Guerrero is an Industrial Age Federal State in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, available to the Mexicans. As soon as the player advances to the Industrial Age by choosing Guerrero, five Soldados appear at the Home City shipment point and the following Home City Cards will be added into the Mexican player's deck:
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
 Aztec Pueblos
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Native Embassies gain a ranged attack; Champion Aztec Jaguar Warriors and Eagle Warriors available at Native Embassy; The player is considered to ally with the Aztecs for "Native Treaties" |
 Independence Hero
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Ships a second General |
Strategy[]
For players that prefer a combination of infantry, native units, and good Hero units, Guerrero is the Federal State they should pick when playing with the Mexicans. Guerrero ships 5 Soldados by aging up, which can be 10 if they chose Queretaro in the Commerce Age and used Arteaga Reforms before aging up to Guerrero. This shipment will allow Guard Soldados for free (if Veteran Soldados is already researched).
If the player has a native unit based deck, Aztec Pueblos enables Aztec Jaguar Warriors and Aztec Eagle Warriors. Both units are infantry, so any shipment that improves infantry will benefit both of these units as well as the Soldados. Aztec Pueblos makes Guerrero a great follow-up for Tlaxcala and a good pick if the player is going to Age up with Oaxaca in the Imperial Age. These three Federal states have one Federal Card that activates a native alliance to the player, and these will be counted if the player has the Native Treaties card (Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors) in their deck.
To fill the gap in the Fortress Age, it is recommended to pick San Luis Potosí or Coahuila, as Bustamante and Land of Zaragoza respectively synergizes with the second Federal Card of Guerrero, which is Independence Hero, as this gives a second General which makes Guerrero a great pick if the player has also other shipments that improve Hero units or Inspiring Flags. Oaxaca is probably the best follow-up federal state the player can pick in the Imperial Age if they picked Guerrero, as it not only offers Zapotec Valley (Alliance with Zapotecs enabled), it also provides Land of Juarez, which improves the Inspiring Flag. The two last revolutions are almost equally good if picking Guerrero, as both have one shipment that improves Inspiring Flags, but Texas might be a bit better than California, as Texas will turn the Soldados into Regulars.
Recommended shipments[]
- Comandante: The General and Padre get +50% hit points and attack, and their Saber Strike ability is immediately available.
- Hot Air Balloons: The General can summon Hot Air Balloons.
- Refurbished Firearms: Soldados get +2 Line of Sight and gets a charged grenade launcher ability on their grenade attack with +2 range; their siege attack gains 5 additional range.
- Man of Destiny: The General can receive Home City shipments, train Soldados, and act like an Inspired Flag (does not stack with one).
- Niños Heroes: A Militiaman is spawned when the General and Padre fall.
- Plan of Tacubaya: Turns all Soldados into Dragoons; Dragoons get +10% hit points.
- Banderas Monumentales: Inspiring Flags' AOE and Line of Sight are improved to the largest.
- Chimayo Genizarios: Native warrior train time -10%; Native warrior shipments and "Native Treaties" arrive twice as fast.
- Native Treaties: Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors.
- Native Warriors: Native warriors cost -25%
- Blood Brothers: Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined and Champion/Honored (if not already).
- Land of Hidalgo: Grants Cry of Dolores; The Padre gets +2 Line of Sight and healing range, and his Cry of Dolores ability now applies to Inspiring Flags and the Cathedral as well, and its AOE and healing rate are doubled.
- Advanced Arsenal: The technologies will improve Soldados, Aztec Jaguar Warriors, and Aztec Eagle Warriors.
- Presidios: The General can build Outposts; Fort build limit +1; Walls cost -20%; Outposts cost -30%; Forts cost -40%; Wall, Outpost, and Fort build time -20%
- Plan of Iguala: The Second Guarantee benefits Soldados.
- Liberation March: Infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time. Can be sent via the base deck or through the Texas or California revolutions.
- Texas Army (Texas): Imperial Regulars upgrade is free, but takes 4 times as long to be researched.
- Land of Burnet (Texas): Inspiring Flags get +70 AOE, and also increases the hit points of units by 10%.
- Bear Flag Revolt: Replaces the General's Inspiring Flag ability with Inspiring Bear Flag.
- Colegio de San Nicolás (Michoacán): Ships 500 XP; Units and buildings get +8 Line of Sight; Sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds.
- Tlaxcala Alliance (Tlaxcala): Conquistador, Smokeless Powder, Tlaxcala Initiation, Tlaxcaltec Chocolate Recipes,and Flying Buttress available at Native Embassy; Aztec Scouting/Raiding/War Party available at Town Center; Ships 1 Native Embassy Travois; The player is considered to be allied with the Jesuits for "Native Treaties".
- Arteaga Reforms (Querétaro): The next Federal State ships twice as much units/resources; The next unit upgrade at the Barracks is free.
- Land of Zaragoza (Coahuila): The General's Inspiring Flag ability cooldown reduced to 4 seconds; Inspiring Flags further increases the work rate of military buildings by 25%.
- Bustamante (San Luis Potosí): The General can build Field Hospitals for free; Musket Infantry get +10% hit points; Field Hospitals can train Soldados.
- Land of Juarez (Oaxaca): Inspiring Flags' AOE and Line of Sight increased to 70, and increases the attack of units and buildings by 15%.
- Zapotec Valley (Oaxaca): Zapotec Cloud People, Zapotec Cult of the Dead, and Zapotec Food of the Gods available at Native Embassy; The player is considered to be allied with the Zapotec for "Native Treaties".
- National Servant (Estado de México): All units gain +10% hit points; Padre healing rate +200%.
- Cinco de Mayo (Puebla): Forts increase the hit points and attack of friendly infantry and cavalry in an AOE of 26 around them by 25%.
