Maya Cotton Armor

Maya Cotton Armor
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Age	Exploration Age
Research
Researched at	Trading Post on an Maya settlement
Wood	250
Coin	250
Research time	10 seconds
Effect
Melee infantry hit points +20%

“	The Maya teach you how to weave cotton armor. Hand infantry hitpoints increased.	”
—In-game description

Maya Cotton Armor is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched at a Trading Post built on a Maya settlement. Once researched, it increases the hit points of melee infantry by 20%.

Strategy

Maya Cotton Armor is especially useful with civilizations featuring strong melee infantry.

• The Spanish have many cards boosting their melee infantry in combat, and combined with the Missionary Unction, the technology can prove very powerful for their Rodeleros, Pikemen, and Holcan Spearmen mercenary shipments.
• Dutch Halberdiers can benefit greatly from this technology.
• The Japanese Samurai can use this technology to great effect due to their very high siege attack in the Commerce Age.
• The Aztec Coyote Runner is classified as melee infantry, making this technology very useful because it also affects their strong melee infantry such as Puma Spearmen, Jaguar Prowl Knights and Skull Knights.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Maya Cotton Armor costs 300 wood, 300 coin.

Definitive Edition

• Maya Cotton Armor costs 250 wood, 250 coin.