| “ | Beast possessed by the will of Set to fight for his worshippers. Good against human soldiers. | ” |
| —Common in-game description for all Animals of Set in Retold | ||
Animals of Set are creatures under the influence of the Egyptian major god Set in Age of Mythology. They come in two types.
In the original game, they are animals and not myth units, but heroes also deal bonus damage against them, although to a smaller extent. They can resist certain myth unit abilities (like the Medusa's petrification) as well as god powers due to being neither human units nor myth units. As animals, enemy villagers attack them with bows and can kill them relatively easily in groups. Neither can be healed by Priests or by any other source of healing.
In Retold, all Animals of Set are also classified as myth units. No hero has attack multipliers specifically against Animals of Set. Furthermore, Animals of Set can now be healed, making them last longer in combat.
Both have lesser food, hit points, and attack compared to their wild counterparts. In the Archaic Age, all of them (both summoned Baboons of Set and any converted animals) have ×0.1 the attack compared to their wild versions, which increases back once the player reaches the Classical Age.
A Priest converting a Gazelle near a converted Giraffe.
Designated Animals of Set[]
First, there are eight designated animals that have 'of Set' added to their names: the Ape of Set, Gazelle of Set, Hyena of Set, Giraffe of Set, Crocodile of Set, Hippopotamus of Set, Rhinoceros of Set, and Elephant of Set. There are a few differences between the Animals of Set and their regular Mother Nature or converted counterparts. They yield only 50-60% of the food that a regular animal does, resulting in less food than even converted animals. The Gazelle, Giraffe and Hyena of Set have all had their speeds changed to 4.0.
The Set player obtains these special animals in one of two ways. First, they are granted to the Set player as bonus units, and second, they can also be summoned by the Pharaoh.
Bonus Animals of Set[]
At the start of each Age, bonus units appear at the Set player's Temple, as follows:
| Age | Animals | |
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 Archaic Age
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1  Baboon of Set (appears at the start of the game at the player's Town Center)
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 Classical Age
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3  Gazelles of Set
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2  Hyenas of Set
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 Heroic Age
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3  Giraffes of Set
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2  Crocodiles of Set
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 Mythic Age
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3  Rhinos of Set
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2  Hippopotamuses of Set
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Summoned Animals of Set[]
The following animals can be summoned by the Pharaoh:
Archaic Age: Baboon of Set- Classical Age: Gazelle of Set, Hyena of Set
- Heroic Age: Giraffe of Set, Crocodile of Set
- Mythic Age: Hippopotamus of Set, Rhinoceros of Set, Elephant of Set
Animals of Set cost only favor, leaving the player's other resources for more important uses. Also, summoning only takes a few seconds. Note that the Pharaoh is free to move, empower buildings and attack while he is summoning animals. Elephants of Set were introduced in Retold.
Unlike other trainable units, the production of Animals of Set by the Pharaoh cannot be autoqueued.
Converted animals[]
In addition, Set's Priests are able to convert any huntable animal in the game, except for Ducks and Chickens. Normally, conversion times range from 18 seconds for deer to 1 minute for a Rhinoceros, though on some maps conversion takes longer. All converted animals yield 75% of the food that the original Mother Nature animal yields.
Converting animals leaves the player's Laborers with less to hunt, leaving the player with a dilemma. To avoid this, it is sometimes wise to convert animals in enemy territory, as the player will be gaining units while at the same time removing his foe's food sources. Using multiple Priests to convert a single animal is inefficient, as the conversion time is only marginally reduced.
Even if the converted animal dies close to an enemy base, the reduction in food works in the Set player's favor, in addition to food decay until the enemy player is able to start harvesting.
The player must ensure they have sufficient population space when trying to convert a wild animal, as otherwise the conversion will continue indefinitely without any indication that the player does not have enough population space.
List[]
Converted animals did not have the suffix "of Set" in their names before Retold. The following list omits convertible animals which can also be summoned by the Pharaoh.
| Converted animal | Name | Icon | ||
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| Arctic Wolf | Arctic Wolf of Set | Arctic Wolf | 
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| Aurochs | Aurochs of Set | Aurochs | 
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| Bear | Bear of Set | Bear | 
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| Boar | Boar of Set | Boar | 
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| Caribou | Caribou of Set | Caribou | 
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| Chicken | Chicken of Set * | - | 
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| Crowned Crane | Crowned Crane of Set | Crowned Crane | 
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| Deer | Deer of Set | Deer | 
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| Dog | - | Dog | - |
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| Elk | Elk of Set | Elk | 
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| Lion | Lion of Set | Lion | 
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| Lizard | - | Lizard | - | 
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| Monkey | Monkey of Set ** | Monkey | 
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| Panda Bear | - | Panda Bear | - | 
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| Polar Bear | Polar Bear of Set | Polar Bear | 
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| Ram | - | Ram | - | 
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| Reindeer | - | Reindeer | - |
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| Tiger | - | Tiger | - | 
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| Walrus | Walrus of Set | Walrus | 
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| Water Buffalo | Water Buffalo of Set | Water Buffalo | 
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| Wolf | Wolf of Set | Wolf | 
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| Zebra | Zebra of Set | Zebra | 
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* - The Chicken of Set cannot be obtained in standard matches, as Chickens are still not convertible.
** - A part of the Cheat code called "I WANT TEH MONKEYS!!!1!" (100 pieces will be spawned at the Town Center.)
Statistics[]
To save space, a table is included here. The term "of Set" is also dropped for simplicity.
| Unit | Pop | Time | LOS | HP | Speed | HAt | BAt | HAr | PAr | ROF | Food |
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| Arctic Wolf | 1 | 28 | [What?] | 45 | 3.5 | 7 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.7 | 93 |
| Aurochs | 2 | 56 | 18 | 135 | 4.5 | 6 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.0 | 300 |
| Bear | 1 | 58 | [What?] | 90 | 5.0 | 5 (per hit) | [What?] | 10 | 30 | 1.3 | 150 |
| Boar | 2 | 57 | [What?] | 90 | 5.0 | 6 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.0 | 225 |
| Caribou | 1 | 27 | [What?] | 20 | 4.0 | 3 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 0 | 1.1 | 112 |
| Chicken | 1 | [What?] | [What?] | 4 | 1.8 | 4 (per hit) | [What?] | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | [What?] |
| Crowned Crane | 1 | 27 | [What?] | 10 | 4.0 | 3 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 20 | 1.6 | 75 |
| Deer | 1 | 25 | [What?] | 20 | 4.0 | 3 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 0 | 1.1 | 112 |
| Dog | 2 | 17 | [What?] | 29 | 4.0 | 2 (per second) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | [What?] | 60 |
| Elk | 1 | 28 | [What?] | 20 | 4.0 | 3 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 0 | 1.1 | 112 |
| Lion | 1 | 45 | [What?] | 60 | 5.0 | 9 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 2.2 | 75 |
| Lizard | 2 | 60 | [What?] | 58 | 3.3 | 4 (per second) | [What?] | 10 | 30 | [What?] | 150 |
| Monkey | 1 | 34 | [What?] | 25 | 3.3 | 3 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 5 | 1.0 | 75 |
| Panda Bear | 2 | 53 | [What?] | 58 | 5.0 | 2 (per second) | [What?] | 10 | 30 | [What?] | 150 |
| Polar Bear | 1 | 52 | [What?] | 90 | 5.0 | 5 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.3 | 150 |
| Ram | 1 | 30 | [What?] | 29 | 3.3 | 1 (per second) | [What?] | 35 | 20 | [What?] | 225 |
| Reindeer | 1 | 30 | [What?] | 13 | 2.2 | 1 (per second) | [What?] | 35 | 0 | [What?] | 112 |
| Tiger | 2 | 40 | [What?] | 39 | 5 | 2 (per second) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | [What?] | 75 |
| Walrus | 2 | 58 | [What?] | 130 | 3.3 | 5 (per hit) | [What?] | 10 | 20 | 0.8 | 300 |
| Water Buffalo | 2 | 60 | [What?] | 130 | 4.0 | 7 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.0 | 300 |
| Wolf | 1 | 47 | [What?] | 45 | 5.0 | 8 (per hit) | [What?] | 20 | 30 | 1.7 | 75 |
| Zebra | 1 | 44 | [What?] | 20 | 4.0 | 5 (per hit) | [What?] | 35 | 0 | 1.4 | 150 |
- Common
- All animals, except Chickens, are convertible since the start of the game.
- All animals deal hack damage.
- All animals have crush armor as 99%.
Further statistics[]
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Specific[]
- Feral: +25% attack, +20% hit points, +10% movement speed, -10% hack and pierce vulnerability. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
Changelog[]
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Age of Mythology[]
- Animals of Set are defined only as animals and cannot be healed by any means. Each trainable one has a build limit.
- Aurochs cost 2 population, have 84 hit points, 3 attack, 5 speed.
- Set players begin the game with a Hyena of Set.
- Animals of Set can be instantly killed by the Petrification ability of Medusai and Perseus.
Extended Edition[]
- With patch 1.5, Aurochs cost 3 population and have 4.5 speed.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With patch 2.0, Aurochs cost 2 population.
- Panda and Dog introduced.
Retold[]
- Animals of Set are also classified as myth units and can now be healed.
- All Animals of Set, both summoned and converted ones, have their attributes significantly changed. None of them have build limits.
- Aurochs have 130 hit points and 6 attack.
- Chicken of Set introduced as a unit, but wild Chickens still cannot be converted.
- Panda and Dog removed.
- The technology Feral is removed.
- Set players begin the game with a Baboon of Set. Baboons of Set are scout units and can Auto Scout.
- Animals of Set are now immune to the Petrification ability of Medusai and Perseus.
- With update 17.18697, Animals of Set retain their original wild counterparts' full hit points. As of update 17.27932, Animals of Set now only have 75% of their original hit points, rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.
Trivia[]
- A player can kill an allied player's Animals of Set, although this provides no food to the player.
- Huntable animals who are controlled by the player also make the same noises as Animals of Set when selected, controlled, and tasked.
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