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This article is about the building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. For the technology in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, see Stronghold (Age of Empires II).

A powerful defensive fortification that can train all Inca military units. Garrisoned units strengthen its attack.
—In-game description

The Stronghold is a military/defensive building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Inca. It is similar to the European Fort, but weaker, and can be garrisoned by military units instead of villagers, which also increases its ranged attack.

Overview[]

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Stronghold Travois builds Stronghold two times faster.

Units[]

Age Unit Cost Pop.
Plumed Spearman 100 food
25 wood
1
Chimu Runner 75 food
40 coin
Jungle Bowman 80 food
25 wood
Bolas Warrior 75 food
45 coin
Huaraca 30 wood
90 coin
2
Maceman 100 food
100 coin

Technologies[]

Age Technology Cost Effect
Pukaras 300 wood
300 coin
War Huts, Tambos, and Strongholds get +3 Line of Sight and range
Sacsayhuaman 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Strongholds get +50% hit points and +1 ranged attack Area of Effect
Thunderbolts of Illapa 1,600 coin Delivers 4 Field Cannons

Further statistics[]

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Most ground units, ships
Weak vs. Artillery, especially Rockets and Great Bombards, siege units
Improvements
Hit points Sacsayhuaman (+50%)
Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Attack Sacsayhuaman (+1 ranged attack Area of Effect)
Heated Shot (+50% multiplier vs. ships)
Range Pukaras (+3)
Line of Sight Gas Lighting (+4)
Pukaras (+3)
Build time Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Other Öresund Customs (auto gather 0.35 coin)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Stronghold
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)
Shared
Card Description Age
TEAM Improved Buildings Building hit points +25%
Machu Picchu Delivers 1 Stronghold Travois; Stronghold build limit +1
Heavy Fortifications Grants all defensive building upgrades; costs 250 wood
Monumental Architecture Building hit points +30%; Town Center and Command Post damage +35%
TEAM Coastal Defenses Building anti-ship attack bonus damage against ships +0.8
  • "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
  • "Machu Picchu" and "Monumental Architecture" are available to the Inca, and also to the Portuguese, and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
  • "TEAM Coastal Defenses" is available to Europeans and Federal Americans.
Europeans
Card Description Age
Improved Buildings Building hit points +40%
Inca
Card Description Age
Extensive Fortifications War Hut build limit +100%; frontier fortification, Wall, and Stronghold hit points +25%
High Ground Town Center, Tambo, War Hut, and Stronghold Line of Sight +15, ranged attack range +5
Cloud Fortresses War Huts and Strongholds can use stealth mode
Huanka Support Delivers 1 Town Travois and 1 War Hut Travois; Town Center build limit +1; building build time -15%; costs 500 coin
Mexicans
Card Description Age
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%

Changelog[]

Definitive Edition[]

  • Strongholds give 280 XP when built and have 10 base damage.
  • Originally, the Stronghold had 6 minimum range, 3 Area of Effect, and capped its bonus damage at 50 units. With update 6159, it has no minimum range, 1.5 Area of Effect, and caps its bonus damage at 25 units.
  • Originally, the Sacsayhuaman technology gave the Stronghold +3 range, +3 Line of Sight and +50% hit points. With update 6159, it gives +1 Area of Effect and +50% hit points.
  • With update 9476, the radius of the "range ring" was corrected, to properly reflect the Stronghold's range.
  • Originally, the Stronghold's in-game description was "A powerful military building that can train and garrison all military units to strengthen its attack.", suggesting that artillery can be garrisoned. With update 9476, the Stronghold's in-game description is "A powerful defensive fortification that can train all Inca military units. Garrisoned units strengthen its attack.", no longer suggesting that artillery can be garrisoned.

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

History[]

The Inca Empire dominated the Andean region not just through remarkable administration and military logistics, but also with a series of extensive strongholds, often situated on mountains or other strategically important locations. Combinations of stone walls, ramparts, and earthworks formed defensible positions from which the Inca could control the surrounding territory.

Strongholds such as Saqsahuaman, Macchu[sic] Picchu, and Ollantaytambo played a critical role in the deadly conflict between the Spanish and the Inca, frustrating attempts by the former to conquer Inca land and the latter to retake it. Despite superior Spanish technology, the firm earthworks and stone ramparts provided a surprisingly staunch resistance against assaults, while defenders used the surrounding terrain to great effect in hampering hostile advances.

Gallery[]

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Common
Dock · House · Livestock Pen · Market · Native Embassy · Stable · Town Center · Trading Post · Wall
Europeans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Church · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Tavern
Native Americans Community Plaza · Corral · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Farm · Tribal Marketplace · War Hut · Fire Pit (removed)
Asians Barracks · Castle · Consulate · Monastery · Rice Paddy · Wonder
Federal Americans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Estate · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Saloon
Africans Arsenal · Field · Granary · Hut · Livestock Market · Palace · Port · War Camp · Watch Tower
Unique
British Manor House
Dutch Bank
Germans Mercenary Camp
Ottomans Mosque
Russians Blockhouse
Aztecs Nobles' Hut
Haudenosaunee Longhouse · Siege Workshop
Lakota Teepee
Chinese Village · War Academy
Indians Caravanserai · Mango Grove · Sacred Field
Japanese Cherry Orchard · Dojo · Shrine
Inca Kallanka · Kancha House · Stronghold · Tambo
Swedes Torp
United States Meeting House · State Capitol
Ethiopians Mountain Monastery
Hausa University
Mexicans Cathedral · Hacienda
Italians Basilica · Lombard
Maltese Commandery · Depot · Fixed Gun · Hospital
Situational
American Citadel (formerly Maya Castle) · Athos Monastery · Battery Tower · Factory · Field Hospital · Regent's Castle
Scenario Editor/campaign only
A Mine of Unknown Origin · Cherokee War Hut · Command Post · Command Post · Fixed Gun · Fort Tower · Gunpowder Stores · Ossuary · The Fountain of Youth · Tower · Watch Tower