Ottomans (Age of Empires III)/HCC

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This page contains all Home City Cards available for the Ottoman civilization in Age of Empires III, including The WarChiefs and The Asian Dynasties expansions.

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
• Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times

• New World Trading Company
• Military Academy
• Hagia Sophia
• Manufacturing Plant
• Harbor

Card	Description	Age	HC level
2 Yörüks	Ships 2 Yörüks		1
5 Yörüks	Ships 5 Yörüks		1
3 Yörüks	Ships 3 Yörüks		10
Crates of 300 Food	Ships 300 food		1
Crates of 600 Food	Ships 600 food		1
Crates of 700 Food	Ships 700 food		10
Cords of 300 Wood	Ships 300 wood		1
Cords of 600 Wood	Ships 600 wood		1
Cords of 700 Wood	Ships 700 wood		10
Cords of 1000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood		10
Chests of 300 Coin	Ships 300 coin		1
Chests of 600 Coin	Ships 600 coin		1
TEAM Chests of 500 Coin	Ships 500 coin		10
TEAM Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin		25
Chests of 700 Coin	Ships 700 coin		10
Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin		10
Silk Road	Crates and Trade Routes contain +25% resources and XP		25
7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Ships 7 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon		1
15 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Ships 15 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon		1
20 Sheep	Ships 20 Sheep		10
7 Cows	Ships 7 Cows		1
2 Covered Wagons	Ships 2 Covered Wagons		10
TEAM 2 Surgeons	Ship 2 Surgeons		10
4 Surgeons	Ship 4 Surgeons		10
Master Surgeons	Surgeons can be trained at the Mosque and heals +50% hit points		10
Agha	Heroes get +50% hit points and attack, and the Explorer gets +1.0 speed; also ships an Explorer Dog		1
Hot Air Balloons	The Explorer can summon a Hot Air Balloon to explore the map for a limited time		10
Advanced Balloon	Ships an Advanced Hot Air Balloon		25

Card	Description	Age	HC level
7 Azaps	Ships 7 Azaps		N/A
11 Azaps	Ships 11 Azaps		N/A
22 Azaps	Ships 22 Azaps		N/A
5 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 5 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers		1
6 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 6 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers		1
14 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 14 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers		10
8 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 8 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers		25
9 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 9 Janissaries/Nizam Fusiliers		25
6 Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 6 Nizam Fusiliers		N/A
7 Nizam Fusiliers	Ships 7 Nizam Fusiliers		N/A
Enderun School	Janissaries, Azaps, and Nizam Fusiliers get +20% hit points and attack		1
Acemi Oglan School	Janissaries, Azaps, and Humbaracis cost -20%; Nizam Fusiliers * cost -10% *		25
Kuleli School	Janissaries, Azaps, Nizam Fusiliers, Abus Gunners, grenade trooper*, and Bashibozuks get +15% hit points and attack		N/A
3 Delis	Ships 3 Delis		1
4 Delis	Ships 4 Delis		1
7 Delis	Ships 7 Delis		10
5 Delis	Ships 5 Delis		10
8 Delis	Ships 8 Delis		25
3 Sipahis	Ships 3 Sipahis; costs 600 food		1
4 Sipahis	Ships 4 Sipahis; costs 800 food		10
5 Sipahis	Ships 5 Sipahis; costs 1,000 food		10
6 Sipahis	Ships 6 Sipahis; costs 1,200 food		25
TEAM Timariots	Ships 4 Sipahis*; costs 1,200 food		40
5 Cavalry Archers	Ships 5 Cavalry Archers		1
8 Cavalry Archers	Ships 8 Cavalry Archers		1
9 Cavalry Archers	Ships 9 Cavalry Archers		10
Akincis	Light ranged cavalry get +100% multiplier against villagers; Cavalry Archer train time -15%		25
Flight Archery	Azaps and Cavalry Archers get +15% attack, and reduce attack delay by replacing ranged attack to volley and stagger modes; Azaps get 1.5 ranged attack Rate of Fire		N/A
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack		10
6 Abus Gunners	Ships 6 Abus Gunners		1
8 Abus Gunners	Ships 8 Abus Gunners		1
12 Abus Gunners	Ships 12 Abus Gunners		40
5 Humbaracis	Ships 5 Humbaracis		1
7 Humbaracis	Ships 7 Humbaracis		1
6 Humbaracis	Ships 6 Humbaracis		10
Cebeci	Abus Gunners and grenade trooper* get +20% hit points		10
1 Falconet	Ships 1 Falconet		1
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets		1
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets		10
3 Falconets	Ships 3 Falconets		25
Advanced Artillery	Ships 1 Mortar; Mortars and Horse Artillery can be trained in the Fortress Age		1
2 Mortars	Ships 2 Mortars		1
3 Mortars	Ships 3 Mortars		10
TEAM 2 Mortars	Ships 2 Mortars		40
1 Great Bombard	Ships 1 Great Bombard		1
2 Great Bombards	Ships 2 Great Bombards		10
Ottoman Artillery Division	Ships 6 Humbaracis and 1 Great Bombard		25
2 Horse Artillery	Ships 2 Horse Artillery		10
Topçular	Artillery, Abus Gunners, and grenade trooper* get +15% hit points and attack		N/A
Grenade Launchers	Humbaracis use a hand mortar to attack and get +2 Line of Sight and range		N/A

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Native Lore	Native technologies 20% cheaper		1
TEAM House of Osman	Trading Posts and Trading Post Wagons cost -40%		1
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors		1
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25%		10
Advanced Trading Posts	Trading Posts get a ranged attack, +20% hit points, and cost -35%		25
City Defense	Town Centers get +50% attack and can use Conscription		1
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; units affected by villager upgrades get +20% hit points		1
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
TEAM Military Wagons	Ships 2 Military Wagons		25
Frontier Defenses	Ships 2 Outpost Wagons		1
Advanced Arsenal	Arsenals can be built in the Commerce Age and have Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion technologies		10
Advanced Frontier Defenses	Ships 3 Outpost Wagons and upgrades Outposts to Frontier Outposts		10
Fort	Ships 1 Fort Wagon		1
Extensive Fortifications	Outposts build limit +7; Walls, Outposts, and Forts get +25% hit points		1
Castramentation	Ships 1 Fort Wagon and Fort build limit +1		25
Matrakci School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -30%; Janissary, Azap, Nizam Fusilier, Abus Gunner, and Humbaraci train time -40% instead		N/A
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Gatling Camels train time -20% instead		10
Engineering School	Artillery train time -30%; Great Bombard and Gatling Camels train time -10%		10
Derbentler	Janissaries and Azaps can build Barracks, Stables, and Artillery Foundries		25
Palace Intrigue	Provides the Mosque with New Order Infantry, Topçu Corps, and Kapikulu Corps* technologies		10
Mosque Construction	Millet System, Koprulu Viziers, Grand Bazaar, Galata Tower District, Topkapi, Tanzimat, New Order Infantry, and Topçu Corps technologies at the Mosque cost -50%		1
Advanced Mill	Ships 1 Mill Wagon; Mills get +100% hit points and -50% cost		1
Advanced Market	Markets get +20% buy/sell factors		1
Advanced Estate	Ships 1 Estate Wagon; Estates get +100% hit points, -31% cost, and can be built in the Exploration Age		25
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 85% faster, and war ship train time -33%		10
Factory	Ships 1 Factory Wagon		1
Robber Barons	Ships 1 Factory Wagon		10
Ranching	Livestock Pens can train Cows		1
Yildiz Intelligence Agency	Upgrades Muhbirs to Intelligence Agents with +50% hit points and +15 Line of Sight; unlocks a charged pistol attack that allows seeing the location of recently hit targets		N/A
6 Muhbirs	Ships 6 Muhbirs		N/A
10 Muhbirs	Ships 10 Muhbirs		N/A

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Fish Market	Fishing Boats and Galleys gather food from Fish 25% faster and coin from Whales 20% faster		1
Rendering Plant	Fishing Boats and Galleys gather food from Fish 30% faster and coin from Whales 25% faster		10
Schooners	Fishing Boats cost -20 wood and train time -30%		10
Sawmills	Settlers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; trees last 15% longer		10
Exotic Hardwoods	Settlers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster		25
TEAM Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster		1
Silversmith	Settlers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; mines last 20% longer		10
Royal Mint	Settlers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster		25
Capitalism	Gives a trickle of 1.65 coin		25
Sublime Porte	Exchanges all food for 1.25 times the wood		40
Food Silos	Settlers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster		1
Sustainable Agriculture	Settlers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster		10
Refrigeration	Settlers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster		25
Stockyards	Livestocks fatten 30% faster when tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, and Villages		1
Furrier	Settlers gather food from huntable animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals last 7.5% longer and Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer		1
Spice Trade	Settlers gather food from huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer		10
Textile Mill	Settlers gather coin from Estate, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster		10
Stonemasons	Settlers build buildings 65% faster		10
Land Grab	Mills, Livestock Pens, and Estates cost -40% and build time -75%		25
Economic Theory	Settlers, Fishing Boats, and Galleys gather resources 10% faster		40

Card	Description	Age	HC level
1 Galley	Ships 1 Galley		1
2 Galleys	Ships 2 Galleys		1
3 Galleys	Ships 3 Galleys		10
4 Galleys	Ships 4 Galleys		40
Ottoman Assault Fleet	Ships 2 Galleys and 1 Monitor		25
Offshore Support	Warships get +15% attack, +2 LOS, and +2 range		40
1 Galleon	Ships 1 Galleon		1
1 Frigate	Ships 1 Frigate		10
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack		10
1 Monitor	Ships 1 Monitor		10
TEAM Gunboat Diplomacy	Ships 1 Monitor		40
Admiralty	Armor Plating, Carronade, Percussion Lock, Ship's Howitzers, Imperial Men-'o-War upgrade, and Imperial Monitor upgrade cost -60%		1
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Defensive buildings get +0.8× against ships		1
Hire Mediterranean Mercenary Army	Ships 1 Li'l Bombard, 3 Elmetti, and 4 Zouaves; costs 2,000 coin		25
Ottoman Mercenary Army	Ships 4 Stradiots, 6 Barbary Corsairs, and 3 Mamelukes; costs 2,000 coin		25
Hire Asian Mercenary Army	Ships 7 Manchu and 5 Ronin; costs 2,000 coin		25
Hire Manchurian Cavalry Archers	Ships 9 Manchu; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Askaris	Ships 11 Askaris; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Balkan Stradiots	Ships 6 Stradiots; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Bosniaks	Ships 6 Bosniaks; cost 1,000 coin		N/A
Hire Egyptian Mamelukes	Ships 4 Mamelukes; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Barbary Corsair Force	Ships 15 Barbary Corsairs; costs 2,000 coin		40
8 Berber Allies	Ships 8 Berber Camel Riders; costs 500 coin		10
7 Tengri Allies	Ships 7 Tatar Archers; cost 500 coin		N/A
9 Phanar Allies	Ships 9 Evzones; cost 500 coin		N/A
7 Phanar Allies	Ships 7 Boyars; cost 500 coin		N/A
9 Sufi Allies	Ships 9 Qizilbashs; costs 1,000 coin		10
Mercenary Loyalty	Mercenary shipments cost -10% to -25%		25
Recruit Privateers	Ships 2 Privateers; costs 500 coin		1
Recruit Privateer Fleet	Ships 4 Privateers; costs 1,000 coin		10
2 Xebecs	Ships 2 Xebecs; costs 1,000 coin		N/A
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws use -2 population		1
Mahmudiye	Ships 1 Battleship; Battleships get +150% attack but Rate of Fire is slowered by ×2 ; costs 1,500 coin		N/A
1 Battleship	Ships 1 Battleship; costs 1,000 coin		N/A

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• "Light Artillery Hitpoints" (II) improves the hit points of Abus Gunners by 20%.
• "TEAM Rumeliots" (IV) costs 1,200 food.
• Mosque Construction (III) lowers Mosque technology cost by 60%.

Definitive Edition

General

• The following cards are now INFINITE: "2 Settlers", "10 Pikemen", "1 Falconet", "2 Falconets" (Industrial Age), "2 Mortars", "Frontier Defenses", "1 Caravel", "1 Monitor", "Hire Mediterranean Army", "Hire Highland Mercenary Army"
• "7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon" added
• "15 Sheep" now also ships 1 Homestead Wagon and are renamed accordingly
• Cows shipped by "7 Cows" are now semi-fattened (having 200 out of 500 food)
• "Advanced Artillery" effect changed to allowing Mortars and Horse Artillery to be trained in the Fortress Age (from upgrading Falconets to Field Guns and Mortars to Howitzers)
• "Improved Grenades" increases the siege damage of Grenadiers by 25% (down from 67%) and moved from Commerce Age to Industrial Age
• "Grenade Launchers" added
• "Native Lore" moved from Commerce Age to Exploration Age
• "Advanced Trading Post" now increase the hit points of Trading Posts by 20% (down from 40%)
• "Colonial Militia" renamed to "Town Militia"
• "Frontier Defenses" no longer increase the hit points of Outposts by 25%
• "Fort" now also increases the build limit of Forts by 1
• "Castrametation" now also allows the Explorer to build Outposts and Forts
• "Advanced Dock" now no longer reduce the train time of Fishing Boats and increases the ship repair rate of Docks by 50% (down from 100%)
• "Advanced Plantation" renamed to "Advanced Estate"
• "5 Spies" now ships 6 Spies and are renamed accordingly
• "8 Spies" now ships 10 Spies and are renamed accordingly
• "Schooners" effect changed to reducing the cost of Fishing Boats by 20% and train time by 40% (from reducing the cost of Fishing Boats by -60%)
• "Sawmills" now also make trees last 15% longer
• "Silversmith" now also make mines last 15% longer
• "Spice Trade" now also make huntable animals and Berry Bushes last 10% longer
• "Medicine" now also reduces the cost of villagers by 15% but no longer affect Fishing Boats
• "Admiralty" effect changed to reducing the cost of Armor Plating, Carronade, Percussion Lock, Ship's Howitzers, Imperial Men-'o-War upgrade, and Imperial Monitor upgrade by 60% (from increasing warship build limit)
• "Offshore Support" now increase warship attack by 15% (down from 20%) and LOS and range by 2 (down from 5)
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 23511, the "Dance Hall" card was changed to the "Theaters" card.
• "Hire Highland Mercenary Army" now ships Harquebusiers instead of Hackapells
• "Fencing School" (II): Now also increases Shock Infantry trainspeed.
• "Fish Market", "Fish Market (2x)", "Rendering Plant": Whale gather rate reduced by 5% for each card.
• "TEAM Coastal Defenses": All European civilizations now have access to this card.
• "Advanced Dock" (I): Healing rate for ships reduced to 85% (from 100%).
• "Naval Gunners" (III): Added to French, Swedish and Russian home cities.
• "Offshore Support" (II): Removed from British and Italian Homecities; added to German homecity.
• "Hire Irish Brigadiers" (II): Reduced amount of Irish Brigadiers to 9 (from 11).
• "Assassins": Now also unlocks a charged rifle attack that can only be used against heroes and mercenaries. Assassins wield swords instead of knives.
• "Agents": Now also unlocks a charged pistol attack with lower bonus damage that recharges more quickly. Agents wear a slightly fancier coat.

Ottoman-specific

• "TEAM Silk Road" (I): renamed to "Silk Road", no more affects allies' crates, and now affects XP (both Trade Routes and crates). The effect set to +25%.
• "Hire Mediterranean Mercenary Army" (IV): changed name to "Ottoman Mercenary Army" and now unique to the Ottomans.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, "Acemi Oglan School" reduces not only the cost of Janissaries and Nizam Fusiliers, but now also their train time by -40%, "Cigar Roller" (II) removed from Home City, "Textile Mill" (III) added to Home City, "Artillery Hitpoints" (II) removed from Home City, "TEAM Artillery Attack" (II) removed from Home City, "Topçular" (III) Improves Artillery, Abus Gunner, Humbaraci attack and hit points by 15%; also regulates the dress code for Ottoman artillery units, "Light Artillery Hitpoints" (II) is now called "Cebeci" and improves the hit points of Abus Gunners by 25%, "Janissary Combat" (III) also applies to Azaps and was therefore renamed to "Enderun School", "Battlefield Constructions" (II) also applies to Azaps; card renamed to "Derbentler", "Irregulars" (III) has been renamed to "Akincis", "Kuleli School" (IV) gives +15% hit points and damage of all Ottoman infantry, "Flight Archery" (IV) speeds up the train time and arrow release of Cavalry Archers and Azaps; train time reduced by -20%, "6 Nizam Fusiliers" (III) added to Home City, "INF 7 Nizam Fusiliers" (IV) added to Home City, "TEAM Rumeliots" (IV) Ships 4 Sipahi (no changes) and adds 10% hand resistance to all Heavy Cavalry in the entire team, costs 1500 food, card renamed to "TEAM Kapikulu", "Town Militia" (I) Replaced by the City Defense card, "6 Bosniaks" (III, 1000c) added to Home City, "9 Barbary Corsairs" (III) Card replaced with 8 Berber Allies (III, Camel Riders), "6 Elmetti" (IV) Card replaced with Infinite 9 Sufi Allies (IV, Qizilbash), "12 Ninja" (IV) Card replaced with 11 Askaris (IV), added "9 Phanar Allies" (II, Evzones), "7 Phanar Allies" (III, Boyars), and "7 Tengri Allies" (II, Tatar Archers) to the Home City, "2 Xebecs" (IV) added to the Home City, costs 1000c.
• With update 13.58326, Engineering School (II) no longer reduces the train time of Grenade troopers and Abus Gunners; Mahmudiye (IV, 1500c) 7 Azaps (II), 11 Azaps (III), 22 Azaps (IV), and Matrakci School (II) added to Home City; Cebeci (II) gives Abus Gunners and Humbaraci +20% hit points, 6 Nizam Fusiliers (III) now properly respects population costs and build limit, Akincis (III) now also improves Cavalry Archer train time by -15%, Mosque Construction (III) lowers Mosque technology cost by 50%, Acemi Oglan School (IV) no longer reduces the train time of Janissaries and Nizam Fusiliers, but now reduces the costs of all Ottoman infantry instead; – 20% for Janissaries, Humbaracis, Azaps, -10% for Nizam Fusiliers, Abus Gunners; Flight Archery (IV) no longer improves train time for Azaps and Cavalry Archers, but instead increases their damage by +15%, TEAM Kapikulu (IV) Costs 1200f and no longer improves Heavy Cavalry melee armor by 10% (moved to new Mosque technology); card renamed to TEAM Timariots.