Healer (Age of Empires III)

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

Healer
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Healing unit Military
Civilization(s)	Haudenosaunee Lakota
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Community Plaza (Healers Ceremony) American Citadel
Cost	150 Coin 0 Population
Train time	60 seconds
Train limit	10
Statistics
Hit points	360
Resistance	10% Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	12
Ability	Works at the Community Plaza
Train XP	15
Kill XP	15
Healing
Healing	10/s
Range	12
Hand attack
Damage	5 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

“	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)

• Definitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

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

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

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

Healer (Minor Native)
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Healing unit Military
Training
Trained at	Trading Post or Tambo Native Embassy American Citadel*
Cost	200 Food
Train time	20 seconds
Train limit	4
Statistics
Hit points	360
Resistance	10% Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	12
Train XP	20
Kill XP	20
Healing
Healing	10/s
Range	12
Hand attack
Damage	5 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

“	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

Unused Sioux Healer portrait in The WarChiefs

Two Healers: Native (left) and Haudenosaunee (right)

The Healer's healing animation

Native Healer portrait in the Age of Empires III beta

An in-game Lakota Healer

In-game Haudenosaunee Healer in the Definitive Edition

In-game Lakota Healer in the Definitive Edition

In-game Healer (Minor Native) in the Definitive Edition

Healer image from the Compendium section

See also

• Warrior Priest – Aztec counterpart
• Priestess – Inca counterpart