Eagle Warrior
InfantryBase values, before Blacksmith upgrades. The Blacksmith raises attack and armour for infantry, cavalry and archers — Blast Furnace, for instance, gives "+2 Attack for infantry & cavalry". Late in a game, the real numbers are higher.
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Eagle Scout
Feudal Eagle Warrior
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Elite Eagle Warrior
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The Eagle Warrior is the Castle Age powerhouse for Mesoamerican civs. With 1.15 speed, they outrun Knights and raid with impunity. Their +8 vs Monks makes them the ultimate anti-Monk unit. Combine with siege to protect your Mangonels. They dominate games when gold is available. Classes: Infantry, Eagle Warrior.
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Strategic Analysis
Tactical Identity
The Eagle Warrior is the **Mesoamerican Knight alternative**. While they lose 1v1 to Knights, their speed advantage and anti-monk capability make them strategically superior in many situations.
Tactical Playbook
Raiding Excellence
At 1.15 speed with 3 pierce armor, you can raid under TC fire effectively. Kill villagers and escape before Knights arrive.
Monk Counter
Eagles are THE monk counter. +8 bonus damage means you 3-shot Monks. Protect your army from conversions by having Eagles nearby.
Siege Sniping
With +3 vs Siege, Eagles delete Mangonels and Scorpions quickly. Dive the enemy siege to protect your archers.
Critical Point
Avoid **Long Swordsmen** and **Champions** at all costs. They deal +8 bonus damage to you and you have 0 melee armor.
Understanding The Stats
Eagle Warriors combine the mobility of cavalry with the production speed of infantry, making them a unique and powerful Castle Age option.
Superior Speed
Faster than Knights (1.35)... wait, that's wrong. 1.15 < 1.35. But with Squires (1.26), you can still escape most cavalry.
Strong Attack
7 attack is decent. You 4-shot villagers (40 HP) and can threaten archers effectively.
Pierce Armor
3 pierce armor is exceptional. Crossbowmen need many more hits to kill you compared to Knights.
Anti-Monk Role
With 7+8=15 damage, Monks (30 HP) die in 2 hits. You're the ultimate protection against conversions.
Coach's Tip
3 pierce armor means Crossbowmen deal only 2 damage per hit (5 base - 3 armor). You can dive archer masses and survive long enough to kill several.
Mechanics & Bonuses
Attack Bonuses
| Target | Bonus Dmg |
|---|---|
| Monk | +8 |
| Siege Weapon | +3 |
| Cavalry | +3 |
Armor Classes
Infantry
Takes bonus damage from Hand Cannoneers, Slingers, and anti-infantry unique units.
Eagle Warrior
Vulnerable to Champions and Hand Cannoneers.
Key Upgrades
Feudal Age
Castle Age
Civilizations
* 2 civilizations have access to this unit.
AoE Coach analysis
Context & meta
The Eagle Warrior is the defining unit of the Aztecs and the Mayans, filling the cavalry-shaped hole in factions that have no horses. Eagles are infantry-class but move at cavalry speed, carry high pierce armor, and deal bonus damage versus Monks, siege and cavalry. They are gold-cheap relative to Knights, letting Meso civs raid, snipe Monks and skirmish with a mobile, archer-resistant unit. The line runs Eagle Scout → Eagle Warrior → Elite Eagle Warrior, and Aztec/Maya bonuses (El Dorado for Aztecs, eco for Mayans) push them into a leading raiding and anti-archer role.
History & balance
Eagle Warriors were added with the Conquerors Meso-American civilizations and have been carefully balanced ever since, because they are the only mobile gold-light unit those civs have. The Aztec unique tech El Dorado (+40 HP to Eagles, buffed from +20 in DE) is one of the most impactful unique techs in the game. Pierce armor values and the bonus-damage profile have been adjusted across patches to keep Eagles strong against archers without making them dominate every matchup. The unit's speed and Monk-bonus role have remained its identity since introduction.
In pro play
Eagle Warriors are central to every Meso-civ game plan. Pros use Eagle raids to compensate for the lack of cavalry — fast, archer-resistant Eagles hunt down enemy villagers and Monks across the map. The classic Aztec composition is Eagles + Jaguar Warriors + siege, while Mayans pair Eagles with Plumed Archers. Because Eagles resist archer fire, they are a brilliant answer to archer civilizations: the Eagle-into-Jaguar transition punishes an opponent who over-commits to Crossbows. Their bonus versus siege also makes them a clean answer to Mangonel-heavy compositions.
How to counter it
Eagles have low base HP and are infantry-class, so dedicated anti-infantry units shred them. Heavy Camel Riders and Knights/Paladins beat Eagles in melee (Eagles deal bonus to cavalry but still lose to massed heavy cav HP). Infantry with anti-infantry bonuses — Teutonic Knights, or any civ's upgraded Champions — outtrade them. Most importantly, Eagles have low pierce-armor-adjusted survivability against Hand Cannoneers and heavy infantry. The macro counter is denying the raids that make Eagles valuable: wall your villagers and garrison on sight, since an Eagle that can't raid is an expensive, fragile skirmisher. Scorpions and Onagers also punish massed Eagles.