Winged Hussar (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean. For the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dawn of the Dukes, see Winged Hussar (Age of Empires II).

Winged Hussar
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Cavalry Heavy cavalry Hand cavalry Native warrior
Age	Fortress Age
Training
Trained at	Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Vasa palace Native Embassy
Cost	200 Food 100 Coin
Train time	50 seconds
Train limit	8 per House of Vasa palace
Statistics
Hit points	395
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	7.0
Line of Sight	12
Special ability	Winged Charge Attack
Train XP	30
Kill XP	30
Siege attack
Damage	25 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	27.5 Hand
Area of Effect	1
Range	3.75
Rate of Fire	1.5
Trample attack
Damage	18.33 Hand
Area of Effect	3
Rate of Fire	2.0

“	Fast heavy Polish elite cavalryman with extra attack range and a powerful Winged lance charge.	”
—In-game description

The Winged Hussar is a heavy cavalry native warrior in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean that can be trained at a Trading Post or Tambo built on a House of Vasa palace.

In-game information

“

The Winged Hussar is a heavy hand cavalry unit. It is available in the Fortress Age at the Trading Post to anyone who has allied with the House of Vasa by building a Trading Post on one of their palaces. Winged Hussars are swift heavy lancer units who deal directional area of effect damage (i.e. units directly behind the main target will be damaged as well).

”

Overview

The Winged Hussar is a heavy cavalry unit similar to the Cuirassier, with high hit points and damage, but lacks melee multipliers. However, its attack causes area damage which makes it effective against large groups of units, such as light infantry or artillery, but it is vulnerable against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry.

In comparison with Cuirassiers, Winged Hussars have less hit points, slightly less Line of Sight and an increased food cost, but they have a slightly higher damage and speed, train 10 seconds faster, and have a reduced coin cost. Additionally, they have a slightly longer range than other melee cavalry units, making it easier for them to attack their targets.

Due to their build limit, Winged Hussars cannot be massed, but they are resistant units that can be combined with Skirmisher-type units to take down groups of infantry units more easily. Also, Hussars make a good combination to defeat groups of artillery units.

Although the Winged Hussar carries a lance, it is not classified as a lance cavalry. Therefore, it will not increase its hand bonus damage against infantry if the "Caballeros" Home City Card is sent.

Special abilities

• Winged Charge Attack (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 60 seconds): The Winged Hussar charges at the enemy with his lance which deals 41.25 siege damage (0.75x against artillery), has a range of 2 and an Area of Effect of 3.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Veteran Winged Hussars	Automatically	Upgrades Winged Hussars to Veteran (+20% hit points and damage)
	Royal Guard Vasa	350 wood 350 coin	Upgrades Royal Arquebusiers and Winged Hussars to Royal Guard (+40% hit points and damage); requires Veteran Vasa
Imperial Age	Legendary Native Warriors Exalted Natives	1,500 food 1,500 wood	Upgrades Royal Arquebusiers and Winged Hussars to Imperial (+50% hit points and damage)

• The Legendary Native Warriors technology is available in the Capitol for European civilizations and the Mexicans, the State Capitol for the United States, and the Town Center for Asian (as Exalted Natives) and Native American civilizations.
• For African civilizations, native warriors are upgraded automatically and for free.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Light infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry, Ninjas
Improvements
Hit points	Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Yoga (+5%) Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings) Cheyenne Fury (+1.0 multiplier vs. cavalry and +0.8 multiplier vs. shock infantry) Horsemanship (+1.0 multiplier vs. Walls; Lakota only) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Resistance	Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance) Pancerni (+10% ranged resistance)
Speed	Cherokee War Dance (+20%) Horse Secrets (+10%; Haudenosaunee only) Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%) Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time	Cree Kinship (-45%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Horse Secrets (-35%; Haudenosaunee only) Mass Cavalry (-35%) Horsemanship (-33%; Lakota only) Terror Charge (-20%; Indians only) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Philhellenism (-10%) Shaman Drums (-10%) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Africans only)
Other	Yoruba Herbalism (regenerates hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Winged Hussar

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)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry damage +15%
Cavalry Hitpoints	Cavalry hit points +15%
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry hit points and damage +15%
Native Alliance	Native warrior cost -10%, train limit +20%
Native Warriors	Native warrior cost -25%
Native Warrior Combat	Native warrior hit points and damage +15%
TEAM Native Weapon Trade	Native warrior train limit +20%
Blood Brothers	Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard; Native Embassy build limit +5, hit points +40%
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -35%, speed +5%
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead

• "Cavalry Damage" is available to the British, Lakota, and Swedes.
• "Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
• "Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
• "Native Alliance" is available to the Aztecs, Inca, Indians, and Japanese.
• "Native Warriors" is available to Europeans, the Lakota and Mexicans.
• "Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, and Inca, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya, and British upon revolting to Haiti.
• "TEAM Native Weapon Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
• "Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Lakota, Portuguese, Russians, and Spanish, and also British upon revolting to Canada or Haiti.
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "Riding School" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese and Spanish) and the Indians.

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Feudal Armies	Unit train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%
Loyal Warriors	Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15% (also affects shipments)

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Native Warrior Hitpoints	Native warrior hit points +30%, speed +10%
Native Warrior Attack	Native warrior train time -25%, damage +30%

• "Native Warrior Hitpoints" is not available to the Japanese.
• "Native Warrior Attack" is not available to the Indians.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Western Reforms	Unit hit points and damage +8%
Acupuncture	Unit (except monk) train time -20%; Summer Palace banner army, Flying Crow, and Heavy Cannon spawn time -5%

Ethiopians

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

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Blandengues	Hand cavalry cost -20%
Loyal Warriors	Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Sevites	Maroon, native warrior, and villager hit points regeneratation rate 0.25%; Yoruba Eso Riders lose 0.35% hit points per second instead, Militiamen lose 1.9% hit points per second, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Louverture Liberation	Delivers 6 Citizens; enables Citizens to be trained at Town Centers for 70 coin; enables Fishing Boats to be trained at Docks; native warrior train limit +20%, speed +5%
Junín Hussars	Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry train time -30%, speed +5% (train time -20% and no speed bonus if stacked with Liberation March)
Wanderlust	Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)

• "Blandengues" is available to the Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Loyal Warriors" is available to the Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.
• "Sevites" and "Louverture Liberation" are available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Junín Hussars" is available to the Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry damage +15%
Wilderness Warfare	Coureur des Bois, Cree Coureur des Bois, native warrior, Skirmisher, and Settler hit points +20%
TEAM French Auxiliaries Combat	Native warrior hit points and damage +10%
Cult of the Supreme Being	Unit train bounty +10%, kill bounty -10%; Sansculotte gather work rate for crates +50%, Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +25%, tree, Mango Grove, mine +20%, huntable animals, herded animals, Mill, Farm, and Estate +15%

• "Cult of the Supreme Being" and "Sister Republics" are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead
Polish Winged Hussars	Delivers 7 Winged Hussars; grants Veteran and Royal Guard Vasa
Spanish Riding School	Cavalry speed +10%, +4 Uhlans

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Native Warrior Conscription	Native warrior cost -25%, train limit +20%
Wampum	Unit train bounty +35%, train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead; building build bounty +35%

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Sahelian Kingdoms	Native warrior hit points and damage +15%; mercenary and outlaw hit points and damage +10%

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	Land military speed +10%
Couriers	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -45%

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%

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry all melee attack damage +15%
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Italians-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrade cost -20%
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa speed +5%, Line of Sight +10, training and research work rate +15%; land military train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Morning Star	Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures; Axe Rider can now loot treasures for double the resources or XP; hand cavalry bonus damage against treasure guardian +2.0
TEAM Mustangs	Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%
Black Arrow	Native warrior train time -85%
Winter Counts	Unit train bounty +40%; building build bounty +20%

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
Plan of Casa Mata	Transforms all Dragoons into Chinacos; hand cavalry speed +5%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Chimayó Genizarios	Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warrior train time -10%; "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
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

• "Chimayó Genizarios" ships 3 Winged Hussars, if the player had built a Trading Post on a House of Vasa palace.
• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and shock infantry hit points +10%, Line of Sight +4

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand cavalry damage +15%
Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand cavalry hit points +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%

United States

Card	Description	Age
Indian Friendship	Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warrior train time -10%; "Seminole Scouts", "Apache Scouts", "Navajo Scouts", "1st Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters", and "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies	Delivers 9 Hussars; cavalry train time -10%; hand cavalry hit points and damage +15%, speed +5%	Imperial Age

• "Indian Friendship" ships 3 Winged Hussars, if the player had built a Trading Post on a House of Vasa palace.
• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
• "Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, Winged Hussars cost 250 food, 100 coin, and give 35 XP when trained or killed. With update 13.58326, they cost 200 food, 100 coin, and give 30 XP when trained or killed.

In-game dialogue

The Winged Hussar speaks Polish using the Polish military units' dialogue files.

Trivia

• The Winged Hussar wields a kopia, a long lance made from fir and hollowed out to make it easier to wield.
  • Despite being its distinctive weapon, the kopia was used only for charge attacks and shatters on impact. The Koncerz, another of their main weapons, was used for thrusting.
  • Among the Winged Hussars' weaponry there were backswords, lances, sabres, maces, nadziak (a horseman's pick, similar to the one used by the Obuch), hatchets, and (eventually) pistols.
• While the Winged Hussar's uniform, lance, and ornamental wings match the player's color, real-life Winged Hussars actually used a red and white color scheme.
• Unlike its predecessor, the Winged Hussar from the Knights of the Mediterranean expansion is a heavy cavalry unit. Historically, the early Polish hussars were light cavalry units of exiled Balkan warriors, and Poland partially modelled them on the Hungarian hussars. Afterwards, they were adopted by the Polish army in 1570 following the reforms of Stephen Báthory, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and were transformed into heavy shock cavalry units, with troops recruited from the Polish nobility.

History

“

The House of Vasa ruled Sweden and much of Poland during the 16th and 17th centuries. During this time, medium cavalry called hussars dominated battlefields in Central and Eastern Europe. Although originally borrowed from regiments in Hungarian armies, the hussars of Poland became the most notable variant for their prowess on the battlefield and their flamboyant attire. Charging into battle with formidable armor and wings attached to them that created an ominous rattling sound, these horsemen struck fear into even the most hardened armies of the time.

”

Gallery

Winged Hussar image from the Compendium section

In-game Winged Hussar