Game systems

Haudenosaunee technology tree

The Haudenosaunee technology tree index links recorded Age of Empires III units, buildings and research to their individual reference pages. It emphasizes entries whose game data directly identifies this faction and is not a complete reconstruction of every shared option in the in-game tree; check unit and technology pages for additional civilization access.

APPLIES TO Age of Empires III — see linked entries for version-specific availability
Haudenosaunee technology tree in Age of Empires III
Haudenosaunee technology tree
ROSTER INDEX

Linked game entries

Unit pages
22
Building pages
18
Technology pages
51

Civilization roster and research

The lists are grouped into units, buildings and technologies, then organized by the Age recorded in the game data. Shared options can appear in more than one civilization index; inclusion does not mean an item is unique. Follow an entry to check its cost, production or research site, prerequisites, counters and version band. A Home City Card, map alliance or scenario rule may change access, so this list is not a fixed build order.

Scope and availability

Scope: Age of Empires III civilization content. This index reflects matching entries in the saved game-fact records; each linked page gives its own version, Age and access conditions.

How to read the tree

Use the tree when planning an Age-up, Home City deck or response to an opponent. Find the unit line or upgrade that answers the immediate matchup, then check its entry for exact values and access rules. Map, mode, shipments, patch and edition determine which recorded options are useful in a particular match.

Units by Age

Commerce Age: Aenna · Canoe · Healer · Kanya Horseman · Tomahawk. Fortress Age: Forest Prowler · Mantlet · Musket Rider · Ram. Industrial Age*: Captured Mortar. Age not specified: Farm Travois · Haudenosaunee War Chief · Homestead Wagon · War Hut Travois. Exploration Age: Fishing Boat · Native Scout · Sheep · Travois · Villager · Warrior. Industrial Age; Revolution (Maya): Light Cannon. Fortress Age (Native Americans) ; Revolution (Maya): War Canoe

Buildings by Age

Discovery Age: Fire Pit. Commerce Age: American Citadel · Corral. Fortress Age: Siege Workshop · Stronghold (Independence). Exploration Age: Command Center · Community Plaza · Dock · Farm · Fish Trap · Longhouse · Native Embassy · Town Center · Tribal Marketplace · War Hut. Fortress Age; Exploration Age (with the "Advanced Estate" card): Estate. Exploration Age; Industrial Age (Lakota): Gate · Wall

Technologies by Age

Commerce Age: Cavalry Cuirass · Counter Infantry Rifling · Forest People Ceremony · Gun Running · Harvest Ceremony · Haudenosaunee Scouting Party · Heated Shot · Horse Secrets · Infantry Breastplate · Lacrosse · Long Lines · Ranged Cavalry Caracole · Rawhide Covers · Secret Society. Fortress Age: Earth Gift Ceremony · Forest Spirit Ceremony · Green Corn Ceremony · Haudenosaunee Raiding Party · Haudenosaunee War Party · Improved Cordage · Maple Festival · River Raids · Siege Drill. Industrial Age: Cannery · Mass Production · Revetment · Star Fort · Steam Power · Water Power. Imperial Age: Blockade · Deforestation · Excessive Tribute · Large Scale Gathering · Legendary Native Warriors; Exalted Natives · Legendary War Boats · Spies. Fortress Age*; Industrial Age (Lakota): Bastion. Exploration Age: Cooperation · Fur Dressing · Gill Nets · Hunting Dogs · Lumber Ceremony · New Year Festival · Selective Breeding · Spirit Medicine · Strawberry Festival · Woodland Dwellers. Commerce Age*: Earth Ceremony. Exploration Age*: Great Feast. Industrial Age (Asians and Native Americans) *; Imperial Age (Europeans and Mexicans): Immigrants. Fortress Age*; Revolution (Mexico): Wild West

Check the entry for version and prerequisites

An index can include options recorded across multiple Age of Empires III releases. Older faction names, card unlocks, research prerequisites and campaign-only rules can change availability. Check the linked page’s version band and conditions before applying an option to a specific game.

Read the roster across the original and Definitive Edition

The Haudenosaunee were called the Iroquois in the original Age of Empires III and The WarChiefs. Definitive Edition uses Haudenosaunee and also changes important systems: the old Fire Pit became the Community Plaza, and the older direct Coin-mining rule was replaced by Tribal Marketplaces built near mines. Treat the tree as an index across recorded names and releases, not as one fixed roster. When a guide says Iroquois or Fire Pit, check the release before applying its gathering or ceremony advice.

Use Travois to establish the next position

The starting Travois and additional Founder options let the Haudenosaunee establish much of their infrastructure without paying the usual building cost. That flexibility supports forward War Huts, Trading Posts or other useful sites, but a free building is still vulnerable if it is placed beyond the army’s reach. The unit list combines Aenna and Forest Prowlers for ranged infantry, Kanya Horsemen for mobility, and Rams for close-range siege. Use those roles together: keep the ranged line screened, and commit Rams when the approach to a structure can be protected. In Definitive Edition, plan Coin access through Tribal Marketplaces before assuming the older mining economy.