Clenched Fist
Clenched Fist is an Age of Empires III technology from the Exploration Age, researched at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site. It increases ranged infantry all melee attack damage by 25%; increases carolean and hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsmen) all melee attack damage by 10%.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Wood cost
- 200
- Coin cost
- 200
- Effect
- Ranged infantry all melee attack damage +25%; Carolean and hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsmen) all melee attack damage +10% instead
Effect & research conditions
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site. Effect: Ranged infantry all melee attack damage +25%; Carolean and hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsmen) all melee attack damage +10% instead. Research costs 200 wood, 200 coin. Research takes 10 seconds.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site.
When to research
Prepare the affected buildings or positions before researching Clenched Fist: Ranged infantry all melee attack damage +25%; Carolean and hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsmen) all melee attack damage +10% instead. The benefit matters only while those structures are part of the plan and can be protected; keep troops available to hold the area. Use the Trading Post or Tambo on a Shaolin Temple holy site for research. Research takes 10 seconds and costs 200 wood, 200 coin.
A targeted melee improvement
The technology costs 200 Wood and 200 Coin and takes ten seconds to research. Its 25% melee-attack increase applies to ranged infantry, while Caroleans and hand skirmishers receive a 10% increase instead; Urumi Swordsmen are excluded from that reduced group. The distinction matters when deciding whether the current army benefits enough to justify the cost.