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This page contains all Home City Cards available for the Portuguese 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
• Cathedral
• Manufacturing Plant
• Harbor

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Crates of 300 Food	Ships 300 food		1
Crates of 600 Food	Ships 600 food		1
Crates of 700 Food	Ships 700 food		10
Crates of 1000 Food	Ships 1,000 food		10
Crates of 1600 Food	Ships 1,600 food		25
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
Cords of 1600 Wood	Ships 1,600 wood		25
Chests of 300 Coin	Ships 300 coin		1
Chests of 600 Coin	Ships 600 coin		1
Chests of 700 Coin	Ships 700 coin		10
Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin		10
Chests of 1600 Coin	Ships 1,600 coin		25
TEAM Crates of 1000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood		10
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
1 Covered Wagon	Ships 1 Covered Wagon		1
Donatarios	Town Center build limit +2		10
2 Covered Wagons	Ships 2 Covered Wagons		10
Bandeirantes	Ships 1 additional Explorer; removes the ransom cooldown for Explorers		25
TEAM 2 Surgeons	Ships 2 Surgeons		1
Master Surgeons	Surgeons can be trained at the Church and heals +50% hit points		10
Navigator	Heroes get +50% hit points and attack, and +6 radius for The Explorer's Spyglass ability; 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
8 Crossbowmen/Ordinance Riflemen	Ships 8 Crossbowmen/Ordinance Riflemen		1
10 Crossbowmen/Ordinance Riflemen	Ships 10 Crossbowmen/Ordinance Riflemen		1
10 Pikemen	Ships 10 Pikemen		1
24 Pikemen	Ships 24 Pikemen		10
7 Halberdiers	Ships 7 Halberdiers		1
10 Halberdiers	Ships 10 Halberdiers		1
8 Halberdiers	Ships 8 Halberdiers		10
Constable	Pikemen, Halberdiers, Hussars, and Llaneros get +15% hit points and attack; Spies get +15% hit points and +6 hand attack		N/A
6 Musketeers	Ships 6 Musketeers		1
8 Musketeers	Ships 8 Musketeers		1
14 Musketeers	Ships 14 Musketeers		10
10 Musketeers	Ships 10 Musketeers		10
9 Musketeers	Ships 9 Musketeers		10
16 Musketeers	Ships 16 Musketeers		25
7 Cassadores	Ships 7 Cassadores		1
10 Cassadores	Ships 10 Cassadores		1
8 Cassadores	Ships 8 Cassadores		10
12 Cassadores	Ships 12 Cassadores		10
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder trooper get +15% hit points		10
Gunpowder Infantry Attack	Musketeers and Cassadores get +15% attack		10
Gunpowder Infantry Combat	Musketeers and Cassadores get +15% hit points and attack		25
4 Dragoons	Ships 4 Dragoons		1
6 Dragoons	Ships 6 Dragoons		1
5 Dragoons	Ships 5 Dragoons		10
8 Dragoons	Ships 8 Dragoons		10
Order of Aviz	Dragoons get +4 Line of Sight and range		40
Portuguese Expeditionary Force	Ships 6 Cassadores and 6 Dragoons		25
Dragoon Combat	Dragoons get +20% hit points and attack*		10
TEAM House of Aviz	Dragoons, Ruyters, Cavalry Archers, Rifle Riders, Musket Riders, Yabusame, and Carbine Cavalry can be trained in the Commerce Age; Zamburak, Eagle Runner Knight, Bolas Warrior, Black Rider, and Ming Army train time -15%; Mongolian Army train time -7%		10
Artillery Hitpoints	Grenade troopers get +30% hit points; artillery get +15% hit points		10
3 Organ Guns	Ships 3 Organ Guns; costs 300 coin		1
3 Organ Guns	Ships 3 Organ Guns		1
5 Organ Guns	Ships 5 Organ Guns		40
Grapeshot	Organ Guns get -0.5 Rate of Fire and +0.5 Area of Effect; removes Organ Gun packing animation		N/A
Estremoz Field Guns	Upgrades Falconets to Field Guns and ships an increasing amount of Field Guns per Age: 1 Field Gun in the Fortress Age; 2 Field Guns in the Industrial Age; 2 Field Guns in the Imperial Age		N/A
2 Culverins	Ships 2 Culverins		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
Rangefinding	Mortars get +8 Line of Sight and Cannon attack range, and +3 Barrage attack range		25
2 Heavy Cannon	Ships 2 Heavy Cannons		10
2 Horse Artillery	Ships 2 Horse Artillery		10
3 Horse Artillery	Ships 3 Horse Artillery		40
Grenade Launchers	Grenadiers available at the Artillery Foundry, Fort, and Galleon; Incendiary Grenades available at the Arsenal; Grenadiers 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
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors		1
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25%		10
Blood Brothers	Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard (if not already); Native Embassies get +40% hit points and +5 build limit		25
Advanced Trading Posts	Trading Posts get a ranged attack and +20% hit points, and costs -35%		25
TEAM Natural Lookouts	Outposts, Outpost Wagons, Blockhouses, War Huts, Castles and Watch Towers cost -30% wood; Nobles' Huts and Palaces cost -15% wood and coin		1
Town Militia	Town Centers get +50% attack and can use Town Militia		1
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; units affected by villager upgrades get +20% hit points		1
TEAM Improved Walls	Walls get +200% hit points		10
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
Frontier Defences	Ships 2 Outpost Wagons		1
Heavy Fortifications	Grants all defensive building upgrades (if not already); costs 250 wood		25
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
Castramentation	Ships 1 Fort Wagon and Fort build limit +1; enables Explorer to construct Forts and Outposts		25
Fort	Ships 1 Fort Wagon and Fort build limit +1		1
Fencing School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -40%		10
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Gatling Camels train time -20%		10
Engineering School	Artillery train time -30%; Heavy Cannons and Gatling Camels train time -10%		25
Navigation School	Warships cost and train time -20%		25
Treaty of Tordesillas	Provides the Church with Encomienda Manor, Ordenança, and Order of the Tower and the Sword technologies		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
Llama Ranching	Livestock Pens can train Llamas		1
Agents	Upgrades Spies to Agents with +50% hit points and +15 LOS; unlock Charged Pistol Attack		40
6 Spies	Ships 6 Spies		1
10 Spies	Ships 10 Spies		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Feitorias	Town Centers generate 0.4 food, 0.24 wood, 0.24 coin/sec.		N/A
TEAM Fish Market	Fishing boats gather food from fishes and coin from whales 10% faster		1
Rendering Plant	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 30% faster and coin from whales 25% faster		10
Schooners	Fishing Boat cost -20 wood and train time -30%		10
Portuguese White Fleet	Each Dock spawns 4 Fishing Boats after 80 seconds		25
Whale Oil	Fishing Boats and Caravels gather coin from Whales 30% faster		40
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; Trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer		10
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves faster 20% faster		25
Establish Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster		1
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; mines last 20% longer		10
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster		25
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster		10
Refrigeration	Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster		25
Furrier	Villagers gather food from huntable animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals last 7,5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer		1
Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer		10
Medicine	Villager cost and train time -15%		25
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 15% faster		N/A
Economic Theory	Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Caravels gather 10% faster		40
Cigar Roller	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster		1
Textile Mill	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster		10
Stonemasons	Villagers build buildings 65% faster		10
Land Grab	Mills, Livestock Pens, and Estates cost -40% and build time -75%		25
TEAM House of Bragança	Trade Route upgrades are free and available in any age		40

Card	Description	Age	HC level
1 Caravel	Ships 1 Caravel		1
2 Caravels	Ships 2 Caravels		1
3 Caravels	Ships 3 Caravels		10
Carracks	Caravels get +15% hit points		N/A
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Buildings get +0.8 attack multiplier against ships		25
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
Naval Infantry	Caravels can train Crossbowmen, Ordinance Riflemen (if available), Pikemen, and Halberdiers; Monitors and Ironclads can train Musketeers, Cassadores, and Grenadiers (if available); Frigates can train all Barracks units; Battleships can train all Barracks units and Grenadiers; Caravels, Frigates, Monitors, Ironclads, and Battleships now tagged as recruiting ships		N/A
Admiralty	Armor Plating, Carronade, Percussion Lock, Ship's Howitzers, Imperial Men-'o-War upgrade, and Imperial Monitor upgrade cost -60%		1
Hire Mediterranean Mercenary Army	Ships 4 Zouaves, 3 Elmetti, and 1 Li'l Bombard; costs 2,000 coin		25
Hire Asian Mercenary Army	Ships 7 Manchu and 5 Ronin; costs 2,000 coin		25
Hire Band of Cannoneer Mercenaries	Ships 7 Cannoneers; cost 500 coin		N/A
Passage to Nippon	Ships 5 Ronin; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Japanese Ninja	Ships 12 Ninja; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire British Harquebusiers	Ships 6 Harquebusiers; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Landsknecht Mercenaries	Ships 8 Landsknechts; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Armored Pistoleers	Ships 7 Armored Pistoleers; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Italian Elmetti	Ships 6 Elmetti; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Li'l Bombards	Ships 3 Li'l Bombards; costs 2,000 coin		25
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
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population		1
8 Wettin Allies	Ships 8 Trabants; cost 500 coin		N/A
15 Tupi Allies	Ships 15 Tupi Blackwood Archers; upgrades Tupi Blackwood Archers to Elite and Champion (if not already); costs 1,000 coin		40
Nossa Senhora da Conceição	Ships 1 Battleship; Battleships can now heal other ships; costs 1,500 coin		N/A
1 Battleship	Ships 1 Battleship; costs 1,000 coin		N/A
24 Akan Allies	Ships 24 Akan Ankobias; upgrades Akan Ankobias to Elite (if not already); costs 1,000 coin		N/A

Changelog

Definitive Edition

Work in Progress; some changes may still be missing

• The following cards are now INFINITE: "10 Crossbowmen", "10 Pikemen", "2 Mortars", "2 Culverins", "Frontier Defenses", "1 Caravel", "1 Monitor", "Hire Mediterranean Mercenary Army".
• "7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon" added.
• "15 Sheep" now also ships 1 Homestead Wagon and are renamed accordingly.
• "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).
• "Grenade Launchers" added.
• "Rangefinding" reduced to 8 LOS/8 range.
• "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".
• "Engineering School" train time effect reduced to 30%; effect on Factory units unchanged at 10%.
• "Navigation School" train time effect reduced to 20%.
• "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%).
• "Portuguese White Fleet" moved from the Industrial Age to the Fortress Age.
• "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.
• "Whale Oil" effect reduced to 30%.
• "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 40% (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 Egyptian Mamelukes" now ships 4 units instead of 5.
• "Hire Highland Mercenary Army" now ships 6 Harquebusiers instead of 8 Hackapells.
• "Bandeirantes" reduced to 1 extra explorer but available in Commerce Age.
• "Donatarios" available in Fortress Age.
• Added "TEAM Crates of 1000 Wood" in Industrial Age.
• "Genitours" reduced to 4 Range/4 LOS.
• "TEAM Artillery Hitpoints" no longer a TEAM card. Now increases Grenadier Hitpoints to 30%.
• "TEAM Improved Walls" improved to 200% health.
• "TEAM Cheap Outposts" now affects Nobles Huts at 15% cost reduction.
• "House of Braganca" now available in Commerce Age.
• "30 Tupi Allies" reduced to 15 Tupi Allies and cost of 1000 coin.
• Feitorias (I) gives of 0.3 food and 0.15 wood and coin per second.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, "2 Organ Guns" (III) ships 2 Organ Guns. With update 13.27885, "Feitorias" (I): Causes Town Centers to slowly generate resources 0.6 Food, 0.3 Wood, 0.3 Coin, 0.3 XP per second (1.5 total per Town Center), "2 Organ Guns" (III) ships 3 Organ Guns, "3 Organ Guns" (IV) is infinite, "Estremoz Field Guns" (III): Sends an increasing amount of (upgraded) Falconets per age (Age3: 1 Field Gun; Age4: 3 Field Guns; Age5: 5 Field Guns), "Donatarios" (III): Removed the displayed number on the card that implied the card sends 2 Town Centers (only increases build limit), "Dragoon Combat" (III) no longer affects Hussars, "Constable" (III): Improves the hit points and damage of all Portuguese melee units by +15%, "Grapeshot" (IV) improves Organ Gun rate of fire (-0.5) and area of effect (+0.5), "Carracks" (III) improves Caravel Hit points by +15%, "Naval Infantry" (III): Enables Portuguese Warships to train Infantry, "4 Mamelukes" (III) card replaced with "8 Armored Pistoleers" (III), "9 Barbary Corsairs" (III) card replaced with "8 Landsknechts" (III), "INF 15 Barbary Corsairs" (IV) card replaced with "24 Akan Allies" (IV), "8 Cannoneers" (II) added to Home City, "8 Wettin Allies" (II) added to Home City, sends 8 Trabants, costs 500c.
• With update 13.38085, Feitorias (I) reduce the effectiveness of Town Center resource rates by -50%.
• With update 13.58326, Engineering School (II) no longer reduces the train time of Grenade troopers and Abus Gunners, Nossa Senhora da Conceição (IV, 1500c) is added, Feitorias (I) no longer adds XP generation to Town Centers, but rates for food increased to 0.5 food per second and for wood and coin increased to 0.24 wood and coin per second, Bandeirantes (II) now also removes the ransom cooldown for Explorers, and Constable (III) Now assigns the same hand damage increase to Spies in all stances.
• With update 15.59076, Rum Distillery (I) was replaced with TEAM Rum Distillery (I), and Naval Infantry (I) now also classifies other ships than Galleons as Training Ships, resulting in them taking less damage from Culverins.