Petrine Reforms

Petrine Reforms
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Russians
Age	Industrial Age
Research
Researched at	Church
Prerequisite(s)	Westernization
Required Home City Card	Reformist Tsar
Coin	2,500
Research time	15 seconds
Effect
Grants Guard/Royal Guard upgrade for Strelet, Musketeer, Halberdier, Cossack, Cavalry Archer, Oprichnik, and Grenadier

“	Raises all your troops to Guards if they are not already.	”
—In-game description

Petrine Reforms is a technology in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Russians and can be researched at the Church once the Industrial Age is reached, the Reformist Tsar Home City Card has been sent, and Westernization is researched. Once researched, Strelets, Musketeers, Halberdiers, Cossacks, Cavalry Archers, Oprichniks, and Grenadiers are upgraded to the Guard/Royal Guard level (if they otherwise are not yet).

Strategy

Petrine Reforms allows the Russian player to save 5,000 wood and 2,500 coin. It is recommended to research this technology as soon as possible to get the most from Russian units.