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Herd animal. Fattens over time. Fattens faster if tasked on a Livestock Pen, Farm, or Village.
—In-game description

The Sanga Cattle is a herdable animal introduced in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals and frequently appears when starting games with the Hausa civilization.

Overview[]

Unlike most other civilizations, Sanga Cattle are presented as the starting resources, instead of beginning with crates of resources. They also cost coin instead of food.

They can also be trained at a Livestock Market. This one of two herdable animals uniquely provided for an African civilization. The other is the Zebu Cattle, given to the Ethiopian civilization at the game's start.

Mechanically, they function very similar to the standard cow, although start with a higher minimum amount of food. A Sanga Cattle generates 0.15 influence a second (0.5/s when fully fattened).

Gathering rates[]

Resource Source Gathering rate
per second per minute
All resources Shrine 0.1425 8.55
Food Hacienda 0.166667 10.00002
Field 0.25 15
Wood Hacienda 0.25 15
Field 0.17 10.2
Coin Hacienda 0.113334 6.80004
Field 0.1885 11.31
XP Sacred Field 0.21 12.6
Influence Field 0.17 10.2
Livestock Market 0.15
0.5 (fattened)
9
30 (fattened)

Big Benny[]

Herd animal. Fattens over time. Fattens faster if tasked on a Livestock Pen, Farm, or Village.
—In-game description

Big Benny (Prize Bull) is a variant of Sanga Cattle, which can be received with the Red Fulani Cattle and Prize Bull Home City Cards. Its initial food amount is 750, and can be maximized up to 900, making it one of best of herdables. Notably, Big Benny's XP and Influence generation rates are superior to other herdables.

Gathering rates[]

Resource Source Gathering rate
per second per minute
All resources Shrine 0.2185 13.11
Food Hacienda 0.3 18
Field 0.25 15
Wood Hacienda 0.45 27
Field 0.17 10.2
Coin Hacienda 0.204012 12.24072
Field 0.1885 11.31
XP Sacred Field 0.35 21
Influence Livestock Market 0.25
0.75 (fattened)
15
45 (fattened)
Field 0.17 10.2

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Nothing
Improvements
Fatten rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+100% auto gather; +30% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
Large Scale Gathering Large Scale Gathering (+50% from Farms; Native Americans only)
Selective Breeding Selective Breeding (+25% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10% from Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas)
XP generation rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+30%)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10%)
Ritual bovine Ritual Bovine (+10% from Sacred Fields)
Shrine resource generation rate Navajo Shepherds Navajo Shepherds (+35%)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10%)
Influence generation rate Transhumance Transhumance (+0.15)
Hit points Gadaa System Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar kilns Tar Kilns (+5%)
Train time Strangers' Quarters Strangers' Quarters (-10%)
Other Cow Loans Cow Loans (fattened herded animal sold at Livestock Markets spawns an unfattened one; Africans only)
Royal Banquet Royal Banquet (sells for 50% of its food as influence; Africans only)
Dia de muertos Día de Muertos (+5 XP for every lost; Mexicans only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Sanga Cattle and Big Benny
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)
All
Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 4 (Stockyards) Stockyards Herded animals fatten 30% faster when tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, and Haciendas
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "Stockyards" is available to Europeans (except the Dutch and Portuguese), Federal Americans, the Chinese and Haudenosaunee.
Africans
Card Description Age
Trainspeed africa Feudal Armies All units' train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%
Age III tech tree aoe3
Draft oxen Draft Oxen Enables Sanga Cattle, Zebu Cattle and Big Benny to construct and work Fields
Age II tech tree aoe3
British
Card Description Age
British Home City 1 (Wool Staple Ports) TEAM Wool Staple Ports Herded animals fatten 20% faster and 20% faster when tasked to Villages, Livestock Pens, Haciendas, Farms, and Livestock Markets; Indian herded animals generate +20% XP; Japanese herded animals generate +25% resources/XP when tasked to Shrines
Age I tech tree aoe3
Chinese
Card Description Age
Western reforms Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Prize bull Prize Bull Delivers 1 Big Benny
Age II tech tree aoe3
Hausa
Card Description Age
Hc 4 semi-fattened sanga cattle 4 Semi-fattened Cattle Delivers 4 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 100 food
Age I tech tree aoe3
Hc crossing festival Crossing Festival Delivers 1 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 300 food, 1 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 200 food, 1 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 100 food, and 1 Sanga Cattle
Age II tech tree aoe3
Hc 8 semi-fattened sanga cattle+livestock market builder - Copy 8 Semi-fattened Cattle + 1 Livestock Market Builder Delivers 8 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 100 food and 1 Livestock Market Builder
Age III tech tree aoe3
Hc red fulani cattle Red Fulani Cattle Delivers 12 Sanga Cattle carrying additional 100 food and 1 Big Benny
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Hc habbanaya Habbanaya Exchanges all cattle for 70% the influence received from selling them otherwise, and spawns unfattened ones in their place
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Hc moroccan leather Moroccan Leather Cattle gives 50 influence when harvested; sheep or goat gives 30 influence when harvested
Age I tech tree aoe3
Hausa Home City 4 (Kilishi Jerky) Kilishi Jerky Cattle get +100 food capacity; sheep or goat get +60 food capacity
Age I tech tree aoe3
Indians
Card Description Age
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Indian Home City 4 (Goraksha) Goraksha Herded animals generate +80% XP; Sacred Cows cost -25 food; +1 Hindu Villager
Age I tech tree aoe3
Mexicans
Card Description Age
Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi) TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
Federal card colegio de san nicolas Colegio de San Nicolás Delivers Large Collection of Books (500 XP); units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Age II tech tree aoe3

History[]

Like for several other world societies, livestock played a crucial role among several African people-groups – sedentary and pastoral-nomadic – both as a source of food and as a symbol of wealth. As such, livestock markets were prime loci of economic commercial transactions, whether they were within a society, with foreign merchants, or as a bridge between sedentary and pastoral-nomadic groups.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
HerdablesCow aoe3de Cow · Goat aoe3de Goat · Llama aoe3de Llama · Cow aoe3de Sacred Cow · Sanga aoe3de Sanga Cattle · Sheep aoe3de Sheep · Water buffalo aoe3de Water Buffalo · Yak portrait aoe3de Yak · Aoe3de zebu Zebu Cattle · Sanga aoe3de Big Benny
HuntablesBighorn sheep aoe3de Bighorn Sheep · Bison aoe3de Bison · Capybara aoe3de Capybara · Caribou aoe3de Caribou · Deer aoe3de Deer · Elephant aoe3de Elephant · Elk aoe3de Elk · Gazelle portrait Gazelle · Giant salamander aoe3de Giant Salamander · Giraffe portrait Giraffe · Guanaco aoe3de Guanaco · Ibex aoe3de Ibex · Marco polo sheep aoe3de Marco Polo Sheep · Moose aoe3de Moose · Musk deer aoe3de Musk Deer · Musk ox aoe3de Musk Ox · Nilgai aoe3de Nilgai · Ostrich portrait aoe3de Ostrich · Pronghorn aoe3de Pronghorn · Rhea aoe3de Rhea · Saiga aoe3de Saiga · Serow aoe3de Serow · Tapir aoe3de Tapir · Turkey aoe3de Turkey · Zebra portrait aoe3de Zebra
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator · Tibetan macaque aoe3de Baboon · Black bear aoe3de Black Bear · Black panther aoe3de Black Panther · Beast portrait Beast · Beast portrait Beast of Gévaudan · Grizzly aoe3de Brown Bear · Cougar aoe3de Cougar · Pet wolf aoe3de Coyote · Alligator aoe3de Crocodile · Elephant aoe3de Elephant · Ethiopian Wolf portrait Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly aoe3de Grizzly Bear · Hippo portrait Hippo · Honey Badger portrait Honey Badger · Hyena portrait aoe3de Hyena · Jaguar pet aoe3de Jaguar · Jaguar pet aoe3de Leopard · Lion aoe3de Lion · Liontailed macaque aoe3de Lion-Tailed Macaque · Guardian dog portrait Mad Dog · Monitor lizard aoe3de Monitor Lizard · Orangutan portrait aoe3de Orangutan · Panda portrait aoe3de Panda · Polar bear aoe3de portrait Polar Bear · Rhino aoe3de Rhinoceros · Snow leopard aoe3de Snow Leopard · Snowmonkey aoe3de Snow Monkey · Tibetan macaque aoe3de Tibetan Macaque · Tiger icon aoe3de Tiger · Warthog portrait Warthog
Unknown-exclusiveAoe3de zebu Cash Cow · Aoe3de zebu Wood Cattle
MilitaryWar dog aoe3de Dog · Turkey scout portrait aoe3de Intrepid Turkey Scout · Sheep aoe3de Lamb of the Creator · Pet wolf aoe3de Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator · Hippo portrait Hippo · Greatwhiteshark aoe3de Great White Shark · Orca aoe3de Orca · White tiger aoe3de White Tiger · Warthog portrait Wild Boar · Pet wolf aoe3de Wolf
FishBass aoe3de Bass · Carp portrait aoe3de Carp · Catfish portrait aoe3de Catfish · Cod portrait aoe3de Cod · Mahi portrait aoe3de Mahi-mahi · Mola mola portrait aoe3de Mola Mola · Salmon aoe3de Salmon · Sardine portrait aoe3de Sardines · Squid portrait aoe3de Squid · Tarpon portrait aoe3de Tarpon · Tuna aoe3de Tuna
WhalesBeluga whale portrait aoe3de Beluga Whale · Whale humpback portrait aoe3de Humpback Whale · Minke whale portrait aoe3de Minke Whale
Air
Bird · Bird unit icon AoE3DE Bird (unit)
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