Pirate Ship


 * "Black Sails! A landing party!"
 * -An Atlantean warning Arkantos.

The Pirate Ship is an enemy regularly encountered in the Fall of the Trident campaign in Age of Mythology. It cannot be trained in normal games but can be found in the scenario editor. They come in two forms: Egyptian and Norse.

Special Abilitiy
Pirate Ships are capable of transporting 12 units.

General

 * Copper Mail, Bronze Mail and Iron Mail decrease hack and crush vulnerability by 10%.
 * Copper Shields, Bronze Shields and Iron Shields decrease pierce vulnerability by 10%.
 * Conscript Sailors decreases training time by 20%.
 * Enclosed Deck doubles unit carrying capacity.
 * Heroic Fleet increases attack vs Myth Units by 50%.

Appearances in Fall of the Trident

 * Omens
 * Consequences
 * Strangers (cinematic only)
 * Good Advice
 * Watch that first step

Strategy
Pirate Ships function similarly to Longboats as they fire arrows and are mainly used to transport units. While they do not benefit from the Armory "weapons" upgrades, they are still more powerful than regular arrow ships as they have superior HP and Armor. It is advised to keep melee units away from the shore as they are highly vulnerable to the ships ranged attacks. The best way to take them out is with siege weapons or naval Myth Units (especially since the Heroic Fleet upgrade was not available in the original campaign).

History
The skull flying from these "black sails" has been used by many Mediterranean pirates, but is currently the symbol of the Minotaur, Kamos.

Trivia

 * Although the Pirate Ship can be upgraded by Conscript Sailors, it cannot be trained at the dock and so the upgrade is useless.