Kallanka

Kallanka
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Building Military
Civilization(s)	Inca
Age	Fortress Age
Supports	10 population
Use	Trains Bolas Warriors, Huaracas, and Macemen Receives Home City shipments Garrisoned units use -1 population Provides population*
Building
Built by	Villager and its counterparts Kallanka Travois Military Wagon Camp Builder Red Sea Wagon
Cost	200 Wood 100 Coin
Max. builders	8
Build time	40 seconds
Build limit	4
Statistics
Size	6x5
Hit points	3,000
Garrison	10
Line of Sight	34
Build XP	60
Kill XP	120

“	Military building that trains Inca elite infantry and reduces the population cost of garrisoned units.	”
—In-game description

The Kallanka is a military building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Inca. It trains Bolas Warriors, Huaracas, and Macemen, and can be garrisoned by military units, who will use 1 less population while being garrisoned.

Overview

The Kallanka not only functions as a building to train basic military units, but it also has three additional uses.

Firstly, it may be used as a sort of Outpost to look out for any coming enemy units, keeping troops inside to wait for enemies to strike. When they do attack, or if the enemy units are weaker, the player may bring out the garrisoned units to wipe them out. Secondly, the player can also use the Kallanka to launch raids into weaker enemy settlements in hit-and-run attacks; and thirdly, the player can use the Kallanka to keep reserve units (preferrably infantry, since any unit garrisoned inside will only open up 1 population slot) to replace any current ones.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.
	Bolas Warrior	75 food 45 coin	1
	Huaraca	30 wood 90 coin	2
	Maceman	100 food 100 coin	2

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Viracocha Worship	750 wood 750 coin	Delivers 2 Builder Travois; enables Builder Travois to build Town Centers, War Huts, Strongholds, and Estates

Further statistics

As Kallankas are unique to the Incas, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following tables:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)

Home City Cards

As Kallankas are unique to the Incas, 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 Kallanka

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 Improved Buildings	Building hit points +25%

• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Art of War	Barracks, War Academy, Caravanserai, Corral, and Stable cost -30%; Blockhouse, War Hut, Nobles' Hut, and Kallanka cost -10%

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM House of Romanov	Barracks, War Camp, and War Academy hit points +100%; Blockhouse, Kallanka, War Hut, and Nobles' Hut hit points +50%; Watch Tower hit points +10%

• "TEAM House of Romanov" is available to the Russians, and also Swedes upon revolting to Finland.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Reichsritter	Stable, Corral, and Caravanserai cost -50%; Nobles' Hut, War Academy, and War Camp cost -25%; Kallanka cost -15%

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Census	Kallanka build time -50%, build limit +1, hit points +100%, and cost no coin
Monumental Architecture	Building hit points +30%; Town Center and Command Post damage +35%
Wamani	Delivers 2 Kallanka Travois; enables Kallanka and its units an Age early; costs 500 wood
Huanka Support	Delivers 1 Town Travois and 1 War Hut Travois; Town Center build limit +1; building build time -15%; costs 500 coin

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Road	Barracks cost -50%; War Academy and War Camp cost -25%; Blockhouse, War Hut, Nobles' Hut, and Kallanka cost -15%

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Originally, Kallankas have a build limit of 3 and give 30 XP when built, 60 XP when destroyed. With update 9476, they have a build limit of 4 and give 60 XP when built, 120 XP when destroyed.
• With update 20322, the Kallanka supports 10 population, similar to a House.

History

“

The Inca Empire dominated the Andean region not just through remarkable administration and military logistics, but also with a series of extensive strongholds, often situated on mountains or other strategically important locations. Combinations of stone walls, ramparts, and earthworks formed defensible positions from which the Inca could control the surrounding territory. Strongholds such as Saqsahuaman, Macchu[sic] Picchu, and Ollantaytambo played a critical role in the deadly conflict between the Spanish and the Inca, frustrating attempts by the former to conquer Inca land and the latter to retake it. Despite superior Spanish technology, the firm earthworks and stone ramparts provided a surprisingly staunch resistance against assaults, while defenders used the surrounding terrain to great effect in hampering hostile advances.

”

Gallery

Kallanka image from the Compendium section

An in-game Kallanka in the Commerce/Fortress Age

An in-game Kallanka in the Industrial/Imperial Age