Envoy (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III. For the unit in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, see Envoy (Age of Empires II).

Envoy
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Dutch
Age	Exploration Age
Abilities	Reveal stealth enemies
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Food	50
Training time	15 seconds
Training limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	200
Resists	10% vs. Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	26
XP train bounty	5
XP bounty	5
Melee attack
Damage	5
Rate of Fire	1.5

“	Dutch reconnaissance unit with a good line of sight but weak attack.	”
—In-game description

The Envoy is a scout unit in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Dutch and can be trained at the Town Center. In standard random map games, Dutch players start with an Envoy alongside their Explorer.

Overview

Intended for early-game scouting, the Envoy is much like the Native Scout, having higher line of sight, but slower movement and lacking stealth ability. Envoys are primarily used for scouting and exploration, since they are not strong military units and have a wide line of sight. They are useful in the start of the game, since they can be used in the first age, to explore the map and scout out enemy towns. They are not very useful later in the game, with the exception of checking up on the enemy and uncovering stealth units. Their cheap cost provides an effective early warning against impending attacks, although they will usually die in the process.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Sight	Town Watch (+2)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Envoy
Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Dutch Card Description Age HC level TEAM 3 Envoy Ships 3 Envoys 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Envoys have a train time of 30 seconds.

Definitive Edition

• Envoys now have a train time of 15 seconds.

History

“

Envoys are agents of a government dispatched on diplomatic missions. George Washington served as an envoy to the French with the mission of determining their military strength in the Ohio River Valley and letting the French know that the British wanted them to retreat from the area. He was leading a ragtag group of soldiers to support the construction of Fort Necessity in the valley when his command ran across a small French army. Washington's men killed 10 Frenchmen, including another French envoy carrying a message to the British. Killing an envoy was a breach of military etiquette. This brief exchange was the first in what became the French and Indian War.

”

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The Envoy in-game

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