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The Llama is a herdable animal in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten and Age of Empires III.

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In Age of Empires II, the Llama provides 100 food.

It can be found in American maps and random maps with jungle, including Acropolis, Cenotes, Yucatán, and many others. The Incas and their allies start the game with one Llama due to the Inca team bonus.

This animal is also available in the Age of Empires game mode in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome with the same attributes.

3Icon48px Age of Empires III[]

Herd animal. Fattens over time. Fattens faster if tasked on a Livestock Pen, Farm, or Village.
—In-game description

In Age of Empires III, Llamas can be found in the wild in the maps Andes, Pampas, and Araucania, and in some iterations of Araucania, each player starts with six of them. They fatten faster than Cows when not assigned to a Livestock Pen, Village, or Farm. When assigned to one of the above buildings, Llamas fatten more slowly than Cows. Fully fattened Llamas can be slaughtered for 400 food.

Portuguese and Spanish players can send the Llama Ranching Home City Card, which will enable them to train Llamas from the Livestock Pen in a similar manner to the Sheep and the Cow for other civilizations. Compared to the other livestock, a Llama costs slightly less resources to make at 70 food; however, it takes longer to train them.

The Inca always start the game with a free Llama, and can send Llamas through Home City Cards. Also, they can train Llamas by default from Farms. Llamas can be tasked to the Community Plaza, where they count as 0.25 units. The "Llama Lifestyle" Home City Card increases this rate to 0.5 units.

Gathering rates[]

Resource Source Gathering rate
per second per minute
All resources Shrine 0.1235 7.41
Food Hacienda 0.133333 7,99998
Wood 0.25 15
Coin 0.113334 6.80004
XP Sacred Field 0.175 10.5
Influence Livestock Market 0.07
0.23625 (fattened)
4.2
14.175 (fattened)

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Nothing
Improvements
Fatten rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+100% auto gather; +30% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
Large Scale Gathering Large Scale Gathering (+50% from Farms; Native Americans only)
Selective Breeding Selective Breeding (+25% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
XP generation rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+30%)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10%)
Ritual bovine Ritual Bovine (+10% from Sacred Fields)
Shrine resource generation rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+35%)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10%)
Influence generation rate Transhumance Transhumance (+0.15)
Hit points Gadaa System Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar kilns Tar Kilns (+5%)
Line of Sight Town Watch Town Watch (+2; before the Definitive Edition)
Train time Immigrants Immigrants (-10%)
New Mexico Immigration New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only)
Other Urcuchillay Worship Urcuchillay Worship (delivers 2 Llamas for every 5 minutes of game time, up to 30 minutes; Inca only)
Cow Loans Cow Loans (fattened herded animal sold at Livestock Markets spawns an unfattened one; Africans only)
Royal Banquet Royal Banquet (sells for 50% of its food as influence; Africans only)
Dia de muertos Día de Muertos (+5 XP for every lost; Mexicans only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Llama
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
Spanish Home City 4 (Stockyards) Stockyards Herded animals fatten 30% faster when tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, and Haciendas
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  • "Stockyards" is available to Europeans (except the Dutch and Portuguese), Federal Americans, the Chinese and Haudenosaunee.
British
Card Description Age
British Home City 1 (Wool Staple Ports) TEAM Wool Staple Ports Herded animals fatten 20% faster and 20% faster when tasked to Villages, Livestock Pens, Haciendas, Farms, and Livestock Markets; Indian herded animals generate +20% XP; Japanese herded animals generate +25% resources/XP when tasked to Shrines
Age I tech tree aoe3
Chinese
Card Description Age
Western reforms Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Europeans
Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 3 (Llama Ranching) Llama Ranching Livestock Pens can train Llamas
Age I tech tree aoe3
Peru Home City (INF 6 Llamas) 6 Fattened Llamas Delivers 6 Llamas carrying additional 350 food
Revolution
  • "Llama Ranching" is available to the Portguese and Spanish.
  • "6 Fattened Llamas" is available to the Portguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
Hausa
Card Description Age
Hc habbanaya Habbanaya Exchanges all cattle for 70% the influence received from selling them otherwise, and spawns unfattened ones in their place
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Hc moroccan leather Moroccan Leather Cattle gives 50 influence when harvested; sheep or goat gives 30 influence when harvested
Age I tech tree aoe3
Hausa Home City 4 (Kilishi Jerky) Kilishi Jerky Cattle get +100 food capacity; sheep or goat get +60 food capacity
Age I tech tree aoe3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 1 (2 Llama INF) 2 Fattened Llamas Delivers 2 Llamas carrying additional 350 food
Age I tech tree aoe3
Inca Home City 1 (4 Llama) 4 Fattened Llamas Delivers 4 Llamas carrying additional 350 food
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Inca Home City 1 (6 Llama) 6 Fattened Llamas Delivers 6 Llamas carrying additional 350 food
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Inca Home City 1 (2 Llama TEAM) TEAM Festive Llamas Delivers 2 Llamas carrying additional 350 food
Age II tech tree aoe3
Inca Home City 1 (Llama Lifestyle) Llama Lifestyle Llamas work in the Community Plaza as half a unit
Age I tech tree aoe3
Inca Home City 1 (TEAM Seasonal Labor) TEAM Seasonal Labor Delivers 2 Villagers, 2 Llamas carrying additional 350 food, and Cords of 200 wood
Age III tech tree aoe3
Indians
Card Description Age
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Indian Home City 4 (Goraksha) Goraksha Herded animals generate +80% XP; Sacred Cows cost -25 food; +1 Hindu Villager
Age I tech tree aoe3
Maltese
Card Description Age
Maltese Home City 2 (TEAM Knights of the Round Table) TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3
Mexicans
Card Description Age
Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi) TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
Federal card colegio de san nicolas Colegio de San Nicolás Delivers Large Collection of Books (500 XP); units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Age II tech tree aoe3

All
Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 4 (Stockyards) Stockyards Herded animals fatten 30% faster when tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, and Villages
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
British
Card Description Age HC level
British Home City 1 (Wool Staple Ports) TEAM Wool Staple Ports Herded animals fatten 20% faster and 20% faster when tasked to Villages, Livestock Pens, and Farms; Indian herded animals generate +20% XP; Japanese herded animals generate +25% resources/XP when tasked to Shrines
Age I tech tree aoe3
10
Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
Western reforms Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
40
Europeans
Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 3 (Llama Ranching) Llama Ranching Livestock Pens can train Llamas
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
  • "Llama Ranching" is available to the Portguese and Spanish.
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
25
Indian Home City 4 (Goraksha) Goraksha Herded animals generate +80% XP; Sacred Cows cost -25 food; +1 Villager
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
Age I tech tree aoe3
10

Changelog[]

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  • Llamas have 20 hit points, train in 60 seconds, and are available from the Colonial Age.

Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition[]

  • Llamas have 100 hit points, train in 20 seconds, and are available from the Exploration Age.

Age3DE Icon The African Royals[]

  • With update 47581, Llamas gained the black and the white variants.

History[]

Scientific Name: Lama glama
Approx. Size: 3-4 ft. at the shoulder, 300 lb.
Diet: Grasses, vegetation

Llamas resemble shaggy camels without humps. They live in herds and are sometimes added to herds of sheep, goats, and even geese to protect these animals from predators. Humans use them as beasts of burden or sources of meat, milk, and wool. When aggravated or making displays of dominance or displeasure, llamas can spit up greenish stomach acid. They have thick, wooly coats, commonly brown, black and white or piebald. Llamas include four species of related animals - two (the llama and the alpaca) are domestic, and two (the guanaco and the vicuna) are wild.

Trivia[]

  • While not appearing as a herdable unit, the Llama Caravan is the Atlantean caravan unit in Age of Mythology.
  • The llama is the domestic descendant of the Guanaco.
  • The llama is the largest domestic animal native to the Americas, where they were used for wool, meat, and burden. They were not ridden as they are still too weak to carry an adult for long (unlike what is shown in the cutscenes of the Pachacuti campaign). Nevertheless, when the Incas saw Spanish horses for the first time they assumed they were animals similar to llamas. This probably explains why they were not as intimidated by cavalry as other Native American peoples.

Gallery[]

Animals in Age of Empires
Until Age of Empires Definitive Edition icon Definitive Edition
HuntablesReturn of rome gazelle Gazelle · Returnofrome elephant icon Elephant
PredatorsAlligator icon AoE Alligator · Returnofrome lion icon Lion · Returnofrome crocodile icon Crocodile
Marine creaturesAoE2 DE shore fish icon Shore Fish · AoE2 DE tuna icon Tuna · AoE2 DE salmon icon Salmon · Aoede whale icon Whale
Animal KingsReturnofrome lion icon Lion (Alpha) · Returnofrome crocodile icon Crocodile (Alpha) · Return of rome gazelle Gazelle (Alpha) · Returnofrome elephant icon Elephant (Alpha)
OtherReturnofrome lion icon Lion (tame)
DecorativeAoEDE Eagle icon Bird · Dragon Icon updated nuRoR Dragon
CutHorse icon AoE Horse · Goat Goat
Including AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Return of Rome
HuntableAoE2DE Deer icon Deer · AoE2DE ingame ibex icon Ibex · Boar aoe2DE Iron Boar · Boar aoe2DE Javelina · Ostrich icon aoe2de Ostrich · PR4-010 Rhinoceros · Boar aoe2DE Wild Boar · Zebra aoe2DE Zebra
HerdableCowDE Cow · Goat aoe2DE Goat · AoE2DE ingame goose icon Goose · PR4-009 Llama · Iconpig Pig · Sheep aoe2DE Sheep · PR4-006 Turkey · Yak aoe2DE Water Buffalo
PredatorAoE2DE ingame bear icon Bear · PR2-002 Dire Wolf · PR4-004 Jaguar · AoE2 DE komodo Komodo Dragon · PR2-002 Rabid Wolf · AoE2DE ingame snow leopard icon Snow Leopard · PR4-016 Tiger · PR2-002 Wolf
CivilianBactrian camel icon Bactrian Camel · AoE2DE ingame camel icon Camel · Donkey caravan aoe2DE Donkey · Returnofrome horse icon Horse
Military animalsAoE2 DE alfred icon Alfred the Alpaca · Monkey aoe2DE Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin aoe2DE Penguin
DecorativeBactrian camel icon Wild Bactrian Camel · AoE2DE ingame camel icon Wild Camel · Returnofrome horse icon Wild Horse
Marine animalsAoE2 DE box turtles icon Box Turtles · AoE2 DE dolphin icon Dolphin · AoE2 DE dorado icon Dorado · AoE2 DE marlin icon Marlin · AoE2 DE perch icon Perch · AoE2 DE snapper icon Snapper
Animals in Age of Empires II
Herdable animalsCowDE Cow · Goat aoe2DE Goat · AoE2DE ingame goose icon Goose · PR4-009 Llama · Iconpig Pig · Sheep aoe2DE Sheep · PR4-006 Turkey · Yak aoe2DE Water Buffalo
Timid huntablesAoE2DE Deer icon Deer · Return of rome gazelle Gazelle · AoE2DE ingame ibex icon Ibex · Ostrich icon aoe2de Ostrich · Zebra aoe2DE Zebra
Aggressive huntablesElephant aoe2DE Elephant · Boar aoe2DE Iron Boar · Boar aoe2DE Javelina · PR4-010 Rhinoceros · Boar aoe2DE Wild Boar
Wild animalsAoE2DE ingame bear icon Bear · Gator aoe2DE Crocodile · PR2-002 Dire Wolf · PR4-004 Jaguar · AoE2 DE komodo Komodo Dragon · Lion aoe2DE Lion · PR2-002 Rabid Wolf · AoE2DE ingame snow leopard icon Snow Leopard · PR4-016 Tiger · PR2-002 Wolf
Marine animalsAoE2 DE box turtles icon Box Turtles · AoE2 DE dolphin icon Dolphin · AoE2 DE dorado icon Dorado · AoE2 DE marlin icon Marlin · AoE2 DE perch icon Perch · AoE2 DE salmon icon Salmon · AoE2 DE shore fish icon Shore Fish · AoE2 DE snapper icon Snapper · AoE2 DE tuna icon Tuna
Civilian animalsBactrian camel icon Bactrian Camel · AoE2DE ingame camel icon Camel · Donkey caravan aoe2DE Donkey · Horse aoe2DE Horse
Military animalsAoE2 DE alfred icon Alfred the Alpaca · Monkey aoe2DE Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin aoe2DE Penguin
Hero animalsHunting wolf aoe2DE Hunting Wolf · Ornluthewolf aoe2DE Ornlu the Wolf
Decorative animalsAoE2 DE hawk icon Bird · AoE2 DE stormy dog Stormy Dog · Bactrian camel icon Wild Bactrian Camel · AoE2DE ingame camel icon Wild Camel · Horse aoe2DE Wild Horse
Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
HerdablesCow aoe3de Cow · Goat aoe3de Goat · Llama aoe3de Llama · Cow aoe3de Sacred Cow · Sanga aoe3de Sanga Cattle · Sheep aoe3de Sheep · Water buffalo aoe3de Water Buffalo · Yak portrait aoe3de Yak · Aoe3de zebu Zebu Cattle · Sanga aoe3de Big Benny
HuntablesBighorn sheep aoe3de Bighorn Sheep · Bison aoe3de Bison · Capybara aoe3de Capybara · Caribou aoe3de Caribou · Deer aoe3de Deer · Elephant aoe3de Elephant · Elk aoe3de Elk · Gazelle portrait Gazelle · Giant salamander aoe3de Giant Salamander · Giraffe portrait Giraffe · Guanaco aoe3de Guanaco · Ibex aoe3de Ibex · Marco polo sheep aoe3de Marco Polo Sheep · Moose aoe3de Moose · Musk deer aoe3de Musk Deer · Musk ox aoe3de Musk Ox · Nilgai aoe3de Nilgai · Ostrich portrait aoe3de Ostrich · Pronghorn aoe3de Pronghorn · Rhea aoe3de Rhea · Saiga aoe3de Saiga · Serow aoe3de Serow · Tapir aoe3de Tapir · Turkey aoe3de Turkey · Zebra portrait aoe3de Zebra
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator · Tibetan macaque aoe3de Baboon · Black bear aoe3de Black Bear · Black panther aoe3de Black Panther · Beast portrait Beast · Beast portrait Beast of Gévaudan · Grizzly aoe3de Brown Bear · Cougar aoe3de Cougar · Pet wolf aoe3de Coyote · Alligator aoe3de Crocodile · Elephant aoe3de Elephant · Ethiopian Wolf portrait Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly aoe3de Grizzly Bear · Hippo portrait Hippo · Honey Badger portrait Honey Badger · Hyena portrait aoe3de Hyena · Jaguar pet aoe3de Jaguar · Jaguar pet aoe3de Leopard · Lion aoe3de Lion · Liontailed macaque aoe3de Lion-Tailed Macaque · Guardian dog portrait Mad Dog · Monitor lizard aoe3de Monitor Lizard · Orangutan portrait aoe3de Orangutan · Panda portrait aoe3de Panda · Polar bear aoe3de portrait Polar Bear · Rhino aoe3de Rhinoceros · Snow leopard aoe3de Snow Leopard · Snowmonkey aoe3de Snow Monkey · Tibetan macaque aoe3de Tibetan Macaque · Tiger icon aoe3de Tiger · Warthog portrait Warthog
Unknown-exclusiveAoe3de zebu Cash Cow · Aoe3de zebu Wood Cattle
MilitaryWar dog aoe3de Dog · Turkey scout portrait aoe3de Intrepid Turkey Scout · Sheep aoe3de Lamb of the Creator · Pet wolf aoe3de Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator · Hippo portrait Hippo · Greatwhiteshark aoe3de Great White Shark · Orca aoe3de Orca · White tiger aoe3de White Tiger · Warthog portrait Wild Boar · Pet wolf aoe3de Wolf
FishBass aoe3de Bass · Carp portrait aoe3de Carp · Catfish portrait aoe3de Catfish · Cod portrait aoe3de Cod · Mahi portrait aoe3de Mahi-mahi · Mola mola portrait aoe3de Mola Mola · Salmon aoe3de Salmon · Sardine portrait aoe3de Sardines · Squid portrait aoe3de Squid · Tarpon portrait aoe3de Tarpon · Tuna aoe3de Tuna
WhalesBeluga whale portrait aoe3de Beluga Whale · Whale humpback portrait aoe3de Humpback Whale · Minke whale portrait aoe3de Minke Whale
Air
Bird · Bird unit icon AoE3DE Bird (unit)
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