How much does The Elder cost in AoE3?

4,000 food, 4,000 coin, 90 seconds (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).

What does The Elder do in AoE3?

Advances to the Imperial Age; Ships 5 Huge Crates of Food. The game says: "2500 Food"

Age-up

The Elder

The Elder (tech ID TribalSiouxShaman5) 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: Advances to the Imperial Age; Ships 5 Huge Crates of Food. It hands over about 2,500 resources' worth.

Quick answers (3)

How much does The Elder cost in AoE3?: 4,000 food, 4,000 coin, 90 seconds (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
What does The Elder do in AoE3?: Advances to the Imperial Age; Ships 5 Huge Crates of Food. The game says: "2500 Food"
What is the tech ID of The Elder?: TribalSiouxShaman5.

2500 Food

What it does

Advances to the Imperial Age
Ships 5 Huge Crates of Food(unit)

What it hands over

5 × Huge Crates of Food500 each

Total ≈ 2,500 resources — units at their train cost, crates and animals at what they hold.

Cost: 4,0004,000
Research time: 90 s
Game ID: TribalSiouxShaman5

Researched at

Town Center

Civilizations

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