John Black's Mercenaries/HCC

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Home City Cards

The following lists all of the cards available to the John Black's Mercenaries in Age of Empires III.

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

• Faneuil Hall
• Military Academy
• Cathedral
• Manufacturing Plant
• Harbor

Card	Description	Age	HC level
2 Settlers	Delivers 2 Settlers		0
4 Settlers	Delivers 4 Settlers		0
Crates of 300 Food	Delivers 3 Crates of Food		0
Crates of 600 Food	Delivers 1 Huge Crates of Food and 1 Crates of Food		0
Cords of 300 Wood	Delivers 3 Cords of Wood		0
Cords of 600 Wood	Delivers 1 Huge Cords of Wood and 1 Cords of Wood		0
Chests of 300 Coin	Delivers 3 Chests of Coin		0
Chests of 600 Coin	Delivers 1 Huge Chests of Coin and 1 Chests of Coin		0
7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Delivers 7 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon		0
15 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Delivers 15 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon		0
20 Sheep	Delivers 20 Sheep		10
1 Covered Wagon	Delivers 1 Covered Wagon; Town Center build limit +1		0
TEAM 2 Surgeons	Delivers 2 Surgeons		0
Mercenary Drills	John Black and Ká:nien hit points and damage +25%; enables Ká:nien to train up to five Wolves		0
Hot Air Balloons	The Explorer gets the Hot Air Balloon ability		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
6 Musketeers	Delivers 6 Musketeers		0
8 Musketeers	Delivers 8 Musketeers		0
14 Musketeers	Delivers 14 Musketeers		10
7 Skirmishers	Delivers 7 Skirmishers		0
9 Skirmishers	Delivers 9 Skirmishers		0
8 Skirmishers	Delivers 8 Skirmishers		10
5 Uhlans	Delivers 5 Uhlans		0
8 Uhlans	Delivers 8 Uhlans		0
11 Uhlans	Delivers 11 Uhlans		10
9 Uhlans	Delivers 9 Uhlans		10
Cavalry Hitpoints	Uhlan, War Wagon, Prinz Chevauleger, and Comanchero hit points +15%, +2 Uhlans		10
Cavalry Combat	Uhlan, War Wagon, Prinz Chevauleger, Comanchero, and Llanero hit points and damage +15%, +3 Uhlans		25
4 War Wagons	Delivers 4 War Wagons		0
6 War Wagons	Delivers 6 War Wagons		0
1 Falconet	Delivers 1 Falconet		0
2 Falconets	Delivers 2 Falconets		0
2 Culverins	Delivers 2 Culverins		10
2 Mortars	Delivers 2 Mortars		0
3 Mortars	Delivers 3 Mortars		10
2 Heavy Cannons	Delivers 2 Heavy Cannons		25

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Native Lore	Native technology cost -20%		0
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors		0
Native Warriors	Native warrior cost -25%		10
Advanced Trading Post	Trading Post cost -35%, hit points +20%, gets a ranged attack		25
Town Militia	Town Center and Command Post damage +50%, can use Conscription		0
Pioneers	Villager hit points +65%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +20%		0
Improved Buildings	Building hit points +40%		10
Advanced Arsenal	Enables Arsenal to be built in the Commerce Age; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal		10
Fort	Delivers 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1		10
Heavy Fortifications	Grants all defensive building upgrades; costs 250 wood		25
Fencing School	Infantry (except Warrior Priest and Skull Knight) and shock infantry train time -40%		10
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead		10
Royal Decree to Claim the New World	Delivers 2 Surgeons; enables Indian Friendship and Customized Merc Weapons in the Church		0
Advanced Mill	Delivers 1 Mill Wagon; Mill cost -50%, hit points +100%		0
Advanced Estate	Delivers 1 Estate Wagon; Estate cost -31%, hit points +100%, enables it to be built from the Exploration Age		25
Advanced Market	Delivers 1 Market Wagon; Market buy factor -20%, sell factor +20%		0
Advanced Dock	Dock damage +100%, heal work rate for ships +85%; war ship train time -33%		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Fish Market	Fishing boat gather work rate for fish +25%, for whale +20%		0
Schooners	Fishing Boat and Fishing Canoe wood cost -20, train time -30%		10
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%		0
Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%		25
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%		10
Royal Mint	Villager gather work rate for mines, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), Mountain Monasteries, and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%		25
Sustainable Agriculture	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%		10
Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +15%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals +7.5%, for Berry Bush +10%		0
Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Berry Bush +10%		10
Medicine	Land villager cost and train time -15%		25
Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +20%		0
Textile Mill	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%		10
Stonemasons	Villager build work rate for buildings +65%		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
2 Caravels	Delivers 2 Caravels		0
1 Frigate	Delivers 1 Frigate		10
Improved Warships	War ship hit points and damage +25%		10
1 Monitor	Delivers 1 Monitor		10
Band of Landsknecht Mercenaries	Delivers 4 Landsknechts; costs 250 coin		0
Hire Hessian Jaegers	Delivers 10 Jaegers; costs 1,000 coin		0
Hire German Black Riders	Delivers 7 Black Riders; costs 1,000 coin		0
Hire Holy Roman Army	Delivers 7 Jaegers, 5 Black Riders, and 4 Landsknechts; costs 2,000 coin		10
Hire Landsknecht Mercenaries	Delivers 8 Landsknechts; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Highland Mercenary Army	Delivers 8 Swiss Pikemen, 6 Highlanders, and 4 Harquebusiers; costs 2,000 coin		10
Hire Mediterranean Mercenary Army	Delivers 4 Zouaves, 3 Elmetti, and 1 Li'l Bombard; costs 2,000 coin		10
Hire Asian Mercenary Army	Delivers 7 Manchu and 5 Ronin; costs 2,000 coin		10
Improved Mercenaries	Mercenary hit points and damage +15%, +3 Uhlans		10
Mercenary Loyalty	Mercenary and native warrior shipment cost -25%, infinite shipment cost -10% instead, the "Hire Indian Jat Lancer" shipment cost -50% instead, the "Hire Ronin Army" shipment cost -33% instead		25

Notes

• They start with 2 Exploration Age, 2 Commerce Age, 2 Fortress Age and 2 Industrial Age cards already selected for them:
  • Discovery: 2 Settlers, Crates of 300 Food
  • Colonial: 6 Musketeers, 5 Uhlans,
  • Fortress: 1 Falconet, Band of Landsknecht Mercenaries,
  • Industrial: 1 Mortar and Hire Hessian Jaegers
• In the original Age of Empires III, it's not important to earn large amounts of experience in the campaign (cheats), this is due to the fact the player won't be able to Build a Deck like in skirmishes. Any new cards unlocked will not be able to be switched out for inferior cards, so the player is stuck with both. Furthermore, if the player reaches the maximum number of cards allowed in a single age (9) the next card purchased for that age will push one off the list (can never be used again), maybe even one the player wanted to keep. This is no longer the case in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, where the player can use the standard deck builder interface.

Trivia

• A Home City level of 71 is required to unlock all the available cards.
• Increasing the Home City level also increases the deck size limit, which can go beyond the number of cards the player can place in the deck (10 per age maximum, so 40)
• The '7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon' card as well as several cards in the Military Academy and Harbor have a purple border, but cannot be sent an infinite number of times. Note the missing infinity symbol in the top left typical for cards that can be sent infinitely.