Cowboy (Saloon)

This article is about the the outlaw trainable at the Saloon of the United States civilization. For the similar outlaw from the United States revolution, see Cowboy (revolution).

Cowboy
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Light ranged cavalry Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Outlaw
Civilization(s)	United States Mexicans Lakota
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Saloon
Population	5
Coin	140
Train time	40 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	225
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	7.25
Line of Sight	16
Special ability	Bull's Eye
XP train bounty	28
XP kill bounty	28
Hand attack
Damage	11 Hand
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Heavy cavalry ×2.2 vs. Hand shock infantry ×2.0 vs. Artillery ×0.5 vs. Villager
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	20 Ranged
Bonus damage	Same as melee
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	12 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	A dangerous outlaw on horseback.	”
—In-game description

The Cowboy is an outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that replaces the Comanchero for the United States. Unlike the Comanchero, the Cowboy is available on all maps.

Overview

Special ability

• Bull's Eye Bull's Eye (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 40 seconds): Fires a single shot from a rifle, which deals 38 damage (76 against Heavy Cavalry, 60 against Hand shock infantry, 57 against Artillery, 19 against Villager) and has a maximum range of 16.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light infantry
Improvements
Hit points	Wild West (+20%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Peacemakers (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Wild West (+20%) Peacemakers (+10%) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Yoga (+5%) Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Resistance	Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Range	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Speed	Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Train time	Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Mass Cavalry (-35%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Shaman Drums (-10%)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%) Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Other	Refreshing Beverages (Quickdraw cooldown -30%)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Cowboy

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
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack

• "Cavalry Combat" is available to the Lakota and Mexicans.

Federal Americans

Card	Description	Age
Reno Gang/Walker's Gang	Ships 7 Gunslingers, Cowboys, and/or Owlhoots (selected at random)
Dance Hall/Cantinas	Upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall/Cantinas which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population

• "Reno Gang" is available to United States and "Walker's Gang" to Baja California.
• "Dance Hall" is available to United States and "Cantinas" to Mexicans.

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
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

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
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry get +15% attack
Mustangs	Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%
Winter Counts	Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP
Hire Cowboys	Ships 7 Cowboys; upgrades Comancheros to Cowboys; costs 750 coin
Outlaw Band	Ships 19 random outlaws; costs 1,000 coin
Bandit Gang	Ships 20 random outlaws; costs 2,000 coin

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
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Mexican Standoff	Gives Mexican and American outlaws a 25% chance to do double damage but takes damage equal to half their attack when attacking
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Outlaw Combat	Upgrades Filibusters to Veteran; outlaws and mercenaries get +15% hit points and attack; costs 500 coin
Bad Boys	Gunslingers, Cowboys, and Owlhoots replace Desperados, Cuatreros, and Bandidos, respectively at the Saloon; outlaw train time -50%

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Outlaw Combat" and "Bad Boys" are available upon revolting to Baja California.

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

United States

Card	Description	Age
Shotgun Messengers	Ships 4 Owlhoots and 4 Cowboys; Trading Posts get +12 Line of Sight and the Shotgun Messengers charged ability
Indiana Mobilization	Ships 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies	Ships 9 Hussars; hand cavalry get +15% hit points and attack, and +5% speed; cavalry train time -10%

• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
• "Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Cowboys take 6 population, have 19 ranged damage, 9 hand damage, cost 120 coin, and the Bull's Eye ability has a cooldown of 30 seconds, a range of 18, and does 38 damage.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Cowboys take 5 population.
• With update 61213, Cowboys cost 140 coin, and the Bull's Eye ability has a cooldown of 40 seconds and a range of 16.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, Cowboys have 20 ranged damage and 11 hand damage. The Bull's Eye ability has a cooldown of 60 seconds and does 30 damage.
• With update 14.43676, the Cowboy image from the Compendium section was corrected.

History

“

As the United States expanded its territory westward during the 19th century, vast tracts of land were coveted by entrepreneurs, pastoralists, and criminals for business prospecting, cattle ranching, and the nefarious activities that a region with a minimal presence of law enforcement agents permitted. Burgeoning towns sprung up by water supplies, trade routes, arable land, and gold deposits. In this lawless world, gangs and vigilantes ruled the roost. The exploits of groups such as the Reno and Hole in the Wall Gangs and heroes (or antiheroes) such as Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid, are immortalized in the modern genre of "Western" films, capitalizing on the allure of an open, irregular climate far from the normalcy of more "civilized" urban life.

”

Gallery

Cowboy image from the Compendium section

In-game Cowboy

See also

• Comanchero
• Cuatrero – Mexican counterpart