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{{Infobox Unit
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{{Infobox unit
|unit = Warrior Priest
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|Name = Warrior Priest
|image = Warrior priest.png
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|Image = Warrior priest.png
|orignalgame = ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|The WarChiefs]]''
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|Intro = {{AoE3Icon|TWC}} ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|The WarChiefs]]''
|type = {{Icon|Inf}} [[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]]<br/>Melee infantry
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|Type = {{AoE3Icon|Inf}} [[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]]<br/>Melee infantry
|available = [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]]
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|Civilization = {{AoE3Civ|Aztecs}} [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]]
|age = {{AoE3Age|2}} [[Colonial Age]]
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|Age = {{AoE3Age|2}} [[Colonial Age]]
|ability = Heals injured units (10 hit points per second, range 12)<br/>Dance at the [[Fire Pit]]; counts as two units
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|Ability = Heals injured units (10 [[hit points]] per second, range 12)<br/>Dance at the [[Fire Pit]] as two units
 
|Building = [[File:Fire pit icon.png|22px]] [[Fire Pit]] <small>([[Holy Dance]])</small>
|cost = {{Tooltip|{{Resources|coin=200}}|This value is redundant since the Warrior Priest is automatically trained for free by the Fire Pit through Holy Dance.}}
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|Coin = {{Tooltip|200|This value is redundant since the Warrior Priest is automatically trained for free by the Fire Pit through Holy Dance.}}
|building = [[File:Fire pit icon.png|24px]] [[Fire Pit]] <small>([[Holy Dance]])</small>
 
|time = See [[Holy Dance]]
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|TrainTime = See [[Holy Dance]]
|pop = 1
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|Limit = 10
|limit = 10
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|HP = 360
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|Resists = 10% vs. Ranged
|hp = 360
 
|speed = 4
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|Speed = 4
|los = 12
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|LOS = 12
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|Pop = 1
|resists = 10% vs. {{Icon|Ranged}} Ranged
 
|xpk = 20
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|XPkill = 20
|mdamage = 5
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|MDamage = 5
|mrof = 1.5
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|MROF = 1.5
 
}}
 
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{{Quote|Heals injured units and are also effective in combat. Warrior Priests are extremely effective when dancing at the Fire Pit.|In-game description}}
 
{{Quote|Heals injured units and are also effective in combat. Warrior Priests are extremely effective when dancing at the Fire Pit.|In-game description}}
The '''Warrior Priest''' is a special unit in ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs]]'' that is unique to the [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]] and can be obtained through [[Holy Dance]] or shipped from the [[Home City]]. It is similar to the [[Medicine Man]] but holds a stronger attack and can dance as two [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]] at the [[Fire Pit]].
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The '''Warrior Priest''' is a special unit in ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs]]'' that is unique to the [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]] and can be obtained through [[Holy Dance]] or shipped from the [[Home City]]. It functions similarly to the [[Medicine Man]] but holds a stronger attack in later Ages and can dance as two [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]] at the [[Fire Pit]]. In standard [[random map]] games, the Aztecs start with a Warrior Priest alongside the [[Aztec War Chief]].
   
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
Warrior Priests heal close-by units at a rate of 10 hit points per second. They can also be assigned to dance around the Fire Pit where they count as two Villagers each. The player is given one Warrior Priest at the start of the game, and it is possible to create up to ten Warrior Priests in the Fire Pit by dancing the [[Holy Dance]]. The Warrior Priest also has a melee attack which initially deals 5 damage but increases to 15 at the [[Colonial Age]] and 20 at the [[Fortress Age]].
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Warrior Priests heal close-by units at a rate of 10 [[hit points]] per second. They can also be assigned to dance around the Fire Pit where they count as two Villagers each. The player is given one Warrior Priest at the start of the game, and it is possible to create up to ten Warrior Priests in the Fire Pit by dancing the [[Holy Dance]]. The Warrior Priest also has a melee attack which initially does 5 damage but increases to 15 in the [[Colonial Age]], 30 in the [[Fortress Age]], 45 in the [[Industrial Age]], and 60 in the [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires III)|Imperial Age]].
   
 
Warrior Priests are considered infantry and are affected by improvements and [[Home City Card]]s that reduce infantry training time.
 
Warrior Priests are considered infantry and are affected by improvements and [[Home City Card]]s that reduce infantry training time.
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* Is recommended to spawn them as quickly as possible in the [[Colonial Age]].
 
* Is recommended to spawn them as quickly as possible in the [[Colonial Age]].
 
* Two or Three Aztec Home City Cards are very important to spawn them quickly, shown from most important to least:
 
* Two or Three Aztec Home City Cards are very important to spawn them quickly, shown from most important to least:
** [[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School).png|24px]] '''Fencing School'''. Reduces [[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] train time by -40%.
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::[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School).png|22px]] ''Fencing School'' Reduces [[Infantry#Age of Empires III|infantry]] train time by -40%.
** [[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(3_Warrior_Priests).png|24px]] '''3 Warrior Priests'''. Ships 3 Warrior Priests.
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::[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(3_Warrior_Priests).png|22px]] ''3 Warrior Priests'' Self-explanatory.
** [[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(2_Warrior_Priests).png|24px]] '''TEAM 2 Warrior Priests'''. Ships 2 Warrior Priests to the player and their teammates. Very useful if the player's allies are also Native Americans, as the new Warrior Priests can be used at the Fire Pit.
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::[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(2_Warrior_Priests).png|22px]] ''TEAM 2 Warrior Priests'' Self-explanatory. Very useful if the player's allies are also Native Americans, as the new Warrior Priests can be used at the Fire Pit.
 
* It is not necessary for Aztecs to use the Warrior Priest to heal units, as they have [[Healing Dance]], which is more efficient, healing all inactive military units.
 
* It is not necessary for Aztecs to use the Warrior Priest to heal units, as they have [[Healing Dance]], which is more efficient, healing all inactive military units.
 
* Warrior Priest spawn time is longer in ''The Warchiefs'' than in ''The Asian Dynasties''.
 
* Warrior Priest spawn time is longer in ''The Warchiefs'' than in ''The Asian Dynasties''.
   
 
== Further statistics ==
 
== Further statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; width: 100%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 89%; width: 100%;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="2" style="font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Unit strengths and weaknesses
 
! colspan="2" style="font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Unit strengths and weaknesses
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|-
 
|-
 
|'''Hit points'''
 
|'''Hit points'''
|[[File:Unction.png|24px]] [[Mission Fervor]] (+35%, Europeans only)<br/>[[File:Infantry Breastplate.png|24px]] [[Infantry Breastplate]] (+10%)<br/>[[File:Thin Red Line.png|24px]] [[Thin Red Line]] (+20%, [[British]] only)<br/>[[File:Cree Tanning.png|24px]] [[Cree Tanning]] (+5%)<br/>[[File:Maya Cotton Armor.png|24px]] [[Maya Cotton Armor]] (+20%)<br/>[[File:Navajo Weaving.png|24px]] [[Navajo Weaving]] (+5%)
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|[[File:Unction.png|22px]] [[Mission Fervor]] (+35%, Europeans only)<br />[[File:Infantry Breastplate.png|22px]] [[Infantry Breastplate]] (+10%)<br />[[File:Thin Red Line.png|22px]] [[Thin Red Line]] (+20%, [[British]] only)<br />[[File:Cree Tanning.png|22px]] [[Cree Tanning]] (+5%)<br />[[File:Maya Cotton Armor.png|22px]] [[Maya Cotton Armor]] (+20%)<br />[[File:Navajo Weaving.png|22px]] [[Navajo Weaving]] (+5%)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''Attack'''
 
|'''Attack'''
|[[File:Carib Kasiri Beer.png|24px]] [[Carib Kasiri Beer]] (+10%)<br/>[[File:Zapotec Cult of the Dead.png|24px]] [[Zapotec Cult of the Dead]] (+20%)<br/>[[File:Yoga.png|24px]] [[Yoga]] (+5%)<br/>[[File:Master Lessons.png|24px]] [[Master Lessons]] (+10%)
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|[[File:Carib Kasiri Beer.png|22px]] [[Carib Kasiri Beer]] (+10%)<br />[[File:Zapotec Cult of the Dead.png|22px]] [[Zapotec Cult of the Dead]] (+20%)<br />[[File:Yoga.png|22px]] [[Yoga]] (+5%)<br />[[File:Master Lessons.png|22px]] [[Master Lessons]] (+10%)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''Speed'''
 
|'''Speed'''
|[[File:Unction.png|24px]] [[Mission Fervor]] (+15%, Europeans only)<br/>[[File:Military Drummers.png|24px]] [[Military Drummers]] (+10%)<br/>[[File:Tillys Discipline.png|24px]] [[Tilly's Discipline]] (+20%, [[Germans]] only)<br/>[[File:Inca Road-building.png|24px]] [[Incan Road-building]] (+20%)<br/>[[File:Apache Endurance.png|24px]] [[Apache Endurance]] (+5%)
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|[[File:Unction.png|22px]] [[Mission Fervor]] (+15%, Europeans only)<br />[[File:Military Drummers.png|22px]] [[Military Drummers]] (+10%)<br />[[File:Tillys Discipline.png|22px]] [[Tilly's Discipline]] (+20%, [[Germans]] only)<br />[[File:Inca Road-building.png|22px]] [[Incan Road-building]] (+20%)<br />[[File:Apache Endurance.png|22px]] [[Apache Endurance]] (+5%)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''Sight'''
 
|'''Sight'''
|[[File:Town Watch.png|24px]] [[Town Watch (Age of Empires III)|Town Watch]] (+2)
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|[[File:Town Watch.png|22px]] [[Town Watch (Age of Empires III)|Town Watch]] (+2)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''Creation speed'''
 
|'''Creation speed'''
|[[File:Inca Chaquis Messengers.png|24px]] [[Incan Chasquis Messengers]] (-25%)
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|[[File:Inca Chaquis Messengers.png|22px]] [[Incan Chasquis Messengers]] (-25%)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''Penalties'''
 
|'''Penalties'''
|[[File:Thin Red Line.png|24px]] [[Thin Red Line]] (-25% speed, [[British]] only)
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|[[File:Thin Red Line.png|22px]] [[Thin Red Line]] (-25% speed, [[British]] only)
 
|}
 
|}
   
 
== Home City Cards ==
 
== Home City Cards ==
As the Warrior Priest can only be spawned and shipped by the [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]], only other civilizations' cards that affects them are listed here.
 
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
 
|- sab="1147"
 
|- sab="1147"
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=== Aztecs ===
 
=== Aztecs ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%" | Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%" | Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%" | [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(2_Warrior_Priests).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM 2 Warrior Priests'''</center>
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|[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(2_Warrior_Priests).png|22px]] '''TEAM 2 Warrior Priests'''
 
|Ships 2 Warrior Priests
 
|Ships 2 Warrior Priests
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(3_Warrior_Priests).png|center]]<center>'''3 Warrior Priests'''</center>
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|[[File:Aztec_Home_City_1_(3_Warrior_Priests).png|22px]] '''3 Warrior Priests'''
 
|Ships 3 Warrior Priests
 
|Ships 3 Warrior Priests
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School).png|center]]<center>'''Fencing School'''</center>
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|[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School).png|22px]] '''Fencing School'''
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] train time -40%; [[Skull Knight]]s spawn 40% faster
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|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] train time -40%
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
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|}
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=== [[Chinese (Age of Empires III)|Chinese]] ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
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! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
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|-
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|[[File:Western_reforms.png|22px]] '''Western Reforms'''
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|All units get +8% [[hit points]] and attack
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|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
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| style="text-align: center;" |40
 
|}
 
|}
 
=== [[Dutch]] ===
 
=== [[Dutch]] ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%" | Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%" | Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%" | [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Dutch_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Hitpoints).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Infantry Hitpoints'''</center>
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|[[File:Dutch_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Hitpoints).png|22px]] '''TEAM Infantry Hitpoints'''
 
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] gets +15% [[hit points]]
 
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] gets +15% [[hit points]]
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
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=== [[Indians (Age of Empires III)|Indians]] ===
 
=== [[Indians (Age of Empires III)|Indians]] ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%"| Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%"| Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
! style="width: 5%"| [[Age]]
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! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%"| [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
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|-
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|[[File:Dravidian martial arts.png|22px]] '''Dravidian Martial Arts'''
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|All units get +15% melee attack +1 [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villager]]
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|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
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| style="text-align: center;" |40
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Shivajis tactics.png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Shivaji's Tactics'''</center>
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|[[File:Shivajis tactics.png|22px]] '''TEAM Shivaji's Tactics'''
 
|All units get +5% [[hit points]] and attack
 
|All units get +5% [[hit points]] and attack
 
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
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=== [[Iroquois]] ===
 
=== [[Iroquois]] ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%"| Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%"| Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
! style="width: 5%"| [[Age]]
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! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%"| [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Attack).png|center]]<center>'''Infantry Attack'''</center>
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|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Attack).png|22px]] '''Infantry Attack'''
 
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] gets +15% attack
 
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] gets +15% attack
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Hitpoints).png|center]]<center>'''Infantry Hitpoints'''</center>
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|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Hitpoints).png|22px]] '''Infantry Hitpoints'''
 
|Infantry gets +15% [[hit points]]
 
|Infantry gets +15% [[hit points]]
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Combat).png|center]]<center>'''Infantry Combat'''</center>
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|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_(Infantry_Combat).png|22px]] '''Infantry Combat'''
 
|Infantry gets +15% hit points and attack
 
|Infantry gets +15% hit points and attack
 
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_%28Scout_Infantry%29.png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Scout Infantry'''</center>
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|[[File:Iroquois_Home_City_2_%28Scout_Infantry%29.png|22px]] '''TEAM Scout Infantry'''
 
|Infantry gets +8 [[Line of Sight|LOS]]
 
|Infantry gets +8 [[Line of Sight|LOS]]
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
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=== [[Russians]] ===
 
=== [[Russians]] ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%" | Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%" | Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%" | [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Russian_Home_City_1_(Cheap_Priests).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Cheap Priests'''</center>
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|[[File:Russian_Home_City_1_(Cheap_Priests).png|22px]] '''TEAM Cheap Priests'''
 
|[[Priest (Age of Empires III)|Priests]], [[Imam (Age of Empires III)|Imams]], and [[Missionary (Age of Empires III)|Missionaries]] cost -50% and train time -75%; [[Medicine Man]] and Warrior Priest spawn time -15%
 
|[[Priest (Age of Empires III)|Priests]], [[Imam (Age of Empires III)|Imams]], and [[Missionary (Age of Empires III)|Missionaries]] cost -50% and train time -75%; [[Medicine Man]] and Warrior Priest spawn time -15%
 
|{{AoE3Age|2}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Russian_Home_City_3_(Dueling_School).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Dueling School'''</center>
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|[[File:Russian_Home_City_3_(Dueling_School).png|22px]] '''TEAM Dueling School'''
|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] train time -25%; [[Skull Knight]]s spawn 25% faster; [[banner army]] train time -12%
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|[[Infantry#Age of Empires III|Infantry]] train time -25%; [[banner army]] train time -12%
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
 
| style="text-align: center;" |25
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=== [[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]] ===
 
=== [[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]] ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! style="width: 15%" | Card
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! style="width: 25%" | Card
! style="width: 75%" | Description
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! style="width: 60%" | Description
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
 
! style="width: 5%" | [[Age]]
! style="width: 5%" | [[Home City]] level
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! style="width: 10%" | [[Home City|HC]] level
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Spanish_Home_City_1_(Hand_Infantry_Attack).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Hand Infantry Attack'''</center>
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|[[File:Spanish_Home_City_1_(Hand_Infantry_Attack).png|22px]] '''TEAM Hand Infantry Attack'''
 
|Melee infantry gets +15% attack
 
|Melee infantry gets +15% attack
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
| style="text-align: center;" |10
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
 
|- bgcolor=#00FF00
|[[File:Spanish_Home_City_3_(Inquisition).png|center]]<center>'''TEAM Inquisition'''</center>
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|[[File:Spanish_Home_City_3_(Inquisition).png|22px]] '''TEAM Inquisition'''
 
|All units get +10 [[Line of Sight|LOS]]
 
|All units get +10 [[Line of Sight|LOS]]
 
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
 
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
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WarriorPriest.jpg|The Warrior Priest from the in game history section
 
WarriorPriest.jpg|The Warrior Priest from the in game history section
 
</gallery>
 
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{{Units List (Age of Empires III)}}
 
{{Units List (Age of Empires III)}}
 
{{Civilian Units (Age of Empires III)}}
 
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[[Category:Scouts]]
 
[[Category:Scouts]]
 
[[Category:Aztec units]]
 
[[Category:Aztec units]]
[[Category:Temple]]
 
 
[[Category:Healers]]
 
[[Category:Healers]]
 
[[Category:The WarChiefs]]
 
[[Category:The WarChiefs]]

Revision as of 03:52, 23 February 2020

Heals injured units and are also effective in combat. Warrior Priests are extremely effective when dancing at the Fire Pit.
—In-game description

The Warrior Priest is a special unit in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Aztecs and can be obtained through Holy Dance or shipped from the Home City. It functions similarly to the Medicine Man but holds a stronger attack in later Ages and can dance as two Villagers at the Fire Pit. In standard random map games, the Aztecs start with a Warrior Priest alongside the Aztec War Chief.

Overview

Warrior Priests heal close-by units at a rate of 10 hit points per second. They can also be assigned to dance around the Fire Pit where they count as two Villagers each. The player is given one Warrior Priest at the start of the game, and it is possible to create up to ten Warrior Priests in the Fire Pit by dancing the Holy Dance. The Warrior Priest also has a melee attack which initially does 5 damage but increases to 15 in the Colonial Age, 30 in the Fortress Age, 45 in the Industrial Age, and 60 in the Imperial Age.

Warrior Priests are considered infantry and are affected by improvements and Home City Cards that reduce infantry training time.

Strategies

  • Assign the spawn reunion point to the Fire Pit to make the Warrior Priest dance automatically (this strategy doesn't work in The Asian Dynasties, probably due to a bug).
  • In the Discovery Age, use the free Warrior Priest to increase XP generation until the Colonial Age.
  • Is recommended to spawn them as quickly as possible in the Colonial Age.
  • Two or Three Aztec Home City Cards are very important to spawn them quickly, shown from most important to least:
Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School) Fencing School – Reduces infantry train time by -40%.
Aztec Home City 1 (3 Warrior Priests) 3 Warrior Priests – Self-explanatory.
Aztec Home City 1 (2 Warrior Priests) TEAM 2 Warrior Priests – Self-explanatory. Very useful if the player's allies are also Native Americans, as the new Warrior Priests can be used at the Fire Pit.
  • It is not necessary for Aztecs to use the Warrior Priest to heal units, as they have Healing Dance, which is more efficient, healing all inactive military units.
  • Warrior Priest spawn time is longer in The Warchiefs than in The Asian Dynasties.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything
Improvements
Hit points Unction Mission Fervor (+35%, Europeans only)
Infantry Breastplate Infantry Breastplate (+10%)
Thin Red Line Thin Red Line (+20%, British only)
Cree Tanning Cree Tanning (+5%)
Maya Cotton Armor Maya Cotton Armor (+20%)
Navajo Weaving Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack Carib Kasiri Beer Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%)
Zapotec Cult of the Dead Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%)
Yoga Yoga (+5%)
Master Lessons Master Lessons (+10%)
Speed Unction Mission Fervor (+15%, Europeans only)
Military Drummers Military Drummers (+10%)
Tillys Discipline Tilly's Discipline (+20%, Germans only)
File:Inca Road-building.png Incan Road-building (+20%)
Apache Endurance Apache Endurance (+5%)
Sight Town Watch Town Watch (+2)
Creation speed File:Inca Chaquis Messengers.png Incan Chasquis Messengers (-25%)
Penalties Thin Red Line Thin Red Line (-25% speed, British only)

Home City Cards

History

The most densely populated region of the New World in 1492 was Mesoamerica, the region where North and Central America meet. Among the people living there were the Aztecs (also known as Mexica or Tenocha); they built a complex civilization centered around their great city of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). This was one of the largest cities in the world (with an estimated population of 200,000) and arguably more beautiful and cleaner than most contemporary European capitals.

In Aztec society, membership in the calpulli established each individual's religious and secular schooling, as well as how they would be trained in warfare. The men of a calpulli served together in battle and on the numerous public works projects. Their soldiers wielded weapons of wood and stone, and they often sought prisoners to be sacrificed in religious ceremonies.

The male children of the upper classes attended a special school called a calmecac. It was there they learned the secrets of the Aztec priesthood and how to perform religious ceremonies and responsibilities - in essence, grooming them for leadership, since in Aztec society government and religion were virtually indistinguishable.

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Military units in Age of Empires III
Common/shared units
3Icon48px Age of Empires IIIExplorer aoe3de Explorer · Militiaman de Militiaman · Crossbow aoe3de Crossbowman · Pikeman aoe3de Pikeman · Halberdier de Halberdier · Musketeer icon aoe3de Musketeer · Skirmisher aoe3de Skirmisher · Grenadier de Grenadier · Hussar aoe3de Hussar · Dragoon aoe3de Dragoon · Cavalry archer portrait aoe3de updated Cavalry Archer · Falconet aoe3de Falconet · Culverin icon aoe3de Culverin · Mortar de Mortar · Heavy cannon de Heavy Cannon · Caravel aoe3de Caravel · Galleon aoe3de Galleon · Frigate aoe3de Frigate · Monitor aoe3de Monitor
3WCIcon48px The WarChiefsWarrior de Warrior · Horse art de Horse Artillery · Petard aoe3de Petard · Spy aoe3de portrait updated Spy · Native canoe aoe3de Canoe · War canoe aoe3de War Canoe · Ironclad aoe3de Ironclad
Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition*Captured mortar aoe3de Captured Mortar · Sloop aoe3de Sloop · Steamer aoe3de Steamer · Battleship portrait Battleship
Age3DE Icon The African RoyalsLevied spearman portrait aoe3de Levied Spearman · Levied bowman portrait aoe3de Levied Bowman · Levied gunner portrait aoe3de Levied Gunner · Javelin rider aoe3de Javelin Rider · Desert warrior portrait aoe3de Desert Warrior · Desert archer portrait aoe3de Desert Archer · Desert raider portrait aoe3de Desert Raider · Battle canoe portrait aoe3de Battle Canoe · Cannon boat portrait aoe3de Cannon Boat
Unique units
Flag BritishDE BritishLongbow aoe3de Longbowman · Ranger portrait Ranger · Rocket de Rocket
Flag DutchDE DutchRuyter de Ruyter · Fluyt aoe3de Fluyt
Flag FrenchDE FrenchCuirassier de Cuirassier
Flag GermanDE GermansGermans landwehr portrait Landwehr · Doppel de Doppelsoldner · Uhlan portrait aoe3de updated Uhlan · War wagon de War Wagon
Flag OttomanDE OttomansOttomans bashibozuk portrait Bashibozuk · Janissary aoe3de Janissary · Ottomans azap portrait Azap · Nizam icon Nizam Fusilier · Ottomans deli portrait Deli · Ottomans abus gunner portrait Abus Gunner · Ottomans humbaraci portrait Humbaraci · Great bombard de Great Bombard · Spy ottoman portrait Muhbir · Spahi de Sipahi · Galley aoe3de Galley
Flag PortugueseDE PortugueseOrdinance rifleman portrait Ordinance Rifleman · Cacador de Cassador · Organ aoe3de Organ Gun
Flag RussianDE RussiansStrelet de Strelet · Russians rekrut portrait aoe3de Rekrut · Russians poruchik portrait aoe3de Poruchik · Cossack de Cossack · Oprichink de Oprichnik
Flag SpanishDE SpanishRandelero de Rodelero · Lancer portrait aoe3de updated Lancer
Flag AztecDE AztecsAztecChief AoE3DE Aztec War Chief · Eagle scout aoe3de Eagle Scout · Coyote runner aoe3de Coyote Runner · Otontin slinger Otontin Slinger · Puma spearman de Puma Spearman · Arrow knight de Arrow Knight · Eagle runner knight de Eagle Runner Knight · Jaguar prowl knight de Jaguar Prowl Knight · Warrior priest de Warrior Priest · Skull knight aoe3de Skull Knight · Tlaloc aoe3de Tlaloc Canoe
Flag IroquoisDE HaudenosauneeIro warchief aoe3de Haudenosaunee War Chief · Aenna de Aenna · Tomahawk de Tomahawk · Forest prowler de Forest Prowler · Kanya de Kanya Horseman · Musket rider de Musket Rider · Ram aoe3de Ram · Iro mantlet de Mantlet · Light cannon de Light Cannon
Flag SiouxDE LakotaSx warchief aoe3de Lakota War Chief · Cetan de Cetan Bowman · Club warrior de Club Warrior · Wakina de Wakina Rifle · Axe rider de Axe Rider · Bow rider de Bow Rider · Rifle rider de Rifle Rider · Tashunke de Tashunke Prowler · Tokala soldier portrait updated Tokala Soldier
Flag ChineseDE ChineseShaolin master aoe3de Shaolin Master · Shaolin monk aoe3de Disciple · Sentry cn jp de Sentry · Irregular cn jp de Irregular · Chu ko nu aoe3de Chu Ko Nu · Qiang pikeman de Qiang Pikeman · Changdao de Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier de Arquebusier · Steppe rider de Steppe Rider · Keshik de Keshik · Iron flail de Iron Flail · Meteor hammer de Meteor Hammer · Flamethrower de Flamethrower · Hand mortar de Hand Mortar · Flying crow de Flying Crow · Fire ship aoe3de Fire Junk · War junk aoe3de War Junk · Fuchuan aoe3de Fuchuan
Flag IndianDE IndiansBrahminDE Brahmin · Sentry IN de Sentry · Irregular IN de Irregular · Rajput de Rajput · Sepoy de Sepoy · Gurkha de Gurkha · Urumi de Urumi Swordsman · Sowar de Sowar · Zamburak mansabdar de Zamburak · Mahout de Mahout Lancer · Howdah aoe3de Howdah · Flail elephant de Flail Elephant · Siege elephant de Siege Elephant
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseIkkoIkkiDE Sohei Archer · Sentry cn jp de Sentry · Irregular cn jp de Irregular · Yumi archer de Yumi Archer · Ashigaru de Ashigaru Musketeer · Samurai aoe3de Samurai · Naginata de Naginata Rider · Yabusame de Yabusame · Flaming arrow aoe3de Flaming Arrow · Morutaru de Morutaru · Daimyo kiyomasa aoe3de Daimyo · Tokugawa aoe3de Shogun Tokugawa · Yamabushi aoe3de Yamabushi · Shinobi aoe3de Shinobi · Fune aoe3de Fune · Atakabune aoe3de Atakebune · Tekkousen aoe3de Tekkousen
Flag IncanDE IncaInca-war-chief-icon-aoe3 Inca War Chief · Chasqui-icon-aoe3 Chasqui · Jungle-bowman-icon-aoe3 Jungle Bowman · Plumed-spearman-icon-aoe3 Plumed Spearman · Chimu-runner-icon-aoe3 Chimu Runner · DE Bolas Warrior Icon Bolas Warrior · Huaraca-icon-aoe3 Huaraca · Inca Maceman Icon Maceman · Chincha raft aoe3de Chincha Raft
Flag SwedishDE SwedesCarolean Carolean · Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3 Hakkapelit · Leather-cannon-icon-aoe3 Leather Cannon
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesUs general aoe3de General · Us marine aoe3de Minuteman · State militia aoe3de State Militia · Regular aoe3de Regular · Sharpshooter icon aoe3 Sharpshooter · Carbine cavalry aoe3de Carbine Cavalry · Gatlin de Gatling Gun · Quaker gun icon Quaker Gun · Gunslinger aoe3de Gunslinger · Cowboy aoe3de Cowboy · Owlhoot aoe3de Owlhoot
Flag MexicanDE MexicansGeneral mx portrait General · Padre revolution portrait Padre · Insurgente portrait Insurgente · Soldado portrait Soldado · Emboscador portrait Salteador · Chinaco portrait Chinaco · Desperado portrait Desperado · Vaquero portrait Cuatrero · Bandido portrait Bandido
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansRas portrait aoe3de Ras · Oromo warrior portrait aoe3de Oromo Warrior · Gascenya portrait aoe3de Gascenya · Shotel warrior aoe3de Shotel Warrior · Neftenya portrait aoe3de Neftenya · Sebastopol mortar portrait aoe3de Sebastopol Mortar · War dhow portrait aoe3de War Dhow
Flag Hausa HausaEmir aoe3de portrait Emir · Fulani Fulani Archer · Raider aoe3de portrait Raider · Lifidi knight aoe3de portrait Lifidi Knight · Maigadi aoe3de portrait Maigadi · Xebec portrait aoe3de Xebec
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansItalians pavisier portrait Pavisier · Italians bersagliere portrait Bersagliere · Italians papal guard portrait Papal Guard · Italians schiavone portrait Schiavone · Italians papal lancer portrait Papal Lancer · Italians papal zouave portrait Papal Zouave · Italians papal bombard portrait Papal Bombard · Italians leonardo tank portrait Leonardo's Tank · Galleass portrait Galleass
Flag MalteseDE MalteseAlain icon aoe3de Grand Master · Hospitaller portrait Hospitaller · Maltese sentinel portrait Sentinel · Hoop thrower aoe3de Fire Thrower · Order galley portrait Order Galley · SPC Fire ship aoe3de Fire Ship
Revolution Revolution
Barbarystates rev barbary warrior portrait aoe3de updated Barbary Warrior · Bolivar icon aoe3de Bolivar · Californio portrait Californio · Cetbang aoe3de Cetbang Cannon · Oruc Reis Icon Corsair Captain · Berber arquebusier aoe3de Corsair Marksman · Cruzob avenger portrait Cruzob Avenger · Cruzob infantry portrait Cruzob Infantry · Comanchero icon aoe3de Cuerudo · Rev france eclaireur portrait aoe3de Eclaireur · Filibuster aoe3de Filibuster · Gatlin de Gatling Gun · Comanchero icon aoe3de Gaucho · Comanchero icon aoe3de Jagunço · Java spearman aoe3de Javanese Spearman · Comanchero icon aoe3de Llanero · Militia Officer portrait Militia Officer · Comanchero icon aoe3de Morochuco · Mounted Granadero Portrait Mounted Granadero · Colonial militia aoe3de Revolutionary · Us volunteer icon Revolutionary Sharpshooter · San martin portrait San Martin · Covered wagon aoe3de Trek Wagon
Civilian units in Age of Empires III
General
AllFishing ship aoe3de Fishing Boat · Settler aoe3de Settler · Covered wagon aoe3de Covered Wagon/Town Travois/Town Rickshaw/Town Center Builder · Outpost wagon aoe3de Trading Post Wagon, Lakota trading post aoe3de Trading Post Travois, and Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Trading Post Rickshaw · Outpost wagon aoe3de Dock Rickshaw/Dock Wagon/Dock Travois · Native embassy DE icon Native Embassy Travois/Native Embassy Builder/Royal Embassy Wagon
EuropeansPriest aoe3de Priest · Factory wagon aoe3de Factory Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fort Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Homestead Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Military Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Prospector Wagon (Factory wagon aoe3de Silver · Factory wagon aoe3de Gold)
Europeans and USSurgeon aoe3de Surgeon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Outpost Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Estate Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Mill Wagon
Native AmericansVillager aztec aoe3de Villager · Haudenosaunee healer aoe3de Healer · Team native aoe3de Native Scout* · Aztec travois aoe3de Farm Travois · Aztec travois aoe3de War Hut Travois
AsiansChinese castle wagon aoe3de Castle Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Market Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Monastery Rickshaw
AfricansEthiopian fishing canoe portrait aoe3de Fishing Canoe · Camp portrait Camp Builder · Hausa builder portrait Kingdom Builder · Hausa builder portrait Livestock Market Builder · Palace portrait aoe3de Palace Builder · Hausa builder portrait Trade Builder · Watch tower aoe3de portrait Watch Tower Builder
Unique units
Flag DutchDE DutchVillager dutch merchant portrait Merchant · Envoy aoe3de Envoy · Bank wagon aoe3de Bank Wagon
Flag FrenchDE FrenchCoureur aoe3de Coureur des Bois
Flag GermanDE GermansSettler wagon aoe3de Settler Wagon
Flag OttomanDE OttomansVillager ottoman yoruk portrait Yörük · Imam de Imam
Flag SpanishDE SpanishMissonary de Missionary
Flag AztecDE AztecsWarrior priest de Warrior Priest · Aztec travois aoe3de Nobles' Hut Travois
Flag IroquoisDE HaudenosauneeTravois portrait aoe3de Travois (Haudenosaunee)
Flag ChineseDE ChineseOutpost Wagon Blockhouse Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Consulate Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Village Rickshaw · Mongol scout aoe3de Mongol Scout
Flag IndianDE IndiansIndian peasant aoe3de Hindu Villager · Indian castle grove aoe3de Grove Rickshaw · Indian town center rickshaw aoe3de Sacred Field Rickshaw
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseFactory wagon aoe3de Livestock Pen Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Dojo Rickshaw · Japanese Town Center Rickshaw Military Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Orchard Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Rice Paddy Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Shrine Wagon
Flag IncanDE IncaPriestess-icon-aoe3 Priestess · Travois inca AoE3de Builder Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Kallanka Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Stronghold Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Tambo Travois
Flag SwedishDE SwedesSpc wagon aoe3de Torp Wagon
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesFactory wagon aoe3de Coal Prospector Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Infrastructure Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Meeting House Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de State Capitol Wagon
Flag MexicanDE MexicansBank wagon aoe3de Cathedral Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Hacienda Wagon
Revolution RevolutionFactory wagon aoe3de Diamond Prospector Wagon · Sansculotte portrait Sansculotte
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansAbun portrait aoe3de Abun · Rickshaw1 icon portrait Indian Market Rickshaw · Mountain monastery portrait aoe3de Mountain Monastery Builder
Flag Hausa HausaGriot aoe3de portrait Griot · Bank wagon aoe3de Mosque Wagon · Hausa builder portrait Hausa Builder · University portrait University Builder
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansItalians architect portrait Architect · Bank wagon aoe3de Basilica Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Lombard Wagon
Flag MalteseDE MalteseOutpost wagon aoe3de Commandery Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Depot Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fixed Gun Wagon
Miscellaneous
Berber nomad portrait Berber Nomad · Berber salt camel portrait Berber Salt Camel · Trading post african aoe3de Red Sea Wagon · Balloon portrait Hot Air Balloon · Cree coreur portrait updated Cree Coureur des Bois · Factory wagon aoe3de Arsenal Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Church Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Frontier Post Wagon · Pilgrims icon definitive Pilgrim · Bank wagon aoe3de Athos Monastery Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Battery Tower Wagon · Lakota trading post aoe3de American Citadel Travois