Warrior

This article is about the unit. For the Tribal Council member, see The Warrior.

Warrior
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Infantry Ranged infantry
Civilization(s)	Native Americans
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Community Plaza (Call the People Ceremony)
Population	0
Train time	See Call the People Ceremony
Train limit	8
Statistics
Hit points	100
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	15
XP kill bounty	10
Hand attack
Damage	13 Hand
Bonus damage	×2.0 vs. Siege unit ×0.25 vs. Villager
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	20 Ranged
Bonus damage	Same as melee
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	5 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Notes
Loses 2% of maximum hit points every second until left with only 1 HP

“	Quick-training Native defender who quickly loses hitpoints, becoming less effective over time.	”
—In-game description

The Warrior is a ranged infantry in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that can be spawned through the Call the People Ceremony at the Community Plaza. It fulfills the same role as the Militiaman, Minuteman, Irregular, Bashibozuk and Levied Bowman for Native American civilizations, except they have a train limit of 8 and cost 0 population.

Overview

Like Militiamen and Sentries/Irregulars, Warriors quickly lose hit points over time, which only stops when they have only 1 hit point remaining. Any damage taken after that will kill them, making them almost useless once this occurs; however, Warriors are quite strong against Villagers. Warriors are also useful in temporary battles or to react quickly to an immediate crisis.

Warriors are a good tool for quickly defending settlements, especially Town Centers. However, despite their good attack, their train limit of six and the fact that they automatically lose hit points make Warriors ineffective on the offensive and they should strictly be used for emergency defensive purposes.

Warriors do not lose hit points while garrisoned in ships.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Pikemen, siege units
Weak vs.	Light infantry, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance) Bonepipe Armor (+10% siege resistance; Lakota only)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)

Home City Cards

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

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.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
Chichimeca Rebellion	Turns Puma Spearmen into Jaguar Prowl Knights, Coyote Runners into Eagle Runner Knights, and Otontin Slingers into Arrow Knights; Villagers turn into Warriors upon death; costs 1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin

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
TEAM Scout Infantry	Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight

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

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Moccasins	Infantry get +10% speed

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

Spanish

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

Dutch

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		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
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight		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

Sioux

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Wind Runner	Infantry get +10% speed		10

Spanish

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

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• Warriors have 200 hit points, 26 ranged damage, a build limit of 6, and cost 1 population.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Warriors cost 0 population.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, Warriors have 100 hit points, 20 ranged damage, and a build limit of 8.
• With update 13.58326, Warriors give 10 XP when killed.

History

“

Long before recorded history, humans have sought ways to connect with nature and one another. The traditional dances of Native Americans express that core desire in many different ways. More than recreation, the dance was a way to share the concerns, dreams, and fears of the tribal unit. Tribal members danced to chants and drums, flutes, and other musical instruments. Dances had a variety of purposes: for a plentiful harvest, such as the Corn Grinding Song of the Zuni; as a prayer for rain during the scorching time of summer, such as the Hopi Snake Dance; and to bring forth better hunting, such as the Deer Dance of the Navajo. No matter the tribe or season, the act of the dance itself is better understood as a means of prayer and communion with the great and mysterious powers of the spirit world.

”

Trivia

• Although armed with a bow, the Warrior is not tagged as an Archer.

Gallery

An in-game Warrior

Warrior stats

Three Warriors

In-game Warrior in the Definitive Edition