Spy (Age of Empires: Mythologies)

Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. See what they see, know what they know.

Loki upon casting Spy

Spy is a Norse God Power in Age of Empires: Mythologies available to worshipers of Loki. It reveals the line-of-sight of all Town Centers and Settlements on the map to the player.

Strategy
Spy should be cast as soon as the player builds a Shrine to Loki. Once cast, eyes will appear above all existing Settlements and Town Centers, including those belonging to the enemy, granting their line-of-sight solely to the user. This will grant them valuable information for the remainder of the game, including what the enemy is building, what units they are training and most importantly, where they are located. When cast, it will prevent the player from training a unit from that Shrine but early in the game, players usually lack the resources needed to train the powerful Norse Myth Units. Casting Spy also works well in combination with Heimdall's Undermine God Power as the player no longer needs to send a unit within range of the enemy base to cast it.

Trivia
The eye that appears above the Town Centers and Settlements is reminiscent of the icon from the original Spy God Power in Age of Mythology.

Unlike its counterpart, this God Power is permanent once cast.

The effects of this God Power are similar to Oranos' bonus of revealing the location of all Settlements.