This article is about the god in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon. For the unit, see Ao Kuang (unit). |
ā | You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Wrath of Ao Kuang. | ā |
—Age up text in Age of Mythology |
Ao Kuang is a Mythic Age Chinese minor god in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon. He is available to Fu Xi and Shennong.
Attributes[]
God power[]
- Great Flood: Sends a destructive wave that sweeps away buildings and units in a direction of choice.
Technologies[]
- Dragon Scales: Human soldiers and heroes +10% hack armor.
- East Sea: Decreases the cost of ships by 20%.
- Nezha's Defeat: Charged attack of Azure Dragons +50% hack damage.
Myth units[]
- Azure Dragon: Amphibious, fire-breathing dragon.
- Dragon Turtle: Naval half-dragon half-turtle that breathes fire.
Technology tree[]
Ao Kuang |
Age | |
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God power | Great Flood | |
Temple |
Azure Dragon |
Nezha's Defeat |
Armory |
Dragon Scales |
|
Dock |
Dragon Turtle |
East Sea |
Strategy[]
Ao Kuang's benefits are primarily offensive and especially useful for water maps. His East Sea technology lowers the cost of all ships, making war ships easier to mass and enabling the player to maintain control of the water. For land battles, he also grants Dragon Scales which provides more hack armor to infantry, archers and cavalry units. Regardless of which human soldiers the enemy masses, the player will have stronger counters. For Fu Xi worshipers, this can be used in combination with Dabo Gong's Burials technology; players can make a small army of monks to convert enemy soldiers at tremendous speed and rely on these stronger new recruits who otherwise lack the benefit of unit line upgrades (unless they also are Chinese units of course).
Ao Kuang is the only Chinese god to provide two myth units; the amphibious Azure Dragon and the naval Dragon Turtle. Both are very tough units and are valuable additions to the Chinese navy. Azure Dragons in particular can be made even more deadly with the Nezha's Defeat technology. To devastate enemy buildings, Ao Kuang grants his followers the Great Flood god power. It is not only useful on water maps such as Islands where towns are clustered in one area but also for team games as the powerful waves can travel long distances and strike multiple enemies in one cast.
Mythology[]
ā | The dragon Ao Kuang is Lord of the Eastern Sea. His three brothers, Ao Qin, Ao Run, and Ao Shun rule the seas of the other cardinal directions. He and his brothers are fickle rulers, and Ao Kuang's many ill-reputed sons cause their share of mayhem on earth. Over time this built him a following of fearful subjects eager to appease him. He maintains a vast collection of heavenly weapons and artifacts in his grand undersea palace. Ao Kuang's reputation made him many enemies, perhaps the most notable of which was Nezha, son of the military commander Li Jing. When Ao Kuang demanded a sacrifice of children to eat, Nezha beat off his minions and killed the Dragon King's third son, Ao Bing. Ao Kuang fled to the Jade Emperor's court to plead for vengeance, but Nezha followed him there and beat him severely, ripping off scales and drawing blood. Ao Kuang then took Li Jing and his wife hostage in exchange for Nehza's life, and Nezha committed suicide to placate the dragon. | ā |