Yak

The Yak is a herdable animal in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties and in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon. In both games, it features in maps associated with the Chinese.

Age of Mythology Edit

In Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, the Yak can be found in the wild on several Chinese maps. Similar to the Cow, the Yak yields 100 food at the beginning of the game; when fully fattened this increases to 400, which is 100 more than pigs and goats.

Age of Empires III Edit

In Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Yaks cannot be trained at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village, or Sacred Field, and can only be found roaming wild in the Himalayas, Silk Road, and Mongolia maps.

They hold 100 food when found, and 400 when fully fattened, making them useful livestock, if not as good as the Cow and Water Buffalo, then as useful as the Llama, and better than the Goat and Sheep.

Home City Cards Edit

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Edit Card Description Age Home City level Stockyards Livestocks fatten 30% faster when tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, and Villages 1 The Stockyards card is available to European civilizations except Dutch and Portuguese, Iroquois, and Chinese. British Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Wool Staple Ports Livestock fattens 20% faster; Indian livestock generate +20% XP; Japanese livestock contributes 20% more to Shrines' resource/XP trickle 10 Indians Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Goraksha Livestock generates +80% XP and Sacred Cows cost -20% +1 Villager 10 Spanish Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

History Edit

"Scientific Name: Bos grunniens
Approx. Size: 2,200 lb. (male)
Diet: Sparse vegetation

The wild yak once roamed the regions between Kashmir and West China, but extensive hunting has reduced the population to a small number that now graze on elevated plateaus above 14,000 feet. It was hunted primarily for its rich meat and wooly hide. The wild yak, now endangered, has a dark brown coat and may grow to a shoulder height of more than 6 feet. Its body features a humped back, a bushy tail, and a set of long horns that spread outward and upward at the tips.

For centuries, natives of Tibet have domesticated and crossbred the yak for use as a beast of burden, as well as for its continuous milk supply, used for quality butter and curd. They eventually introduced the domesticated yak to other parts of Asia. It can be recognized by its smaller size and its shorter horns. The domesticated yak’s coat also varies in color, and can be brown, red, black, and even albino."

Gallery Edit

Mongol nomads with Yak herds in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

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