Sacred Cow
Sacred Cow is herdable livestock associated with the Sacred Field in The Asian Dynasties. It can provide 50 to 500 Food depending on how long it fattens, and supports up to eight gatherers. The recorded profile lists 20 hit points, 4.0 movement speed, a cost of 125 Food and a 15-second training time. Its fattening rate depends on the structure: 0.25 per second normally, 0.5 at a Livestock Market, and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 125 Food
- Available
- Sacred Field
- Training
- 15 sec
- Durability & mobility
- 20 hit points · 4.0 speed · 9 line of sight
Role, availability & values
Use the Sacred Field access to obtain the cow, then keep it near a compatible livestock building if you intend to let it fatten. The structure changes the rate, so a faster building can increase the eventual Food sooner. Protect the animal while it grows and collect its Food when needed; losing it removes the remaining resource potential.
Training & availability
The Asian Dynasties; accessed through Sacred Field; 50–500 Food; up to eight gatherers; fattening 0.25/s normally, 0.5 at Livestock Market, 1.0 at Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda; 20 hit points; 4.0 speed; costs 125 Food; 15-second train time.
Matchup & timing
Choose Sacred Cow when there is time and a safe location to turn the initial Food investment into a larger Food supply. If an army is needed immediately, the 125 Food and waiting period compete with direct production. The animal is an economic unit, not a combat choice, and its maximum return depends on how long it can remain alive.
Sacred Field livestock economy
Sacred Cow is livestock associated with the Indian Sacred Field in The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition. It can yield 50–500 Food depending on fattening time and supports up to eight gatherers. The profile lists 20 hit points, speed 4.0, a 125-Food cost and 15-second training time. Its growth is 0.25 Food per second normally, 0.5 at a Livestock Market and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda when those buildings can affect it. The cow is an economic investment, not a combat unit: keep it near the Sacred Field or another compatible building, protect it while the Food accumulates and harvest it when the economy needs the resource. Waiting can raise the return, but it also leaves the initial cost and stored value exposed to raids. Compare the time needed for fattening against an immediate need for units or age advancement. The Sacred Field access and building modifiers depend on the Indian ruleset and map; do not assume that every civilization can train the cow or use every listed livestock structure. Its eight-gatherer limit helps plan collection so workers do not crowd a single animal.
Timing the harvest
The best harvest time depends on whether the player needs Food now or can safely keep the cow growing. A Livestock Pen or other compatible building can accelerate accumulation, while an exposed animal risks losing its current stored value. Keep no more gatherers on one cow than its eight-worker limit permits.
Compatible buildings
Fattening speed depends on the structure affecting the cow: the standard rate is 0.25 per second, rising to 0.5 at a Livestock Market and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda where supported. Check access before placing livestock.
Livestock safety
A cow’s accumulated Food is lost if the animal is killed before harvest. Place it inside the protected economy, keep gatherers close and avoid allowing raids to reach the livestock site.
Resource tradeoff
The 125-Food purchase delays other early spending, so the player should weigh a future livestock harvest against immediate Villagers or military production. A safe fattening location makes the investment more reliable.
Sacred Field livestock and food growth
The Sacred Cow is a herdable animal associated with the Sacred Field in The Asian Dynasties. It yields between 50 and 500 Food depending on how long it fattens, and up to eight gatherers can work on it. Its growth rate varies by nearby livestock structure: 0.25 Food per second normally, 0.5 at a Livestock Market and 1.0 at a Livestock Pen, Farm, Village or Hacienda where those rules apply. That difference makes placement and waiting time important. Keep the cow near the structure that provides the intended rate, and do not leave it where an enemy raid can remove the animal and its accumulated food.
Balancing the purchase with immediate needs
A Sacred Cow costs 125 Food and takes 15 seconds to train through Sacred Field access. The purchase makes sense when a safe location and enough time allow the eventual Food return to exceed the value of spending that Food directly. If the army must be produced now, the cow competes with units and Villagers; if the match will last, fattening can support later production. It has only 20 hit points, so livestock protection matters as much as the growth rate. Gather from it when the army or age-up plan needs Food, and remember that eight workers can finish it quickly but may pull too much labor away from other resources.