Mounted Granadero

Mounted Granadero
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Heavy cavalry* Ranged heavy cavalry* Light ranged cavalry* Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Grenade trooper Outlaw*
Civilization(s)	Argentina
Age	Revolution
Required Home City Card	"Granaderos"
Training
Trained at	Stable Tavern Lombard Fort Galleon
Cost	130 Food 50 Coin 2 Population
Train time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	250
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	6.5
Line of Sight	15
Train XP	30
Kill XP	30
Ranged attack
Damage	16 Siege
Area of Effect	2
Range	2-12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	0.5x vs. Cavalry 0.5x vs. Shock infantry 0.25x vs. Artillery 0.25x vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	32 Siege
Range	10
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	9 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

“	Ranged cavalry with a powerful grenade attack. Very effective against buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Mounted Granadero is a revolutionary outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to Argentina and can be trained at the Stable, Tavern, Fort, and Galleon once the "Granaderos" Home City Card is sent. It is a lesser, mounted Grenadier.

Overview

Mounted Granadero is a combination of the mobility of a cavalry and the Area of Effect attack of a Grenadier. In comparison with Grenadiers:

• Mounted Granaderos cost +10 food.
• Mounted Granaderos have more hit points and higher speed.
• Mounted Granaderos have lower siege attack.
• Mounted Granaderos do not benefit from the "Grenade Launchers" Home City Card, but benefits from Folk Heroes.

Upgrades

The Mounted Granadero upgrades in the Industrial Age and Imperial Age if the Wild West technology is researched, and when revolting into Argentina, if the Folk Heroes technology is researched.

• +30% hit points and damage
• +50% hit points and damage
• +30% hit points and damage

Civilization differences

• The Lakota can get Mounted Granaderos through the "Outlaw Band" and "Bandit Gang" Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.

Revolutionary

• Argentina can get Mounted Granaderos through the "Granaderos" Home City Card. These Mounted Granaderos can be trained at Stables, Taverns, Lombards, Forts, and Galleons.
• Argentina and the Maya can also get Mounted Granaderos through the "Outlaw Band" (for Argentina) and "Bandit Gang" (for Maya) Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry, buildings
Weak vs.	Light infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Improvements
Hit points	Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Lakota and Mexicans only) Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Lakota and Mexicans only) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Yoga (+5%) Incendiary Grenades (+15% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings and +1 ranged attack Area of Effect) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire) Carabinieri (-10% ranged Rate of Fire; Italians only)
Resistance	Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Speed	Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Range	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%)
Train time	Folk Heroes (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Mass Cavalry (-35%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Carabinieri (-10%; Italians only) Philhellenism (-10%) Shaman Drums (-10%)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Mounted Granadero

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)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry hit points and damage +15%
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -35%, speed +5%
Outlaw Band	Delivers 19 random outlaws; costs 1,000 coin
Bandit Gang	Delivers 20 random outlaws; costs 2,000 coin

• "Cavalry Combat" is available to the Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, and Spanish.
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "Outlaw Band" is available to the Lakota, and also Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Bandit Gang" is available to the Lakota, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Grenadier Guards	Musket infantry and grenade trooper hit points +15%

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead
Granaderos	Delivers 10 Cows and 10 Mounted Granaderos; Cow train limit +10; enables Mounted Granaderos to be trained at Stables, Taverns, Lombards, Forts, and Galleons; enables Incendiary Grenades in the Arsenal
San Martin	Delivers 13 Mounted Granaderos, 10 Legion Dragoons, and 1 San Martin; costs 1,200 coin

• "Riding School" is available to the Germans and Italians.
• "Granaderos" and "San Martin" are available to the Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead
Spanish Riding School	Cavalry speed +10%, +4 Uhlans

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry all melee attack damage +15%
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Italians-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry damage +15%
TEAM Mustangs	Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas	Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and shock infantry hit points +10%, Line of Sight +4

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Mounted Granadero is tagged as outlaw.
• The Mounted Granadero has 50% ranged resistance.
• Mounted Granaderos cost 120 food, take 1 population, have 14 range and a ranged Area of Effect of 3.0.

The African Royals

• With update 38254, Mounted Granaderos have 40% ranged resistance and is tagged as light ranged cavalry.
• With update 47581, the Mounted Granadero is tagged as heavy cavalry and ranged heavy cavalry.
• With update 61213, Mounted Granaderos cost 150 food, take 2 population, and have 12 range.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 61213, Mounted Granaderos have 30% ranged resistance and a ranged Area of Effect of 2.5.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With patch 15.59076, Mounted Granaderos cost 130 food, 50 coin, have 20% ranged resistance, a ranged Area of Effect of 2, a 0.5x ranged multiplier vs. cavalry and shock infantry, and 0.25x vs. artillery and villagers.

In-game dialogue

The Mounted Granadero speaks Spanish using the Spanish Hussar's dialogue files.

History

The Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo ("Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers") is a historic regiment of the Argentinian Army who fought during the Argentine War of Independence under José de San Martín and later the Cisplatine War before becoming a presidential guard regiment in 1825 and disbanded one year later.

Contrary to their name, Mounted Grenadiers use sabers and lances rather than grenades; as with most "grenadier" units, their name actually referred to an elite corps rather than the weapon, which had been phased out.

Trivia

• The Mounted Granaderos were incorrectly announced as "Granaderos" in the release day changelog page. However, since the Definitive Edition beta, the unit has been called Mounted Granadero. Naming it "Granadero" could cause confusion in the Spanish language version of the game, as the Grenadier's translation for that language is Granadero.
• The Mounted Granaderos resemble the Horse Grenadiers of the Argentines from the mod Wars of Liberty and Württembergian Horse Grenadiers from Napoleonic Era, which are also good against heavy infantry and buildings.
• In reality, mounted Granaderos never threw grenades while riding horses.

Gallery

In-game Mounted Granadero

In-game Mounted Granadero in melee mode