Haiti
Haiti is an Industrial Age Revolutionary Nation for the British and French, with Port-au-Prince as its Home City. Workers become Maroons, while Pirates and Privateers form a separate production network. Town Centers and Taverns automatically generate Pirates, and six Privateers arrive, giving Haiti a mix of land, building-based and naval pressure.
Access & effects
Population space becomes 200 and training Settlers, Coureurs des Bois and Fishing Boats is removed. Villagers become Maroons. Pirates can be trained at Barracks, Forts, Galleons, Privateers and Taverns; Town Centers and Taverns also spawn one Pirate every 48 seconds. The revolution ships six Privateers, enables their training at Docks with a limit of five, and gives Privateers the same unit-training options as Galleons. This is broader than simply allowing Town Centers to train Pirates.
Availability
Definitive Edition; Industrial Age. Available to British and French. Population becomes 200; Villagers become Maroons; Town Centers and Taverns spawn one Pirate every 48 seconds; six Privateers are shipped.
Army & economy
Haiti is most attractive when the player can keep Town Centers or Taverns safe long enough to benefit from repeated Pirate generation, or when water makes Privateers useful. Use the free spawn to reinforce pressure while other buildings train units for a specific matchup. Maroons and Pirates have separate roles, so screen ranged troops and protect production sites. Prepare for the Settler conversion and do not rely on ordinary Fishing Boat production after the transition.
Maroons and production options
Maroons combine greater range with lower durability than the Settlers they replace. Keep a stronger front line between them and enemy cavalry, and use their range to add damage rather than absorb it. Haiti’s Pirate production is distributed among Town Centers, Galleons, Forts and Taverns, with Docks supporting Privateers. This flexibility allows production from more than one location, but every building still needs resources and protection. Choose the safest production point that can reinforce the current objective.
When coastline matters
The Privateer and Galleon options make Haiti more attractive when water can protect a flank, connect islands or threaten coastal economy. On a land-focused map, do not spend resources on naval units that cannot influence a fight. Use Pirates to threaten weakly defended locations and force the opponent to split attention, while Maroons support the main group. Since Settlers convert, make sure the new production options can sustain the force before committing to a long siege or a series of separate raids.
Haiti’s pirate economy and automatic production
Haiti converts Villagers into Maroons, increases population space to 200, disables Settler, Coureur des Bois and Fishing Boat training, and sends six Privateers. Town Centers and the Tavern automatically create one Pirate every 48 seconds. The spawning rate is equivalent to about 2.29 Coin per second per Town Center in unit value, and the Tavern adds another source. This recurring production is the core of Haiti’s plan: preserve those structures and allow the free Pirates to accumulate while the player invests in the fleet or support units. Pirates are outlaw hand shock infantry with unusually strong siege for that role. The Folk Heroes upgrade is particularly important because it improves the Pirates efficiently. The population cost change also makes a larger Pirate force easier to field, but units still need population space and should be combined with ranged troops or artillery rather than sent unsupported.
Privateers, Docks and the sea
Haiti’s six Privateers arrive with the revolution, and Privateers can also be trained at Docks up to a limit of five. They can train the same units as Galleons, giving them a multipurpose role beyond ship combat. Letter of Marque gives Privateers a Coin trickle of 0.5 per second, adding income to the naval force. This helps offset the economic restrictions of a revolution, especially on maps where ships can remain active safely. Improved Warships increases warship hit points and attack by 25%, while Naval Gunners adds 20% attack, so Haiti can develop the fleet through distinct upgrades. Protect Docks and avoid treating the initial six ships as disposable; their training capacity, Coin trickle and naval presence can support the economy and army over time.
Letter of Marque and treasure hunting
Letter of Marque upgrades Pirates to Buccaneers, granting 12 more line of sight, a ranged attack and the ability to gather crates. Buccaneers and Privateers also gain a 3× attack multiplier against treasure guardians and can collect treasures for twice the resource and experience yield. This makes the card especially useful while valuable treasures remain on the map. It gives the pirate roster an economic job and turns safe exploration into additional shipment progress. The reward depends on finding and securing treasure, so use the added line of sight and naval mobility to scout while keeping units protected from enemy forces. The same card’s Privateer Coin trickle means it remains useful after the major treasures are gone, but the early treasure window can provide unusually high value.
Forts, Town Centers and Pirate scaling
The infinite shipment of two Covered Wagons can add Town Centers, and each Town Center automatically spawns a Pirate every 48 seconds. This gives the shipment recurring military value beyond the buildings themselves. A Fort Wagon can add another defensive position, while each Fort is useful as a protected structure and Pirate production point is not attached to it; Fort support instead helps train or defend units. Before revolting, consider saving shipments that can establish more Town Centers after the change. The Explorer can also build Town Centers with saved Wood. This strategy requires resources, build space and enough time for the structures to generate Pirates, so it is strongest when the player can secure a perimeter. If the opponent is already attacking, send immediate combat support instead of waiting for new Town Centers to repay their cost.
Native warriors and Carib Blowgunners
Haiti can build an army around native warriors, especially on maps with Carib settlements. Native Warrior Combat gives native warriors 15% more hit points and attack, while Blood Brothers upgrades them to Elite or the relevant higher native level and improves Native Embassy durability and build limit. Louverture Liberation adds 20% native warrior train limit and 5% speed, and African Roots opens a Native Embassy alliance with the Akan or Yoruba while granting stealth to Akan infantry, Yoruba infantry and Maroons. The infinite shipment of 15 Carib Blowgunners upgrades them to Elite and enables Barracks and Fort production. On a Carib map, settlement-specific cards can further develop the Blowgunners, making them a viable main army. Their ranged pressure can pair with light cavalry; the infantry and Pirate composition must still be prepared to answer cavalry and artillery.
Carib settlements and their specialist deck
A Carib settlement gives Haiti access to Carib Kasiri Beer, Carib Garifuna Drums, Carib Ceremonial Feast and Carib Ambushers. The Ambushers are a variant of Carib Blowgunners, and Haiti can reach Champion Carib upgrades without spending a separate shipment. The Blowgunner line has a train limit of 15, while Ambushers have a limit of 12. Because this roster is effective against Villagers, it can pair with light cavalry for a force that pressures the economy and still has defensive uses. These settlement bonuses do not exist on every map, so the player should inspect the map before building a plan around them. On other maps, Pirate and Privateer production remains the more dependable Haitian identity.
Maroons, recovery and the Sevites card
Maroons replace the ordinary Villager roster and retain a revolutionary combat role. Sevites allows idle Maroons, native warriors and Villagers to regenerate hit points at 0.25% per second. It also reduces hit-point degeneration for Yoruba Eso Riders by 60% and Militiamen by 10%, with both effects stopping at 25% health. This gives damaged units a reason to withdraw and recover rather than being discarded after every fight. It does not heal units quickly during combat, and the requirement for idle recovery means that the army needs safe ground. Protect the unit during its retreat and use healing alongside the regeneration when available. Keep enough Maroons alive to support the post-revolution economy and avoid using them as disposable infantry when their replacement options are limited.
Pickets and a late-game land composition
The Pickets card upgrades Pikemen to Guard Pickets. Their cost changes to 60 Food instead of 40 Food and 40 Wood, and their rate of fire is 15% slower. The source compares their total value to an Imperial Pikeman upgrade, but the slower firing rate and Food-only cost create both advantages and drawbacks. A practical late-game composition can combine Pickets, Light Infantry such as Skirmishers, Longbowmen or Rangers, and Pirates. Use Cover Mode or Stagger Mode when appropriate and add Culverins when the opponent protects massed artillery with Heavy Infantry. Pickets and Pirates provide siege pressure against buildings such as Trading Posts. This layered force covers more weaknesses than an unsupported Pirate mass and gives Haiti both a frontline and a way to attack structures.
African Roots and the West African roster
African Roots ships a random selection of six West African units from the listed pool: Yoruba Oyo Legionaries, Yoruba Eso Riders, Akan Ankobia, Dahomey Amazons, Kanuri Guards, Griots, Maigadi, Raiders, Lifidi Knights and Fulani Archers. The card also allows an alliance with the Akan or Yoruba at a Native Embassy and enables stealth for Akan infantry, Yoruba infantry and Maroons. Royal Dahomets improves Dahomey Amazons by 15% hit points and attack and allows them to be trained at Taverns, Native Embassies and Battleships. These options broaden Haiti’s force, but the random shipment means the exact arrival cannot be selected. Use the alliance and follow-up training to develop whichever line best fits the map and the opposing army.
Shipment value and rebuilding the economy
Several Haitian shipments have repeatable or scalable value. Vodou Ceremonies sends one Settler and another for each Settler lost earlier in the game, up to 15; it can recover a larger worker group if the timing is favorable. Louverture Liberation provides six Citizens, enables their Town Center training for Coin and restores Fishing Boat production at Docks. Brethren of the Coast sends a Battleship with ten Pirates and lets Battleships train outlaws and Pet Monkeys. Two Covered Wagons provide new Town Centers, which can add recurring Pirate production. These cards compete with immediate military shipments, so select them when the army can protect the rebuilding phase. Haiti’s revolution is unusual in that recurring Pirates and a naval income trickle can keep contributing while the player restores part of the economy.
Political choices and preparation
The Naturalist supports an early economic lead, and the Quartermaster’s Wood is helpful for Docks and ships. The Gentleman Pirate is the recommended Fortress Age choice because Haiti’s plan centers on Pirates and Privateers. At Industrial Age, the Tycoon supplies Coin that can help fund Pirate production. Save the cards that place Town Centers or ships if those structures are part of the chosen plan, and prepare the naval shipment point before the revolt. After the transition, protect Town Centers and the Tavern so automatic Pirates continue spawning. Use the first wave to defend the economy, then choose between expanding the fleet, adding native units or building a land composition. The best Haitian strategy depends strongly on map type: water access and Carib settlements can change which branch is most valuable.