Orca
Orca is a fast aquatic Treasure guardian in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition. It is not a trainable warship or a huntable food source; it guards selected water treasures and must be dealt with before the reward is safe to collect.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 220 hit points · 50% ranged resistance · 8.5 speed · 24 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 100 damage · 1.5 attack interval
Role, availability & values
The Orca has 220 hit points, 50% ranged resistance, 8.5 speed and 24 line of sight. Its hand attack deals 100 damage every 1.5 seconds. The high speed and close-range damage punish an Explorer or other fragile unit caught alone, while its resistance makes small ranged volleys less effective than its health alone suggests.
Matchup & timing
Scout the water before sending an Explorer or transport toward a guarded reward. Bring enough ranged support to defeat the guardian, keep fragile units outside its melee range and collect the Treasure only after the route is clear. Do not count the Orca as naval production or as an economic source; its role is a map encounter around treasure.
Guardian threat and treasure access
Its speed and melee damage punish isolated targets, while ranged resistance can make a small volley inefficient. Scout, commit adequate support and collect the reward only after the route is safe.
Clear the route before collecting
The Orca’s line of sight can expose units approaching its treasure, and its speed lets it close quickly over water. A single lightly protected unit can lose health rapidly to repeated 100-damage attacks. Scout the approach, commit the support needed to remove it and then collect the reward. Once the guardian is defeated, the player gains access to the Treasure rather than control of a ship.