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Foot warrior armed with a deadly club. Good against cavalry.
—In-game description

The Club Warrior (War Club before the Definitive Edition) is a melee heavy infantry in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Lakota and can be trained at the War Hut once the Commerce Age is reached.

Overview[]

The Club Warrior is effective against cavalry and Shock Infantry. It does hand damage and has a relatively good siege attack. Use the war club as a cavalry counter and a Shock Infantry counter. The Club Warrior acts like a Pikeman to the Lakota with slightly more attack versus other units except cavalry.

It can be combined with Cetan Bowmen to form a cheap combo to take out infantry and cavalry. It can however be defeated by cavalry with a large amount of hit points and splash damage such the Cuirassier, Mahout Lancer, and the Sipahi, or cavalry with a bonus against infantry like Lancer, Jat Lancer, etc.

Upgrades[]

Age Upgrade Cost Effect
Age III tech tree aoe3
Elite infantry Elite Club Warriors 200 wood
100 coin
Upgrades Club Warriors to Elite (+25% hit points and attack)
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Champion infantry Champion Club Warriors 400 wood
200 coin
Upgrades Club Warriors to Champion (+25% hit points and attack); requires Elite Club Warriors
Imperial Age
Legendary infantry Legendary Club Warriors 1,500 wood
1,500 coin
Upgrades Club Warriors to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack); requires Champion Club Warriors

Further statistics[]

As Club Warriors are unique to the Lakota, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Cavalry, shock infantry, buildings
Weak vs. Light infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points Maya Cotton Armor Maya Cotton Armor (+20%)
Infantry Breastplate Infantry Breastplate (+10%)
Cree Tanning Cree Tanning (+5%)
Navajo Weaving Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar kilns Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Zapotec Cult of the Dead Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%)
Carib Kasiri Beer Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%)
Master Lessons Master Lessons (+10%)
Yoga Yoga (+5%)
Mapuche Tactics Mapuche Tactics (+50% siege attack)
Resistance Somali oryx shields Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Bonepipe Armor Bonepipe Armor (+10% siege resistance)
Speed Quechuan Mountaineering Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Apache Endurance Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time War Drums War Drums (-33%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (-20%)
Quechuan Diet Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Cost Somali oryx shields Somali Oryx Hide Shields (-10%)
Other Merritocracy Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards[]

As Club Warriors are unique to the Lakota, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Club Warrior
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Chinese[]

Card Description Age
Chinese Home City 1 (TEAM Yongle Infrastructure) TEAM Yongle Infrastructure Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed
Age II tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch[]

Card Description Age
Dutch Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead
Age II tech tree aoe3

Haudenosaunee[]

Card Description Age
Iroquois Home City 2 (Scout Infantry) TEAM Scout Infantry Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 2 (TEAM Inca Bridges) TEAM Inca Bridges Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians[]

Card Description Age
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Japanese[]

Card Description Age
Japanese Home City 3 (Cheaper Unit Upgrades) TEAM Sengoku Unit upgrades cost -20%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Lakota[]

Card Description Age
Sioux Home City 2 (6 War Clubs) 6 Club Warriors Ships 6 Club Warriors
Age II tech tree aoe3
Sioux Home City 2 (9 War Clubs) 9 Club Warriors Ships 9 Club Warriors
Age III tech tree aoe3
Sioux Home City 2 (7 War Clubs) 7 Club Warriors Ships 7 Club Warriors
Age II tech tree aoe3
Lakota Home City 2 (Territorial Claims) Territorial Claims Cetan Bowmen get +10 siege attack range; Club Warriors get +50% siege attack
Age III tech tree aoe3
Sioux Home City 2 (Wind Runner) Moccasins Infantry get +10% speed
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Lakota Home City 2 (Seven Council Fires) Seven Council Fires Ships 4 Club Warriors and 3 Wakina Rifles; upgrades Cetan Bowmen, Club Warriors, and Wakina Rifles to Champion (if not already); costs 250 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Lakota Home City 2 (Akichita) Akichita All Lakota warriors get +20% hit points, but get reduced multipliers against Villagers; Tashunke Prowlers get -0.75×; Cetan Bowmen, Club Warriors, Wakina Rifles, Axe Riders, and Tokala Soldiers get -0.33×; Bow Riders and Rifle Riders get -0.25×
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Sioux Home City 3 (Nomadic Expansion) Nomadic Expansion Lakota infantry can now construct Teepees and Teepees now also boost military building work rate by 100% (effectively reducing train time by 50%)
Age III tech tree aoe3
Ottoman Home City 3 (Battlefield Construction) Aggressive Policy Cetan Bowmen, Club Warriors, and Wakina Rifles can build War Huts and Corrals
Age II tech tree aoe3
Winter counts Winter Counts Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Sioux Home City 5 (Sans Arc Support) Sans Arc Support Ships 16 Club Warriors and 500 wood; costs 1,000 coin
Age III tech tree aoe3

Maltese[]

Card Description Age
Maltese Home City 2 (TEAM Knights of the Round Table) TEAM Knights of the Round Table Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3

Mexicans[]

Card Description Age
Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi) TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3

Spanish[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 1 (Hand Infantry Attack) TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry get +15% attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Spanish Inquisition Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Swedes[]

Card Description Age
Swedish Home City 2 (TEAM House of Bernadotte) TEAM House of Bernadotte Heavy infantry get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3

Dutch[]

Card Description Age HC level
Dutch Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
10

Indians[]

Card Description Age HC level
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
25

Iroquois[]

Card Description Age HC level
Iroquois Home City 2 (Scout Infantry) TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3
10

Japanese[]

Card Description Age HC level
Japanese Home City 3 (Cheaper Unit Upgrades) TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
1

Russians[]

Card Description Age HC level
Russian Home City 3 (Dueling School) Dueling School Infantry (except Skull Knights), Old Han Army, and Territorial Army train time -25%; Black Flag Army, Standard Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -12%
Age II tech tree aoe3
25

Sioux[]

Card Description Age HC level
Sioux Home City 2 (6 War Clubs) 6 War Clubs Ships 6 War Clubs
Age II tech tree aoe3
1
Sioux Home City 2 (9 War Clubs) 9 War Clubs Ships 9 War Clubs
Age III tech tree aoe3
1
Sioux Home City 2 (7 War Clubs) 7 War Clubs Ships 7 War Clubs
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Sioux Home City 2 (Wind Runner) Wind Runner Infantry get +10% speed
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Sioux Home City 2 (Uprising) Uprising Ships 7 Cetan Bows, 7 War Clubs, and 7 Wakina Rifles
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
40
Ottoman Home City 3 (Battlefield Construction) Aggressive Policy Cetan Bowmen, War Clubs, and Wakina Rifles can build Teepees, War Huts and Corrals
Age II tech tree aoe3
25
Sioux Home City 5 (Sans Arc Support) Sans Arc Support Ships 16 Club Warriors and 500 wood; costs 1,000 coin
Age III tech tree aoe3
10

Spanish[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 1 (Hand Infantry Attack) TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry get +15% attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
Age I tech tree aoe3
10

Changelog[]

The WarChiefs[]

  • The unit is named War Club.
  • War Clubs have a hand attack of 10 and a siege attack of 27.

Definitive Edition[]

  • The unit is renamed to Club Warrior.
  • Club Warriors now have a hand attack of 11 and a siege attack of 30.
  • Club Warriors can now build Teepees.

Trivia[]

  • The weapon used by the Club Warrior is a gunstock war club, an indigenous weapon used by Native Americans. Indigenous tribes of America most likely created the design of the club based upon European firearms.

History[]

The Lakota constructed their war clubs out of a variety of substances: stone, wood, bone, antlers, horn, and sometimes incorporated steel blades. The one consistent feature was an efficacy in combat. One blow from one of these deadly weapons could cripple or kill a grizzly bear, let alone a human opponent.

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Spanish: Garrote de Guerra

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