War Canoe

War Canoe
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Ship War ship Fishing boat
Civilization(s)	Native Americans (except the Inca) Maya
Age	Fortress Age (Native Americans) Revolution (Maya)
Training
Trained at	Dock
Cost	150 Wood 100 Coin
Train time	25 seconds
Train limit	10
Statistics
Hit points	400
Resistance	50% Ranged
Speed	9.0
Line of Sight	29
Garrison	50
Ability	Gather from fish and whale Transports land units
Train XP	25
Kill XP	25
Ranged attack
Damage	40 Ranged
Area of Effect	1
Range	25
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	100 Siege
Range	25
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Strong in naval combat when built in number.	”
—In-game description

The War Canoe is a warship in the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Native American civilizations, except Inca, and can be trained at the Dock once the Fortress Age is reached.

The main naval combat unit of the Haudenosaunee and the Lakota, it can transport land units and also gather from fishes and whales.

Overview

The War Canoe is stronger than many other ships which can be trained by the Haudenosaunee and the Lakota, but the Aztec Tlaloc Canoe is stronger. It has an acceptable amount of hit points and can take down larger ships when massed, or through the use of the Water Ceremony or Charging Ceremony. It can also fish, though like all canoes and the Marathan Catamaran, is less efficient than Fishing Boats.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
Imperial Age	Legendary War Boats	1,000 wood 1,000 coin	War Canoes, Tlaloc Canoes, and Chincha Rafts get +25% hit points and damage

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, buildings close to shore
Weak vs.	Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures
Improvements
Gather rate	Long Lines (+30%) Gill Nets (+15%) Huron Fish Wedding (+15%) Fasting (+10%) Aztec Chinampa (+5%) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Excessive Tribute (+50% from whales; Native Americans only) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% from whales) Somali Coinage (+10% from whales)
Hit points	Armor Plating (+50%; Mexicans only) Rawhide Covers (+30%; Haudenosaunee only) Improved Cordage (+25%; Native Americans only) Byzantine Legacy (+15%) Cipactli Worship (+10%; Aztecs only) Tar Kilns (+10%)
Attack	Carronade (+25%; Mexicans only) Flaming Arrows (+30%; Lakota only) River Raids (+25%; Native Americans only) Cipactli Worship (+10%; Aztecs only) Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3; Mexicans only)
Cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time	Immigrants (-10%; Native Americans only)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost) Öresund Customs (auto gather 0.125 coin)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the War Canoe

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
Advanced Dock	Dock damage +100%, heal work rate for ships +85%; war ship train time -33%
Fish Market	Fishing boat gather work rate for fish +25%, for whale +20%
Improved Warships	War ship hit points and damage +25%
TEAM Improved Warships	War ship hit points and damage +10%

• "Advanced Dock" and "Fish Market" are available to the Mexicans and Native Americans.
• "Improved Warships" is not available to the Lakota.
• "TEAM Improved Warships" is available to the Chinese and Maltese.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
Artificial Islands	War ship wood cost -35%
Offshore Support	War ship damage +15%, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +2

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Whale Oil	Fishing boat gather work rate for whale +15%

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Wampum	Unit train bounty +35%, train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead; building build bounty +35%
TEAM Birchbark	Canoe, War Canoe, Tlaloc Canoe, and Battle Canoe wood cost -15%; Fishing Canoe wood cost -5%

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%
TEAM Chonindo	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%

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Winter Counts	Unit train bounty +40%; building build bounty +20%
Birchbark	Canoe, War Canoe, and Tlaloc Canoe wood cost -25%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	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

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.

Native Americans

Card	Description	Age
2 War Canoes	Delivers 2 War Canoes
4 War Canoes	Delivers 4 War Canoes
4 Advanced War Canoes	Delivers 4 War Canoes; War Canoe hit points +20%
Water Ceremony	Enables Water Ceremony at the Community Plaza

• "2 War Canoes" and "4 War Canoes" are not available to the Inca.
• "4 Advanced War Canoes" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Lakota.
• "Water Ceremony" is not available to the Lakota.

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Fish Market	Fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +10%

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cold Water Port	War ship cost -15%

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• War Canoes have 34 Line of Sight and 30 range.

Definitive Edition

• War Canoes have 29 Line of Sight and 25 range.

Trivia

• Just like the Canoe, the models used by the rowers and fighter in the War Canoe are the same as the Maya Holcan Spearman and the Cree Tracker, respectively.

History

“

One of the largest canoes used by Native Americans comes from the Pacific Northwest. The people there would make large dugout canoes by hollowing out the huge trees native to the region. For example, the Haida constructed war canoes from 70 to 100 feet long, which could hold as many as sixty warriors. Neighboring tribes, like the Makah, still use similar canoes to hunt whales and other sea mammals.

”

Gallery

An in-game War Canoe

An in-game War Canoe in the Definitive Edition

War Canoe image from the Compendium section