Tomahawk

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. For the native unit, see Haudenosaunee Tomahawk.

Tomahawk
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Ranged infantry Gunpowder infantry Musket infantry*
Civilization(s)	Haudenosaunee
Age	Commerce Age
Internal name	xpTomahawk
Training
Trained at	War Hut Fort American Citadel
Cost	75 Food 20 Wood 1 Population
Train time	28 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	16
XP train bounty	10
XP kill bounty	10
Ranged attack
Damage	19 Ranged
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	20 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	14 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Cavalry ×2.5 vs. Shock infantry

“	Haudenosaunee warrior that hurls tomahawks into battle. Good against cavalry.	”
—In-game description

The Tomahawk is a ranged heavy infantry unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Haudenosaunee and can be trained at the War Hut once the Commerce Age is reached.

Overview

The Tomahawk is the Haudenosaunee equivalent to the Musketeer, a ranged heavy infantry unit with a strong melee bonus against cavalry. It is fairly cheap and easy to mass, making it among the most commonly trained units for Haudenosaunee players.

Tomahawks have a higher hand damage than most other Musketeer units (exceeded only by the Sepoy and Janissary), but a lower base ranged attack than any other one. This can be compensated for by the use of the Haudenosaunee' extensive Home City upgrades for infantry units, making them potentially among the most powerful heavy infantry available in the Commerce Age. They are incredibly powerful against melee cavalry and most melee infantry.

Tomahawks are unique among Musketeer units in that they have a range upgrade – Lacrosse. This brings their ranged attack up to 14 range, equal to a Strelet. This can give them a slight advantage in crowded fights.

They combine well with either Kanya Horsemen or Aenna in the Commerce Age, and with Light Cannon in the Industrial Age. They are less useful in the Fortress Age, having been superseded by Musket Riders, though they can be used alongside Mantlets or Forest Prowlers as a meatshield to bodyblock against cavalry charges.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Elite Tomahawks	200 wood 100 coin	Upgrades Tomahawks to Elite (+25% hit points and attack)
	Champion Tomahawks	400 wood 200 coin	Upgrades Tomahawks to Champion (+25% hit points and attack); requires Elite Tomahawks
	Legendary Tomahawks	1,500 wood 1,500 coin	Upgrades Tomahawks to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack); requires Champion Tomahawks

Further statistics

As Tomahawks are unique to the Haudenosaunee, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry, shock infantry
Weak vs.	Light infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Smokeless Powder (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Range	Lacrosse (+2)
Line of Sight	Lacrosse (+2)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time	Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%)
Other	Haudenosaunee Scouting Party (ships 5 Tomahawks) Haudenosaunee Raiding Party (ships 10 Tomahawks) Haudenosaunee War Party (ships 15 Tomahawks) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

As Tomahawks are unique to the Haudenosaunee, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Tomahawk

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

• Definitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% attack; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% attack instead

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Grenadier Guards	Musket infantry and grenade troopers get +15% hit points

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry get +5% speed

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
6 Tomahawks	Ships 6 Tomahawks
8 Tomahawks	Ships 8 Tomahawks
9 Tomahawks	Ships 9 Tomahawks
13 Tomahawks	Ships 13 Tomahawks
16 Tomahawks	Ships 16 Tomahawks
Warhut Warrior Attack	Aennas, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers get +15% attack
Warhut Warrior Hitpoints	Aenna, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers get +15% hit points
Warhut Warrior Combat	Aenna, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers get +15% hit points and attack
TEAM Scout Infantry	Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Conservative Tactics	Infantry get +10% hit points and attack
Advanced War Huts	War Huts gets +25% hit points and +6 build limit; Aenna, Tomahawk, and Forest Prowler train time -40%
Battlefield Construction	Aennas, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers can build War Huts, Corrals, and Siege Workshops
Wampum	Training units and constructing buildings grants +35% XP; unit train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead
Onodaga Support	Ships 14 Tomahawks and 500 wood; costs 1,000 coin
National Unity	Cayuga Support, Onondaga Support, Seneca Support, Tuscarora Support, Oneida Support, and Mohawk Support shipments cost -25%

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Maltese

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

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM House of Bernadotte	Heavy infantry get +15% hit points

Dutch

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		10

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack	Gunpowder infantry and archers get +15% attack		10

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25

Iroquois

Card	Description	Age	HC level
6 Tomahawks	Ships 6 Tomahawks		1
8 Tomahawks	Ships 8 Tomahawks		1
9 Tomahawks	Ships 9 Tomahawks		10
13 Tomahawks	Ships 13 Tomahawks		10
16 Tomahawks	Ships 16 Tomahawks		25
Infantry Attack	Infantry get +15% attack		10
Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		10
Infantry Combat	Infantry get +15% hit points and attack		25
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight		10
Conservative Tactics	Aennas, Tomahawks, and Mantlets get +10% hit points and attack		25
Battlefield Construction	Aennas, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers can build War Huts, Corrals, and Siege Workshops		25
Onodaga Support	Ships 14 Tomahawks and 500 wood; costs 1,000 coin		1
National Unity	Cayuga Support, Onondaga Support, Seneca Support, Tuscarora Support, Oneida Support, and Mohawk Support shipments cost -25%		40

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points		10

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dueling School	Infantry (except Skull Knights), Old Han Army, and Territorial Army train time -25%; Black Flag Army, Standard Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -12%		25

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight		10

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• Tomahawks cost 75 food, 25 wood and train in 30 seconds.

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, Tomahawks are tagged as musket infantry.

The African Royals

• With update 38254, Tomahawks cost 75 food, 20 wood and train in 28 seconds.

Trivia

• The Tomahawk inflicts ranged damage akin to a gunpowder unit, while their native warrior version deals hand damage at range, similar to the Throwing Axeman in Age of Empires II.
• The Tomahawk is strangely classified as a gunpowder infantry despite not using any kind of gunpowder weapons. Since update 23511, the Tomahawk is also tagged as musket infantry, but it does not wield a musket.
• In The WarChiefs, when the Tomahawk performed the ranged attack, it left a trail of smoke, as if it had shot with a firearm. This error was corrected in the Definitive Edition.

History

The WarChiefs

“

The Tomahawk is a type of axe used by Native Americans. It has a wooden shaft and a stone, iron, or brass head. A popular version of the Tomahawk could double as a smoking pipe, blending together symbols of war and peace. Iroquois men traded furs for these ingenious pipe tomahawks. Very ornate versions of these tomahawks were given as gifts to Native American leaders and were fashionable to both carry and wield.

”

Definitive Edition

“

The Tomahawk is a type of axe used by Native Americans. It has a wooden shaft and a stone, iron, or brass head. A popular version of the Tomahawk could double as a smoking pipe, blending together symbols of war and peace. Haudenosaunee men traded furs for these ingenious pipe tomahawks. Very ornate versions of these tomahawks were given as gifts to Native American leaders and were fashionable to both carry and wield.

”

Gallery

A native Iroquois (minor tribe) Tomahawk on the left and an Iroquois (major civilization) Tomahawk on the right

An in-game Tomahawk

An in-game Elite Tomahawk

An in-game Champion/Legendary Tomahawk

An in-game Tomahawk in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Elite Tomahawk in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Champion/Legendary Tomahawk in the Definitive Edition