Bagpiper
Bagpiper is ranged infantry in Age of Empires III, available from the Commerce Age; obtained through Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Stuart palace, Native Embassy. Its listed ability is Gaelic Support.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age · Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Stuart palace; Native Embassy
- Training
- 30 sec · 30 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 250 hit points · 10% hand resistance · 4.5 speed · 24 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 10 damage · 1.5 attack interval
- Ranged attack
- 20 damage · 2-12 range · 3.0 attack interval
- Siege attack
- 10 damage · 6 range · 3.0 attack interval
Role, availability & values
Production is available through Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Stuart palace or Native Embassy. It has 250 hit points. It moves at 4.5 speed. Training costs 150 Food and 150 Coin; it takes 30 seconds to train. Attack profile: Hand attack deals 10 damage. Ranged attack deals 20 damage. Siege attack deals 10 damage. Special ability or role: Gaelic Support.
Matchup & timing
Bagpipers support a mixed army through two passive effects rather than relying on pistol damage. Gaelic Support raises maximum hit points of friendly Infantry and Shock troops within 20 range by 10%; Pipes of Death reduces damage dealt by enemy Infantry and Shock troops in the same radius by 15%. These auras do not stack, so one protected Bagpiper can provide the support effect without exposing several 150-Food, 150-Coin units. The House of Stuart palace limit is two. Keep the Bagpiper near the main formation, where both effects can matter, and screen its 250 hit points and 10% hand resistance from Cavalry and Artillery.
Support its Gaelic Support role
The Commerce Age Bagpiper costs 150 Food and 150 Coin, trains in 30 seconds, and has 250 hit points and 4.5 speed. Its attacks deal 10 hand, 20 ranged, and 10 siege damage; its special role is Gaelic Support. Recruitment depends on a House of Stuart palace settlement or Native Embassy access, not a standard universal Barracks queue. Keep it with the units that can use its support ability.