Age-up
The Black Duke
The Black Duke (tech ID DEPoliticianBlackDukeBritish) is an age-up in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 costing 4,000 food, 4,000 coin, 90 s to research at the Town Center. Effect: Ships 6 Drummer; Gives: Veteran Hanoverians; Gives: Royal Guard Hanoverians; Advances to the Imperial Age. It hands over about 1,800 resources' worth.
Quick answers (3)
- How much does The Black Duke cost in AoE3?
- 4,000 food, 4,000 coin, 90 seconds (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
- What does The Black Duke do in AoE3?
- Ships 6 Drummer; Gives: Veteran Hanoverians; Gives: Royal Guard Hanoverians; Advances to the Imperial Age. The game says: "6 Drummers"
- What is the tech ID of The Black Duke?
- DEPoliticianBlackDukeBritish.
6 Drummers
What it does
- Ships 6 Drummer(unit)
- Gives: Veteran Hanoverians
- Gives: Royal Guard Hanoverians
- Advances to the Imperial Age
What it hands over
- 6 ×
Drummer300 each
Total ≈ 1,800 resources — units at their train cost, crates and animals at what they hold.
- Cost
4,000
4,000- Research time
- 90 s
- Game ID
DEPoliticianBlackDukeBritish
Researched at
Civilizations
Source: techtreey.xml and the Home City files, AoE3: DE 100.19.18309 (build 25040513).