| “ | Ottoman hand cavalry with increased movement and attack speed. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Deli is a melee heavy cavalry unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Ottomans, and replaces the Hussar for them as part of update 13.27885.
Overview[]
The Deli is a heavy cavalry that is unique to the Ottomans. It is similar to the Hussar in being available starting in the Commerce Age, having high hit points, speed, and damage, but only being capable of attacking in melee combat, without any kind of multipliers.
Delis have slightly less hit points, attack, increased coin cost, and reduced food cost, but more speed and a faster Rate of Fire. Due to this feature, Delis are particularly effective against infantry and artillery units, but players should take care from heavy infantry such as Pikemen, or light ranged cavalry like Dragoons, as both can counter Delis easily. They can handle these units by combining Delis with Abus Gunners or Azaps due to their siege damage and multipliers, respectively.
Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Veteran Delis
|
200 wood 200 coin |
Upgrades Delis to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack) |
 |
 Rumeliots
|
850 wood 850 coin |
Upgrades Delis to Rumeliots (+40% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Delis |
 |
 Imperial Rumeliots
|
1,500 wood 1,500 coin |
Upgrades Rumeliots to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Rumeliots |
Rumeliot[]
| “ | Ottoman hand cavalry with increased movement and attack speed. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Rumeliot (Gardener before the Definitive Edition) is a counterpart of the Deli, which starts with +10% hit points and attack. In The Asian Dynasties and before update 13.27885 he used the Hussar' icon and model skin.
Upgrades[]
The Rumeliot is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:
+20% hit points and attack- +30% hit points and attack
- +50% hit points and attack
Civilization differences[]
- The Indians can get Rumeliots by allying with the Ottomans at the Consulate, which provides Ottoman Expeditionary Company and Ottoman Expeditionary Force that includes 3 Rumeliots, and through the "Intervention" Home City Card, which ships 4 Rumeliots if Ottoman allies are picked.
Further statistics[]
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Light infantry, artillery |
| Weak vs. | Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
|
| Attack |  Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings) Yoga (+5%) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
|
| Resistance |  Kapikulu Corps (+10% hand resistance) Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance) Pancerni (+10% ranged resistance)
|
| Line of sight |  Town Watch (+3)
|
| Speed |  Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
|
| Train time |  Mass Cavalry (-35%) Immigrants (-10%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Shaman Drums (-10%)
|
| Cost |  Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
|
| Other |  Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
|
Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Deli
| Some cards are highlighted with: | |
| Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
| Blue | Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds) |
French[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack
|
Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry get +15% attack |  |
Germans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Cavalry Attack
|
Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% attack; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack instead | |
- "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
Indians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Dravidian Martial Arts
|
All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Hindu Villager | |
 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
|
All units get +5% hit points and attack | |
 Good Faith Agreements
|
Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades); +1 Hindu Villager |  |
 Intervention
|
The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units; +1 Hindu Villager | |
 Foreign Trading Companies
|
Gives a trickle of 0.75 export/sec.; banner army cost -15% export; Indian units cost +2.5% (Hindu Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Sacred Cows cost +5% instead); +1 Hindu Villager | |
- "Intervention" ships 4 Rumeliots (if Ottoman allies are picked).
Italians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
| TEAM Cavalry Attack
|
Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% attack; Italians-only heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack instead | |
- "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
Japanese[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Sengoku
|
Unit upgrades cost -20% | |
Lakota[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Mustangs
|
Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10% | |
Maltese[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Knights of the Round Table
|
Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points | |
Mexicans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Mariachi
|
For the next 30 seconds, military buildings have +400% work rate and units have +10% speed | |
Ottomans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 3 Delis
|
Ships 3 Delis | |
 4 Delis
|
Ships 4 Delis | |
 7 Delis
|
Ships 7 Delis | |
 5 Delis
|
Ships 5 Delis | |
 8 Delis
|
Ships 8 Delis | |
 Cavalry Combat
|
Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack | |
 Riding School
|
Cavalry train time -40%; Gatling Camel train time -20% | |
Russians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions
|
Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight | |
Spanish[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Spanish Inquisition
|
Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight | |
The cards shown in the following tables only apply to the Gardener
French[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack
|
Heavy cavalry and Coyote Runners get +15% attack | |
10 |
Germans[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Cavalry Attack
|
Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack | |
10 |
Indians[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dravidian Martial Arts
|
All units get +15% hand attack; +1 Villager | |
40 |
| TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
|
All units get +5% hit points and attack | |
25 |
| Good Faith Agreements
|
Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades); +1 Villager | |
1 |
| Intervention
|
The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units; +1 Villager | |
10 |
- "Intervention" ships 4 Gardeners (if Ottoman allies are picked).
Russians[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Cavalry Scout
|
Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight | |
1 |
Spanish[]
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM Inquisition
|
All units get +10 Line of Sight | |
10 |
Changelog[]
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
- Originally, Delis have 315 hit points. With hotfix 13.29985, they have 310 hit points.
- Originally, Delis have 1.0 attack speed and 6.9 movement speed. With update 13.38085, they have 1.2 attack speed, 6.8 movement speed, and 315 hit points.
Trivia[]
- The unit's shield is similar to the Magyar Huszar's shield in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten.
- Asymmetrical shields were a specific form of targe of Hungarian-style, and were characteristic for the Hungarian light cavalry. The design became popular across much of eastern Europe during the 16th century. This is the same type of shield used by the Azap and the Shock Rider.
- "Deli" translates to "mad, wild, daring" in Turkish.
- The Sipahi from Age of Empires IV is more like Delis than Sipahis. The status of real-life Ottoman Sipahis resembled that of European Knights.
History[]
| “ | The Delis were a cavalry unit established in the Balkans during the 15th century to serve the Ottoman army as scouts and vanguard. After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 the Ottomans greatly expanded their military efforts to the Balkans, a region which they called Rumelia. In this endeavor the Ottoman commanders were reliant on local volunteers to guide the army through the mountainous territory and conduct raids behind enemy lines. In battle the Delis would act as shock cavalry and ferociously charge at the enemy with lances. Due to their flamboyant outfits and fearless courage in combat they were called "deli" which literally translates to "lunatic" or "daredevil" in Turkish. They wore furs of predators like lions, bears and tigers as well as many bird feathers to mimic feral animals and intimidate enemy soldiers. Their martial appearance and battle prowess made Delis appealing to high-ranking Ottoman officials as personal guards. | ” |
Gallery[]
Deli image from the Compendium section
In-game Deli
In-game Veteran Deli
In-game (Imperial) Rumeliot
