Nobles' Hut

Nobles' Hut
Building information
Introduced in	The WarChiefs
Type	Military Defensive
Civilization	Aztecs
Age	Fortress Age
Use	Attacks nearby enemies Trains and upgrades Aztec noble infantry Receive Home City shipments Reveal stealth enemies*
Construction
Wood	200
Coin	100
Max. builders	4
Construction time	40 seconds
Build limit	7
Statistics
Hit points	3,000
Garrison	20 Villagers
Line of Sight	34
XP build bounty	60
XP bounty	120
Ranged attack
Damage	45
Multipliers	x0.25 vs. Villager x1.5 vs. Cavalry and Shock infantry x0.5 vs. Siege unit
Range	24
Rate of Fire	3.0
Anti-ship attack
Damage	100
Multipliers	x0.5 vs. Siege unit
Range	40
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	A powerful temple that provides an excellent defense and trains elite Aztec units.	”
—In-game description

The Nobles' Hut is a military building in in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Aztecs and becomes available once the Fortress Age is reached. It is an improved version of the War Hut which trains Aztec noble infantry.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.
	Arrow Knight	50 food, 75 coin	1
	Eagle Runner Knight	75 food, 75 coin
	Jaguar Prowl Knight	120 food, 30 coin

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Strong Nobles' Hut	400 wood, 200 coin	Upgrades Nobles' Huts into Strong Nobles' Huts (+30% hit points and attack)
	Mighty Nobles' Hut	800 wood, 400 coin	Upgrades Nobles' Huts into Mighty Nobles' Huts (+50% hit points and attack); requires Strong Nobles' Hut

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	War Song	500 food, 400 wood	Ships 1 Arrow Knight for every 2 minutes the game has passed, up to 30 minutes

Further statistics

As Nobles' Huts are unique to the Aztecs, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, infantry, cavalry
Weak vs.	Artillery, siege units
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

As Nobles' Huts are unique to the Aztecs, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Nobles' Hut

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Aztecs Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Aztec Fortifications War Hut and Nobles' Hut build limit +6 1 Heavy Fortifications Grants all defensive building upgrades (if not already) 25 Stone Towers War Huts and Nobles' Huts get +6 LOS and +6 range 25 Old Ways Big Button improvements cost -50% 40 Chinese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Art of War War Academies, Barracks, Stables, Corrals, and Caravanserai cost -30%; Blockhouses, War Huts, and Nobles' Huts cost -10% 1 Europeans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Coastal Defenses Defensive buildings get +1.0x multiplier against ships 25 The TEAM Coastal Defenses card is available to French, Portuguese, Russians and Spanish. Germans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheap Stables Stables, Corrals, and Caravanserai cost -50%; Nobles' Huts and War Academies cost -25% to -30% 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Barracks Hitpoints Barracks and War Academies get +100% hit points; Blockhouses, War Huts, and Nobles' Huts get +50% hit points 1

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• The Nobles' Hut cannot reveal stealth enemies.

Definitive Edition

• The Nobles' Hut can reveal stealth enemies.
• Nobles’ Hut anti-ship and unit inaccuracy removed.

History

“

In Aztec society, membership in the calpulli established each individual's religious and secular schooling, as well as how they would be trained in warfare. The men of a calpulli served together in battle and on the numerous public works projects. Their soldiers wielded weapons of wood and stone, and they often sought prisoners to be sacrificed in religious ceremonies. The male children of the upper classes attended a special school called a calmecac. It was there they learned the secrets of the Aztec priesthood and how to perform religious ceremonies and responsibilities - in essence, grooming them for leadership, since in Aztec society government and religion were virtually indistinguishable.

”

Gallery

In-game Nobles' Hut

Nobles' Hut image from the Compendium section

In other languages

• Spanish: Barracón de Nobles ("Nobles' Barracks")
• Polish: Chata arystokracji