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This article is about the unit. For the map, see Pilgrims.

Hardy settler that constructs buildings and gathers resources.
—In-game description

The Pilgrim is an economic unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. It is similar to the Settler, but can only be found on the Plymouth map along with a Intrepid Turkey Scout. The United States can ship Pilgrims with the Plymouth Settlers Home City card.

At the beginning of the game, Pilgrims can be found seated around a table with food on it. They are dressed in black and white clothes, with the women with the same type of dress as a regular Settler and the men wearing tall hats.

Overview[]

Similarly to other gatherers, Pilgrims are meant to gather resources at early game, construct buildings and towards the late game, gather from Farms and Estates. Pilgrims construct buildings 10% faster, but Houses, Churches, and Manor Houses 20% faster, and have about 10% more base gathering rates than Settlers.

What sets them apart from the rest of the gatherers is their slightly improved hit points; they have improved survivability against early rushes, and are even capable of facing and beating early units, such as Pikemen and Crossbowmen.

Their extra hit points also makes them more ideal for assisting heroes and Explorers at fighting treasure guardians, especially animal ones, who fight exclusively in melee.

Pilgrims count against the creation limit of Settlers.

Tasks[]

Being similar to Settlers and Villagers, Pilgrims can be assigned with the following tasks:

  • Pilgrims can build most of the buildings given the colony has the right amount of resources, space and is at the right Age.
  • Pilgrims can gather food from Berry Bushes, Cherry Orchards, and huntable animals. Pilgrims may also be tasked to a Mill, Farm or Rice Paddy which will generate infinite Food, but at a slower rate. Alternatively, food can also be gathered from livestock.
  • Pilgrims can gather wood from trees which usually can be found plenty and rarely runs out. Alternatively, they can gather from Mango Groves.
  • Pilgrims can gather coin from Mines and tasking settlers to work on an Estate or Rice Paddy will generate Coin, similarly to a Mill.
  • When resource shipments arrive from the Home City, they do so in the form of Crates (food), Cords (wood), and Chests (coin) at the assigned shipment arrival point, which usually is the first Town Center, but can be changed to certain other units and buildings. They must be unpacked by a gatherer in order to add them to your resources.
  • Similarly to Explorers and other heroes, the Pilgrim may also collect treasures.

Gathering rates[]

Pilgrims gather resources from different sources at a different speed. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.

Resource Source Gathering rate
per second per minute
All resources Crate 10 600
Food Crate of Surströmming 9.6 576
Herded animal 2.2 132
Hunted animal 0.88 52.8
Berry Bush 0.7 42
Mill
Cherry Orchard 0.69 41.4
Farm 0.55 33
Rice Paddy
Field
Hacienda 0.5 30
Wood Tree 0.55 33
Mango Grove
Hacienda 0.5 30
Field 0.374 22.44
Coin Mine 0.65 39
Estate 0.55 33
Field 0.4147 24.882
Rice Paddy 0.37 22.2
Hacienda 0.34 20.4

Home City Cards[]

As the Pilgrim is a villager, all Home City Cards that affect that tag (Settlers, Villagers, and their counterparts) also affect Pilgrims. The table below shows cards that directly affect Pilgrims:

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

Dutch[]

Card Description Age
Dutch Home City 2 (Flemish Revolution) Flemish Revolution Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Berber Nomads, Villagers, Pillgrims, and Hindu Villagers into Halberdiers; costs 750 food, 750 wood, 750 coin
Age III tech tree aoe3

Federal Americans[]

Card Description Age
Federal card bear flag revolt Bear Flag Revolt Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Villagers, Pillgrims, and Hindu Villagers into Californios; the General gains access to the Inspiring Bear Flag ability, which also spawns 6 Pet Grizzly Bears; Pet Grizzly Bears take 2 population, and get a ×0.1 attack multiplier against artillery; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Germans[]

Card Description Age
German Home City 2 (March Revolution) March Revolution Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Berber Nomads, Villagers, Pillgrims, Hindu Villagers, and Pikemen into Revolutionaries, and Settler Wagons into Guard Hussars; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 2 (Tupac Rebellion) Tupac Rebellion Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Villagers, Pillgrims, and Hindu Villagers into Revolutionaries, Plumed Spearmen into Guard Musketeers, Chimu Runners into Guard Hussars, Jungle Bowmen into Guard Skirmishers, Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons, Huaracas into Guard Grenadiers, and Macemen into Guard Soldados; costs 1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Indians[]

Card Description Age
Indian Home City 3 (Sepoy Resistance) Sepoy Resistance Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Villagers, Pillgrims, and Hindu Villagers into Sepoys; +1 Hindu Villager; costs 2,000 wood
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Japanese[]

Card Description Age
Japanese Home City 5 (47 Ronin) Forty Seven Ronin Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Berber Nomads, Villagers, Pillgrims, Hindu Villagers, and Shrines into Masterless Samurai, Castles into Wokou Ronins, Wonders and Town Centers into Ronin; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

United States[]

Card Description Age
Federal card plymouth settlers Plymouth Settlers Ships 3 Piles of Squash (300 food) and 1 Native Scout; all existing Town Centers spawn 3 Pilgrims
Age II tech tree aoe3

Trivia[]

  • While the game lacks a history section for the Pilgrims, it is clear they are meant to represent the Puritans of Massachusetts, a well-known group of Calvinist English settlers. Their movement lasted in New England from 1620 with the arrival of the Mayflower, until 1697 following the aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials.
  • When playing as any civilization other than the British, the Pilgrims speak the language of the player's civilization.

Gallery[]

Civilian units in Age of Empires III
General
AllFishing ship aoe3de Fishing Boat · Settler aoe3de Settler · Covered wagon aoe3de Covered Wagon/Town Travois/Town Rickshaw/Town Center Builder · Outpost wagon aoe3de Trading Post Wagon, Lakota trading post aoe3de Trading Post Travois, and Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Trading Post Rickshaw · Outpost wagon aoe3de Dock Rickshaw/Dock Wagon/Dock Travois · Native embassy DE icon Native Embassy Travois/Native Embassy Builder/Royal Embassy Wagon
EuropeansPriest aoe3de Priest · Factory wagon aoe3de Factory Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fort Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Homestead Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Military Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Prospector Wagon (Factory wagon aoe3de Silver · Factory wagon aoe3de Gold)
Europeans and USSurgeon aoe3de Surgeon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Outpost Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Estate Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Mill Wagon
Native AmericansVillager aztec aoe3de Villager · Haudenosaunee healer aoe3de Healer · Team native aoe3de Native Scout* · Aztec travois aoe3de Farm Travois · Aztec travois aoe3de War Hut Travois
AsiansChinese castle wagon aoe3de Castle Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Market Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Monastery Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Rice Paddy Rickshaw
AfricansEthiopian fishing canoe portrait aoe3de Fishing Canoe · Camp portrait Camp Builder · Hausa builder portrait Kingdom Builder · Hausa builder portrait Livestock Market Builder · Palace portrait aoe3de Palace Builder · Hausa builder portrait Trade Builder
Unique units
Flag DutchDE DutchVillager dutch merchant portrait Merchant · Envoy aoe3de Envoy · Bank wagon aoe3de Bank Wagon
Flag FrenchDE FrenchCoureur aoe3de Coureur des Bois
Flag GermanDE GermansSettler wagon aoe3de Settler Wagon
Flag OttomanDE OttomansVillager ottoman yoruk portrait Yörük · Imam de Imam
Flag SpanishDE SpanishMissonary de Missionary
Flag AztecDE AztecsWarrior priest de Warrior Priest · Aztec travois aoe3de Nobles' Hut Travois
Flag IroquoisDE HaudenosauneeTravois portrait aoe3de Travois (Haudenosaunee)
Flag ChineseDE ChineseMongol scout aoe3de Mongol Scout · Outpost wagon aoe3de Blockhouse Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Consulate Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Village Rickshaw
Flag IndianDE IndiansIndian peasant aoe3de Hindu Villager · Indian castle grove aoe3de Grove Rickshaw · Indian town center rickshaw aoe3de Sacred Field Rickshaw
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseFactory wagon aoe3de Livestock Pen Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Dojo Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Military Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Orchard Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Shrine Wagon
Flag IncanDE IncaPriestess-icon-aoe3 Priestess · Travois inca AoE3de Builder Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Kallanka Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Stronghold Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Tambo Travois
Flag SwedishDE SwedesSpc wagon aoe3de Torp Wagon
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesFactory wagon aoe3de Coal Prospector Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Infrastructure Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Meeting House Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de State Capitol Wagon
Flag MexicanDE MexicansBank wagon aoe3de Cathedral Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Hacienda Wagon
Revolution RevolutionSansculotte portrait Sansculotte · Factory wagon aoe3de Diamond Prospector Wagon
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansAbun portrait aoe3de Abun · Rickshaw1 icon portrait Indian Market Rickshaw · Mountain monastery portrait aoe3de Mountain Monastery Builder
Flag Hausa HausaGriot aoe3de portrait Griot · Bank wagon aoe3de Mosque Wagon · Hausa builder portrait Hausa Builder · University portrait University Builder · Watch tower aoe3de portrait Watch Tower Builder
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansItalians architect portrait Architect · Bank wagon aoe3de Basilica Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Lombard Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Tavern Wagon
Flag MalteseDE MalteseOutpost wagon aoe3de Commandery Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Depot Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fixed Gun Wagon
Miscellaneous
Berber nomad portrait Berber Nomad · Berber salt camel portrait Berber Salt Camel · Trading post african aoe3de Red Sea Wagon · Balloon portrait Hot Air Balloon · Cree coreur portrait updated Cree Coureur des Bois · Factory wagon aoe3de Arsenal Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Church Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Frontier Post Wagon · Pilgrims icon definitive Pilgrim · Bank wagon aoe3de Athos Monastery Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Battery Tower Wagon · Lakota trading post aoe3de American Citadel Travois
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