Units

Sanura the Tame Leopard

Sanura the Tame Leopard is a pet unit with a bonus against Treasure guardians. It is a specialized support or combat pet provided by particular civilization or scenario content, rather than a standard unit available everywhere.

APPLIES TO Definitive Edition — The African Royals
Sanura the Tame Leopard in Age of Empires III
Sanura the Tame Leopard
IN-GAME VALUES

Recorded values

Cost
200 Food
Training
17 sec · 20 XP per train
Durability & mobility
180 hit points · 10% hand resistance · 5.0 speed · 12 line of sight
Hand attack
14 damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 1.2x vs. Treasure guardian; 0.1x vs. Villager

Role, availability & values

Sanura has 180 hit points, moves at 5.0 speed, costs 200 Food and takes 17 seconds to train. Its hand attack deals 14 damage, with listed modifiers of 1.2× against Treasure guardians and 0.1× against Villagers. The low Villager modifier means it is not an efficient worker-hunting unit.

Matchup & timing

Use Sanura to help clear Treasure guardians when the relevant access is available. Keep it with the Explorer or army and protect it from units outside its specialized role. Check the civilization or scenario that provides the pet before planning around it.

Treasure reward and Age scaling

Sanura is a pet found as a Tent treasure reward on Highlands, Horn, Saharan Routes, Siwa Oasis, Swahili Coast and Tassili; it is not an ordinary Barracks unit. The leopard begins with 180 hit points, 5.0 speed, 12 line of sight and a 14-damage hand attack. Its attack has a 1.2 multiplier against Treasure Guardians and only 0.1 against Villagers, which defines its role: help an Explorer clear a suitable guardian rather than hunt workers. Pets receive automatic Age upgrades, increasing hit points and damage by 20% in Commerce, 30% in Fortress, 40% in Industrial and 60% in Imperial Age. Sanura also has 10% hand resistance. Its upgrades and the treasure’s location can make it useful after the opening, but the low Villager modifier remains a poor economic raid profile.

Where the leopard appears

The Leopard is a reward from Tent treasures on selected African maps rather than a unit that can be queued at a production building. Searchable treasure locations include Highlands, Horn, Saharan Routes, Siwa Oasis, Swahili Coast and Tassili. The guardian matchup is reflected in its attack modifiers: it performs best against Treasure Guardians, while the 0.1 multiplier against Villagers makes it ineffective as a worker raider. Keep it with the Explorer during treasure clearing and account for its automatic Age scaling when comparing its later-game value. Its pet classification also matters when reading upgrades: effects that apply to eligible infantry can improve it, but its availability still comes from map treasure and not a normal civilization roster.