Worked out · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Best shipments
The Home City cards that hand over the most in each age, net of what the card costs to send.
Discovery Age
| # | Name | Net worth | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  9 Bison | 4,500 | 1 civ |
| 2 |  Forest Mother | 3,600 | 1 civ |
| 3 |  TEAM Buffalo Hunt | 3,000 | 1 civ |
| 4 |  1 Whale | 1,500 | 1 civ |
| 5 |  2 Fattened Llamas | 700 | 1 civ |
| 6 |  7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon | 700 | 11 civs |
| 7 | 7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon | 700 | 1 civ |
| 8 |  2 Pet Lions +1 Villager | 440 | 1 civ |
| 9 |  2 Settler Wagons | 400 | 1 civ |
| 10 |  4 Pet Jaguars | 400 | 1 civ |
| 11 |  4 Pigs + 1 Homestead Wagon | 400 | 2 civs |
| 12 |  5 Disciples | 400 | 1 civ |
| 13 |  TEAM 4 Sheep | 400 | 2 civs |
| 14 |  2 Pet Tigers +1 Villager | 370 | 1 civ |
| 15 |  3 Coureurs | 360 | 1 civ |
Colonial Age
| # | Name | Net worth | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  15 Elk | 7,500 | 1 civ |
| 2 | 13 Bison | 6,500 | 1 civ |
| 3 |  Wildlife | 4,000 | 3 civs |
| 4 |  3 Ironclads | 3,300 | 3 civs |
| 5 |  Bahia | 1,560 | 3 civs, costs 1,000 |
| 6 |  4 Fattened Llamas | 1,400 | 1 civ |
| 7 |  4 Surgeons +2 Uhlans | 1,200 | 1 civ |
| 8 |  Crates of 400 Food, 400 Wood, and 400 Coin | 1,200 | 4 civs |
| 9 |  2 Caravels +2 Uhlans | 1,100 | 1 civ |
| 10 |  7 Semi-fattened Cows | 1,050 | 9 civs |
| 11 |  Danish Sausages | 1,050 | 1 civ |
| 12 | 10 Pigs | 1,000 | 2 civs |
| 13 |  2 Order Galleys | 1,000 | 1 civ |
| 14 |  Chests of 700 Coin +2 Uhlans | 1,000 | 1 civ |
| 15 |  Cords of 700 Wood +2 Uhlans | 1,000 | 1 civ |
Fortress Age
| # | Name | Net worth | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lakota Support | 4,900 | 1 civ, costs 1,000 |
| 2 | 6 Fattened Llamas | 2,100 | 1 civ |
| 3 |  20 Sheep | 2,000 | 5 civs |
| 4 | 15 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon | 1,950 | 1 civ |
| 5 |  3 Fluyts | 1,800 | 1 civ |
| 6 |  Hire British Harquebusiers | 1,640 | 1 civ, costs 1,000 |
| 7 |  20 Pikemen | 1,600 | 1 civ |
| 8 |  13 Rangers | 1,560 | 1 civ |
| 9 |  10 Vistula Uhlans | 1,500 | 1 civ |
| 10 |  15 Pigs + 1 Homestead Wagon | 1,500 | 2 civs |
| 11 |  15 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon | 1,500 | 11 civs |
| 12 |  Hire Landsknecht Mercenaries | 1,500 | 1 civ, costs 1,000 |
| 13 |  1 Frigate +3 Uhlans | 1,450 | 1 civ |
| 14 |  5 Doppelsoldners +3 Uhlans | 1,450 | 1 civ |
| 15 | Chests of 1,000 Coin +3 Uhlans | 1,450 | 1 civ |
Industrial Age
| # | Name | Net worth | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TEAM Frutta di Mare | 11,780 | 1 civ |
| 2 |  11 Bison | 5,500 | 1 civ |
| 3 |  San Martin | 2,810 | 3 civs, costs 1,200 |
| 4 |  24 Crossbowmen +4 Uhlans | 2,520 | 1 civ |
| 5 |  Hire Highland Mercenary Army | 2,490 | 1 civ, costs 2,000 |
| 6 |  Hire Holy Roman Army | 2,450 | 1 civ, costs 2,000 |
| 7 |  3 Galleasses | 2,400 | 1 civ |
| 8 |  3 Horse Artillery +4 Uhlans | 2,400 | 1 civ |
| 9 | 9 Doppelsoldners +4 Uhlans | 2,400 | 1 civ |
| 10 |  18 Cheyenne Allies | 2,330 | 1 civ, costs 1,000 |
| 11 |  33 Insurgentes | 2,310 | 1 civ |
| 12 |  11 Wettin Allies | 2,300 | 1 civ, costs 1,000 |
| 13 |  Recruit War Dhows | 2,300 | 1 civ, costs 500 |
| 14 |  Recruit Xebecs | 2,300 | 1 civ, costs 500 |
| 15 |  Futa Toro | 2,250 | 1 civ |
How this is worked out
Net worth = what the card hands over (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold, resources) − what the card costs to send.
Assumptions: Upgrades and bonuses are not goods and are not counted; shipment-only units with no train cost count as 0.