Karni Mata
Karni Mata is an Indian Wonder that advances the civilization and sends Food, Wood and Coin when completed. It is the resource-focused choice among the Indian Wonders recorded in the game data.
Recorded values
- Available
- Exploration Age; Commerce Age; Fortress Age; Industrial Age
- Builder
- Hindu Villager and its counterparts
- Function
- Advances the player into the next Age; Ships food, wood, and coin when built
- Construction
- up to 8 builders · limit 1
- Structure
- 5,000 hit points · 12 line of sight · 6x5 footprint
Function & construction
Indian Villagers construct the chosen Wonder as the age-up structure. Karni Mata provides its listed resource shipment on completion; it does not provide the separate unit training or defensive role associated with Agra Fort.
Placement & timing
Choose it when reaching the next Age and receiving a mixed resource boost support the plan. Compare the immediate resources with a Wonder that supplies a needed unit line or Coin alone, and protect the construction site until it completes.
Gather-rate aura through the updates
Karni Mata’s aura increases nearby Villager gathering. The Asian Dynasties profile lists a 10% bonus within range 36. A Definitive Edition update briefly raised the range to 46 and the bonus to 15%; a later update returned the gather-rate increase to 10%. The current entry should therefore describe the 10% value separately from that temporary patch state. Place the Wonder where workers can gather within its aura, and value it most when a large part of the economy is in range. It also sends Food, Wood and Coin when completed, so its age-up package combines immediate resources with a continuing economic effect.
Resource package and working radius
Karni Mata’s age-up completion sends a mixed package of Food, Wood and Coin while the aura continues to improve nearby gathering. Keep Villagers inside the current aura radius, listed at 46, to benefit from the 10% gather-rate effect. The aura has changed across updates, so do not apply the temporary 15% patch value to the current profile.
Aura placement and Wonder comparison
Karni Mata occupies the Indian age-up Wonder slot, so its economic aura is the continuing benefit layered on top of the completion shipment. Keep productive Villagers within the aura rather than placing the Wonder where only idle units receive the bonus. It does not supply Agra Fort’s defensive production function or the direct military reinforcements of other Wonders; compare those options against the resources and gathering improvement your economy needs.
The aura in an Indian economy
The Wonder’s aura supports renewable gathering after the initial shipment has been spent. Place it to cover the largest active group of Villagers and check the current 10% bonus, rather than relying on the temporary 15% value from an intermediate update. The listed 46 range gives room to place it between productive resource sites.
Age advancement with an economic shipment
Karni Mata is an Indian Economic Wonder that advances the civilization to the next Age and sends Food, Wood and Coin when it is built. This combines a progression choice with a resource package, giving the player an immediate way to fund the next production phase. Plan the age-up around what those resources will unlock: units, a building or an upgrade should be ready to follow the delivery. The Wonder must be protected while its construction completes, and the returned crates do not replace a working Villager economy.
Decide whether the shipment or another Wonder fits
Compare Karni Mata’s resource delivery with the military or economic effects of other Indian Wonders. The mixed crates are flexible, but the best selection depends on which resource is limiting the next action and whether the base can safely finish the age-up. If enemy pressure is imminent, a defensive or military choice may be more useful. Once built, gather the crates promptly and spend them on a clear transition instead of allowing the army queue or Villager production to stall.