The Governor, The Inventor, The Logistician, The Naturalist, The Quartermaster ( Commerce Age).Home City Cards Main article: Maltese Home City Cards Politicians Fixed Gun: Powerful stationary artillery.Will explode if destroyed, damaging all units. Boosts attack speed of nearby Gunpowder Units, Artillery and Buildings. Depot: Depot filled to the brim with gunpowder.Trains powerful foreign allies from around Europe who pledge their allegiance to the Knights of St. Commandery: Units that can be garrisoned may be deployed from any other Commandery.

Fire Ship: Strikes anything in the water and explodes (only available after sending the Greek Fire card).

Gains an attack boost after sinking enemy Ships. Good at exploring, fishing and transport. Counters Heavy Infantry and Light Cavalry.

Fire Thrower: Light Infantry that attacks with incendiary weapons which inflict burning damage.

Stronger near Buildings, especially Fortifications.

Sentinel: Defensive Musketeer that may construct Outposts.

If he falls unconscious, he can be rescued. Explores, fights, builds Fortifications and Trading Posts.

Grand Master: The hero of your civilization.

Maltese units gain 2% additional hit points with each shipment and heal over time when idle.

Additionally, like other European nations, the Maltese have access to a Factory via a Home City shipment, but only one, thus slightly limiting the Maltese economy in the late game. Maltese artillery largely shares the roster of most other European civilizations, with one notable difference - the Fire Thrower, which replaces the slot for the Grenadier in the Artillery Foundry. These cards also send a wagon to build one Commandery for free. Other Home City cards send numbers of units from other European civilizations, such as the British or the French, and subsequently allows their recruitment in the Commandery, which acts as a Stable/fortification for the Maltese, along with adding to their flexibility in army composition. Other cards will automatically send a number of Hospitallers based on the amount of defensive/military structures a player has, possibly greatly strengthening the Maltese in the late game. However, various Home City cards will enhance the effectiveness of Maltese unique units, granting them access to powerful charged abilities - though some also add to their build cost. As such, a Maltese player will find it challenging to attempt to raise large armies based on these unique units.

Unique Maltese infantry units are slightly more expensive than common infantry, and take up two population slots. Furthermore, the Fixed Gun, while powerful and long-ranged, acts as both a building and a unit, taking up seven population slots and requiring wood and coin to be built by the Grand Master, and the Fixed Artillery has a minimum range where enemy units close to it cannot be targeted, necessitating that it be defended by other units. Additionally, one of their unique buildings, the Depot, boosts gunpowder unit attack only within its radius, and also acts as a sort of large improvised explosive device, exploding on command or upon destruction to deal substantial damage to every unit and/or building in its radius. Their two unique infantry units, the Hospitaller and Sentinel, receive their bonuses only when near friendly structures (for the Sentinels, it is near friendly defensive structures, such as the Outpost and Fixed Gun). Overall, the Maltese are best played defensively.

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