Paris Burning
Paris Burning is Lizzie's Pirates, Knights of St. John naval unit in Age of Empires III, available from the Commerce Age. Its listed ability is Transports land units; Trains Buccaneers.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age
- Training
- 40 sec · 80 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 2,200 hit points · 50% ranged resistance · 8.5 speed · 44 line of sight
- Ranged attack
- 82 base damage · range 20 · attack interval 2.0 · area of effect 1
- Broadside attack
- 35 (6) base damage · range 30 · attack interval 0.05 · area of effect 1 · bonus damage: 2.0x vs. Ship
- Ability
- Transports land units; Trains Buccaneers
Role, availability & values
It has 2,200 hit points and 50% ranged resistance. It moves at 8.5 speed. Training costs 300 Wood and 500 Coin; it takes 40 seconds to train. Attack profile: Ranged attack: 82 damage at range 20; every 2.0 seconds; area of effect 1. Broadside attack: 35 damage (6) at range 30; every 0.05 seconds; area of effect 1. Special ability or role: Transports land units; Trains Buccaneers.
Matchup & timing
Paris Burning is a flagship that can transport troops and train Buccaneers while contributing heavy ship fire. Load the landing party before approaching a defended coast, then use the 2,200 hit points and long-range broadside to support the landing. The ship’s special production makes it valuable beyond damage; do not risk it for a naval trade that gains no route or objective.
Use transport and Buccaneer production together
Paris Burning has 2,200 hit points, 8.5 speed, and 50% ranged resistance; it costs 300 Wood and 500 Coin and trains in 40 seconds. It deals 82 siege damage at range 20 and a 35-damage broadside at range 30, transports land units, and trains Buccaneers. Scout the landing site and protect the ship while troops disembark.
Coordinate ship fire with a landing party
The ship’s transport and Buccaneer production can support a combined naval and land attack. Its long-range siege attacks help clear coastal defenses before troops disembark, but the transport should not linger within range of a stronger fleet. Scout the shore, screen the landing, and keep the ship’s 40-second training investment protected.
Flagship and troop transport
Paris Burning, also identified in the source roster as Lizzie’s Flagship, is a ship used by Lizzie’s Pirates and the Knights of St. John in their campaign or scenario context. It transports land units and can train Buccaneers, giving the player both a way to move an army across water and a source of pirate infantry. The ship has 2,200 hit points, speed 8.5 and 50% ranged resistance. Its 300 Wood and 500 Coin cost and 40-second training time make it a major naval investment when the scenario allows normal production.
Broadside and campaign role
The flagship carries a ranged attack and a Broadside, allowing it to threaten targets from the water while supporting an amphibious operation. Use the transport capacity to deliver troops to a safe landing, then keep the ship positioned to support rather than sailing it into a stronger fleet alone. Its campaign identity and Buccaneer access are scenario-specific; ordinary skirmish civilizations should not be assumed to have the same ship or production list. The ship’s high durability helps it survive ranged pressure, but does not remove the need to scout naval defenses and protect the landing force.