Desert Raider
Damage
30 (deals Siege damage)
“ Plundering Desert Raider. Good against buildings. ” —In-game description
The Desert Raider is a heavy cavalry outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that can be trained by African civilizations at the Watch Tower .
Overview [ ]
Further statistics [ ]
Home City Cards [ ]
Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Desert Raider
Green : TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Card
Description
Age
HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
All units get +5% hit points and attack
25
Card
Description
Age
HC level
TEAM Inquisition
All units get +10 LOS
10
Changelog [ ]
The African Royals [ ]
Originally, Desert Raiders cost 50 food , 100 coin , train in 20 seconds and had 20 siege damage. With hotfix 39346 , Desert Raiders cost 50 food , 130 coin , train in 34 seconds and have 15 siege damage.
In-game dialogue [ ]
The Desert Raiders speaks Kabyle/Taqbaylit using dialogue files of the Berbers , specifically those of the Berber Camel Rider , which, in turn, are reused from Berbers' military units' dialogue files in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms .
History [ ]
“ The deserts and plains of Africa played host to many nomadic and pastoralist groups. While some were largely peaceful, others practiced a far more predatory existence and raided rival groups and sedentary settlements to capture or extort resources. ”
See also [ ]