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Home City card

Pickets

Pickets (tech ID DEHCREVPickets) is a Home City card in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309, in the decks of 2 civilizations, sent from the Colonial Age. Effect: Pikeman: Wood cost set to 0, Food cost +50%, time between attacks (Melee) −15%, time between attacks (Melee (defend)) −15%; Gives: Veteran Pikemen; Gives: Guard Pikemen.

Quick answers (3)
Which civilizations have the Pickets card?
British and French.
What does Pickets do in AoE3?
Pikeman: Wood cost set to 0, Food cost +50%, time between attacks (Melee) −15%, time between attacks (Melee (defend)) −15%; Gives: Veteran Pikemen; Gives: Guard Pikemen. The game says: "Upgrades Pikemen into revolutionary Pickets, that only cost food and attack faster."
What is the tech ID of Pickets?
DEHCREVPickets.

Upgrades Pikemen into revolutionary Pickets, that only cost food and attack faster.

What it does

  • Pikeman: Wood cost set to 0, Food cost +50%, time between attacks (Melee) −15%, time between attacks (Melee (defend)) −15%, time between attacks (Melee (cover)) −15%, time between attacks (Siege (cover)) −15%, time between attacks (Siege) −15%
  • Gives: Veteran Pikemen
  • Gives: Guard Pikemen

1 further effect (interface, visuals or AI) not listed.

Cost
Shipment1
Sent from
II
Times it can be sent
1
Game ID
DEHCREVPickets

In these decks

BritishII×1FrenchII×1

Source: techtreey.xml and the Home City files, AoE3: DE 100.19.18309 (build 25040513).