Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Guide

All native alliances for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

All native alliances

Overview

Comprehensive list of all native alliances available in the game. Provides lists of native warriors and unique trading post upgrades per native civilization, with unit descriptions, resource costs, and advanced information.

Apache

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Apache Cavalry
  90 90
 200 9 0.3  
Ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry.

  • Build limit: 9
 Apache Cactus Use
  150 100
 The Apache tribe knows how to utilize cactus for food, drink, and fiber, improving Settler speed and hit points.

  • Villager: Speed +15%
  • Villager: Hitpoints +15%
 Apache Endurance
  300 300
 The Apache secrets of endurance improve all your military’s speed.

  • Cavalry: Speed +5%
  • Artillery: Speed +5%
  • Infantry: Speed +5%
  • Shock Infantry: Speed +5%
 Apache Raiders
  150 150
 Apache raiding tactics enable your Apache warriors to inflict far more damage on enemy Settlers.

  • Apache Cavalry: Sets All Actions Damage Bonus against Villager to 1
 Apache Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Apache warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Apache Cavalry: Hitpoints +25%
  • Apache Cavalry: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Apache
  400 300
 Apache warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Apache Cavalry: Hitpoints +35%
  • Apache Cavalry: All Actions Damage +35%

Aztecs

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Aztec Jaguar Warrior
  40 60
 230 6.5 0.1  
Aztec warrior armed with an obsidian sword.

  • Build limit: 8
 Aztec Chinampa
  175 175
 Using Aztec floating garden methods, your villagers gather Food from Mills faster, and Boats gather from Fish and Whales faster.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +20%
  • Fishing Boat: Gather Work Rate for Fish +20%
  • Fishing Boat: Gather Work Rate for Whale +20%
 Aztec Eagle Warrior
  60 40
 110 8 0.3  
Aztec infantry that flings javelins from an atlatl. Good against infantry.

  • Build limit: 8
 Aztec Chocolate Recipes
  225 225
 Exports of chocolate provide you with Crates of Coin from your Home City. You get 1 Crate per 2 minutes of game length.
 Aztec Initiation
  200 200
 Intensive Aztec battle training gives your Heroes more hitpoints and attack.

  • Hero: Hitpoints +100%
  • Hero: All Actions Damage +100%
 Zapotec Garland Wars
  600 600
 Turns Champion Aztecs into Garland Warriors.

  • Aztec Jaguar Warrior: Hitpoints +30%
  • Aztec Eagle Warrior: Hitpoints +30%
 Aztec Warrior Societies
  150 100
 Aztec warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Aztec Jaguar Warrior: Hitpoints +25%
  • Aztec Jaguar Warrior: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Aztec Eagle Warrior: Hitpoints +25%
  • Aztec Eagle Warrior: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Aztecs
  500 400
 Aztec warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Aztec Jaguar Warrior: Hitpoints +35%
  • Aztec Jaguar Warrior: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Aztec Eagle Warrior: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Aztec Eagle Warrior: Hitpoints +35%

Bhakti

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Tiger Claw
  60 50
 160 8 0.2  
Indian warrior armed with sharp claws. Good against infantry.

  • Build limit: 18
 Vegetarianism
  100 100
 A more vegetarian diet increases berry gather rates.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Berry Bush +40%
 Yoga
  200 200
 Forcing your troops to take yoga classes has increased the attack of infantry and cavalry.

  • Cavalry: All Actions Damage +5%
  • Shock Infantry: All Actions Damage +5%
  • Infantry: All Actions Damage +5%
 Reinforced Gauntlets
  300 300
 Reinforcing the gauntlets of all Tiger Claws increases their hitpoints.

  • Tiger Claw: Hitpoints +50%
 Bhakti Discipline Training
  100 75
 Bhakti warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Tiger Claw: Hitpoints +25%
  • Tiger Claw: All Actions Damage +25%
 Bhakti Honor Training
  400 300
 Bhakti warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Tiger Claw: Hitpoints +35%
  • Tiger Claw: All Actions Damage +35%

Caribs

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Carib Blowgunner
  65 35
 160 7 0.1  
Short-ranged missile unit that fires poison darts. Good against infantry.

  • Build limit: 15
 Carib Garifuna Drums
  150 150
 Enables your archers to do more damage to villagers.

  • Archer: Sets All Actions Damage Bonus against Villager to 1
 Carib Kasiri Beer
  250 250
 Special beer brewed from the poisonous Cassava root give your soldiers strength. Archer and hand infantry attack increased.

  • Archer: All Actions Damage +10%
  • Hand Infantry: All Actions Damage +10%
 Carib Ceremonial Feast
  400 400
 Turns Champion Caribs into the mighty Feast Warriors.

  • Carib Blowgunner: Hitpoints +50%
  • Carib Ambusher: Hitpoints +50%
 Carib Ambush Party
  200 200
 Allows your Heroes to quickly train a small ambush party of Blowgun Warriors.

  • Carib Ambusher enabled
 Carib Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Carib warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Carib Blowgunner: Hitpoints +25%
  • Carib Blowgunner: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Carib Ambusher: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Carib Ambusher: Hitpoints +25%
 Champion Caribs
  400 300
 Carib warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Carib Blowgunner: Hitpoints +35%
  • Carib Blowgunner: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Carib Ambusher: Hitpoints +35%
  • Carib Ambusher: All Actions Damage +35%

Cherokee

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Cherokee Rifleman
  60 60
 230 6 0.1  
Cherokee skirmisher that is accurate at long range.

  • Build limit: 16
 Cherokee Basket Weaving
  100 100
 Cherokee weaving techniques improve dry storage. Dock, Market, Mill, and Estate improvements no longer cost Wood.
 Cherokee War Ceremony
  200 200
 All Native Warriors move faster.

  • Native Warrior: Speed +20%
 Sequoyah’s Cherokee Syllabary
  200 200
 Cherokee literacy lets Cherokee villagers work closely with you. You get a shipment of four Settlers.

  • Delivers 4 Settler
 Cherokee Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Cherokee warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cherokee Rifleman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Cherokee Rifleman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Cherokee
  400 300
 Cherokee warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cherokee Rifleman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Cherokee Rifleman: All Actions Damage +35%

Cheyenne

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Cheyenne Rider
  95 90
 320 8.5 0.1  
Cheyenne horseman armed with a spear. Good against other Cavalry.

  • Build limit: 10
 Cheyenne Horse Trading
  250 250
 Using Cheyenne methods, you are able to mount your cavalry more quickly, which trains them faster.

  • Cavalry: Build time -40%
  • Forbidden Army: Build time -40%
  • Standard Army: Build time -20%
  • Mongolian Army: Build time -20%
  • Ming Army: Build time -20%
  • Imperial Army: Build time -20%
 Cheyenne Hunting Grounds
  175 175
 A herd of 12 Bison appears at your Home City Gather Point.

  • Delivers 12 Bison
 Cheyenne Fury
  350 350
 The Cheyenne thirst for revenge! Cheyenne warriors do additional damage to enemy cavalry.

  • Cheyenne Rider: Sets All Actions Damage Bonus against Cavalry to 1.5
  • Cheyenne Rider: Sets All Actions Damage Bonus against Shock Infantry to 1
 Cheyenne Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Cheyenne warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cheyenne Rider: Hitpoints +25%
  • Cheyenne Rider: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Cheyenne
  400 300
 Cheyenne warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cheyenne Rider: Hitpoints +35%
  • Cheyenne Rider: All Actions Damage +35%

Comanche

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Comanche Horse Archer
  70 60
 200 9 0.1  
Comanche ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry.

  • Build limit: 10
 Comanche Horse Breeding
  150 150
 Selective breeding of horses increases cavalry-type unit hitpoints.

  • Cavalry: Hitpoints +10%
  • Shock Infantry: Hitpoints +10%
 Comanche Mustangs
  200 200
 All cavalry-type units move faster.

  • Cavalry: Speed +5%
  • Shock Infantry: Speed +5%
 Comanche Trade Language
  100 100
 Mastering the Comanche trade language means all your research items cost less Coin.

  • General: Coin cost -10%
  • Wonder: Coin cost -10%
 Comanche Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Comanche warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Comanche Horse Archer: Hitpoints +25%
  • Comanche Horse Archer: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Comanche
  400 300
 Comanche warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Comanche Horse Archer: Hitpoints +35%
  • Comanche Horse Archer: All Actions Damage +35%

Cree

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Cree Tracker
  40 80
 300 6 0.1  
Cree rifleman with a good line of sight and long range.

  • Build limit: 13
 Cree Tanning
  100 100
 Skillful Cree leatherworking lets you better protect your soldiers. All infantry and cavalry hitpoints increased.

  • Cavalry: Hitpoints +5%
  • Infantry: Hitpoints +5%
  • Shock Infantry: Hitpoints +5%
 Cree Coureur des Bois
  120
 180 6.5 0.4  
Expensive but powerful villager who gathers fast.

  • Build limit: 5
 Cree Textile Craftsmanship
  175 175
 Cree woven cloth can be used to lessen the cost of your buildings. All buildings cost less Wood.

  • Building: Wood cost -25%
 Cree Kinship
  225 225
 Bonds of loyalty increase the number of Cree Trackers you can train.

  • Cree Tracker: Build Limit +50%
 Cree Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Cree warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cree Tracker: Hitpoints +25%
  • Cree Tracker: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Cree
  400 300
 Cree warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Cree Tracker: Hitpoints +35%
  • Cree Tracker: All Actions Damage +35%

Haudenosaunee

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Haudenosaunee Tomahawk
  60 40
 170 7 0.1  
Haudenosaunee warrior that hurls tomahawks into battle.

  • Build limit: 8
 Haudenosaunee Lacrosse
  250 250
 Practice the native sport of Lacrosse. Ranged infantry attack increased.

  • Gunpowder Unit: All Actions Damage +10%
  • Archer: All Actions Damage +10%
 Haudenosaunee Mantlet
  50 100
 250 5.5 0.4  
Haudenosaunee short-ranged siege unit.

  • Build limit: 5
 Haudenosaunee League
  75 75
 The Haudenosaunee allow you to train Tomahawks and Mantlets out of your Barracks and Forts like regular units.

  • Barracks: Haudenosaunee Tomahawk training enabled
  • Barracks: Haudenosaunee Mantlet training enabled
  • Blockhouse: Haudenosaunee Tomahawk training enabled
  • Blockhouse: Haudenosaunee Mantlet training enabled
  • Fort: Haudenosaunee Tomahawk training enabled
  • Fort: Haudenosaunee Mantlet training enabled
 Haudenosaunee Morning Wars
  400 400
 The Haudenosaunee prepare for war! You get a Shipment of Mantlets. You get 1 Mantlet for every 2 minutes the game has lasted.
 Haudenosaunee Warrior Societies
  150 100
 Haudenosaunee warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Haudenosaunee Tomahawk: Hitpoints +25%
  • Haudenosaunee Tomahawk: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Haudenosaunee Mantlet: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Haudenosaunee Mantlet: Hitpoints +25%
 Champion Haudenosaunee
  500 400
 Haudenosaunee warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Haudenosaunee Tomahawk: Hitpoints +35%
  • Haudenosaunee Tomahawk: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Haudenosaunee Mantlet: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Haudenosaunee Mantlet: Hitpoints +35%

Huron

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Huron Mantlet
  100 60
 250 5.5 0.4  
Huron short-ranged siege unit.

  • Build limit: 10
 Huron Fish Wedding
  75 75
 The Huron Fishing Wedding ritual boosts your Fishing Boat gather rate.

  • Fishing Boat: Gather Work Rate for Whale +15%
  • Fishing Boat: Gather Work Rate for Fish +15%
 Huron Trade Dominance
  400 400
 The Huron mercantile monopoly permits you to get approximately 1 Mantlet for every 2 minutes of game length, up to 30 minutes.
 Huron Sun Ceremony
  225 225
 The Huron Sun Cult increases the number of Huron Mantlets you can train.

  • Huron Mantlet: Build Limit +200%
 Huron Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Huron warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Huron Mantlet: Hitpoints +25%
  • Huron Mantlet: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Huron
  400 300
 Huron warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Huron Mantlet: Hitpoints +35%
  • Huron Mantlet: All Actions Damage +35%

Incas

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Incan Huaminca
  100 20
 170 7 0.2  
Inca infantry armed with a flexible spear. Good against cavalry.

  • Build limit: 13
 Incan Chasquis Messengers
  250 250
 Fast Incan communications lets you train soldiers (except artillery units) faster.

  • Infantry: Build time -15%
  • Cavalry: Build time -15%
  • Shock Infantry: Build time -15%
  • Black Flag Army: Build time -15%
  • Mongolian Army: Build time -15%
  • Old Han Army: Build time -15%
  • Standard Army: Build time -15%
  • Ming Army: Build time -15%
  • Imperial Army: Build time -15%
  • Territorial Army: Build time -15%
  • Forbidden Army: Build time -15%
 Incan Bolas Warrior
  40 55
 200 6.5 0.1  
Inca infantry that hurls bolas for a wide area of effect.

  • Build limit: 10
 Incan Metalworking
  175 175
 Villagers gather Coin from Mines faster.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mine +20%
 Incan Road-building
  300 300
 Advanced Incan road-building techniques mean all your infantry move faster.

  • Infantry: Speed +20%
 Incan Warrior Societies
  150 100
 Inca warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Incan Bolas Warrior: Hitpoints +25%
  • Incan Bolas Warrior: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Incan Huaminca: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Incan Huaminca: Hitpoints +25%
 Champion Inca
  500 400
 Inca warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Incan Bolas Warrior: Hitpoints +35%
  • Incan Bolas Warrior: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Incan Huaminca: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Incan Huaminca: Hitpoints +35%

Jesuit

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Conquistador
  85 70
 180 9.25 0.3  
European adventurer armed with a gun and riding horseback. Good against cavalry.

  • Build limit: 12
 Flying Buttress
  250 250
 Jesuit builders give their design input to all buildings, increasing building hitpoints.

  • Building: Hitpoints +20%
 Smokeless Powder
  250 250
 Along with their religion, the Jesuits bring smokeless powder to Asia, increasing gunpowder units building attack.

  • Gunpowder Unit: Buildings Damage +30%
  • Gunpowder Cavalry: Buildings Damage +30%
 Christian Schools
  100 100
 Jesuit scholars open schools, decreasing Villager training time.

  • Villager: Build time -15%
 Jesuit Veteran Training
  100 75
 Jesuit warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Conquistador: Hitpoints +25%
  • Conquistador: All Actions Damage +25%
 Jesuit Guard Training
  400 300
 Jesuit warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Conquistador: Hitpoints +35%
  • Conquistador: All Actions Damage +35%

Klamath

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Klamath Rifleman
  60 60
 230 6 0.1  
Klamath skirmisher that is accurate to a long range.

  • Build limit: 15
 Klamath Work Ethos
  100 100 100
 Klamath dedication to labor and ownership causes all your Villagers to gather slightly more quickly.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Wood +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Hunted Animals +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Estate +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mine +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tribal Marketplace +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Berry Bush +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Cherry Orchard +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Farm +5%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +5% ( Coin )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +5% ( Food )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mango Grove +5%
 Klamath Huckleberry Feast
  150 150
 It’s the early fall Huckleberry Feast! You get approximately 100 Food in crates for every 3 minutes of game length, up to 30 minutes.
 Klamath Strategy
  200 150
 Klamath tactical skill enables your Klamath warriors to inflict far more damage.

  • Klamath Rifleman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Klamath Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Klamath warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Klamath Rifleman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Klamath Rifleman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Klamath
  400 300
 Klamath warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Klamath Rifleman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Klamath Rifleman: All Actions Damage +35%

Lakota

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Lakota Axe Rider
  40 110
 365 8.5 0.1  
Lakota horseman armed with an axe.

  • Build limit: 10
 Lakota Horse Trading
  250 250
 Using Lakota methods, you are able to mount your cavalry more quickly, which trains them faster.

  • Cavalry: Build time -25%
  • Shock Infantry: Build time -25%
  • Mongolian Army: Build time -12%
  • Mongolian Army: Build time -12%
  • Ming Army: Build time -12%
  • Imperial Army: Build time -12%
  • Forbidden Army: Build time -25%
 Lakota Hunting Grounds
  150 150
 A herd of 12 Bison appears at your Home City Gather Point.

  • Delivers 12 Bison
 Lakota Tokala Soldiers
  500 500
 The Lakota Tokala Soldier Society arrives at your Town Center to help fight your enemies. You get 1 Tokala Soldier for every 3 minutes of game length.
 Lakota Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Lakota warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Lakota Axe Rider: Hitpoints +25%
  • Lakota Axe Rider: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Lakota
  400 300
 Lakota warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Lakota Axe Rider: Hitpoints +35%
  • Lakota Axe Rider: All Actions Damage +35%

Mapuche

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Mapuche Ironwood Clubman
  100 65
 200 6.75 0.2  
Mapuche warrior with a large two-handed club.

  • Build limit: 8
 Mapuche Ad-mapu
  250 250
 Sophisticated Mapuche legal system strengthens your social structure and lowers the Coin cost of your units.

  • Unit: Coin cost -10%
 Mapuche Bolas Rider
  90 90
 200 8.5 0.2  
Mapuche ranged cavalry who hurls bolas to slow down enemies and inflict splash damage. Good against cavalry.

  • Build limit: 8
 Mapuche Tactics
  200 200
 Mapuche guerrilla techniques make your hand infantry even more deadly against buildings.

  • Hand Infantry: Buildings Damage +50%
 Mapuche Treaty of Quillin
  225 225
 Formal European recognition of the Mapuche nation provides approximately 100 Coin in crates for every 2 minutes of game length, up to 30 minutes.
 Mapuche Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Mapuche warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Mapuche Ironwood Clubman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Mapuche Ironwood Clubman: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Mapuche Bolas Rider: Hitpoints +25%
  • Mapuche Bolas Rider: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Mapuche
  400 300
 Mapuche warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Mapuche Ironwood Clubman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Mapuche Ironwood Clubman: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Mapuche Bolas Rider: Hitpoints +35%
  • Mapuche Bolas Rider: All Actions Damage +35%

Maya

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Maya Holcan Spearman
  75 25
 185 7 0.1  
Maya barbed spearmen. Good against cavalry or buildings.

  • Build limit: 17
 Maya Calendar
  120 120
 The strict Maya calendar lets villagers gather Food from hunting or farming faster.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Hunted Animals +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Farm +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Food )
 Healer
  200
 360 6 0.1  
Heals injured units.

  • Build limit: 4
 Maya Cotton Armor
  250 250
 The Maya teach you how to weave cotton armor. Hand infantry hitpoints increased.

  • Hand Infantry: Hitpoints +20%
 Maya Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Maya warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Maya Holcan Spearman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Maya Holcan Spearman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Maya
  400 300
 Maya warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Maya Holcan Spearman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Maya Holcan Spearman: All Actions Damage +35%

Navajo

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Navajo Rifleman
  60 50
 190 7 0.1  
Stealthy Navajo skirmisher that runs quickly.

  • Build limit: 16
 Navajo Craftsmanship
  175 125
 Skilled Navajo workers make your goods more valuable, increasing your Coin gather rate across the board.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mine +20%
  • Fishing Boat: Gather Work Rate for Whale +20%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Estate +20%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tribal Marketplace +20%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +20% ( Coin )
 Navajo Shepherds
  200
 Navajo sheep raising skills let your herd animals fatten much more quickly on a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village, Shrine, and Sacred Field.

  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Livestock Pen +30%
  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Farm +30%
  • Herded Animals: Shrine Work Rate for Shrine +35%
  • Herded Animals: XP Work Rate for Sacred Field +30%
  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Village +30%
 Navajo Weaving
  100 200
 Navajo weaving talent gives all your soldiers superior garb, granting them all more hitpoints.

  • Cavalry: Hitpoints +5%
  • Infantry: Hitpoints +5%
  • Shock Infantry: Hitpoints +5%
 Navajo Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Navajo warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Navajo Rifleman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Navajo Rifleman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Navajo
  400 300
 Navajo warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Navajo Rifleman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Navajo Rifleman: All Actions Damage +35%

Nootka

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Nootka Clubman
  85 15
 200 7 0.1  
Nootka warrior armed with a wooden club.

  • Build limit: 16
 Nootka Bark Clothing
  125 125
 Nootka bark cloth increases villager hitpoints.

  • Villager: Hitpoints +50%
 Nootka Potlatch
  300 300
 Inspired by your generosity, the Nootka rally to your flag. Nootka train faster and are cheaper.

  • Nootka Clubman: Build time -50%
  • Nootka Clubman: Wood cost -10%
  • Nootka Clubman: Food cost -10%
 Loyal Nootka War Chief
  200 200
 Grants a powerful Nootka War Chief and enables you to retrain him should he fall in battle.

  • Nootka War Chief enabled
  • Delivers 1 Nootka War Chief
 Nootka Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Nootka warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Nootka Clubman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Nootka Clubman: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Nootka War Chief: All Actions Damage +25%
  • Nootka War Chief: Hitpoints +25%
 Champion Nootka
  400 300
 Nootka warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Nootka Clubman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Nootka Clubman: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Nootka War Chief: All Actions Damage +35%
  • Nootka War Chief: Hitpoints +35%

Seminoles

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Seminole Sharktooth Bowman
  50 50
 115 6.5 0.2  
Ranged Native American archer with a short range and high attack.

  • Build limit: 16
 Seminole Bowyer
  250 250
 Seminole bow-making techniques improve the damage of all archers.

  • Archer: All Actions Damage +15%
 Seminole Guerilla Wars
  200 200
 Special Seminole tactics for destroying enemy infrastructure mean that your Sharktooth Bowmen do more damage to buildings.

  • Seminole Sharktooth Bowman: Sets Buildings Damage Bonus against Building to 3
 Seminole Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Seminole warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Seminole Sharktooth Bowman: Hitpoints +25%
  • Seminole Sharktooth Bowman: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Seminoles
  400 300
 Seminole warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Seminole Sharktooth Bowman: Hitpoints +35%
  • Seminole Sharktooth Bowman: All Actions Damage +35%

Shaolin

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Rattan Shield
  50 60
 185 8.25 0.2  
Fast Chinese warrior armed with a shield and a sword. Heavily armored and good against archers, skirmishers, and artillery.

  • Build limit: 16
 Clenched Fist
  200 200
 Shaolin Masters reveal the secrets of the Clenched Fist fighting style, increasing ranged infantry hand attack.

  • Ranged Infantry: All melee attack damage +25%
  • Carolean: All melee attack damage -15%
 Wood Clearing
  200 200
 Shaolin wood clearing techniques increase Villager Wood and Mango Grove gathering.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tree +20%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mango Grove +20%
 Dim Mak
  300 300
 The lost scrolls of the Dim Mak fighting style has been found, increasing Rattan Shields attack.

  • Rattan Shield: All Actions Damage +50%
 Shaolin Discipline Training
  100 75
 Shaolin warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Rattan Shield: Hitpoints +25%
  • Rattan Shield: All Actions Damage +25%
 Shaolin Honor Training
  400 300
 Shaolin warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Rattan Shield: Hitpoints +35%
  • Rattan Shield: All Actions Damage +35%

Sufi

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 War Elephant
  200 80
 425 8 0.3  
Indian Heavy War Elephant powerful in close combat. Inflicts area damage. Good against archers and skirmishers.

  • Build limit: 8
 Fasting
  200 200
 Implementation of daily fasting decreases Villager hitpoints but increases all gather rates.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Cherry Orchard +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Berry Bush +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mine +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tree +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mango Grove +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Herded Animals +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Farm +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Estate +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tribal Marketplace +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Coin )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Food )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Hunted Animals +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Whale +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Fish +10%
  • Villager: Hitpoints -40%
 Pilgrimage
  250 250
 Preparation for the Pilgrimage to Mecca provides approximately 1 Fattened Goat for every 2 minutes of game time.
 Sharia
  100 100
 Sufi scholars provide education about Islamic law, increasing Villager limit.

  • Villager: Build Limit +10%
 Sufi Discipline Training
  100 75
 Sufi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • War Elephant: Hitpoints +25%
  • War Elephant: All Actions Damage +25%
 Sufi Honor Training
  400 300
 Sufi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • War Elephant: Hitpoints +35%
  • War Elephant: All Actions Damage +35%

Tupi

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Tupi Blackwood Archer
  50 50
 80 6 0.1  
Long-range, accurate native archer. Good against infantry.

  • Build limit: 16
 Tupi Animal Lore
  75 75
 Tupi Animal Lore enables your Heroes to train tamed Cougars.

  • Buttercup the Pet Cougar enabled
 Tupi Forest Burning
  175 175
 Tupi slash-and-burn techniques lets you clear land quickly and cheaply. All your buildings cost less Wood.

  • Building: Wood cost -20%
 Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs
  150 150
 Tupi technique for envenoming arrowheads. Archer attack increased.

  • Archer: All Actions Damage +10%
 Tupi Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Tupi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Tupi Blackwood Archer: Hitpoints +25%
  • Tupi Blackwood Archer: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Tupi
  400 300
 Tupi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Tupi Blackwood Archer: Hitpoints +35%
  • Tupi Blackwood Archer: All Actions Damage +35%

Udasi

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Chakram
  100 50
 165 6.5 0.5  
Sikhs that throw hoops, causing splash damage. Good against infantry and buildings.

  • Build limit: 12
 Punjabi New Year
  200 200
 The arrival of Punjabi New Year increases the gather rate of the Mills, Estates, Livestock Pens, Farms, Rice Paddies, Shrines, and Sacred Fields.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Coin )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Farm +10%
  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Livestock Pen +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Estate +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Food )
  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Village +10%
  • Herded Animals: Gather Work Rate for Farm +10%
  • Herded Animals: Shrine Work Rate for Shrine +10%
  • Herded Animals: XP Work Rate for Sacred Field +10%
 Sikh Gurus
  130 130
 Sikh Gurus dispense their knowledge, increasing Hero, Explorer, War Chief, and Monk hitpoints.

  • Hero: Hitpoints +50%
 Army of the Pure
  125 125
 Sikh training increases Chakram range and line of sight.

  • Chakram: Sets Ranged Attack Maximum Range to 2
  • Chakram: Sets LOS to 2
 Udasi Discipline Training
  100 75
 Udasi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Chakram: Hitpoints +25%
  • Chakram: All Actions Damage +25%
 Udasi Honor Training
  400 300
 Udasi warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Chakram: Hitpoints +35%
  • Chakram: All Actions Damage +35%

Zapotec

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Zapotec Lightning Warrior
  40 60
 210 6.5 0.1  
Zapotec warrior armed with a shield and a sword to counter Infantry and Cavalry.

  • Build limit: 15
 Zapotec Cloud People
  225 225
 Mountain-dwelling allies of the Zapotec provide you with approximately 100 high-altitude Wood in crates for every 2 minutes of game length, up to 30 minutes.
 Zapotec Cult of the Dead
  200 200
 Intensive Zapotec battle training increases hand infantry damage.

  • Hand Infantry: All Actions Damage +20%
 Zapotec Food of the Gods
  175 175
 Using Zapotec agricultural methods, your Villagers gather from Berry Bushes, Mills, Farms, Estates, Cherry Orchards, and Rice Paddies faster.

  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Mill +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Estate +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Berry Bush +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Farm +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Cherry Orchard +10%
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Coin )
  • Villager: Gather Work Rate for Rice Paddy +10% ( Food )
 Zapotec Warrior Societies
  100 75
 Zapotec warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Zapotec Lightning Warrior: Hitpoints +25%
  • Zapotec Lightning Warrior: All Actions Damage +25%
 Champion Zapotec
  400 300
 Zapotec warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Zapotec Lightning Warrior: Hitpoints +35%
  • Zapotec Lightning Warrior: All Actions Damage +35%

Zen

Units                                                                              
Upgrades
 Sohei Naginata
  55 40
 140 7.25 0.2  
Japanese warrior Monk armed with a naginata. Good against cavalry and buildings.

  • Build limit: 16
 Master Lessons
  150 150
 Zen master lessons increase hand infantry attack.

  • Hand Infantry: All Actions Damage +10%
 Meditation
  350 350
 Zen meditation gives your 1,000 experience points towards your next Shipment.

  • Player: Adds +XP 1000 to your inventory
 Meritocracy
  300 300
 Implementing a system of meritocracy decreases unit upgrade costs.

  • Unit Upgrade: Coin cost -20%
  • Unit Upgrade: Wood cost -20%
 Zen Discipline Training
  100 75
 Zen warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Sohei Naginata: Hitpoints +25%
  • Sohei Naginata: All Actions Damage +25%
 Zen Honor Training
  400 300
 Zen warrior attack and hitpoints increased.

  • Sohei Naginata: Hitpoints +35%
  • Sohei Naginata: All Actions Damage +35%

Info

The content of this guide is automatically generated from the game files with a custom-made program. If you spot any errors, missing info, or inconsistencies, please report them in the comments section. Feedback is also greatly appreciated!

Planned/upcoming features (✅ = Done, ⏳ = being investigated, ⏸️ = on hold)

  • ⏳List of maps in which the native civilization is present
  • ⏸️Historical descriptions of the native civilizations
  • ✅ Detailed descriptions of upgrade buffs such as “Villager: Gather Work Rate for Tree +20%”

  • Thanks to VladTheJunior[github.com] for making the Age of Empires III DE Resource Manager[github.com] open source (source code was used to implement deserialization of .bar and .xmb file formats).

Changelog

  • 2020/12/10 100.12.9476.0
    • Updated with latest versions of unit and effect descriptions
  • 2020/11/29 100.12.6847.0
    • Re-added inaccessible native alliances: Aztecs, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Lakota (Sioux), and Incas
  • 2020/11/06 100.12.5208.0
    • Advanced information added to all upgrades
    • Basic unit stats added (speed, health, armor, build limit)
    • Removed inaccessible native alliances: Aztecs, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Lakota (Sioux), and Incas. If these alliances are still available in the game (e.g. singleplayer campaign mission), please let me know!
  • 2020/11/01 100.12.5025.0
    • Initial release
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