“ | Powerful improvements for your civilization. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Capitol is an economic building in Age of Empires III that is available to the European civilizations and Mexicans upon reaching the Imperial Age. It provides powerful economic and military technologies meant to break the stalemate between the player and their enemies.
The United States has the State Capitol as its counterpart to the Capitol, with similar functions (but with different technologies and improvements unique to the United States), and available in the Fortress Age. The African, Asian, and Native American civilizations lack an equivalent building to the Capitol, but can research the technologies at the Town Center.
Technologies[]
Age | Technology | Cost | Effect |
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100 coin per enemy unit | Enemies cannot receive Home City shipments |
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75 coin per enemy unit | See all enemies' Line of Sight | |
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1,500 food | Hero hit points +1,000 | |
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1,000 food | Hero hit points +1,000, ranged and hand attack damage +100%; requires Knighthood | |
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2,000 coin | Supports 100 population; unit train time -10%, spawn time -5% (does not stack with the Imperial Age train time bonus) | |
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1,500 food 1,500 wood |
Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted/Imperial (hit points and damage +50%); Somali Darood Militia ranged attack range +2 | |
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1,000 wood 1,000 coin |
Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +50%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +50% | |
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1,000 food 1,000 coin |
Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +50% | |
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1,000 food 1,000 wood |
Villager gather work rate for mine, Mountain Monastery, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +50%; fishing boat gather work rate for whale +50%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +50%; Bank build limit +2 |
Further statistics[]
Building strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Nothing |
Weak vs. | Everything |
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Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Capitol
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Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
- Shared
Card | Description | Age |
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![]() | Building hit points +40% | ![]() |
![]() | Building hit points +25% | ![]() |
- "Improved Buildings" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese) and the Mexicans.
- "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
- Europeans
Card | Description | Age |
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![]() | Enables Capitol to be built; Deforestation, Excessive Taxation, Large Scale Agriculture, and Legendary Native Warriors cost -20%; Knighthood and Peerage cost -50% | ![]() |
![]() | Enables Capitol to be built; Deforestation, Excessive Taxation, Large Scale Agriculture, and Legendary Native Warriors cost -20%; Knighthood and Peerage cost -50%; costs 500 coin | ![]() |
- "Rio de Janeiro" is available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
- "Raadsaal" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.
Card | Description | Age |
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![]() | 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 | ![]() |
![]() | 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 | ![]() |
![]() | Building build time -30%, hit points +30%, grant coin build bounty instead of XP | ![]() |
- "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
- "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires III[]
- The Capitol costs 400 wood, gives 80 XP when built and 160 XP when destroyed, has 3,000 hit points and 12 Line of Sight.
Definitive Edition[]
- The Capitol costs 300 wood, gives 300 XP when built or destroyed, and has a Line of Sight of 34.
- With an update, Capitol has 5,000 hit points.
History[]
“ | A capitol is a building or set of buildings that houses government offices. usually the legislative branch. Four buildings have served as capitol buildings in the United States. The first was the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. That building still stands and is currently used to house the Maryland General Assembly. | ” |
Gallery[]
See also[]
- State Capitol – United States counterpart