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Specialized Light Infantry that only counters other Light Infantry, but does so very effectively.
—In-game description

The Schiavone (plural Schiavoni) is a ranged infantry unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean that is unique to the Italians. It is a counter-skirmisher, a unique infantry class who is more effective against light infantry.

Overview[]

The Schiavone is an infantry unit with low hit points and attack, but a long range and Line of Sight. Schiavoni are Rifle infantry that counter light infantry units like foot archers and Skirmishers, which makes them unique among infantry units armed with rifles. In contrast, Schiavoni are slightly effective against heavy infantry, but lack multipliers against light cavalry, so they are unsuited to handle Dragoons or Cavalry Archers.

Schiavoni are trained in batches of seven at the Basilica for 300 food, 300 wood, and 300 coin, which take 60 seconds to train. These batches, however, are queued as shipments and they will be delayed if other Home City Cards have been sent before, but in exchange, they do not require the player to have available shipments to train them.

Schiavoni are vulnerable against cavalry, shock infantry, and artillery, so it is recommended to combine them with melee heavy infantry or ranged cavalry that can handle these units. However, they are very useful if the enemy constantly uses Skirmishers or light infantry units that can take down heavy infantry or light cavalry that counter heavy cavalry.

Upgrades[]

The Schiavone is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age and Imperial Age, but its name is not changed to reflect this.

  • Fortress age up +20% hit points and attack, +2 range
  • Industrial age up +30% hit points and attack
  • Imperial age up +50% hit points and attack

Counter Jaeger[]

The Counter Jaeger is a variant of the Schiavone with the following differences:

Upgrades[]

Like the Schiavone, Counter Jaeger is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age and Imperial Age.

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Revolution
Imperial infantry Imperial Counter Jaegers 750 wood
750 coin
Upgrade Counter Jaegers to Imperial Counter Jaegers (+50% hit points and attack); requires the "Armfelt's Autonomy" Home City Card
Finland flag revolt

Civilization differences[]

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Light infantry, heavy infantry, counter-skirmishers
Weak vs. Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points Flint lock Flint Lock (+10%)
Cree Tanning Cree Tanning (+10%)
Navajo Weaving Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar kilns Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Paper cartridge Paper Cartridge (+15%)
Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder (+10%)
Armatoloi Armatoloi (+5%)
Yoga Yoga (+5%)
Clenched Fist Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack)
Somali jile daggers Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire)
Counter Infantry Rifling Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Kalthoff repeaters Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance Somali oryx shields Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Line of Sight Town Watch Town Watch (+3)
Speed Military Drummers Military Drummers (+10%)
Quechuan Mountaineering Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%)
Apache Endurance Apache Endurance (+5%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Train time Standing Army Standing Army (-25%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (-20%)
Quechuan Diet Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Immigrants Immigrants (-10%)
Other Lifeguard Jaegers Lifeguard Jaegers (ships 23 Counter Jaegers and replaces Oprichniks from Home City shipments with Counter Jaegers; Russians only)
Rus Brigade Russian Brigade (ships 25 Counter Jaegers and 3 Culverins; Chinese only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Schiavone
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All[]

Card Description Age
Team ranged infantry damage TEAM Senegalese Riflemen Ranged infantry get +10% attack; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% attack instead
Age III tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.

Chinese[]

Card Description Age
Chinese Home City 1 (TEAM Yongle Infrastructure) TEAM Yongle Infrastructure Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed
Age II tech tree aoe3
Western reforms Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Good faith agreements Good Faith Agreements Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except for Brigades)
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch[]

Card Description Age
Dutch Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead
Age II tech tree aoe3

Ethiopians[]

Card Description Age
Ethiopian Home City 2 (TEAM Coffee Consumption) TEAM Coffee Consumption Ranged infantry get +5% speed
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Europeans[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School) Fencing School Infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
Age II tech tree aoe3
Armfelt autonomy Armfelt's Autonomy Blockhouse build limit +4; enables Imperial upgrades for Caroleans, Hakkapelits, and Rekruts (as well as Counter Dragoons and Counter Jaegers, after sending "Grand Duchy of Finland" Home City Card) with -50% cost
Revolution
Finnish counter army Grand Duchy of Finland Enables Counter Dragoons (Guard Dragoons with a ×1.2 multiplier against light ranged cavalry) and Counter Jaegers (Schiavoni with a ×1.5 multiplier against light cavalry) for training in Stables and Barracks or Blockhouses respectively
Revolution
Portuguese Home City 2 (Gunpowder Infantry Combat) Jaeger Combat Jaegers get +15% hit points and attack; Karelian Jaegers and Counter Jaegers get +20% hit points and attack
Revolution
  • "Armfelt's Autonomy", "Grand Duchy of Finland", and "Jaeger Combat" are available to the Russians and Swedes upon revolting to Finland.

Haudenosaunee[]

Card Description Age
Iroquois Home City 2 (Scout Infantry) TEAM Scout Infantry Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 2 (TEAM Inca Bridges) TEAM Inca Bridges Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians[]

Card Description Age
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Italians[]

Card Description Age
Iroquois Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
Italian Home City 2 (Schiavoni Swords) Schiavoni Swords Cavalry and infantry get +15% hand attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
Italian Home City 2 (Red Shirts) Garibaldini Musketeers, Bersaglieri, Papal Zouaves, and Schiavoni get +15% attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Italian Home City 3 (Papal Arsenal) Papal Arsenal Basilica shipments arrive 33% faster; Papal Bombards get the 'Holy Fire' action, Papal Guards get the 'Pistol Attack' action, Papal Lancers get the 'Lance Charge' action and Papal Zouaves get the 'Carbine Attack' action
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Italian Home City 5 (Croatian Company) Croatian Company Ships 6 Crabats and 7 Schiavoni; costs 300 food, 300 wood, 300 coin
Age II tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 5 (Mercenary Loyalty). Mercenary Loyalty Mercenary and native warrior shipments cost -10% to -25%
Age III tech tree aoe3
  • "Mercenary Loyalty" reduces cost of "Croatian Company" by 25%.

Maltese[]

Card Description Age
Maltese Home City 2 (TEAM Knights of the Round Table) TEAM Knights of the Round Table Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points
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

Portuguese[]

Card Description Age
Portuguese Home City 2 (Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points
Age III tech tree aoe3

Russians[]

Card Description Age
Russian Home City 2 (Ransack) Ransack Infantry get +50% siege attack
Age III tech tree aoe3
Russian Home City 2 (5 Counter Jaegers) 5 Counter Jaegers Ships 5 Counter Jaegers
Age III tech tree aoe3
Russian Home City 2 (6 Counter Jaegers) 6 Counter Jaegers Ships 6 Counter Jaegers
Age III tech tree aoe3
Russian Home City 2 (9 Counter Jaegers) 9 Counter Jaegers Ships 9 Counter Jaegers
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Russian Home City 2 (12 Counter Jaegers) 12 Counter Jaegers Ships 12 Counter Jaegers
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Russian Home City 3 (Dueling School) Dueling School Infantry train time -25%
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "5 Counter Jaegers", "6 Counter Jaegers", "9 Counter Jaegers", "12 Counter Jaegers" replace "5 Oprichniks", "6 Oprichniks", "9 Oprichniks", "12 Oprichniks" respectively after researching Lifeguard Jaegers technology.

Spanish[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Spanish Inquisition Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Changelog[]

Age3DE Icon Knights of the Mediterranean[]

In-game dialogue[]

The Schiavone speaks Croatian, using the Crabat's dialogue files.

Trivia[]

  • The Schiavone is the only unit trainable from the Basilica that does not get any special ability with the "Papal Arsenal" Home City Card.
  • Contrary to the in-game description, the Schiavone is not classified as light infantry due to not having the AbstractSkirmisher tag.

History[]

Schiavone, literally "Slav", is an Italian term for Slavic migrants, many of whom settled in the territory of the Republic of Venice. Variously serving in military terms as soldiers, sailors, and shipwrights, some of these troops attained a special status as bodyguards of the Doge. Among other things, they gave their name to a fearsome sword of Balkan origin as well as the Riva degli Schiavoni, a famous section of the Venetian waterfront.

Gallery[]

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