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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. For the gameplay mechanic, see Healing.

Heals injured units.
—In-game description

The Healer (Medicine Man before the Definitive Edition) is a special unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that can be spawned by Haudenosaunee and Lakota through the Healers Ceremony at the Community Plaza. It functions identically to the Priest but has a train limit of 10.

The Aztecs and Inca have Warrior Priests and Priestesses, respectively, instead of Healers.

Healers can be garrisoned in the same buildings as villagers, and count as 1.2 garrisoned unit when adding to a Town Center's attack. Additionally, Healers cost zero population and players are able to create them even if their population limit has been reached.

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything
Improvements
Hit points Mission Fervor (+50%)
Medical Science (+35%; United States only)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Speed Medical Science (+15%; United States only)
Line of Sight Town Watch (+3)
Cost Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time Immigrants (-10%)
Other Mission Fervor (+50%)

Home City Cards[]

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

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.
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Ignatian Spirituality Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Haudenosaunee
Card Description Age
Tuscarora Support Delivers 9 Kanya Horsemen and 2 Healers; costs 1,000 coin
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
Dravidian Martial Arts Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Lakota
Card Description Age
Burnt Thigh Support Delivers 7 Rifle Riders and 2 Healers; costs 1,000 coin
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%
Colegio de San Nicolas Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Native Americans
Card Description Age
TEAM 2 Healers Delivers 2 Healers
4 Healers Delivers 4 Healers
Medicine Wheels Healer gather work rate for Community Plaza +35%
  • "TEAM 2 Healers", "4 Healers", and "Medicine Wheels" are available to the Haudenosaunee and Lakota.
Russians
Card Description Age
TEAM Patriarchy Healing unit cost and train time -50%; Inquisitor cost and train time -15% instead; Healer, Warrior Priest, and Priestess train time -15% instead
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack
40
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% hand attack; +1 Villager
40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
25
Iroquois
Card Description Age HC level
Tuscarora Support Ships 9 Kanya Horsemen and 2 Healers; costs 1,000 coin
40
Native Americans
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM 2 Healers Ships 2 Healers
10
  • "TEAM 2 Healers" is available to the Iroquois and Sioux.
Russians
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cheap Priests Healing unit cost -50% and train time -75%; Healer and Warrior Priest train time -15% instead
10
Sioux
Card Description Age HC level
Burnt Thigh Support Ships 7 Rifle Riders and 2 Healers; costs 1,000 coin
10
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Native[]

Heals injured units.
—In-game description

The minor native version of the Healer can be trained at a Trading Post built on a Maya settlement. Once the Trading Post is built in a Maya settlement, the Native Healer can also be trained in other Trading Posts built in other minor native settlements. They can also be rescued from treasures.

Since The Asian Dynasties, due to a bug, the option to train Native Healers from Trading Posts built in a Maya and other minor native settlements is missing, being possible to train them only from Native Embassies. This has been fixed in the Definitive Edition.

Changelog[]

Age of Empires III[]

  • The unit is named Medicine Man.
  • Native Medicine Men have 200 hit points and can be trained at Trading Posts built in a Maya and other minor native settlements.

The WarChiefs[]

  • Sioux/Iroquois Medicine Men cost 200 coin (for score calculation purposes), give 20 XP when killed, and cost 1 population.
  • The Sioux Medicine Man uses the same portrait and textures in the Holy Dance button as the Iroquois Medicine Man.

The Asian Dynasties[]

  • Due to a bug, the option to train Native Medicine Men from Trading Posts built in a Maya and other minor native settlements is missing, being possible to train them only from Native Embassies.

Definitive Edition[]

  • The unit is renamed to Healer.
  • Lakota/Haudenosaunee Healers cost 150 coin (for score calculation purposes), give 15 XP when killed, and cost 0 population.
  • Native Healers have 360 hit points and can be trained at Trading Posts built in a Maya and other minor native settlements.
  • With update 3552, the Lakota Healer uses his own portrait and textures in the Healers Ceremony button.

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

  • With update 13.18214, Lakota/Haudenosaunee Healers can be tasked to the Community Plaza to perform ceremonies with same effectiveness as a Villager. With a later update, Lakota/Haudenosaunee Healers count as 1.25 Villagers at the Community Plaza. With update 13.58326, Lakota/Haudenosaunee Healers count as 1.2 Villagers at the Community Plaza.

Trivia[]

  • There is an unused portrait and textures for the Sioux Holy Dance button for the Sioux Medicine Man in The WarChiefs. This was corrected in the Definitive Edition, where the Lakota Healer uses its own portrait and specific textures for the Healers Ceremony button (since update 3552).

History[]

Age of Empires III[]

Both "Medicine Man" and "Shaman" refer to Native American healers and spiritual leaders. "Medicine Man" can be misleading, as not all were male and many of their responsibilities had little to do with physical healing. These Shaman were responsible for both the physical and the spiritual health of the people in their tribe.

Definitive Edition[]

Both "Healer" and "Elder" refer to Native American healers and spiritual leaders. Not all were male and many of their responsibilities had little to do with physical healing. They were responsible for both the physical and the spiritual health of the people in their nation.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Civilian units in Age of Empires III
Common/shared units
All Villager · Fishing Boat · Covered Wagon/Town Travois/Town Rickshaw/Town Center Builder · Trading Post Wagon, Trading Post Travois, and Trading Post Rickshaw · Dock Rickshaw/Dock Wagon/Dock Travois · Native Embassy Travois/Native Embassy Builder/Royal Embassy Wagon
Europeans and Federal Americans Settler · Priest · Surgeon · Outpost Wagon · Factory Wagon · Fort Wagon · Homestead Wagon · Military Wagon · Mill Wagon · Estate Wagon · Prospector Wagon ( Silver · Gold)
Native Americans Healer · Native Scout* · Farm Travois · War Hut Travois
Asians Castle Rickshaw · Market Rickshaw · Monastery Rickshaw · Rice Paddy Rickshaw
Africans Fishing Canoe · Camp Builder · Kingdom Builder · Livestock Market Builder · Palace Builder · Trade Builder
Unique units
Dutch Merchant · Envoy · Bank Wagon
French Coureur des Bois
Germans Settler Wagon
Ottomans Yörük · Imam
Spanish Missionary
Aztecs Warrior Priest · Nobles' Hut Travois
Haudenosaunee Travois (Haudenosaunee)
Chinese Mongol Scout · Blockhouse Wagon · Consulate Rickshaw · Village Rickshaw
Indians Hindu Villager · Grove Rickshaw · Sacred Field Rickshaw
Japanese Livestock Pen Wagon · Dojo Rickshaw · Military Rickshaw · Orchard Rickshaw · Shrine Wagon
Inca Priestess · Builder Travois · Kallanka Travois · Stronghold Travois · Tambo Travois
Swedes Torp Wagon
United States Coal Prospector Wagon · Infrastructure Wagon · Meeting House Wagon · State Capitol Wagon
Ethiopians Abun · Indian Market Rickshaw · Mountain Monastery Builder
Hausa Griot · Mosque Wagon · Hausa Builder · University Builder · Watch Tower Builder
Mexicans Cathedral Wagon · Hacienda Wagon
Italians Architect · Basilica Wagon · Lombard Wagon · Tavern Wagon
Maltese Commandery Wagon · Depot Wagon · Fixed Gun Wagon
Revolution Sansculotte · Diamond Prospector Wagon
Miscellaneous
Berber Nomad · Berber Salt Camel · Red Sea Wagon · Hot Air Balloon · Cree Coureur des Bois · Arsenal Wagon · Church Wagon · Frontier Post Wagon · Pilgrim · Athos Monastery Wagon · Battery Tower Wagon · American Citadel Travois · Stable Wagon