Stable (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For the building in other games of the series, see Stable.

Stable
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Military
Civilization	Europeans Japanese
Age	Commerce Age
Use	Trains and upgrades cavalry units
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Build time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	2,500
Line of Sight	14
XP build bounty	20
XP bounty	40

“	Trains and upgrades hand and ranged cavalry.	”
—In-game description

The Stable is a military building in Age of Empires III that trains and upgrades cavalry. It becomes available upon reaching the Commerce Age.

The Haudenosaunee and Lakota build the Corral, which is identical in function. The Chinese train banner armies containing cavalry through the War Academy, while the Indians build the Caravanserai, which trains camel and elephant units.

The Aztecs and Incas lack cavalry units and do not build Stables.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
	Hussar	120 food, 80 coin	2	British Dutch French Ottomans Portuguese Spanish Swedes Knights of St. John United States (campaign) United States
	Uhlan	50 food, 100 coin		Germans John Black's Mercenaries
	Cossack	75 food, 75 coin	1	Russians
	Naginata Rider	100 food, 100 coin	2	Japanese
	Cuirassier	150 food, 150 coin	3	French
	Oprichnik	90 food, 60 coin	2	Russians
	Lancer	110 food, 90 coin		Spanish Knights of St. John
	Dragoon	90 food, 90 coin		British French Portuguese Spanish United States (campaign)
	Ruyter	30 food, 75 coin	1	Dutch
	War Wagon	150 food, 150 coin	3	Germans John Black's Mercenaries
	Cavalry Archer	100 food, 60 coin	2	Ottomans Russians
	Hakkapelit*	90 food, 110 coin		Swedes
	Yabusame	60 food, 150 coin		Japanese
	Carbine Cavalry*	80 food, 80 coin		United States
	Gaucho*	120 food	1	Argentina
	Jagunço*			Brazil
	Llanero*			Gran Colombia
	Morochuco*			Peru
	Cowboy*			United States (revolutionary)

Units with an asterisk (*) are added in the Definitive Edition.

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards

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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Europeans Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Germans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheap Stables Stables, Corrals, and Caravanserai cost -50%; Nobles' Huts and War Academies cost -25% to -30% 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10

History

“

A stable is a building in which animals (typically horses) are housed. Horses were vital to survival in the New World and every inn, home, and town had to have stables to shelter these important animals. Horses were used for travel, plowing fields, and for warfare up until the mid-twentieth century. The Quartering Acts, passed by British Parliament in 1765, allowed British soldiers to occupy living space in just about any building they deemed suitable for housing.

”

Gallery

A British Stable

A German/Russian Stable