# Dutch New Schutterij card leads to merchants not being able to herd huntables

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/dutch-new-schutterij-card-leads-to-merchants-not-being-able-to-herd-huntables/289574>\
**Category:** III - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/dutch-new-schutterij-card-leads-to-merchants-not-being-able-to-herd-huntables/289574 "2026-09-13T22:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![corruptus13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/corruptus13/32/215294_2.png) [@corruptus13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/corruptus13)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/dutch-new-schutterij-card-leads-to-merchants-not-being-able-to-herd-huntables/289574/1 "2026-09-13T22:29:26Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

👇 _These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed._

- **GAME BUILD** #: v.100.19.18309.0
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Microsoft Store
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

👇 _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE_ BUG PER THREAD

The additional ranged damage of merchants is not negated against herdables. This means that herdables die in one hit, making it impossible to herd the animals closer to your towncenter. Even bisons die in one shot, which usually take three.

This is a major drawback, which makes the card unusable in it’s current state.

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

👇 _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!_

- **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

👇 _List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Send the dutch Schutterij card

2. Shoot a huntable with one merchant

3. The huntable dies instantly

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

👇 _What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?_

The herdable should survive if not shot before. The card should reduce the damage multiplier against huntables to some lower value than the standard of 4.

### ▶ IMAGE

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 ![grafik](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/3/f3273c6ab39e65a11c0ae877fbe6176a714a6bc9.png)

### ▶ GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

👇 _Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe3Ysav) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe3Yrec) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service._

Not possible / necessary.

Btw, if I would have been able to play the beta with my XBox version, I would have spotted and reported this way earlier. It is sad that the Microsoft version of a game francise owned by Microsoft is inferior to the Steam version (beta access, ingame name changes without paying).

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**Author:** ![Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/felizon89/32/114694_2.png) [@Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Felizon89)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/dutch-new-schutterij-card-leads-to-merchants-not-being-able-to-herd-huntables/289574/2 "2026-09-21T11:14:45Z")

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Thank you @corruptus13 we’re tracking this issue 🙂