Tengri Wolf
Tengri Wolf is a pet unit in Age of Empires III. Its listed abilities and vision define its scouting or support role; availability depends on the scenario or civilization that provides it.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 90 Food
- Available
- Commerce Age · Trading Post or Tambo on a Tengri Shrine holy site; Native Embassy
- Training
- 20 sec · 9 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 115 hit points · 10% hand resistance · 5.25 speed · 12 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 9 damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 3.0x vs. Treasure guardian; 3.0x vs. Pet; 0.75x vs. Villager (Cover mode)
Role, availability & values
Production is available through Trading Post or Tambo on a Tengri Shrine holy site or Native Embassy. It has 115 hit points. It moves at 5.25 speed. Training costs 90 Food; it takes 20 seconds to train. Attack profile: Hand attack deals 9 damage. Hand attack bonuses: 3.0× against Treasure guardian, 3.0× against Pet, and 0.75× against Villager (Cover mode).
Matchup & timing
Hand attack is especially effective against Treasure guardian (3×), Pet (3×). Its reduced multipliers against Villager (Cover mode) (0.75×) make it less suitable for those targets. Hold the melee attack for Treasure guardian and Pet when they enter contact. Keep a frontline between this unit and threats that can reach it safely.
A situational zero-population pet
The Tengri Wolf is a Commerce Age pet and Native warrior available from a Trading Post or Tambo built on a Tengri Shrine holy site, or from the Native Embassy. Each shrine allows up to five, and the unit costs 90 Food with a 20-second training time. It uses no population, has 115 hit points, 10% hand resistance, speed 5.25 and line of sight 12. Its 9-damage melee attack fires every 1.5 seconds, with a three-times multiplier against Treasure Guardians and other pets; it deals 0.75 damage against Villagers in Cover Mode. The no-population cost can be useful near the population cap, but the low hit points and ordinary damage make this a specialized addition rather than a front-line force. The wolf is most effective while clearing Treasure Guardians or fighting another pet, including Explorer Dogs and pets trained by heroes. It can therefore support map control and treasure collection, especially when a guardian or enemy pet threatens the Explorer. Do not send it alone against ordinary infantry or Villagers: those targets can defeat it quickly, and its bonus is not designed for that fight. Use the wolf as an escort or a supplementary unit beside the Explorer and main army, rather than relying on it to hold a resource line. Access requires control of a Tengri Shrine settlement and a Trading Post or Tambo, which makes the unit map-dependent. The limit of five per shrine also prevents unlimited massing. Capturing the site and constructing the production point costs time and exposes the builder, so weigh the wolf against a more broadly useful Native warrior or regular unit. If there is no nearby Shrine, this is not a unit that can be added from an ordinary Barracks. Its special value comes from its matchup and zero population, not from superior combat statistics. Tengri Wolves are classified as Native warriors, so Native warrior upgrades and Home City Cards that improve statistics, build limit or training time can affect them. They upgrade automatically with age, gaining +20% hit points and damage in the Commerce Age, +30% in the Fortress Age, +40% in the Industrial Age and +60% in the Imperial Age, while keeping the same unit name. These bonuses can keep a surviving wolf relevant, but its limited build count and weak baseline mean it still needs support. Other units with higher health and damage will usually be preferable for direct battles. The Tengri Wolf resembles Buck the Tame Wolf but is not identical: it costs more Food, trains more slowly and has a lower limit, while gaining a bonus against other pets. Use the right profile when comparing them. At the start of an engagement, identify whether the enemy has guardians or pets to target; if not, keep the wolf safe or spend the resources elsewhere. Its stealth detection and hand resistance can help an Explorer operate around a Treasure, but the wolf’s 12 line of sight and 115 hit points do not make it a replacement for proper scouting or an army screen.
Choose a site only when the match supports it
The five-wolf limit is per Tengri Shrine, not a general population cap, and no population use does not mean no production cost. Each wolf consumes 90 Food and requires a 20-second queue, so training the whole site roster can divert Food from Villagers or the main army. Build a Trading Post or Tambo on a Shrine only if its other benefits and map position justify the investment; do not expose an Explorer to secure the site solely for a weak general-purpose army. The wolf’s 3.0 bonus against Treasure Guardians and pets is the reason to recruit it. Use that bonus to clear a guardian safely or counter enemy Explorer pets, then keep the wolves beside units that can protect them from Villagers and ordinary infantry. Their age upgrades improve their profile automatically, but their low base hit points and limited supply still make careful target choice essential.
Preserve the wolf for its specialist matchup
Since the unit takes no population, it can remain in the army after the normal cap is reached, but its Food cost and five-per-Shrine limit still matter. Keep the wolves with an Explorer or allied force and send them into battle when Treasure Guardians or enemy pets are present. If neither target exists, avoid trading them into units that defeat them easily.
Tengri Shrine alliance and pet role
The Tengri Wolf is a pet unit tied to Tengri Shrine access. A Trading Post or Tambo placed at a Tengri Shrine holy site can provide the listed route, and a Native Embassy is another access point where the roster permits it. This means the wolf is not part of every civilization’s normal Town Center production: scout the map and verify the local alliance before planning to train one. Its 115 hit points, 5.25 speed and 12 line of sight make it suited to accompanying a force and exploring nearby ground. Its nine-damage hand attack is modest, but its recorded bonuses against Treasure guardians and Pets make those matchups more favorable.
Scouting and guarding the approach
A wolf’s speed can help reveal a route or stay near an Explorer, but it should not be sent alone into an unknown army. Use it to check the space around a Treasure, watch for enemy movement and support a fight against a guardian or pet when its bonus applies. The listed cover-mode penalty against Villagers is a reminder that the attack profile changes with mode and target; do not use the wolf as a general raider. At 90 Food and a 20-second train time, the unit is a targeted purchase rather than a free scouting tool. Protect the shrine alliance’s Trading Post or Tambo if continued access matters, and compare the wolf’s small combat contribution with other units available from that settlement.