Ambushing Shongo Thrower
Ambushing Shongo Thrower is a Treasure guardian in Age of Empires III. It protects a map reward and uses ranged resistance to withstand some attacks while closing on the Hero or unit that approaches.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 270 hit points · 30% ranged resistance · 7.0 speed · 12 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 9 damage · 1.5 attack interval
- Ranged attack
- 8 range · 1.5 attack interval
- Siege attack
- 10 damage · 6 range · 3.0 attack interval
Role & threat profile
It has 270 hit points, speed 7 and 30% ranged resistance. Its hand attack deals nine damage and its siege attack ten. The guardian is not a trainable Shongo unit; it appears as part of a Treasure encounter. Other guardians may be present at the same site, so inspect the full group before fighting.
Training & availability
The African Royals · 270 hit points · 30% ranged resistance · ranged attack 12 at range 8 · siege attack 10 at range 6.
Combat values
Bring support if the Explorer would take too long to defeat the guardian alone. Its speed lets it chase a Hero, while ranged resistance reduces the efficiency of a purely ranged approach. Clear the site first and then collect the Treasure; avoid leaving a low-health Hero inside the guardian’s reach.
Ranged resistance changes the cleanup
The Shongo Thrower’s 30% ranged resistance means a ranged force may take longer to remove it than its 270 hit points suggest. Its hand and siege attacks are modest, but it moves at speed 7 and can continue pursuing the Hero. Use a supported approach, watch for other guardians and let the Explorer collect only after the area is safe. Its name describes a neutral ambush encounter, not a military unit available from an allied settlement.