Honey Badger
Honey Badger is a neutral Treasure guardian introduced in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – The African Royals. It is a small, fast predator that protects a reward site from an Explorer or another eligible hero. The Honey Badger is encountered as part of the map’s Treasure system; it is not a civilization unit that can be trained, shipped from a Home City or upgraded through a normal military building.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 65 hit points · 7.0 speed · 9 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 6 damage · 1.5 attack interval
Role, availability & values
Its recorded profile has 65 hit points, speed 7.0 and line of sight 9. The hand attack deals 6 damage with a 1.5-second attack interval, and defeating it awards 4 Experience. These values describe the listed guardian profile; they do not imply a unit production cost or a place in a civilization’s army roster. Its movement speed relative to its modest health makes it more relevant as an immediate pursuer than as a durable force that can hold a large army in place.
Encounter timing
The Honey Badger matters when a Treasure site is being cleared. An Explorer that approaches alone may have to spend time fighting while the guardian stays close, so inspect the site before committing a low-health hero. If the hero can defeat it without being forced away from the reward, clear the guardian first and then collect the Treasure. Bring nearby military support when the Explorer is already injured or when several guardians defend the same site; its 65 hit points make it a manageable target, but the encounter can still delay early scouting.
Clearing a guarded Treasure
Treat its 6-damage hand attack and 1.5-second interval as a steady, short-range threat rather than a burst attack. Its speed 7.0 means a retreating hero should avoid drawing it farther from friendly support, and its 9 line of sight is the listed value when approaching the defended area. Once defeated, the 4-Experience bounty is a small part of the reward; the main reason to clear the site is to make the guarded Treasure safe to claim.
A map guardian, not a recruitable badger
The Honey Badger belongs to the neutral Treasure-guardian encounters associated with The African Royals. It does not have a player-facing training condition, resource price or population cost in the listed profile. Its appearance is tied to a guarded reward site, so the practical question is whether the Explorer can clear that site safely, not which Barracks or civilization can produce the animal.
Reading the combat values
The profile records a hand attack at 6 damage, a 1.5-second interval, 65 hit points and speed 7.0. Damage and interval help estimate how long a hero can remain in close combat, while speed matters if the hero tries to disengage. The profile also records a 4-Experience kill bounty and 9 line of sight. These are guardian values, not an upgrade path or a general wildlife rule for every map.