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The leader of your Tribe. Possesses many powerful bonuses and abilities. Explores, fights, builds Town Centers and Trading Posts.
—In-game description

The Haudenosaunee War Chief (Iroquois War Chief before the Definitive Edition) is a ranged infantry hero in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. He explores uncharted areas of the map and has some special abilities to help himself and his tribe. In standard random map games, the Haudenosaunee start with a Haudenosaunee War Chief.

Overview[]

The Haudenosaunee War Chief increases the hit points of friendly units in a radius of 24 around him by 10%; in the Definitive Edition, the "High Chief" Home City Card also makes his aura increases the hit points of friendly buildings by 10%. As all War Chiefs do, he can convert human Treasure guardians, detect stealth units, claim Treasures and build Town Centers and Trading Posts. Like other explorer-type units, the Haudenosaunee War Chief will collapse instead of dying and can be rescued once he recovers enough health, although the War Chief Ceremony at the Community Plaza allows the player to return him there after a while as well as increasing his hit points.

Special abilities[]

  • Eagle Eye: Powerfull area effect shot (deals 60 ranged damage at a range of 16 in a radius of 2 with a ×0.25 multiplier against MercType2). 70 seconds cooldown; shared across the Recruit Guardian and Sharpshooter Attack special abilities.
  • Recruit Guardian: Recruits a human treasure guardian (with the process taking 4 seconds to complete). 90 seconds cooldown; shared across the Eagle Eye and Sharpshooter Attack special abilities.
  • Sharpshooter Attack: Kills treasure guardians in one shot (deals 750 ranged damage at a range of 16). 60 seconds cooldown; shared across the Eagle Eye and Recruit Guardian special abilities.
  • Heal (requires Secret Society): The Haudenosaunee War Chief restores 400 hit points to friendly units in a radius of 10 centered on the target location. 120 seconds cooldown.
  • Health Regeneration (passive): Regenerates 0.25% hit points per second after 3.5 seconds idle.
  • War Chief Support (passive): The Haudenosaunee War Chief increases the hit points of nearby friendly units (and buildings with the "High Chief" Home City Card*) by 10%.

  • Nature Friendship: Converts a Treasure guardian to the Iroquois War Chief's side with the process taking 4 seconds to complete. 90 seconds cooldown.
  • Eagle Eye: The Iroquois War Chief fires a shot that does 60 (15 against treasure guardians, Spies, and Ninja) ranged damage to the target enemy and other enemies in a radius of 3 around the target. 50 seconds cooldown.
  • Heal (requires Secret Society): The Iroquois War Chief restores 400 hit points to friendly units in a radius of 10 centered on the target location. 120 seconds cooldown.

Upgrades[]

The Haudenosaunee War Chief is automatically upgraded in every Age up.

  • +50% hit points and damage
  • +100% hit points and +150% damage
  • +100% hit points and +200% damage
  • +200% hit points and +300% damage

Further statistics[]

As the Haudenosaunee War Chief is unique to the Haudenosaunee, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Treasure guardians, infantry
Weak vs. Villagers, cavalry, MercType2
Improvements
Hit points Sikh Gurus (+50%)
Cree Tanning (+5%)
Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Smokeless Powder (+10%)
Yoga (+5%)
Clenched Fist (+25% hand damage)
Resistance Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Speed Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%)
Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Other Secret Society (gives the Heal ability)
Carib Ambush Party (can train Carib Ambushers)
Loyal Nootka War Chief (can train Nootka War Chief)
Tupi Animal Lore (can train Buttercup the Pet Cougars)

Home City Cards[]

As the Haudenosaunee War Chief is unique to the Haudenosaunee, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Haudenosaunee War Chief
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared
Card Description Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen Ranged infantry damage +10%; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry damage +15% instead
  • "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.
Chinese
Card Description Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villager, healing unit, Envoy, and Disciple speed +5%
  • "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.
Dutch
Card Description Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry hit points +10%; Dutch-only infantry hit points +15% instead
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption Ranged infantry speed +5%
Haudenosaunee
Card Description Age
High Chief The Haudenosaunee War Chief hit points and damage +50%, and his aura now grants +10% hit points to buildings
Town Destroyer The Haudenosaunee War Chief siege attack damage +1,000%
TEAM Scout Infantry Delivers 1 Native Scout; infantry Line of Sight +8
Conservative Tactics Infantry hit points and damage +10%
Inca
Card Description Age
TEAM Inca Bridges Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villager, healing unit, and Envoy speed +5%
  • "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.
Indians
Card Description Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Maltese
Card Description Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Mexicans
Card Description Age
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Portuguese
Card Description Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints Gunpowder trooper hit points +15%
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Fencing Instructor Hero hit points and damage +20% (except Shaolin Masters' Roundhouse Kick attack and Sohei Archers' Sabotage attack)
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Dutch
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points
10
French
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack Gunpowder trooper and archers get +15% attack
10
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
25
Iroquois
Card Description Age HC level
High Chief The Iroquois War Chief gets +50% hit points and attack, and can train Tame Wolves
1
Town Destroyer The Haudenosaunee War Chief gets +1400% siege attack
1
Infantry Attack Infantry get +15% attack
10
Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points
10
Infantry Combat Infantry get +15% hit points and attack
25
TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 Line of Sight
1
Portuguese
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints Gunpowder trooper get +15% hit points
10
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Explorer Combat Heroes get +20% hit points and attack (except Shaolin Masters' Roundhouse Kick attack and Sohei Archers' Sabotage attack)
1
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Random names[]

  • Raven
  • Black Coat
  • Scar
  • Adder
  • Little Priest
  • Tree
  • Two Fires
  • Sharp Knife
  • Stone
  • Red Mask
  • Wind Feather
  • Swimmers
  • Red Wing
  • Shell
  • Owl
  • Muskrat
  • Grey Wolf
  • Silent One
  • Drummer
  • Night Rain
  • Healer
  • Smoke
  • Whippoorwill
  • Charger

Changelog[]

The WarChiefs[]

  • The unit is named Iroquois War Chief.
  • The Iroquois War Chief aura increases unit hit points by 15%.
  • Has the Nature Friendship ability which converts all treasure guardians, human and non-human.
  • The Eagle Eye ability has an Area of Effect of 3, ×0.25 multiplier (does 15 ranged damage) against Treasure guardians and has a cooldown of 50 seconds.
  • The "High Chief" Home City Card allows the Iroquois War Chief to train Buck the Tame Wolves.

Definitive Edition[]

  • The unit is renamed to Haudenosaunee War Chief.
  • The Haudenosaunee War Chief aura now increases unit hit points by 10%.
  • The Nature Friendship ability replaced by Recruit Guardian, which converts human Treasure guardians only.
  • The Eagle Eye ability now has a ×1.0 multiplier (does 60 ranged damage) against Treasure guardians and has a cooldown of 70 seconds.
  • Receives Sharpshooter Attack.
  • All special abilities now goes on cooldown when one is used, which is as long as the activated one.
  • The "High Chief" Home City Card now makes the Haudenosaunee War Chief aura increases building hit points by 10%.

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

History[]

War chiefs, typically young men in their prime, were responsible for leading warriors into battle. Even though they led their tribe's war efforts, they had to answer to a council of tribal leaders who attended to the daily affairs of the tribe.

Mohawk chief Thayendenaga, also known as Joseph Brant, fought alongside the British during the American Revolution. Along with his army of Native Americans, he fought in the battle of Oriskany in August 1779. He served as a captain in the British Army until the end of the war, at which point he turned his attentions to diplomacy and working to achieve the best living conditions for his people in the period after the American victory.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Military units in Age of Empires III
Common/shared units
Age of Empires III Explorer · Militiaman · Crossbowman · Pikeman · Musketeer · Grenadier · Halberdier · Skirmisher · Hussar · Dragoon · Cavalry Archer · Falconet · Culverin · Mortar · Heavy Cannon · Caravel · Galleon · Frigate · Monitor
The WarChiefs Warrior · Spy · Petard · Horse Artillery · Canoe · War Canoe · Ironclad
The Asian Dynasties/ Sentry · / Irregular
Definitive Edition*/ General · Captured Mortar · Sloop · Steamer · Battleship
The African Royals Levied Spearman · Levied Bowman · Levied Gunner · Javelin Rider · Battle Canoe · Cannon Boat
Unique units
British Longbowman · Ranger · Rocket
Dutch Ruyter · Fluyt
French Cuirassier
Germans Doppelsoldner · Landwehr · Uhlan · War Wagon
Ottomans Bashibozuk · Janissary · Azap · Abus Gunner · Humbaraci · Muhbir · Nizam Fusilier · Deli · Sipahi · Great Bombard · Galley
Portuguese Cassador · Ordinance Rifleman · Organ Gun
Russians Strelet · Rekrut · Poruchik · Cossack · Oprichnik
Spanish Rodelero · Lancer
Aztecs Aztec War Chief · Eagle Scout · Otontin Slinger · Puma Spearman · Warrior Priest · Arrow Knight · Jaguar Prowl Knight · Skull Knight · Coyote Runner · Eagle Runner Knight · Tlaloc Canoe
Haudenosaunee Haudenosaunee War Chief · Aenna · Tomahawk · Forest Prowler · Ram · Mantlet · Kanya Horseman · Musket Rider · Light Cannon
Lakota Lakota War Chief · Cetan Bowman · Club Warrior · Wakina Rifle · Axe Rider · Bow Rider · Rifle Rider · Tashunke Prowler · Tokala Soldier
Chinese Shaolin Master · Chu Ko Nu · Qiang Pikeman · Flamethrower · Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier · Disciple · Steppe Rider · Keshik · Iron Flail · Meteor Hammer · Hand Mortar · Flying Crow · Fire Junk · War Junk · Fuchuan
Indians Brahmin · Rajput · Sepoy · Gurkha · Urumi Swordsman · Sowar · Zamburak · Flail Elephant · Mahout Lancer · Howdah · Siege Elephant
Japanese Sohei Archer · Yumi Archer · Ashigaru Musketeer · Samurai · Yamabushi · Shinobi · Naginata Rider · Yabusame · Daimyo · Shogun Tokugawa · Flaming Arrow · Morutaru · Fune · Atakebune · Tekkousen
Inca Inca War Chief · Jungle Bowman · Plumed Spearman · Bolas Warrior · Huaraca · Maceman · Chasqui · Chimu Runner · Chincha Raft
Swedes Carolean · Hakkapelit · Leather Cannon
United States Minuteman · State Militia · Regular · Gunslinger · Owlhoot · Sharpshooter · Cowboy · Carbine Cavalry · Gatling Gun · Quaker Gun
Ethiopians Ras · Gascenya · Neftenya · Shotel Warrior · Oromo Warrior · Sebastopol Mortar · War Dhow
Hausa Emir · Fulani Archer · Maigadi · Raider · Lifidi Knight · Xebec
Mexicans Padre · Insurgente · Soldado · Salteador · Desperado · Bandido · Chinaco · Cuatrero
Italians Pavisier · Papal Guard · Schiavone · Bersagliere · Papal Zouave · Papal Lancer · Papal Bombard · Leonardo's Tank · Galleass
Maltese Grand Master · Hospitaller · Sentinel · Fire Thrower · Order Galley · Fire Ship
Revolution
Barbary Warrior · Bolivar · Californio · Cetbang Cannon · Corsair Captain · Corsair Marksman · Cruzob Avenger · Cruzob Infantry · Cuerudo · Eclaireur · Filibuster · Gatling Gun · Gaucho · Jagunço · Javanese Spearman · Llanero · Militia Officer · Morochuco · Mounted Granadero · Revolutionary · Revolutionary Sharpshooter · San Martin · Trek Wagon