Market Wagon
Market Wagon is the European counterpart to the Asian Market Rickshaw. It transforms into a Market for free, providing the economic building without spending its usual Wood.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 250 hit points · 4.0 speed · 18 line of sight
- Ability
- Builds a Market for free
Role, availability & values
The wagon has 250 hit points, 4.0 speed and 20% siege resistance, and its recorded construction rate for the Market is three times the ordinary rate. The wagon is consumed on placement and is obtained through specific shipment or scenario content rather than a standard training queue.
Matchup & timing
Use it when the Market’s research or exchange options can support the next economic step, and place it where the structure and its workers are defensible. Its free delivery saves resources, but does not make a risky forward placement safe.
Function, durability, and construction speed
Market Wagon is the European counterpart to the Asian Market Rickshaw in their shared Age of Empires III source entry. Both are mobile construction units that are consumed when placed as a Market. The finished structure costs no Wood through this shipment, and the wagon places it at three times the ordinary construction rate. The unit has 250 hit points, speed 4.0, 20% siege resistance, and line of sight 18 in the current profile. Its fast build time helps the player establish Market research or resource exchanges sooner, but it does not make the wagon a combat unit: it has no listed unit-strength matchup and is vulnerable to enemy attacks.
Access through Home City shipments
Asian and European civilizations can access the Market Rickshaw or Market Wagon through Home City shipment routes. Other civilizations may receive the Market Wagon through a Dutch ally sending the TEAM House of Nassau card. The exact card choices vary by civilization and version, with cards such as Advanced Market, Land Reforms, Bazaar, and Shivaji's Tactics tied to particular decks. The wagon is not a standard unit trained at a Stable or military building. Confirm that the chosen civilization and deck actually have access before planning an opening around a free Market.
Choosing a safe place for the Market
The wagon's value comes from saving the ordinary Market construction cost and starting its economic upgrades quickly. Place it close enough to the settlement that Villagers can use the building safely, but avoid blocking a planned Town Center or military expansion. A forward Market may make research convenient, yet the 250-hit-point wagon can be intercepted before it transforms. The finished Market is an economic asset rather than a defensive structure, so choose a location that can be protected by the main base or nearby production. The shipment should support the next economic step, not dictate a risky position solely to exploit the faster construction rate.
Relationship to the Market Rickshaw
The Fandom article groups Market Rickshaw and Market Wagon because they share the free-Market construction role and much of the same unit profile. Their names identify the Asian and European forms; they are related but should not be confused with an ordinary Settler constructing a Market from resources. A Dutch team shipment can extend the wagon to other civilizations, while each normal civilization still follows its own Home City card rules. When comparing statistics or card access, read the civilization-specific form and edition rather than assuming every Market Wagon and Rickshaw shipment is interchangeable.