Units

Prospector Wagon

Prospector Wagon is a mobile resource unit associated with the Mexicans, Poles, Swedes, Finland and Peru. It converts into a Copper Mine at its destination, creating a fixed resource site for the economy.

APPLIES TO Definitive Edition (2020)
Prospector Wagon in Age of Empires III
Prospector Wagon
IN-GAME VALUES

Recorded values

Durability & mobility
250 hit points · 4.0 speed · 18 line of sight
Ability
Turns into a Copper Mine

Role, availability & values

The wagon has 250 hit points and moves at 4.0 speed. It must reach a suitable location and transform before the mine can be used. The wagon is not a combat unit, and its availability and the mine’s output depend on the civilization, scenario and version that provide it.

Matchup & timing

Find a defensible site before sending the wagon across the map. Protect it while it travels, then keep the area covered if the Copper Mine can be contested. Include its resource in the plan only when the current mode uses Copper and the army can secure the deposit.

Place the copper mine within a protected economy

The wagon has 250 hit points and 4.0 speed and converts into a Copper Mine for the Mexican, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, or Peruvian content that provides it. It gathers nothing during transit. Scout a suitable deposit and escort the wagon; then defend the mine and its workers so the resource investment remains productive.

Keep Copper access connected to the economy

The 250-hit-point wagon moves at 4.0 speed and turns into a Copper Mine for supported Mexican, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, or Peruvian modes. It does not collect Copper while travelling. Send it to a defendable site and keep workers and reinforcements connected after the mine is established.

Shipment access and Copper Mine role

The Prospector Wagon is obtained through Home City shipments rather than ordinary unit production. The Mexicans, Poles, Swedes, Finland revolution, and Peru can access it through their listed cards or revolt content; other civilizations may receive one through a team shipment such as TEAM Copper Canyon or TEAM Falun Mine. Once it reaches a legal site, the wagon becomes a Copper Mine, so it changes from a mobile delivery unit into a stationary resource structure. Several Swedish cards can ship multiple Copper Mines, while the Mexican, Polish, and Peruvian routes have their own card or revolt conditions. Check the card list and match rules for the number available: the wagon’s presence does not imply that every civilization can train or replace it.