AOE IV / Units
Trader
Traders generate Gold by travelling between their Home Market and a Trade Post or another player's Market. Greater distances between the Home Market and…
What it does
Traders generate Gold by travelling between their Home Market and a Trade Post or another player's Market. Greater distances between the Home Market and trade destination will generate higher amounts of Gold.
How it fits into a match
Train from <a href="../buildings/market.html">Market</a>, <a href="../buildings/chamber-of-commerce.html">Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="../buildings/great-pasture.html">Great Pasture</a>, <a href="../buildings/war-stable.html">War Stable</a>, <a href="../buildings/the-silver-tree.html">The Silver Tree</a>, <a href="../buildings/sultanhani-trade-network.html">Sultanhani Trade Network</a>, <a href="../buildings/matsuri.html">Matsuri</a>. Use the listed strengths against the targets they suit, and protect the unit from the counters named above. Its role is Worker.
- Role
- Worker
- Earliest age
- Dark Age
- Available to
- 20 civilizations
- Produced or researched at
- Market, Chamber of Commerce, Great Pasture, War Stable, The Silver Tree, Sultanhani Trade Network, Matsuri
Availability and cost
Earliest listed form for each civilization in this game-data snapshot. Unit and building statistics are shown for that form; later-age upgrades and civilization bonuses can change values.
| Civilization | Age | Cost | Time | Health | Speed | Armor | Primary attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantines | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Chinese | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Delhi Sultanate | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| English | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| French | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Golden Horde | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 60 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| House of Lancaster | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Holy Roman Empire | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Japanese | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Jin Dynasty | Feudal Age | 35 wood, 60 gold | — | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Malians | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Macedonian Dynasty | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Mongols | Dark Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Order of the Dragon | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Ottomans | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Rus | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Sengoku Daimyo | Dark Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Tughlaq Dynasty | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
| Zhu Xi's Legacy | Feudal Age | 60 wood, 60 gold | 30 s | 90 | 1.00 | None listed | — |
