire -33%, but ranged attack minimum range +8; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +15%, hand attack Rate of Fire -33%
Suya Skewers	Villager gather work rate for hunted and herded animals +35%
Pulaaku Code	Villager gather work rate for all resources +5%, for natural resources +15% instead

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villager, healing unit, and Envoy speed +5%
Salt Ponds	Villager gather work rate for hunted and herded animals +20%; fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +20%

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

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Marco Polo Voyages	Explores the entire map and grants +25% future treasure rewards; villager speed +15%, Coureur des Bois and Sansculotte speed +5% instead

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Jujutsu	Villager hit points +35%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +10%; Surgeon, Priest, Architect, Native Scout, and Envoy damage +20%; Disciple and Shaolin Master damage +10%
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +7.5%
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +10%
Reclaimed Land	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +5%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +5%
Flooded Parcel	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +8%
Terraced Hillsides	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +10%
TEAM Chonindo	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources (except hunts) +8%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate +8%
Forty-Seven Ronin	Transforms all villagers and Shrines into Masterless Samurai; Castles into Wokou Ronin; Wonders, Town Centers, and Command Posts into Ronin; Masterless Samurai speed -1.0; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin (arrives in 47 seconds)

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Great Hunter	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%; adds 10% of all food collected from hunted animals so far to the player's stockpile (up to 1,500 food)

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Wignacourt Constructions	Villager gather work rate for natural resources +10%, and an additional +20% when nearby Town Centers, Command Posts, Outposts, and Commanderies
Sicilian Supply	Adds 2.75 to food trickle rate; villager gather work rate for Mill +25%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Mexican Mint	Delivers 1 Huge Chests of Coin (500 coin); villager gather work rate for mine, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +15%
Jalapeno Peppers	For the next 30 seconds, villager gather work rate for Hacienda +250% (food and coin); villager gather work rate for Hacienda +5% (food and coin); Haciendas auto gather work rate +5% (food and coin)
Habanero Peppers	For the next 60 seconds, villager gather work rate for Hacienda +100% (food and coin); villager gather work rate for Hacienda +10% (food and coin); Haciendas auto gather work rate +10% (food and coin)
TEAM Copper Canyon	Delivers 1 Prospector Wagon; villager gather work rate for tree and mine +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
Sonora Valleys	Villager gather work rate for natural resources and herded animals +25%
Tabasco Fruits	For the next 60 seconds, villager gather rate for Hacienda +250%
Sierra Madre Forests	Adds to 3 wood trickle rate; villager gather work rate for tree +30%; land villager changes gather yield for tree +30%
National Servant	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%	Imperial Age
Tonalá Ceramics	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%	Imperial Age
Amparo	Villager hit points +65%; Settler train time -25%
Yucatecan	Inspiring Flags can be placed anywhere and also increases the gather rate of villagers by +15%
Solís Shredders	Haciendas can be toggled to allow villagers to gather wood from them
Russian-American Company	Delivers 2 Blockhouse Wagons and 1 Fort Wagon; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Sonora Valleys" is available upon selecting the Sonora Federal State.
• "Tabasco Fruits" is available upon selecting the Tabasco Federal State.
• "Sierra Madre Forests" is available upon selecting the Chihuahua Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.
• "Tonalá Ceramics" is available upon selecting the Jalisco Federal State.
• "Amparo", "Yucatecan", and "Solís Shredders" are available upon revolting to Yucatán.
• "Russian-American Company" is available upon revolting to California.

Native Americans

Card	Description	Age
North America Trade	Villager auto gather 0.15 coin/s whilst gathering from hunted and herded animals, and 0.015 coin whilst gathering from other resources

• "North America Trade" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Lakota.

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Marvelous Year	For the next 365 seconds, villager train time -25%, gather work rate for all resources +15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

United States

Card	Description	Age
Washington Lumber Mills	Delivers 4 Cords of Wood (400 wood); villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +10%
Minneapolis Mills	Delivers 2 Crates of 400 Food (800 food); villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +10%
Dutch Immigrants	Delivers 1 Bank Wagon; villager gather work rate for mine +5%; land villager changes gather yield for mine +10%; enables Bank Wagon to be trained at the State Capitol; costs 300 coin
French Immigrants	Delivers 3 Coureurs des Bois; villager hit points +35%, ranged attack damage +100%, speed +0.5, changes hand resistance to ranged; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points and speed +10%; costs 225 wood
Slater Textile Mill	Grants 30 food for each land villager and 20 wood for each Fishing Boat; land villager food cost -30, Fishing Boat wood cost -20
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Overmountain Settlers	Delivers 4 Settlers; villager ranged attack damage +12; land villager changes gather yield for natural resources +25%
Vermont Coppers	Estate technologies are free and research instantly; all coin incomes +5%
Deere Steel Plow	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather +10%	Imperial Age

• "Slater Textile Mill" is available upon selecting the Rhode Island Federal State.
• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
• "Overmountain Settlers" is available upon selecting the Tennessee Federal State.
• "Vermont Coppers" is available upon selecting the Vermont Federal State.
• "Deere Steel Plow" is available upon selecting the Illinois Federal State.

Changelog

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Berber Nomads have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Mountain Monasteries and can now be healed by healers whilst they are gathering resources or constructing buildings.
• Berber Nomads cost 180 food (or 145 influence) and train in 35 seconds.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.9057, Berber Nomads have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Depots and Athos Monasteries.
• With update 13.27885, Berber Nomads have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Shrines.
• With update 13.58326, Berber Nomads cost 150 food (or 120 influence), train in 30 seconds, and have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Resource enclosure.

In-game dialogue

Main article: Berbers (Age of Empires III)#In-game dialogue

History

“

Called "kings of the desert", the Berbers' and Tuaregs' ability to navigate and survive the desert elements placed them in a crucial position of power. The ability to thrive in this harsh environment and leverage its resources made them indispensable allies and deadly opponents.

”

Gallery

Berber Nomad image from the Compendium section

In-game Berber Nomad