Monastery (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. For other uses, see Monastery.

Monastery
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Building Military
Civilization(s)	Asians
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Trains outlaws and mercenaries Provides Monk technologies Auto gather 0.7 XP/s
Building
Built by	Villager and its counterparts Monastery Rickshaw
Cost	225 Wood
Max. builders	8
Build time	20 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Size	4x4
Hit points	3,000
Line of Sight	12
Build XP	45
Kill XP	90

“	Trains repentant outlaws and mercenaries. Provides Monk improvements.	”
—In-game description

The Monastery is a military building in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Asian civilizations (Chinese, Indians, and Japanese).

In-game information

“

The Monastery is a building available to all three Asian civilizations during the Exploration Age. It is used specifically to provide Asian Monks with special upgrades. Repentant mercenaries can also be trained here.

”

Overview

It is an equivalent of the European Tavern and the Federal American Saloon, but also provides technologies to improve Monks. It also generates 0.7 XP per second.

Outlaws and mercenaries trained at the Monastery are statistically identical to ones trained at the Tavern in most cases, but have the Repentant prefix added before their names (e.g. Repentant Pistolero, Repentant Corsair, etc.).

Units

Main article: Outlaw (Age of Empires III)

Main article: Mercenary (Age of Empires III)

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect	Civ.
	Training Forms	100 food 100 coin	Shaolin Masters get the Monastic Sangha ability (hit points and damage of nearby Disciples +10%)	Chinese
	White Tiger Training	75 food 75 coin	Enables Brahmins to train Wagner the Pet White Tigers	Indians
	Reiki	200 wood 100 coin	Enables Sohei Archers to heal injured units	Japanese
	The Five Precepts	200 food 200 coin	Disciple hit points and damage +20%	Chinese
	Improved Healing	250 food 250 coin	Brahmin heal work rate +67%	Indians
	Intonjutsu Stealth	200 wood 200 coin	Sohei Archers can use Stealth mode and get the Dodge ability	Japanese
	Compunction	250 food 250 wood	Outlaw hit points and damage +20%, train time -50%; outlaw and treasure guardian hit points and damage +30% in the Industrial Age, +50% in the Imperial Age	All
	Supreme Ultimate Fist	350 food 350 wood	Shaolin Master damage +300%, Roundhouse Kick damage +100% instead	Chinese
	Terror Charge	500 food 500 coin	Brahmin speed +5%, gets the Terror Charge ability (speed of nearby elephants +5%); cavalry and Siege Elephant train time -20%	Indians
	Kyudo	500 wood 500 coin	Sohei Archer ranged and hand attack damage cap +50%	Japanese
	Slow Motion Routines		Shaolin Master hand attack Critical Strike chance +100%	Chinese
	Crushing Force		Brahmin hand attack Stomp chance +100%; elephant hand and trample attack damage +15%	Indians
	Kayakujutsu	350 wood 350 coin	Sohei Archers get the Sabotage ability	Japanese

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)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)

Home City Cards

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

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.

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Improved Buildings	Building hit points +40%
Holy Refuge	Delivers 1 Monastery Rickshaw; Monastery technology cost -50%
Land Reforms	Villager and rickshaw build work rate for buildings +50%; building build bounty +100%

• "Improved Buildings" is not available to the Indians.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Atonement	Enables Iron Troops to be trained at the Monastery from the Commerce Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1)

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Mughal Architecture	Building wood cost -20%, build time -30%; Wonder build time -10% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
Atonement	Enables Jat Lancers to be trained at the Monastery from the Commerce Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1), +1 Hindu Villager

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
Atonement	Enables Yojimbo to be trained at the Monastery from the Fortress Age; outlaw population cost -2 (to a minimum of 1)

Mexicans

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

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• Monasteries give 20 XP when built and 40 XP when destroyed.

Definitive Edition

• Monasteries give 45 XP when built and 90 XP when destroyed.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Monasteries now provide a 0.7 XP/second trickle.

History

“	"Monastery" derives from the Greek word "monasterion," and describes a group of people, usually monks or nuns, who live a life apart from the rest of society because of their devotion to a religion and its ascetic principles. This community often shares the common goal of striving to reach spiritual perfection and wisdom, often taking vows of celibacy, poverty, and obedience. Monasteries were first built in the fourth century BCE to accommodate pilgrims during their annual retreat, or vassa, a period lasting from July to October. The vassa took place during Southeast Asia's rainy season. The monks, who were typically a migratory group, were expected to remain in a single place out of the weather, and under intense meditation. Early retreats were held in pavilions and parks that had been donated by wealthy benefactors. These vihara, Sanskrit for "refuges," became popular, and as time passed the custom of permanently residing in communal dwellings became more desirable. One of the most famous Buddhist monasteries is the Shaolin Monastery, located in the Henan province of China, founded in 495 CE. The edifice is associated specifically with Chan Buddhism and the martial art of Kung Fu. Monastery legend states that the Indian monk Bodhidharma visited the temple in 527 CE. During his time meditating on the mountain overlooking the monastery, Bodhidharma taught himself a form of martial arts to defend against wild animals and bandits. He stayed at the temple for nine years, and before his departure he taught his disciples the skills he had learned, creating the martial arts legend that surrounds the Shaolin monks to this day.	”
—In-game compendium

Gallery

In-game Japanese Monastery in the Industrial/Imperial Age

Unused Monastery portrait

In-game Chinese Monastery in the Exploration Age in the Definitive Edition

In-game Chinese Monastery in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the Definitive Edition

In-game Chinese Monastery in the Industrial/Imperial Age in the Definitive Edition

In-game Japanese Monastery in the Exploration Age in the Definitive Edition

In-game Japanese Monastery in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the Definitive Edition

In-game Japanese Monastery in the Industrial/Imperial Age in the Definitive Edition

Indian Monasteries in the Exploration, Commerce/Fortress, Industrial/Imperial Ages respectively

Japanese Monastery in the Exploration Age image from the Compendium section