Plumed Spearman

Plumed Spearman
Unit information
Introduced in	Definitive Edition
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Melee infantry
Civilization	Incas
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	War Hut Stronghold
Food	100
Wood	20
Training time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	170
Resists	20% vs. Melee
Speed	5
Line of Sight	12
Population	1
XP train bounty	12
XP bounty	12
Melee attack
Damage	13
Multipliers	x3.0 vs. Cavalry x2.25 vs. Shock infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege attack
Damage	35
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Heavy Infantry armed with a feathered spear. Good against cavalry and buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Plumed Spearman is a melee heavy infantry in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Incas and can be trained at the War Hut and Stronghold. It is a strong, cost-effective anti-cavalry melee infantry.

Overview

The Plumed Spearman is a melee heavy infantry which takes the role of Pikeman for the Inca. It is very similar to the Incan Huaminca and Maya Holcan Spearman in terms of statistics. Although it costs 40 more resources than a Pikeman, It does slightly less damage to cavalry. This offset is, however, minimized because of the extra hitpoints, fair siege attack, and the high food and low wood cost. It is easy to mass Plumed Spearmen, thanks to the Inca's Kancha Houses that supply sufficient food and population to train them in complete and consecutive batches.

They can be used both aggressively and defensively, and they become most effective when combined with an army of Jungle Bowmen and Chimu Runners. Much like most melee heavy infantry, they are fragile versus ranged infantry and artillery.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Elite Plumed Spearmen	200 wood, 100 coin	Upgrades Plumed Spearmen to Elite (+25% hit points and attack)
	Champion Plumed Spearmen	400 wood, 200 coin	Upgrades Plumed Spearmen to Champion (+25% hit points and attack); requires Elite Plumed Spearmen
	Legendary Plumed Spearmen	1,500 wood, 1,500 coin	Upgrades Plumed Spearmen to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack); requires Champion Plumed Spearmen

Further statistics

As the Plumed Spearman is unique to the Incas, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Home City Cards

As the Plumed Spearman is unique to the Incas, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Originally, the Plumed Spearman had 44 siege damage. With update 5208, they had 42 siege damage. With update 13088, they have 35 siege damage.

History

“	The standing army of the Inca was formed primarily by nobles, but the Sapa Inca could raise an army of able-bodied men from the general populace at will. Military discipline was strictly enforced when the troops were on the march and the army, although variously specialized, was extremely well trained. They wore cloth armor that breathed well, allowed for free movement, and dissipated the force of blows. Battles tended to open with a hail of projectile weaponry before the forces closed in melee combat. Inca spears were sharpened lengths of wood, hardened on fire. Their halberd had a bronze-bladed axe opposite a hook and crowned by a stabbing point, allowing their spearmen a variety of available uses and fighting tactics.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

Plumed Spearman image from the Compendium section