Tlaloc Canoe is very effective against other boats and undefended buildings, but like all ships, it is vulnerable to artillery and defensive buildings. It has good range, speed, and damage, but like all canoes, is most potent if built in numbers. The Tlaloc Canoe is the strongest native boat in the game, being able to defeat most Galleons in one-on-one combat. The Frigate can defeat them by a very narrow margin, but Tlaloc Canoes are much cheaper than Frigates. It can also fish, but like all other canoes and the Marathan Catamaran, it is far less efficient at the role than other Fishing Boats.
Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources (except hunts) +8%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate +8%
For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
TEAM Rendering Plant
Fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +10%
European Cannons
War ship damage +15%, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +2
Admiralty
Dock war ship technology cost and research time -60%
Colegio de San Nicolas
Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Chaac, the namesake of the Chaac Canoe, is the Mayan god of rain, thunder, and lightning.
Despite its in-game description, the Tlaloc Canoe does not have a broadside attack. It is unknown if this is a mistake in the description or a bug in the unit.
The Lakota have the Birchbark card, which also reduces the cost of Tlaloc Canoes, but does not grant access to them.
History[]
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Canoes were widely used by the Aztecs to transport goods throughout Tenochtitlan's many water causeways and canals. (As the Aztecs had neither horses, oxen, nor the wheel, this mode of transport was critical to their economy.) Warriors also used dugout canoes when traveling to remote parts of their empire.
Legendary War Boats
Long Lines (+30%)
Gill Nets (+15%)
Huron Fish Wedding (+15%)
Fasting (+10%)
Aztec Chinampa (+5%)
Klamath Work Ethos (+5%)
Excessive Tribute (+50% from whales; Aztecs only)
Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% from whales)
Somali Coinage (+10% from whales)
Armor Plating (+50%; Mexicans only)
Improved Cordage (+25%; Aztecs only)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Cipactli Worship (+10%; Aztecs only)
Tar Kilns (+10%)
Carronade (+25%; Mexicans only)
River Raids (+25%; Aztecs only)
Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification)
Town Watch (+3; Mexicans only)
Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Immigrants (-10%; Aztecs only)
Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Öresund Customs (auto gather 0.25 coin/s)
Advanced Dock
Fish Market
Improved Warships
TEAM Improved Warships
2 Tlaloc Canoes
3 Tlaloc Canoes
Offshore Support
Water Ceremony
Artificial Islands
TEAM Whale Oil
TEAM Birchbark
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
TEAM Sengoku
TEAM Chonindo
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
TEAM Mariachi
TEAM Rendering Plant
European Cannons
Admiralty
Colegio de San Nicolas
TEAM Fish Market
TEAM Cold Water Port
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
