Jungle Bowman

Jungle Bowman
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Infantry Light infantry* Ranged infantry Archer Foot archer* Archaic infantry*
Civilization(s)	Inca
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	War Hut Stronghold Fort American Citadel
Population	1
Food	80
Wood	25
Train time	31 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	90
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	4.5
Line of Sight	20
Ability	Ranged attack poisons the target, dealing 1 siege damage (1.25 with the "Curare" Home City Card) every second for 4 seconds with 50% less effectiveness vs. heavy cavalry and hand shock infantry (stacks) Stealth mode (with the "Cloud Warriors" Home City Card)
XP train bounty	11
XP kill bounty	11
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Bonus damage	×2.0 vs. Light ranged cavalry and ranged shock infantry ×1.75 vs. Heavy infantry ×0.75 vs. Cavalry and shock infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	15 Ranged
Bonus damage	×2.5 vs. Light ranged cavalry and ranged shock infantry ×1.75 vs. Heavy infantry ×1.0 vs. Hand shock infantry ×0.6 vs. Cavalry ×0.6 vs. Shock infantry
Range	16
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	8 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Foot Archer with envenomed arrows which inflict poison damage over time. Good against Heavy Infantry and Light Ranged Cavalry.	”
—In-game description

The Jungle Bowman is a foot archer in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Inca and can be trained at the War Hut and Stronghold. It shoots poisoned arrows which inflicts damage over time to the victim.

Overview

The Jungle Bowman is a basic light infantry strong against heavy infantry. It can inflict poison damage to the enemy, dealing damage over time with a short duration.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Elite Jungle Bowmen	200 wood 100 coin	Upgrades Jungle Bowmen to Elite (+25% hit points and attack)
	Champion Jungle Bowmen	400 wood 200 coin	Upgrades Jungle Bowmen to Champion (+25% hit points and attack); requires Elite Jungle Bowmen
	Legendary Jungle Bowmen	1,500 wood 1,500 coin	Upgrades Jungle Bowmen to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack); requires Champion Jungle Bowmen

Further statistics

As Jungle Bowmen are unique to the Incas, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Seminole Bowyer (+15%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire) Carib Garifuna Drums (+1.0 multiplier vs. villagers) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance) Hualcana (+5%; Inca only)
Range	Sarmatism (+1) Schützenfest (+1)
Line of Sight	Sarmatism (+1) Schützenfest (+1)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time	Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Jungle Bowman

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
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% attack; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% attack instead

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	The player's infantry get +15% hit points; allied infantry get +10% hit points

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry get +5% speed

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM House of Bonaparte	Skirmishers, Cassadores, Forest Prowlers, Wakina Rifles, Sharpshooters, Neftenyas, Imperial Army, and Territorial Army can be trained in the Commerce Age; Bersaglieri can be trained in the Fortress Age; Strelet, Jaeger, Longbowman, Salteador, Otontin Slinger, Gurkha, Yumi Archer, Jungle Bowman, Leather Cannon, and Desert Archer train time -20%

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Cloud Warriors	Jungle Bowmen and Chimu Runners can use stealth mode
Ranged Infantry Attack	Huaracas, Bolas Warriors, and Jungle Bowmen get +15% attack
6 Jungle Bowmen	Ships 6 Jungle Bowmen
9 Jungle Bowmen	Ships 9 Jungle Bowmen
16 Jungle Bowmen	Ships 16 Jungle Bowmen
13 Jungle Bowmen	Ships 13 Jungle Bowmen
Curare	Jungle Bowmen poison effect lasts twice as long and damage +25%
Ranged Infantry Hitpoints	Jungle Bowmen, Bolas Warriors, and Huaracas get +15% hit points
Road Building	Land military units get +10% speed
Couriers	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -45%
TEAM Inca Bridges	Infantry and civilian units get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui
Tupac Rebellion	Turns all villagers into Revolutionaries, Plumed Spearmen into Guard Musketeers, Chimu Runners into Guard Hussars, Jungle Bowmen into Guard Skirmishers, Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons, Huaracas into Guard Grenadiers, and Macemen into Guard Soldados; costs 1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin
Cajamarca Support	Ships 9 Jungle Bowmen; Jungle Bowmen get +1.0 attack multiplier against heavy infantry; costs 1,000 coin
Imperial Unity	"Cajamarca Support" cost and arrive time -50%; costs 1,000 coin

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Hidalgos	Pikeman, Crossbowman, Aenna, Cetan Bow, Longbowman, Otontin Slinger, Yumi Archer, and Pavisier train time -40%; Old Han Army train time -30%; Jungle Bowman, Plumed Spearman, Fulani Archer, Desert Archer, Puma Spearman, Insurgente, Standard Army, and Ming Army train time -15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Jungle Bowman is tagged as foot archer.
• Jungle Bowmen cost 90 food, 20 wood, have 18 Line of Sight, a ×2.0 ranged multiplier against light ranged cavalry and ranged shock infantry, and ×0.75 against cavalry and hand shock infantry.

The African Royals

• With update 47581, Jungle Bowmen cost 80 food, 25 wood.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.4412, Jungle Bowmen are tagged as archaic infantry.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.9057, the Jungle Bowman is tagged as light infantry.
• With update 13.58326, Jungle Bowmen have 20 Line of Sight, a ×2.5 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, ×0.6 vs. cavalry and ×0.5 vs. shock infantry.
• With update 14.43676, Jungle Bowmen have a ×0.6 ranged multiplier against shock infantry.
• With update 15.59076, Jungle Bowman poison effect inflicts 50% less damage against heavy cavalry and hand shock infantry.

History

“	The standing army of the Inca was formed primarily by nobles, but the Sapa Inca could raise an army of able-bodied men from the general populace at will. Military discipline was strictly enforced when the troops were on the march and the army, although variously specialized, was extremely well trained. Drawing on the resources of a vast empire, the Inca recruited warriors from numerous subordinate tribes with their own military traditions. The Ashaninka, known to the Inca as Anti, were particularly skilled archers from the rainforests of modern-day Peru. Their bowmen were adept both in stealth and the field, firing poison-tipped shafts that made a grim end of their enemies. As battles in the Andean region tended to open with a hail of projectile weaponry before the forces closed in melee combat, Ashaninka bowmen were a valued support force.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

Jungle Bowman image from the Compendium section

An in-game Jungle Bowman

An in-game Elite Jungle Bowman

An in-game Champion/Legendary Jungle Bowman