| “ | Transforms into a Church for colony improvements and unique improvements. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Church Wagon (Meeting House Wagon for the United States, Mosque Wagon for the Hausa and Ottomans, Cathedral Wagon for the Mexicans, Basilica Wagon for the Italians) is a wagon in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be obtained with shipments or Age-ups. It builds a Church for free (builds a Meeting House when used by the United States, Mosque with the Hausa and Ottomans, Cathedral with the Mexicans, and Basilica with the Italians).
Civilization differences[]
- The Japanese can receive a Church Wagon if they choose the Dutch as their ally and research Church Wagon.
- In the Definitive Edition, the United States can receive a Meeting House Wagon if they choose Pennsylvania to advance to the Commerce Age and send the Philadelphia Convention Federal Card. The Mexicans can receive a Cathedral Wagon if they choose Guanajuato to advance to the Industrial Age and send the Our Lady of the Light Federal Card.
- In The African Royals, the Ethiopians can ally with the Jesuits and the Hausa can ally with the Moroccans to advance to the next Age, which ships a Church Wagon (for the Ethiopians) or Mosque Wagon (for the Hausa) at the Home City shipment point, which can be retrained at Town Centers if it or the Church/Mosque are destroyed.
- The Ottomans can choose The Imam to advance to the Commerce Age, which ships 1 Mosque Wagon.
Further statistics[]
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Nothing |
| Weak vs. | Everything |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Oregon Trail (+25%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
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| Line of Sight |  Town Watch (+3)
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| Speed | Oregon Trail (+25%)
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| Train time |  Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%)
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| Cost | Oregon Trail (-25%) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
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| Other |  Church Wagon (delivers 1 Church Wagon; Japanese only) Jagiellonian Legacy (delivers 1 Church Wagon if the Jesuit Alliance was chosen for the Ethiopians; delivers 1 Mosque Wagon if the Moroccan Alliance was chosen for the Hausa)
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Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Church/Meeting House/Mosque/Cathedral/Basilica Wagon
| Some cards are highlighted with: | |
| Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
| Blue | Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds) |
Europeans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Bahia
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Delivers 16 Conquistadors and 2 Church Wagons; Church build limit +2; grants Jesuit Veteran Training; costs 1,000 coin |  |
 Lima
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Delivers 1 Cathedral Wagon; Cathedral build limit +1, generates +100% XP, can train Missionaries, and research Holy Mass, Visit of the Seven Houses, and Diablada | |
- "Bahia" is available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
- "Lima" is available to the Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
Indians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
|
All units get +5% hit points and damage |  |
Italians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Uffizi
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Delivers 1 Basilica Wagon; Basilica build limit +1; Lombards generate 1 XP/s for each invested resource; different resources do not stack generation |  |
Japanese[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Land Reforms
|
Villagers and rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings grant +100% build bounty | |
Maltese[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Knights of the Round Table
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Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points |  |
 Carmelite Churches
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Delivers 2 Church Wagons; Church build limit +2 and can be build in the Exploration Age | |
Mexicans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Mariachi
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For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed | |
 Cathedral Construction
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Delivers 1 Cathedral Wagon; Cathedral build limit +1, generates +200% XP and can be build in the Exploration Age | |
 Colegio de San Nicolás
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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 | |
| Our Lady of the Light
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Delivers 1 Cathedral Wagon; Cathedral build limit +1 and generates +100% XP | |
- "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
- "Our Lady of the Light" is available upon selecting the Guanajuato Federal State.
Spanish[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Spanish Inquisition
|
Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic units get +10 Line of Sight | |
United States[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Convention
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Delivers 1 Meeting House Wagon; Meeting House build limit +1 and can research Pennsylvania Pound, 1st Pennsylvania Rifles, and Pennsylvania Cavalry | |
- "Philadelphia Convention" is available upon selecting the Pennsylvania Federal State.
Indians[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
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All units get +5% hit points and damage | |
25 |
Japanese[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Reforms
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Villagers and rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings grant +100% build bounty | |
10 |
Spanish[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Inquisition
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All units get +10 Line of Sight | |
10 |
Changelog[]
The Asian Dynasties[]
- Church Wagons can only be obtained by the Japanese.
Definitive Edition[]
- Other civilizations also can access Church Wagons.
Trivia[]
- In The Asian Dynasties, the Church Wagon always speaks Dutch, even though it can only be obtained by the Japanese. This is also the case with the Arsenal Wagon and Bank Wagon.
- In The Asian Dynasties, due to a bug, the Church that is built by this wagon always uses the British Church variant in the Colonial/Fortress Age instead of using the Dutch variants, and cannot train Spies. This was corrected in the Definitive Edition, where the Church built by this wagon uses the Dutch variants through the Ages and can train Spies.
- Since religious buildings (the Church, Meeting House, and Mosque) are actually the same unit with the same ID, though different names and distinct appearances, their namesake builder units are also the same as each other.
- Although the Alliance description says "Arsenal Builder, Church Builder, Mosque Builder, Indian Market Builder", the player receives Wagons and Rickshaws instead of Builders.
Gallery[]
A Church Wagon
