Corsair Marksman

Corsair Marksman
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Infantry Light infantry* Ranged infantry Gunpowder trooper Rifle infantry* Outlaw*
Age	Commerce Age Revolution (Barbary States)
Requires	Arma Garrisons (Hausa)
Training
Trained at	Tavern (Europeans) Monastery (Asians) Watch Tower (Hausa) Lombard (Italians) Barracks (Barbary States) Fort (Barbary States) Galleon (Barbary States) Privateer (Barbary States)
Cost	35 Food 80 Coin 2 Population
Train time	33 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	110
Resistance	40% Ranged
Speed	4.5
Line of Sight	22
Train XP	23
Kill XP	23
Ranged attack
Damage	15 Ranged
Range	20
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	4.0× vs. Ship 3.0× vs. Guardian 2.5× vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.5× vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0× vs. Heavy infantry 1.25× vs. Villager 0.6× vs. Cavalry 0.6× vs. Shock infantry
Siege attack
Damage	12 Siege
Range	8
Rate of Fire	2.0
Bonus damage	4.0x vs. Ship
Hand attack
Damage	8 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	4.0× vs. Ship 3.0× vs. Guardian 2.0× vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.0× vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0× vs. Heavy infantry 1.25× vs. Villager 0.75× vs. Cavalry 0.75× vs. Shock infantry*

“	Agile corsair skirmisher with high ranged armor. Good against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry.	”
—In-game information

The Corsair Marksman is an outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition available on the Atlas, Mediterranean, Nile Valley, Saharan Routes, Siwa Oasis, and Tripolitania maps.

Overview

The Corsair Marksman is basically an outlaw version of the Skirmisher. It has slight variations in its stats, depending on its civilization.

The Barbary States' Corsair Marksman is stronger, faster, has higher multipliers against villagers and a lower siege Rate of Fire, causing him to inflict double damage against buildings in the same amount of time compared to other units that generally have a rate of fire of 3.0.

The Hausa version has statistics that are more closer to the regular Skirmisher's, supplying a lack that this civilization has of not having an rifle infantry unit.

Upgrades

The Corsair Marksman upgrades in the Industrial Age and the Imperial Age when Compunction, Folk Heroes, or Nomadic Bandits are researched.

• +30% hit points and damage
• +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences

• Corsair Marksmen are available for the Hausa by allying with the Moroccans and researching Arma Garrisons at the University, and can be trained at Watch Towers.
• The Lakota can also get Corsair Marksmen through the "Outlaw Band" and "Bandit Gang" Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.

Revolutions

• The Barbary States can train Corsair Marksmen at Barracks, Forts, Galleons, and Privateers, and upgrade them with variety Home City shipments.
• Argentina and the Maya can also get Corsair Marksmen through the "Outlaw Band" (for Argentina) and "Bandit Gang" (for Maya) Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.
• Haiti Battleships can train Corsair Marksmen through the "Brethren of the Coast" card (if they are available in the Tavern).

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry, ships, treasure guardians, villagers
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Nomadic Bandits (+20%; Africans only) Wild West (+20%; Americans only) Flint Lock (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Nomadic Bandits (+20%; Africans only) Wild West (+20%; Americans only) Paper Cartridge (+15%) Peacemakers (+10%; Mexicans only) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire) Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0 multiplier vs. heavy infantry) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Speed	Military Drummers (+10%) Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Schützenfest (+1)
Range	Schützenfest (+1)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%) Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time	Compunction (-50%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (-50%; Europeans only) Nomadic Bandits (-30%; Africans only) Standing Army (-25%) Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Philhellenism (-10%) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Hausa only)
Other	Arma Garrisons (can be trained at Watch Towers; Hausa only) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Corsair Marksman

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry damage +10%; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry damage +15% instead
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -35%, speed +5%
Fencing School	Infantry (except Warrior Priest and Skull Knight) and shock infantry train time -40%
Outlaw Band	Delivers 19 random outlaws; costs 1,000 coin
Bandit Gang	Delivers 20 random outlaws; costs 2,000 coin

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.
• "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.
• "Outlaw Band" is available to the Lakota, and also Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Bandit Gang" is available to the Lakota, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Feudal Armies	Unit train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%
Loyal Warriors	Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15% (also affects shipments)

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%
Acupuncture	Unit (except monk) train time -20%; Summer Palace banner army, Flying Crow, and Heavy Cannon spawn time -5%
Atonement	Enables Iron Troops to be trained at the Monastery from the Commerce Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1)

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

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry hit points +10%; Dutch-only infantry hit points +15% instead

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry speed +5%
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)

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater; enables Ronin to be trained at the Theater; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1)
Salé Rovers	Delivers 1 Xebec and 10 Corsair Marksmen
16 Corsair Marksmen	Delivers 16 Corsair Marksmen
Loyal Warriors	Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Barbary Combat	Barbary Warrior hit points and damage +20%; Corsair Marksman hit points and damage +25%
Corsair Captain	Delivers 1 Corsair Captain; Corsair Marksmen, Corsair Captain, Barbary Warriors, and Explorers are able to gather crates; grants greater resource rewards from treasure and coin from destroyed ships and buildings instead of kill XP
Outlaw Combat	Outlaw and mercenary hit points and damage +15%
Brethren of the Coast	Delivers 1 Battleship with 10 Pirates in it; enables Battleships to train American, African and European outlaws (if available), Pirates, Duber the Pet Monkeys, and some pets; costs 1,000 coin
Wanderlust	Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)

• "Theaters" is not available to the Germans.
• "Salé Rovers", "16 Barbary Marksmen", "Loyal Warriors", "Barbary Combat", and "Corsair Captain" are available to the Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.
• "Brethren of the Coast" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Outlaw Combat" is available upon revolting to the Barbary States, Hungary, and Mexico.
• "Brethren of the Coast" 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
Royal Fencing School	Delivers 3 Royal Musketeers; infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
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
Witch Hammer	Delivers 3 Inquisitors; enables Inquisitor to be trained at the Tavern/Mercenary Camp, Town Center, Command Post, Church, and Outpost; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1), +2 Uhlans

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Delivers 1 Native Scout; infantry Line of Sight +8

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Loyal Warriors	Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15% (also affects shipments)
Sahelian Kingdoms	Native warrior hit points and damage +15%; mercenary and outlaw hit points and damage +10%
Salé Rovers	Delivers 1 Xebec and 10 Corsair Marksmen, costs 1,500 influence
Yawon Dandi	Desert Archer and Desert Warrior speed +10%; Desert Raider speed +5%; outlaw train time -15%

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villager, healing unit, and Envoy speed +5%

• "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%
Zamindars	Delivers 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with every future Home City shipment, including this one; infantry train time -20%
Atonement	Enables Jat Lancers to be trained at the Monastery from the Commerce Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1), +1 Hindu Villager

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry hit points +15%
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry all melee attack damage +15%

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
Onin War	Infantry siege attack damage +33%
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrade cost -20%
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa speed +5%, Line of Sight +10, training and research work rate +15%; land military train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead
Atonement	Enables Yojimbo to be trained at the Monastery from the Fortress Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1)

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Moccasins	Infantry speed +10%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Guerrilla Tactics	Rifle infantry hit points and damage +15%; Salteadores get Big Ability Batton: if not in combat Salteadores will automatically be stealthy with no speed penalty - for a short duration
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +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
Pok Ta Pok	Infantry train time -10%, speed +10%

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Pok Ta Pok" is available upon revolting to the Maya

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

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder trooper hit points +15%

Spanish

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

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Corsair Marksmen have 90 hit points and give 12 XP when trained or killed.
• With update 23511, the Corsair Marksman is tagged as Rifle infantry and outlaw.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.9057, the Corsair Marksman is tagged as Light Infantry.
• With update 13.27885, Corsair Marksmen have 95 hit points.
• With update 13.58326, Corsair Marksmen give 23 XP when trained or killed and, although it is not listed in the patch notes, they gained an in-game history section.
• With update 15.30007, Corsair Marksmen have 110 hit points.

In-game dialogue

The Corsair Marksman speaks Kabyle language using dialogue files of the Barbary Corsair.

History

“	The powers of the Maghreb came early into contact with gunpowder weaponry due to the proximity to Europe as well as the ties to the Ottoman Empire. Although the Barbary States were connected to maritime and inner-African trade routes their access to firearms and particularly artillery remained limited. Especially the Mediterranean powers that suffered from raids of the Barbary corsairs prevented the trade of firearms. To overcome this limited supply firearms were increasingly manufactured locally. A prominent example that achieved this is the "moukahla", also known as Kabyle musket – named after the Kabyle people – that had a formidable range due to its long barrel.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

Corsair Marksman image from the Compendium section

In-game Corsair Marksman