War Dog

War Dog
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Pet Hand infantry Archaic infantry* Sees stealth*
Civilization(s)	Spanish
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Explorer
Cost	80 Food
Train time	10 seconds
Train limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	85
Resistance	10% Hand
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	10
Train XP	8
Kill XP	8
Hand attack
Damage	15 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	1.2× vs. Guardian 0.25× vs. Villager

“	War Dog. A fierce canine that obeys commands.	”
—In-game description

The War Dog is a pet unit in Age of Empires III, unique to the Spanish and can be trained by the Explorer.

In-game information

“

War Dogs are primarily trained by the Spanish Explorer. They cost little food and are a big aid in exploring, hunting Treasures in the New World, and harassing Settlers. Choosing certain Politicians as you advance in Age will make your Explorer and his War Dogs even tougher.

”

Overview

The Spanish start a random map game with one War Dog alongside their Explorer, and can train up to four more.

All other civilizations can get War Dogs as a reward from some treasures.

Upgrades

War Dogs are automatically upgraded in every Age.

• +45% hit points and +20% damage
• +55% hit points and +30% damage
• +65% hit points and +40% damage
• +160% hit points and +60% damage

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Treasure guardian
Weak vs.	Villagers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Infantry Breastplate (+10%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Master Lessons (+10%) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Speed	Apache Endurance (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Cost	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (-10%)

Home City Cards

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

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

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Western Reforms	Unit hit points and damage +8%

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Ignatian Spirituality	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Wanderlust	Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)

• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	Land military speed +10%

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%

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%
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
National Servant	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%	Imperial Age

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Conquistador	Hero hit points and damage +50%; War Dog hit points and damage +20%
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack	Hand infantry damage +15%
Archaic Infantry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and foot archer hit points +15%; Rodelero hit points +20% instead
Archaic Infantry Combat	Hand infantry and foot archer hit points and damage +15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and hand cavalry hit points +15%

Random names

Click for a list of random names for the War Dog

• Agave
• Boca Chica
• Bonito
• Boracho
• Camarone
• Cantina
• Cerveza
• Ceviche
• Don Gato
• Dorado
• El Paso
• Fiesta
• Flan
• Frijole
• Gordo
• Guajolete
• Guapo
• Laredo
• Largo
• Leia
• Loco
• Margarita
• Mariposa
• Nacho
• Pablo
• Paco
• Pinata
• Pinto
• Pollo
• Queso
• Reynosa
• Tabata
• Tio Julio

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• War Dogs cost 75 food and get +80% hit points in the Fortress Age and +40% in the Industrial Age.

The African Royals

• With update 13.690, War Dogs get +55% hit points in the Fortress Age and +55% in the Industrial Age.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.4412, War Dogs are tagged as archaic infantry.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, War Dogs cost 80 food.

Trivia

• The War Dog unit portrait shows a German Shepherd, which is one of the two in-game variants, the other being an English Mastiff.

History

“	The Spanish Conquistadors brought dogs with them to the New World. These were big, fierce dogs, probably a mix of mastiff and greyhound. They were good at tracking, hunting, and killing prey (often human). Becerrillo, which means "little bull calf," was owned by Spanish Conquistador Ponce de Leon. Becerrillo sired the more famous Leoncico, "little lion," who stowed away in a wooden cask with his owner, the Explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.	”
—In-game history

Gallery

Variant 1 of the War Dog in Age of Empires III

Variant 2 of the War Dog in Age of Empires III

The two in-game variants of the War Dog in Age of Empires III

War Dog portrait in the Age of Empires III beta

War Dog image from the Compendium section

The two in-game variants of the War Dog in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

See also

• Explorer's Dog – Hero dog
• Peruvian Dog – Inca pet dog
• Mad Dog – Treasure guardian dog
• Fluffy – Cheat unit dog