Lombard

Lombard
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Building Economic
Civilization	Italians
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Convert resources Trains outlaws and mercenaries
Special ability	Convert resources over time at a favorable rate
Construction
Wood	100
Gold	100
Max. builders	8
Build time	20 seconds 120 seconds if its built for free by the Architect
Build limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	2,500
Line of Sight	12
XP build bounty	50
XP bounty	100

“	Exchange office where resources can be converted over time, at favorable rates. Trains mercenaries and outlaws that are as shady as the business.	”
—In-game description

The Lombard is a building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean. It can only be built by the Italians.

Overview

The Lombard functions as a exchange office where the owner can invest resources and get the two other resources back at a more favorable rate compared to the Market. An investment costs 250 of one resource and returns (without any improvements or cards which influence the rate) 125 of both other resources over time. The speed in which the investment is returned can be improved by building more Lombards, to a maximum of 5, or cards which influence the return rate. More Lombards only improve the speed at which the investment is returned; the total return on investment stays the same. The "Uffizi" Home City Card, available in the Commerce Age, allows Lombards to trickle XP while converting investments. The Medici offers 1 Lombard Wagon if used for advancing to the Commerce Age.

Units

Main article: Outlaw (Age of Empires III)

Main article: Mercenary (Age of Empires III)

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Lombard

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

All

Card	Description	Age
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points
Monumental Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points; Town Centers get +35% attack
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost

• "Improved Buildings" is available to Asians (except the Indians), Europeans (except the Maltese), Mexicans, and Native Americans (except the Inca).
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
• "Monumental Architecture" is available to the Inca, and also Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "Chipotle Tactics" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish (upon revolting to Mexico).

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Land Reforms	Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings grant +100% build bounty (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Gondarine Architecture	Buildings get +25% hit points; Town Centers and Palaces get +50% hit points instead; Mountain Monasteries get +100% hit points instead; Walls get +225% hit points instead

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Buenos Aires	Ships 2 Lombard Wagons and 3 Trading Post Wagons; enables Lombard to be built

• "Buenos Aires" is available to the Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Lombardy	Ships 1 Lombard Wagon
Monte de Pietà	Ships 1 Lombard Wagon; deposits 600 coin into the player's Lombards
Sienese Financers	Deposits 800 food into the player's Lombards
Luccan Financers	Deposits 1,200 wood into the player's Lombards
Genoese Financers	Deposits 1,200 coin into the player's Lombards
Florentine Financers	Deposits 2,300 coin into the player's Lombards
Uffizi	Ships 1 Basilica Wagon; Lombards generate 0.5 XP/sec. for each invested resource; different resources do not stack the trickle
Usury	Lombards now return 25% more coin for each invested other resource
Advanced Lombards	Lombards generate resources 100% faster

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Wampum	Training units and constructing buildings grants +35% XP; unit train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Mughal Architecture	Building cost -20% wood and build time -30%; Wonder build time -16% instead; +1 Villager

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Winter Counts	Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points, -30% build time, and grant coin upon being built instead of XP
Maya Architecture	All buildings except Forts get +30% hit points; buildings now give food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

United States

Card	Description	Age
Connecticut Shipwrights	Ship train time -50%; building build time -35%; artillery train time -15%, Heavy Cannon train time -10% instead

• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, Lombards have 3,000 hit points. With update 13.27885, they have 2,500 hit points.
• Originally, investments deposited 300 resources, with a cap of 3,000. With update 13.18214, investments deposit 250 resources, with a cap of 5,000.

History

“

As mercantile enterprises exploded during the early modern period, the practices of banking and money lending – frowned upon by the Catholic Church as usury, became increasingly crucial and lucrative. Material concerns trumped moral misgivings and bankers quickly became among the most powerful figures in Lombardy, a region in northern Italy. The practice soon expanded not just to neighboring regions, but also to all of Europe and beyond, where the term "Lombard" was adopted as a loanword into most local languages – denoting the professions of banking and money lending.

”

Gallery

Lombard image from the Compendium section

An in-game Lombard