Berber Sultan

Berber Sultan
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Hero Cavalry Heavy cavalry Hand cavalry Native warrior Sees stealth
Age	Exploration Age
Requires	Berber Dynasties
Training
Cost	200 Influence
Train limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	500
Resistance	30% Ranged
Speed	6.75
Line of Sight	18
Ability	Claims treasures Builds Trading Posts and Native Embassies Trains Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders Regeneration
Special ability	See Special abilities
XP kill bounty	100
Siege attack
Damage	20 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	30 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	1.2x Treasure guardian 0.25x Villager
Trample attack
Damage	20 Hand
Area of Effect	3
Rate of Fire	2.0
Bonus damage	0.25x Villager
Notes
The Berber Sultan will respawn at the Home City shipment point 120 seconds after he is killed

“	Hero Berber Sultan. Gains attack and hitpoints from nearby Mercenaries and Outlaws.	”
—In-game description

The Berber Sultan is a cavalry native hero in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that is available once Berber Dynasties is researched.

Overview

The Berber Sultan is like a hero mercenary. It can explore and claim treasures, or aid in battle. With its fealty aura, its combat capability can be increased if any mercenaries or outlaws are nearby. It can also train Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders, and can build Trading Posts and Native Embassies.

It can use the Chaos ability to confuse Treasure guardians to attack each other. Unlike the Ras, it cannot upgrade the Chaos ability to Mayhem.

Special abilities

• Musket Attack (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 30 seconds; requires Berber Fantasia): The Berber Sultan fires a single musket shot that does 60 ranged damage (×2.0 against heavy cavalry, artillery, and hand shock infantry; ×0.25 against Villagers) from a range of 15.
• Chaos: Causes the target treasure guardian and other guardians in an Area of Effect of 3 around them to attack each other for 5 seconds. 18 range, 90 seconds cooldown.
• Fealty Aura (passive): Increases the Berber Sultan's hit points and damage for every allied mercenaries and outlaws in an Area of Effect of 32 around him. Each mercenary increases the Sultan's hit points and damage by 6% and 3%, respectively; each outlaw increases the Sultan's hit points and damage by 3% and 1.5%, respectively.

Upgrades

The Berber Sultan is automatically upgraded in every Age up until the Industrial Age.

• +25% hit points and damage
• +30% hit points
• +40% hit points

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Legendary Native Warriors Exalted Natives	1,500 food 1,500 wood	Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted/Imperial (+50% hit points and attack)

• 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.	Treasure guardians, light infantry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry, Spies, Ninjas
Improvements
Hit points	Knighthood (+1,000) Peerage (+1,000) Tlaxcaltec Initiation (+100%; Mexicans only upon selecting Tlaxcala Federal State) Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Attack	Peerage (+100% hand and ranged attack) Tlaxcaltec Initiation (+100%; Mexicans only) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings) Horsemanship (+1.0 multiplier vs. Walls; Lakota only)
Resistance	Kapikulu Corps (+10% hand resistance; Ottomans only) Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Line of Sight	Berber Fantasia (+5) Town Watch (+3)
Speed	Horse Secrets (+10%; Haudenosaunee only)
Other	Berber Dynasties (ships the Berber Sultan; Berber Sultan can train Barbary Corsairs and Zenata Riders) Berber Fantasia (gets the "Musket Attack" charged ability)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Berber Sultan

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)

All

Card	Description	Age
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry get +15% damage
Cavalry Hitpoints	Cavalry get +15% hit points
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and damage
Native Warrior Combat	Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time

• "Cavalry Damage" is available to the British and Lakota.
• "Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
• "Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
• "Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Mexicans (upon revolting to the Maya).
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.

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.

British

Card	Description	Age
Captain	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer can use Swashbuckler Attack

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
Stadhouder	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; Town Centers cost -50% wood

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
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
Junín Hussars	Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry get +5% speed and -30% train time (only get -20% train time if stacked with "Liberation March")
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.
• "Junín Hussars" is available to the Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.

French

Card	Description	Age
Voyageur	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer can use Heal ability
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry get +15% damage
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
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 herdable animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster

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

Germans

Card	Description	Age
Buergermeister	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer builds Town Centers and Trading Posts 100% faster
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
Spanish Riding School	Cavalry get +10% speed; +4 Uhlans

• "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

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
Machiavellianism	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer gets +25% speed and now picks up treasures nearly instantly
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
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% all melee attack damage

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

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Morning Star	Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures; Axe Riders can loot treasures for double the resources or XP; hand cavalry get +2.0 attack bonus damage against treasure guardians

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Bailiff	Delivers 1 Lamb of the Creator; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Grand Master now boosts nearby units' build rate by 50%
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Comandante	Heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the General and Padre's Saber Strike ability is immediately available
Plan of Casa Mata	Turns all Dragoons into Chinacos; hand cavalry get +5% speed; costs 250 food, 250 wood
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Colegio de San Nicolás	Delivers Books of 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
National Servant	All units get +10% hit points; Padre healing 200% faster
Cult of the Talking Cross	Heroes get +1,500 hit points and +100% damage; costs 1,000 food

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Tlaxcala Alliance" is available upon selecting the Tlaxcala Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.
• "Cult of the Talking Cross" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Agha	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer gets +1.0 speed

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
Navigator	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer's Spyglass ability gets +6 Area of Effect

Russians

Card	Description	Age
Polar Explorer	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer gets +2.0 attack bonus damage against treasure guardians
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Conquistador	Heroes get +50% hit points and damage; War Dogs get +20% hit points and damage
TEAM Fencing Instructor	Heroes get +20% hit points and damage (except Shaolin Masters' Roundhouse Kick attack and Sohei Archers' Sabotage attack)
Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand cavalry get +15% damage
Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand cavalry get +15% hit points
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Duelist	Delivers 1 Explorer's Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the Explorer can use the Heavy Strike ability
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% damage
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% hit points

United States

Card	Description	Age
Sheriff	Heroes get +50% hit points and damage; the General gets +100% bonus damage against treasure guardians and outlaws; Carbine Attack is immediately available
Seminole Ponies	Delivers 9 Hussars; hand cavalry get +15% hit points and damage, and +5% speed; cavalry train time -10%

• "Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.

In-game dialogue

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

History

“	The Berbers, or Amazigh (meaning "free people") are among the indigenous inhabitants of much of North and Northwest Africa. These diverse regions gave rise to several ways of life: some Amazigh were sedentary agriculturalists or urban residents, while many others were pastoralists. All enjoyed the benefits of living near or on the vibrant trade routes spanning the northern part of the African continent. By the early modern period, the Ottoman Empire controlled most of the core Amazigh lands either directly or through client kingdoms. The most notable exception was the Saadi Sultanate (1510-1659) in modern-day Morocco, which used a modernized army and shrewd diplomacy to maintain its independence, even defeating a large Portuguese invasion force at Alcacer Quibir in 1578. After their eventual collapse in the 17th century, the Saadis were replaced by the Alaouites, who despite periods of Spanish and French dominion still rule the region today.	”
—In-game compendium section

Gallery

Berber Sultan image from the Compendium section

In-game Berber Sultan