Ancestors is an Egyptian Heroic Age god power in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Nephthys. When invoked, it raises an army of 13 undead soldiers over a duration of 13 seconds that will fight for the player for the remainder of the god power's duration. If Ancestors is invoked on land, Minions (identical to those the Mummy's curse produces) return from their graves; if invoked on water, a fleet of Lost Ships rises from the depths. Either way, these units have a lifespan of 60 seconds from the moment the god power is invoked (rather than the exact moment they were raised at).
Effect[]
For 60 seconds, Ancestors spawns a total 13 Minions on land or the same number of Lost Ships on water in a radius of 16 around the targeted location. The first unit spawns directly and next one spawns every second. The player can control the summoned Minions and Lost Ships, including giving an order to attack the enemy. They persist until killed or until the god power is over.
Since Retold, Minions, being Heroic Age myth units, receive additional bonuses from the Age-ups, while Lost Ships are classified as both a ship and a myth unit, receiving bonuses from both Armory technologies and the Wonder Age.
Further statistics[]
Age bonuses[]
Wonder Age: -75% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.
Relic bonuses[]
- Hekate's Torches: -10% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.
Strategy[]
The units Ancestors creates are fairly capable at fighting, but will only last one minute before dying. In addition, they can be easily defeated by an organized force. As such, they should not be used as a primary fighting force. Rather, they should be used to support the player's own troops during an attack, or defend against a surprise attack.
As Minions are myth units, Isis players may consider invoking the Eclipse god power shortly after invoking Ancestors. This will increase the Minion's strength and, before Retold, also prevent the enemy from using their own god powers to counter them. In Retold, Eclipse is not a god power shield, so the Minions may be countered by another god power. Ceasefire is the best counter to Ancestors as the Minions will automatically die shortly before the battle can resume.
Changelog[]
Retold[]
- Ancestors can be reused for a favor cost, after a cooldown.
- No longer spawns Minions and Lost Ships at a predefined distance from the center with a randomized rotation, instead they spawn at random locations within the spawn circle.
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