Maya (minor native)

Template:Infobox Civ Template:Infobox UnitFor the Age of Empires II article, see Maya

The Maya are a minor civilization in Age of Empires III.

Overview

The Maya are available as allies on the Orinoco, Sonora and Yucatán maps. Once a Trading Post is built at their camp, a player can recruit Mayan holcan spearmen and research available upgrades.

Units

The Maya Holcan Spearman is similar to a Pikeman, but has more hit points and a greater siege attack, however, it is one of the slowest anti-building attacks of any infantry unit. Under some conditions, units with lower siege damage but the normal 3.0 attack speed will inflict more damage over time than the holcan spearman.

The Spanish and Aztec both have an infinite 30 holcan spearman card in the Industrial Age. The Spanish can also send a smaller shipment of holcan spearmen a single time in the Colonial Age, but the Aztecs lack this card.

Upgrades

Maya upgrades focus on boosting an allied economy and improving all hand infantry in combat.

Maya cotton armor (Discovery Age): All hand infantry gain 20% hit points.
Cost:300 wood, 300 coin

Maya calendar (Discovery Age): Inreases villager gather rate for food by 10%.
Cost: 120 wood, 120 coin

Maya Warrior Societies (Fortress Age): Maya attack and HP raised by 25%.
Cost: 200 wood, 150 coin

Maya Champions (Industrial Age): Maya attack and hitpoints raised by 40%.
Cost: 400 wood, 300 coin

Usefulness

• Maya cotton armor is especially useful with civilizations featuring strong hand infantry units.
  • The Spanish have many cards boosting their hand infantry in combat, combined with the unction aura the upgrade can prove very powerful for their Rodeleros, pikemen, and holcan spearman mercenary shipments.
  • The Dutch halberdier can benefit greatly from this upgrade.
  • The Japanese samurai can use this upgrade to great effect due to their very high anti-building damage in the Colonial Age.
• All native tribes can only be upgraded to Legendary/Exalted status at the town center or Capitol, they can be upgraded to Elite/Disciplined or Champion/Honored for free through some Home City shipments.
• Civilizations can remove the upgrade gold costs, or cut the upgrade costs in half depending on their home city cards.

In-game dialogue

Mayan language has evolved into many seperate branches of the original proto-Mayan.

Zah

Tabis

Outzca

Zaba

Cayashé (Attack)

Cocaya (Attack)

Gallery

Maya trade icon, slight color variations compared to the holcan spearman icon.

The Maya holcan spearman in-game.

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