There are various Pantheons to explore in Age of Mythology: Retold and it's important to understand how each of them works not only to be able to play as a certain civilization but to be prepared to go up against them. When choosing the Atlanteans, you'll need to keep in mind several details, such as which of the Major Gods you wish to worship, which Minor Gods you select as you progress through the ages, and the quirks of this Titan-led army.
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To help you get started with the Atlantean Pantheon in Age of Mythology: Retold, we'll tell you what each of the three Atlantean Gods bonuses are, explain the unique abilities available to your army, and go over the entire tech tree for each God's faction. We'll also provide some tips and tricks to keep your civilization from collapsing under enemy pressure.
How to Play as the Atlanteans in Age of Mythology
There are three major Atlantean deities to select upon starting a game as the Atlanteans: Kronos, Oranos, and Gaia. Minor Gods include Prometheus, Leto, and Oceanus in the Classical Age, Hyperion, Rheia, and Theia in the Heroic Age, and Helios, Atlas, and Hekate in the Mythic Age. You can also summon a Titan in the Wonder Age. Earning favor will be key to your success, as your choice of deities that you worship will give you unique upgrades and myth units to bolster your forces. There are three main gimmicks that all the Atlantean Gods share:
Atlantean Villager Units
Citizens - which is what Atlantean villager units are called in Age of Mythology - are expensive and take longer to train but gather materials much faster. In addition, they don't need to drop off the goods they harvest before you can use them, so you may find resources are depleted faster as they're incredibly efficient. You'll probably find that you need to autoqueue citizens a little less with this faction, but it's handy to know either way.
Atlantean Hero units
Another Atlantean perk is that, while they don't have dedicated heroes to train, they can upgrade any infantry, cavalry, or ranged human unit to become heroes instead. There isn't a limit on how many units can become heroes, except that it's expensive to do as the cost is for each unit promoted. However, heroes are far more durable and effective against myth units.
Atlantean Oracle Units
When playing with an Atlantean Major God, you gain favor by training Oracles. When standing still, their visibility range will increase over time, and they'll gain more favor the longer they stay in one place. However, if any of their worship ranges are too close to each other, only one will get any favor. To combat this, you need to move them as far away as possible, trying to keep them out of harm's way.
Atlantean Minor Gods
There are three Major Gods available, but each one can only give you a choice between two Minor Gods per Age:
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Age |
Kronos |
Oranos |
Gaia |
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Archaic |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Classical |
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Heroic |
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Mythic |
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Atlantean Unique Units
Advancing through the Age of Mythology: Retold Ages will let you choose gods to get access to unique upgrades and construction options. However, there are many more units and buildings to train or build respectively, no matter which of the Atlantean Pantheon gods you pick. Additionally, none of these units are typically available for any other Pantheon but will fulfill a similar purpose. Here are all the different unique troops available to the Atlanteans, their costs, and if they're effective against other unit types:
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Unit name |
Building |
Effective against |
Cost |
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Citizen |
Town Center |
None |
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Oracle |
Temple |
None |
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Murmillo |
Military Barracks |
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Contarius |
Military Barracks |
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Arcus |
Military Barracks |
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Katapeltes |
Counter Barracks |
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Turma |
Counter Barracks |
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Cheiroballista |
Counter Barracks |
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Destroyer |
Palace |
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Fanatic |
Palace |
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Fire Siphon |
Palace |
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Brieme |
Docks |
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Fire Ship |
Docks |
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Siege Bireme |
Docks |
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Atlantean Unique Buildings
While there are a lot of shared buildings across each Pantheon, there are a couple that are exclusive to the Atlanteans. They're mostly defensive structures to help repel attacks or funnel them into traps but some also change the economy and how unit capacity works.
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Building name |
Building type |
Cost |
Description |
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Economic Guild |
Economic |
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The Atlantean's economic upgrades are purchased here. (Archaic Age) |
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Manor |
Economic |
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Replaces the house. Grants ten Population instead of five, but has a build limit of five in total rather than ten. (Archaic Age) |
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Bronze Wall |
Defensive |
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Upgrade to Stone Wall. Has 1500 health, 5% Crush Armor, 55% Hack Armor, and 96% Pierce Armor. (Classical Age) |
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Iron Wall |
Defensive |
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Upgrade to Bronze Wall. Has 2000 health, 5% Crush Armor, 55% Hack Armor, and 96% Pierce Armor. (Heroic Age) |
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Orichalcum Wall |
Defensive |
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Upgrade to Iron Wall. Has 2500 health, 5% Crush Armor, 55% Hack Armor, and 96% Pierce Armor. (Mythic Age) |
Atlantean Classical Age Tech Trees
If you want to get Promethean units in Age of Mythology: Retold or other myth allies, you need to upgrade to the Classical Age. Once you do, you can choose between one of two different Minor Gods to get their perks. Here are all the tech trees from the Classical Age:
Prometheus
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Valor |
N/A |
God Power: Target one human to convert to a hero and heal fully. |
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Promethean |
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Myth Unit: Divides into two when killed. Good against human soldiers. |
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Alluvial Clay |
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Upgrade: +30% Promethean health. +30% Promethean Offspring health. +1 Promethean Offspring spawn upon death. |
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Heart of the Titans |
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Upgrade: -50% Hero Promotion research points requirement. |
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Theft of Fire |
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Upgrade: +20% Citizen (Hero) Gather Work Rate on farms, huntable and herdable animals, berry bushes, mining, tree chopping. +20% Citizen (Hero) Build Work Rate on buildings. |
Leto
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Spider Lair |
N/A |
God Power: Target an area to place spider eggs which will hatch and burrow. The spiders will devour enemy human soldiers that cross through the area, but eggs can be destroyed before they hatch. |
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Automaton |
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Myth Unit: Men of metal that can repair and rebuild each other. Good against human soldiers. |
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Hephaestus Revenge |
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Upgrade: +30% Automaton health and adds a base +0.50 Automaton regeneration rate. |
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Volcanic Forge |
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Upgrade: -10% Human soldier and Hero vulnerability to Pierce attacks. -20% Automaton vulnerability to Pierce attacks. |
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Perception |
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Upgrade: +10% Oracle line of sight, +10% full capacity bonus for Auto Gather Favor. |
Oceanus
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Carnivora |
N/A |
God Power: Spawns a giant plant that pulls humans and ships in and devours them. |
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Caladria |
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Myth Unit: Heals allied units and slows down enemy units. Has no attack, but flies, so it can only be attacked by ranged units. |
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Servant |
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Myth Unit: Naval unit that can heal allied units, especially ships. |
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Bite of the Shark |
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Upgrade: +5% melee attack damage (all types) and adds 0.25 Divine-type damage over time for three seconds per hit for Murmillo, Murmillo (Hero), Fanatic, and Fanatic (Hero) units. |
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Weightless Mace |
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Upgrade: +10% speed, and +15% melee attack damage (all types) for Katapeltes and Katapeltes (Hero) units. |
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Frontline Heroics |
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Upgrade: -30% food and gold cost when promoting an Infantry to Hero status. |
Atlantean Heroic Age Tech Trees
Advancing further into the Heroic Age in Age of Mythology: Retold requires you to build either an Armory or a Market, which may need you to expand and create more towns. You need to store at once 800 food and 500 gold to afford this upgrade and choose from the available Minor Gods. Here is all the technology you can get access to in the Heroic Age:
Hyperion
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Chaos |
N/A |
God Power: Target a group of enemy units to make it temporarily hostile to all. |
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Satyr |
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Ranged Myth Unit: Can throw powerful piercing spears. Good against human soldiers. |
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Gemini |
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Upgrade: +50% Satyr Charged Ranged attack damage (All types). |
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Heroic Renewal |
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Adds a base 1.50 Regeneration Rate to your heroes. |
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Sons of the Sun |
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Upgrade: Automatically converts all Oracles to heroes, including newly trained Oracles. Sets favor cost for these units to 0.00. |
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Pioneer of the Skies |
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Upgrade: Enables flame attack and ranged attack action for Siege Biremes. |
Rheia
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Traitor |
N/A |
God Power: Target an enemy unit to convert it to your side. |
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Behemoth |
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Myth Unit: Living siege weapon that regenerates. Good against buildings and human soldiers. |
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Horns of Consecration |
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Upgrade: Town Centers and Citadels now automatically generate favor at a rate of 0.05. |
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Orichalcum Mail |
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Upgrade: -20% to Hack attack damage taken by Arcus (regular and Hero) and -20% Pierce attack damage taken by Turma (regular and Hero). |
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Rheia's Gift |
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Upgrade: -100% favor cost for all technologies and returns all favor for previously researched ones. +100% Secrets of the Titans favor cost. |
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Daktyloi |
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Enables healing of naval units that are in the area near the Docks. |
Theia
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Hesperides Tree |
N/A |
God Power: Select a location to create a tree that heals friendly myth units and can train Dryads. |
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Stymphalian Bird |
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Ranged Myth Unit: Attacks from the air and is good against human soldiers. Can only be attacked by ranged units. |
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Dryad |
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Myth Unit: Trained at a Hesperides Tree. Good against human soldiers. Build limit: 5 |
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Prophetic Sight |
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Upgrade: +10% Oracle Auto Gather favor work rate for favor, +10% full capacity bonus for Auto Gather favor, and enables them to reveal what other players' buildings are currently training or researching. |
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Poseidon's Secret |
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Upgrade: +10% Cavalry speed and -15% to each of Cavalry's food, wood, and gold costs. |
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Lance of Stone |
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Upgrade: +15% Contarius melee attack damage (regular and Hero) and causes their attacks to slow down enemies even more. |
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Daughters of the Sea |
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Upgrade: +30% Nereid speed and -50% Nereid ability recharge time. |
Atlantean Mythic Age Tech Trees
The Mythic Age gives you the last main set of upgrades in Age of Mythology: Retold for this Pantheon. This has hefty requirements to advance to, namely that you build a Fortress-like building. Here is everything you can get for each of the three Atlantean Minor Gods in the Mythic Age:
Helios
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Vortex |
N/A |
God Power: Target a location to transport all your military units there. |
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Centimanus |
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Myth Unit: A mighty giant who pounds the ground to knock back his enemies. Good against human soldiers. |
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Mirror Tower |
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Building: A tower that fires a focused ray of sunlight. Build limit: 5 |
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Halo of the Sun |
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Upgrade: +2.00 Fire Siphon ranged attack max range and +4.00 Fire Ship ranged attack max range. |
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Petrification |
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Upgrade: -10% Siege Weapon and Siege Bireme vulnerability to Hack attacks, and adds Petrification bonus action for Siege Weapon and Siege Bireme. |
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Titanmachy |
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Upgrade: +50% Centimanus melee attack damage (All types). Converts all Centimanus units to Warden of Tartarus, which have additional arms and attack faster. |
Atlas
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Implode |
N/A |
God Power: Target a location to do massive damage to nearby units and buildings. More powerful when cast near a large number of enemy units. |
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Argus |
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Myth Unit: Attacks with a blob of acid that instantly kills most foes. Good against human soldiers. |
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Guardian of Io |
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Upgrade: Reduces Argus ability recharge time by 25% and adds +5.00 Argus line of sight. Converts all Argus units to Guardian of Io. |
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Devotees of Atlas |
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Upgrade: For every 1% health missing, modifies Fanatic (regular and Hero) speed by +0.20% and rate of fire by -0.50%. |
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Titan Shield |
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Upgrade: -50% Destroyer vulnerability to Pierce attacks (regular and Hero). |
Hekate
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Perk Name |
Cost |
Description |
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Tartarian Gate |
N/A |
God Power: Hekate opens a gate to the Underworld that unleashes creatures hostile to all. The gate will destroy any buildings in the vicinity when it's placed. |
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Lampades |
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Myth Unit: Can invoke chaos on units at range. Good against human soldiers. |
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Asper Blood |
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Upgrade: Enables a transfiguration attack action to allow Lampades units to transform enemy human units into chickens. |
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Mythic Rejuvenation |
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Upgrade: Adds 2.00 Regeneration Rate to all Myth Units. |
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Celerity |
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Upgrade: Increases melee and ranged attack rate of fire for Myth Units by 25% and increases their speed by 10%. |
Age of Mythology: Retold
- Released
- September 4, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Violence
- Developer(s)
- World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Capture Age, Tantalus Media, Virtuos
- Publisher(s)
- Xbox Game Studios
- Engine
- BANG! Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Age of Mythology, Age of Empires
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Strategy
