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This article is about the list of abilities in Age of Mythology. For the list of abilities in other games, see Ability. |
Abilities are special actions or effects for units and buildings in Age of Mythology which are either activated by a unit in combat, or are constantly active as a passive effect. Some units have multiple abilities, and certain abilities are conferred after researching specific myth technologies.
In the original game, abilities are not named. Retold adds names and icons to the game's interface for each ability, and adds and changes several abilities.
Manually-activated abilities[]
These abilities must be either manually activated by the player in order to use them, or are automatically used by the unit in certain circumstances. Most of them do not need to recharge after being used.
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A Thousand Li of Parched Land 
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Self-destructs when used. Damages nearby enemies and temporarily turns them into sand. | Requires Drought Ships (Nüba): Fishing Ship (Chinese)
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Auto-Scout | Turn on Auto Scouting for the selected unit. |  Hippocampus Kataskopos Pegasus Priest Baboon of Set Berserk Raven Oracle Oracle (Hero) Pioneer
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Bolster
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Greatly increases the armor of a nearby targeted building. |  Chiwen
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Colossal Hunger | Consumes trees or mines to regenerate hitpoints. |  Colossus
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Convert Animal | Can convert wild animals to fight for you. | Priest (Set only)
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Distributed Heal
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Heal an injured allied unit. Nearby units are healed at a reduced rate. |  Cangjie
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Empower | Can empower buildings to boost resource income, construction speed, productivity, and number of projectiles fired. Monuments have major-god specific abilities which increase when empowered by a Pharaoh or Son of Osiris. Ra has Mandjet, Isis has Divine Shield, and Set has Devotees. |
 Pharaoh Priest (Ra only) Setna Son of Osiris
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Heal | Heal an injured allied unit, restoring it to full hitpoints. Note that healers automatically heal nearby injured units when both the healer and the target are idle, even when this ability is not set to activate automatically. |
Pharaoh Priest Son of Osiris Setna
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 Valkyrie
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 Caladria Servant
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 Reginleif
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 Sage
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Flight
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Can take off and fly. While in the air, Qionq qi[sic] cannot attack. |  Qiongqi
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Fly | Can take off and fly to transport units. If the Roc is shot down, garrisoned units will take damage from the fall. Issuing a move command to a landed Roc will trigger this ability. |
 Roc
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Fuel Expulsion
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Expels a fiery blast at a targeted area. Consume enemies with 'Fuel Consumption' to use this ability. |  Taotie
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Healing Descent
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Rapidly regenerates hitpoints while landed on the ground. | Requires  Song of Midsummer (Zhurong): Zhuque
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Land | Can land to load or unload units. When landed, the Roc can be attacked by melee units as well. Issuing a garrison command on an airborne Roc will trigger this ability |
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Can land on the ground to attack enemies. | Qiongqi
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Release Sky Lantern
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Target a direction to release a Sky Lantern and slowly reveal the surrounding area. | Pioneer
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Switch Weapon
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Switch to Nezha's Universe Ring to attack at range. Attacks slow and paralyze enemy units. |  Nezha (Youth)
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Switch to Nezha's Fire-Tipped Spear to attack at close range. Attacks ignite enemies, inflicting damage over time. | ||
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Teleport | Ungarrison all of your Sky Passages' occupants in this location. |  Sky Passage
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Combat abilities[]
These abilities, also referred to as Charged abilities, are combat commands which automatically activate when the unit is in combat. After using the ability, there is a cooldown before they can use the ability again.
In Retold, these abilities can also be triggered manually in the command panel, as well as can be set to not auto-activate. By default, they will always activate automatically during combat. In Retold, their autocast can be enabled or disabled by right-clicking the ability icon in the user interface panel. Players can still activate the ability manually.
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Acidic Spray | Projects a deadly pool of acid that melts enemy units over time. |  Argus
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Aqua Burst
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Unleashes aquatic energy, causing a watery explosion in the targeted area and damaging all enemies there. |  Qinglong
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Banish
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Temporarily sends all human and myth units within a conical area into a void. |  Hundun
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Bash | Smashes a unit with his shield, sending it flying and damaging it greatly. |  Ajax (SPC) Ajax (older)
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Blaze | Breathes a jet of fire, setting a small area ablaze. |  Chimera
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Blazing Strafe | Breathes fire while swooping downwards in a straight line, setting the area in its path aflame and greatly damaging nearby units. |  Nidhogg
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Blessing of Protection
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Protects nearby soldiers with a shield. |  Yan Feifeng
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Bludgeon | Crushes enemy buildings with its club. |  Mountain Giant
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Boulder Toss | Hurls a large rock, damaging and displacing enemy units in its path. |  Troll
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Bow Attack
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Momentarily switches weapons to fire its bow at the enemy. |  White Horse Cavalry
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Buck | Kicks and bucks enemy units, flinging them through the air. |  Battle Boar
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Thrashes around, flinging nearby enemy ships through the air. |  War Turtle
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Burst Heal | Rapidly heals nearby friendly units. | Caladria
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Capsize | Wraps its tentacles around an enemy ship, dragging it underwater and destroying it immediately. |  Kraken
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Chaotic Fear
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Terrifies enemies, forcing them to flee in random directions. | Hundun
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Chaotic Realignment | Makes an enemy unit temporarily hostile to all players. |  Lampades
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Charge
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Increases its speed for a short time, knocking enemy units out of its path. |  Taowu
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Deadly Leap | Jumps into the air towards an enemy unit, bypassing all obstructions. Deals immense damage to the targeted unit as well as area damage upon landing. |  Amanra Queen Amanra
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Deluge
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Summons a downpour at Yinglong's current location, slowing enemies within a wide area. |  Yinglong
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Devour | Pulls an enemy human unit into its maw, killing it instantly. |  Carnivora
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Dwarven Punt | Kicks Dwarves into enemy units or buildings, dealing area damage. In Retold, this ability exists but is not used. Mountain Giants can simply use this as a regular attack. |
Mountain Giant
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Fiery Breath
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Shoots a jet of fire, damaging all units in its path. |  Qilin
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Fiery Deflector
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Temporarily increases its own and nearby friendly units' armor. | Zhuque
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Fire Storm | Hurls a flaming inferno, damaging groups of enemy units. Ineffective against buildings. |  Fire Giant Fire King
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Flash Strike
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Instantly teleports to the targeted location, inflicting damage to any enemies. |  Yazi
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Freeze Titan | Freezes enemy titans with his breath. |  King Folstag
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Frigid Breath | Freezes enemy units with its breath. |  Frost Giant
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Fuel Consumption
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Consumes an enemy human soldier to gain more attack damage and +1 charge of 'Fuel Expulsion'. | Taotie
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Fury of Thunder
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Unleashes two lightning attacks over a wide area. | Yinglong
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Fury Smash
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Smashes the ground, damaging nearby units. |  Chiyou
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Golden Pagoda
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Summons a golden pagoda to immobilize enemy units in the targeted area. |  Li Jing
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Gore | Knocks enemy units aside, injuring them greatly. |  Minotaur
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Horn Blast | Blows his battle horn to inspire nearby warriors to move faster and deal more damage. |  Einheri
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Jotunmodr | Taunts nearby enemies, bolstering its armor and forcing them to attack it, protecting allies. |  Rock Giant
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Jump | Leaps into the air towards an enemy unit, bypassing all obstructions. Inflicts area damage upon landing |  Anubite Theris
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Life Absorption
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Absorbs the life of nearby enemy units. |  Huang Zhaowu
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Lightning Blast | Creates an electric shockwave that throw multiple units at once, injuring them greatly. |  Arkantos (Blessed) Arkantos (God)
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Lightning Strike | Calls a lightning bolt down from the heavens to strike an enemy unit. |  Guardian
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Linear Shockwave | Slams the ground, scattering and damaging enemy units in front of it. |  Centimanus
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Pacify | Bewitches an enemy unit to slow its movement and attack speeds. | Caladria
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Pegasus Charge | Leaps valiantly in battle, damaging the targeted unit greatly. |  Bellerophon
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Petrification | Turns the target to stone, instantly destroying most units. Survivors break free after a short time. Titans, wild animals, and Animals of Set are immune to this ability. |
 Medusa Perseus
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Piercing Shot | Shoots a particularly powerful arrow that penetrates everything in its path. |  Odysseus
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Piercing Throw | Throws particularly powerful spears that penetrate everything in their path. |  Satyr
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Promethean Spawn | Hurls flaming balls of clay, which turn into Prometheans when they come to rest. |  Prometheus
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Punt | Kicks human soldiers into enemy units or buildings, dealing area damage. | Requires Jotuns (Njord): Mountain Giant
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Reincarnation | Curses an enemy unit, dealing damage over time and causing it to rise as a Minion under your control if it falls while cursed. |  Mummy
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Replicate
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Target an enemy myth unit to stun it and summon a mirror image to temporarily fight for you. | Sage Wen Zhong Cangjie
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Roar | Roars, damaging, stunning, and slowing down nearby enemy units. |  Nemean Lion
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Robotic Repair | Can revive and repair other Automatons. |  Automaton
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Scattershot | Fires multiple projectiles in a volley forward. |  Draugr
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Seismic Smash | Slams the ground, scattering and damaging nearby units. Instantly kills myth units in the Extended Edition. |
 Polyphemus
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Shark Bite | Tears into its opponent, damaging it greatly. Especially effective against myth units. |  Nereid
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Sink | Drubs an enemy ship with its tentacles, sinking it instantly. This ability was originally assigned to Water Carnivora, but was removed in update 17.30764. |
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Spin | Whirls around rapidly with his sword, greatly damaging surrounding enemy units. |  Avenger
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Spine Volley | Launches a volley of spines that is highly effective against groups of soldiers. |  Manticore
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Sting | Poisons nearby units with his stinger, inflicting additional damage over time. |  Scorpion Man
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Stun | Lashes out with his swords, hurling and stunning multiple enemies. |  Kastor Kastor (Legend)
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Sweeping Maul
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Leaps towards an enemy, immobilizing it and dealing a series of attacks,, throwing other enemy units away around the landing zone. |  Baihu
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Throw | Hurls human soldiers into enemy units or buildings, dealing area damage. |  Cyclops
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Kraken
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Titanic Smash | Smashes the ground, sending nearby enemy units flying. |  Titan (Greek) Titan (Egyptian) Titan (Norse) Titan (Atlantean) Titan (Chinese)
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Triple Shot | Fires three arrows simultaneously, greatly damaging the targeted unit. |  Chiron (SPC)
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Tusk Sweep | Knocks enemy units aside, stunning and injuring them greatly. |  Gullinbursti
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Venomous Spit
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Attacks enemies with a poisonous blast at long range. |  Xuanwu
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Volley | Fires a volley of several arrows, damaging enemy units in the targeted area. In the original game, this ability is instead a single shot that never misses. |
 Centaur
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Wake of Destruction | Thrashes around with its tail, creating waves that damage and displace enemies. |  Jormun Elver
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Warcry | Raises his weapon and delivers a warcry, inspiring nearby military units to deal more damage. |  Arkantos
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Whirlwind | Turns into a sand vortex, dealing damage to nearby enemy units. |  Sphinx
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Xiaotian Quan
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Yang Jian Summons his celestial dog to damage enemies and heals Yang Jian on its return. |  Yang Jian
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Passive abilities[]
These abilities cannot be triggered by the player. The effects are either always active, or are triggered under specific conditions.
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Andvari's Curse | Grants Gold to its slayer. |  Fafnir
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Apep's Spawn | Spawns Sea Snakes while attacking enemy naval units. | Requires  Solar Barque (Sobek): Kebenit
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Area Heal | Heals nearby friendly units. |  Healing Spring
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Heals nearby allied units. | Qilin
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Armor Smithing | Boosts nearby soldiers' armor, making them more resistant to enemy attacks. |  Brokk
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Battle Frenzy | Moves and attacks faster as it loses hitpoints. | Requires  Devotees of Atlas (Atlas): Fanatic Fanatic (Hero)
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Bladed Feathers | Razor-sharp feathers cause targets to continue bleeding out over time. |  Stymphalian Bird
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Billowing Smog | Toxic smog damages all nearby enemy units. | Fafnir
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Call of Lotan | 10% chance to spawn a Leviathan when a War Barge is destroyed. | Requires  Funeral Barge (Nephthys): War Barge
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Causticity | Oozes corrosive blood when it dies, greatly damaging nearby units. | Lampades Scarab
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Carcinogenicity | Explodes on death in a noxious cloud, dealing area damage. |  Carcinos
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Cavernous Hunger | Regenerates while attacking enemy buildings. | Requires Granite Maw (Aegir): Rock Giant
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Charisma | Increases nearby soldiers' speed and attack. | Kastor Kastor (Legend)
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Chosen Legend | Legends can pick up and drop off Relics, cannot be targeted by enemy God Powers and regenerate hitpoints over time. | Kastor (Legend)
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Critical Strike | Occasionally delivers a critical strike, slowing the target and inflicting additional damage. | Requires  Anastrophe (Apollo): Pentekonter
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Daktyloi | Heals nearby friendly naval units. Although it is assigned to buildings, the ability doesn't display in the HUD. |
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Dazing Shot
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Attacks have a chance to stun the target. |  Houyi
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Deathly Donative | Death yields gold to this unit's owner. | Requires  Funeral Rites (Nephthys): Pharaoh Priest Son of Osiris Axeman Camel Rider Chariot Archer Slinger Spearman War Elephant Mercenary Mercenary Cavalry
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Devotees | Monuments reduce the cost of training units at nearby Barracks and Migdol Strongholds. |  Monument to Villagers (Set only) Monument to Soldiers (Set only) Monument to Priests (Set only) Monument to Pharaohs (Set only) Monument to Gods (Set only)
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Directional Plating | Takes less damage when attack from the front than from the back or sides. In The Titans, this instead has the effect of regenerating 2 hit points per second. |
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Divine Immunity | Cannot be targeted by enemy god powers. Immunity depends on the unit and the god power. |
 Godi  Hero of Ragnarok Hersir Roc Son of Osiris Transport Ship (Atlantean) Transport Ship (Egyptian) Transport Ship (Greek) Transport Ship (Norse) Ajax (SPC) Agamemnon Amanra Arkantos Arkantos (Blessed) Arkantos (God) Brokk Chiron (SPC) Circe Eitri Folstag Flag Bearer Gaia Gargarensis General Melagius Guardian Kamos Kastor Kastor Kemsyt King Folstag Kronos Odysseus (SPC) Setna Skult Prometheus Reginleif Theris Cangjie Chiyou Houyi Huang Zhaowu Nüchou Xiaoli Yan Feifeng
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Divine Protection | Cannot be targeted by enemy god powers. | Nidhogg
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Divine Shield | Monuments prevent God Powers from being invoked nearby. Empowered Monuments protect a wider areas and heal nearby friendly units. | Monument to Villagers (Isis only) Monument to Soldiers (Isis only) Monument to Priests (Isis only) Monument to Pharaohs (Isis only) Monument to Gods (Isis only)
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Dwarven | Can also gather resources. Gathers Gold especially fast. | Brokk Eitri
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Earthly Death | Divides into several Promethean Offspring when killed. |  Promethean
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Entrap | Attacks pull enemy units closer to the Carnivora, making them easier to devour. | Carnivora Water Carnivora
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Hamask | Moves and attacks faster as it loses hitpoints. | Requires  Hamask (Odin): Berserk
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Heka | Inflicts divine damage when fighting myth units. | Pharaoh Priest Setna
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Illuminate | Attacks reveal enemy units for a short time. |  Petsuchos
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Last Stand
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Gains more armor as it loses hitpoints. Although it is assigned to units, the ability doesn't display in the HUD. |
Requires  Last Stand (Gonggong): Terracotta Rider Tiger Cavalry White Horse Cavalry
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Lifesteal | Regenerates when attacking enemy units. | Requires  Thracian Horses (Dionysus): Achilles Hippeus Hetairos Kataskopos ProdromosRequires Crimson Linen (Sekhmet): Anubite Avenger Leviathan Minion Mummy Phoenix Sphinx Wadjet War TurtleRequires Berserkergang (Tyr): Berserk
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Regains hitpoints while attacking enemy units. | Requires Rage of Slaughter (Chiyou): Yazi
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Lush | Spreads Gaia's lush terrain, which causes units and buildings to regenerate. |  Citadel Center (Gaia only) Economic Guild (Gaia only) Manor (Gaia only) Market (Gaia only) Town Center (Gaia only) Village Center (Gaia only)
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Mandjet | Pharaoh-empowered Monuments automatically empower all nearby buildings. | Monument to Villagers (Ra only) Monument to Soldiers (Ra only) Monument to Priests (Ra only) Monument to Pharaohs (Ra only) Monument to Gods (Ra only)
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Manned Engine | Units can enter this siege engine, increasing its attack. |  Helepolis Siege Tower
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Master of Weaponry
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Greatly snares enemy cavalry units on hit. | Requires Master of Weaponry (Chiyou): Ge Halberdier
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Mysterious Strategy
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Nearby enemy myth units suffer reduced damage. |  Jiang Ziya
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Nature's Eyes | Nearby animals and natural objects reveal their surroundings. | Requires  Eyes in the Forest (Loki): Ballista Berserk Dwarf Gatherer Godi Hersir Hirdman Huskarl Jarl Portable Ram Raiding Cavalry Regent Throwing Axeman Dragon Ship Dreki Fishing Ship Longboat Transport Ship Battle Boar Draugr Einheri Fafnir Fimbulwinter Wolf Fenris Wolf Brood Fire Giant Frost Giant Jormun Elver Kraken Mountain Giant Nidhogg Rock Giant Titan Troll Valkyrie Walking Woods Ox Cart
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Pack | Larger groups of Fenris Wolves become stronger and faster. | Fenris Wolf Brood
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Perpetual Rain
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Increases the gathering rate of nearby farms. | Yinglong
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Petrified Frame | Due to a developer oversight, this ability is missing its name and description in the HUD. The name has been taken from the reference for it in the game's code. |  Cheiroballista Cheiroballista (Hero) Fire Siphon Siege Bireme
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Polycephaly | Grows additional heads when fighting enemy units. Each head can attack. |  Hydra
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Prosperity
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Deposits Food and Wood in addition to Gold | Requires Autumn of Abundance (Rushou): Pixiu
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Prosperous Seeds
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Villagers have a bonus gathering rate when harvesting Food from this blessed farm. |  Shennong's Farm
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Provocation | Folstag's banner enrages the Norse, drawing them to attack its bearer. | Folstag Flag Bearer
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Qilin's Blessing
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Heals nearby allied units. | Requires Qilin's Blessing (Xuannü): Qilin
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Ran's Net | Spawns Krakens while attacking enemy naval units. | Requires Grasp of Ran (Aegir): Dragon Ship
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Rebirth | Leaves an egg upon death. If the egg survives, a new Phoenix can hatch from it. | Phoenix
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| This egg was deposited by a fallen Phoenix. If it survives, a new Phoenix will hatch from it. |  Phoenix Egg
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Armor increases while standing still. | Requires Rock Solid (Nüba): Baihu Chiwen Fei Hundun Pixiu Qilin Qinglong Qiongqi Taotie Xuanwu Yazi Yinglong Zhuque
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Sacred Hands | Can pick up Relics and drop them off at a Temple. Except for campaign heroes, units cannot pick up relics until a Temple has been built. |
Achilles Ajax Atalanta Bellerophon Chiron Heracles Hippolyta Jason Perseus Polyphemus Theseus Pharaoh Son of Osiris Godi Hersir Hero of Ragnarok Citizen (Hero) Oracle (Hero) Murmillo (Hero) Katapeltes (Hero) Turma (Hero) Cheiroballista (Hero) Arcus (Hero) Contarius (Hero) Destroyer (Hero) Fanatic (Hero) Kuafu (Hero) Sage Jiang Ziya Li Jing Nezha Yang Jian Wen Zhong Agamemnon Amanra Arkantos Arkantos (Blessed) Arkantos (God) Brokk Circe Eitri Gargarensis General Melagius Kamos Kastor Kastor Kemsyt King Folstag Odysseus Reginleif Setna Theris Cangjie Houyi Huang Zhaowu Yan FeifengRequires  Hands of the Pharaoh: PriestRequires  Divine Light: Pioneer
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Scatter Radiance
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Releases a radiant attack, striking multiple enemies at range. | Li Jing
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Scourge of the Skies | Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units. | Achilles Ajax Atalanta Bellerophon Heracles Jason Perseus Polyphemus Theseus
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Searing Point
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Projectiles reduce enemy unit armor. | Requires Scorching Feathers (Nüba): Chu Ko Nu Fire Archer Pioneer Wuzu Javelineer
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Seidr | Boosts the hitpoints of nearby Godis, Hersirs, and Valkyries. | Reginleif
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Sellsword | Only recruitable for a short amount of time. Although it is assigned to units, the ability doesn't display in the HUD. |
Mercenary Mercenary Cavalry
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Serrated Blades | Attacks cause targets to continue bleeding out over time. | Requires  Bite of the Shark (Oceanus): Fanatic Fanatic (Hero) Murmillo Murmillo (Hero)
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Shennong's Protection
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Grants invisibility to units located on this Farm. | Shennong's Farm
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Sinister Defiance
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Gains more armor when more enemy units are nearby. | Requires Sinister Defiance (Houtu): Qiongqi
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Skadi's Breath | Attacks slow down and eventually freeze enemy units and ships. | Requires  Arctic Winds (Skadi): Dreki
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Skaldic Inspiration | Grows larger and more powerful as it inflicts more damage. | Requires  Long Serpent (Bragi): Longboat
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Soaring Ascension
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Unit can fly. Only appears when unit is landed on the ground. |
Zhuque (landed)
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Solar Flame | Shoots fireballs, which inflict area damage. | Requires  Pioneer of the Skies (Hyperion): Siege Bireme
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Solar Flare | Projectiles reveal the area around where they land. | Requires  Sun Ray (Apollo): Centaur Gastraphetoros Helepolis Peltast Petrobolos Toxotes Chiron Odysseus Juggernaut Trireme The Argo Manticore Medusa
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Soul Steal | Instantly kills a myth unit, but perishes in the process. |  Shade
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Strike | Unleashes a mighty kick that sends footballs flying. Just imagine a team of Mountain Giants, with muscles that ripple like boulders and beards that could rival a forest, lumbering onto a football field... |
With FOOTY cheat code: Mountain Giant
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Temporal Scaffolding | Increases the construction speed of nearby buildings. | Manor (Kronos only)
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The Silk Road
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Trading with allies will also grant them extra resources. | Requires Silk Road: Mechanical Ox Caravan
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Three-pointed Double-edged Lance
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Deals area damage with each attack. | Yang Jian
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Titanic Stature | Can traverse both land and water, walk over walls, and instantly destroy enemy building foundations. | Titan (Greek) Titan (Egyptian) Titan (Norse) Titan (Atlantean) Titan (Chinese)
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Transfiguration | Transforms an enemy human unit into a chicken. | Requires  Asper Blood (Hekate): Lampades
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Transportation | Units can enter and be transported. | Leviathan Roc Transport Ship (Atlantean) Transport Ship (Chinese) Transport Ship (Egyptian) Transport Ship (Greek) Transport Ship (Norse)
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Universe Ring
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Universe Ring automatically attacks enemies in range. Attacks slow down and paralyze enemy units. | Nezha (Adult)
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Unyielding Resolve
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Continues fighting as infantry when dismounted. | Tiger Cavalry
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Venomous | Attacks poison enemy units, inflicting additional damage for a short time. | Wadjet Requires  Shafts of Plague (Artemis): Gastraphetoros Peltast ToxotesRequires  Serpent Spear (Anubis): Spearman
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Wall Breaching | Deals area damage against walls. | Helepolis Petrobolos Catapult Siege Tower Ballista Portable Ram Fire Siphon Axe Cart Siege Crossbow
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Weapon Smithing | Boosts nearby soldiers' weapons, making them deal more damage to enemy units. | Eitri
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Wind Fire Wheels
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Leaves a trail of fire that damages enemy units. | Nezha (Adult)
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Wonder Age | Safeguard this wonder for world-ending bonuses
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Valhalla's Chosen | Death yields Favor to this unit's owner. | Requires  Call of Valhalla (Bragi): Berserk
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Venom Trail
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Leaves a trail of poison mist as it moves, spreading infection to nearby enemies and animals. | Fei
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Vibrant Land
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Goumang blesses this house causing trees to grow around it. | Requires Vibrant Land (Goumang): House
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Viking | Generates Gold while fighting enemy units. | Requires Vikings (Njord): Raiding Cavalry
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Xuanyuan's Bloodline
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Gains increased damage and regains hitpoints while attacking when nearby units fall in battle. | Requires  Xuanyuan's Bloodline (Huangdi): Dao Swordsman Ge Halberdier
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Tale of the Dragon[]
As abilities are unnamed, they are listed here by unit:
- Combat abilities
General: Rears his horse and calls to his men to boost morale.- Monkey King: Damages and stuns adjacent enemy units.
- Jiangshi: Deals greater damage and recovers more hit points.
- Azure Dragon: Ranged fire breath special attack (only against land units).
- White Tiger: Jumps towards any enemy unit, dealing massive damage.
- Dragon Turtle: Naval unit with a ranged fire breath similar to that of the Chimera.
- Titan: Jumps and slams the ground to send adjacent enemy units flying away, causing damage and briefly stunning them.
- Griffon: A roar that does a burst of damage to enemies nearby.
- Jiao-Long: Uses a powerful sword strike to deal a little extra damage (the description wrongly states that his special attack sends units flying.)
- Santa: Smashes a building dealing high damage. Kicks a dwarf, damaging and sending him flying.
- Shun: Power attack which sends target human foot unit flying. Identical to Kastor's ability.
- Passive abilities
- Immortal: Automatically switches between melee and ranged modes.
- Monk: Converts human units and can heal friendly units. Shennong Monks can also convert myth units.
- Qilin: When killed it heals all other friendly units nearby. Resistant to most god powers and other units' abilities.
- Terracotta Warrior: Refunds some resources when destroyed while damaging enemy units nearby.
- War Salamander: Amphibious.
- Jiangshi: Heals itself while damaging enemy units.
- Pixiu: Generates gold while attacking anything.
- Azure Dragon: Amphibious.
- Zhi: Can heal friendly units.
Trivia[]
- In the original game and Tale of the Dragon, Setna and Zhi have combat ability cooldown bars, but no assigned combat abilities.
- In Retold, there is an unused Amphibious ability with the description: Can traverse both land and water.
- Immortal Pillars has many unused icons for abilities that were not implemented:
- Two unique abilities intended for Wen Zhong, who ultimately did not end up with any unique abilities.
- Two unique abilities intended for Kuafu. Based on the images depicted in the icons, these may have been intended to reflect the improvements they can receive after researching the Mountainous Might (Nüwa) and Chasing the Sun (Houtu) technologies.
- A unique ranged combat ability for the Siege Crossbow, which is implemented in code, but goes unused and is missing text strings.
- Icons for unique secondary abilities for Baihu, Sage, and Taowu. The Sage icon was most likely intended for Distributed Heal, which uses the same icon as their regular Heal ability.
- Icons for unique tertiary abilities for Hundun and Jiang Ziya.
- Unknown "Cavalry", "Decoy Ship" abilities, and two unknown "Enchanted Tree" abilities.
