Age of Empires Series Wiki
Advertisement
Age of Empires Series Wiki
Info icon
This article is about the unit type in Age of Mythology. For the unit in Age of Empires IV, see Archer ship (Age of Empires IV).
AoMR type archer ship icon
Arrow ships can defeat fishing ships and hammer ships.
—In-game description before Retold

The archer ship, also called arrow ship, is a type of ship in Age of Mythology. It becomes available once the Classical Age is reached, and can be trained at the Dock. It is available by different names for different civilizations:

List of ships[]

The following are the primary archer ships:

Civilization Archer ship Bonus Model
AoMR Greeks icon Greeks AoMR Trireme icon Trireme
Heavy Trireme ➞
Champion Trireme
+10% HP (shared with other Greek warships) Trireme
AoMR Egyptians icon Egyptians AoMR Kebenit icon Kebenit
Heavy Kebenit ➞
Champion Kebenit
-10% cost (shared with other Egyptian warships) Kebenit
AoMR Norse icon Norse AoMR Longboat icon Longboat
Heavy Longboat ➞
Champion Longboat
+1 attack (similar to other Norse warships) LongboatAoM
AoMR Atlanteans icon Atlanteans AoMR Bireme icon Bireme
Heavy Bireme ➞
Champion Bireme
+5.45% faster (similar to other Atlantean warships) Bireme
ChinesePortrait Chinese
(AoM Extended icon Tale of the Dragon)
Junk Icon Junk
Heavy Junk
Have more hit points but move slower JunkAoM

Other ships[]

Attributes which are better than generic are marked with a blue background, while those worse than generic are marked with red.

Blue Better than generic
Red Worse than generic
Ship Civ HP HackArmor H PierceArmor P CrushArmor C PierceDamage A RangeIcon R LoS Sp WoodAOM W GoldAOM G Time Other
AoMR The Argo icon The Argo (since Retold) AoMR Greeks icon Greeks 480 40% 25% 15% [What?] 16 24 6.0 200 0 17
AoMR Lost Ship icon Charon Ferry Scenario Editor 290 35% 25% 15% 8 12 24 4.8 N/A Garrisons 30. Bonus ×3 vs. myth units.
AoMR Pirate Ship Egyptian icon Pirate Ship (since Retold) 300 50% 20% 50% 12 16 24 4.8 Garrisons 12. No attack bonuses. Not affected by Arrow Ship Cladding or any attack upgrades.
AoMR Monkey Raft icon Monkey Raft (before Retold) 290 30% 20% 10% [What?] - 24 6.0 Garrisons 12. No attack bonuses. Not affected by Arrow Ship Cladding or any attack upgrades.
AoMR Lost Ship icon Lost Ship (before Retold) AoMR Egyptians icon Egyptians 130 25% 15% 5% 5 12 24 6.0 - - - Could not attack Fishing Ships or buildings.

Technologies[]

Listed below are all generic technologies that benefit archer ships.

Generic[]

Technology Researched at Age Effect
AoMR Copper Weapons icon Copper Weapons AoMR Armory icon Armory AoMR Classical Age icon +10% attack
AoMR Bronze Weapons icon Bronze Weapons AoMR Heroic Age icon
AoMR Iron Weapons icon Iron Weapons AoMR Mythic Age icon
AoMR Copper Armor icon Copper Armor AoMR Classical Age icon +10% hack and crush armors
AoMR Bronze Armor icon Bronze Armor AoMR Heroic Age icon
AoMR Iron Armor icon Iron Armor AoMR Mythic Age icon
AoMR Copper Shields icon Copper Shields AoMR Classical Age icon +10% pierce armor
AoMR Bronze Shields icon Bronze Shields AoMR Heroic Age icon
AoMR Iron Shields icon Iron Shields AoMR Mythic Age icon
AoMR Burning Pitch icon Burning Pitch AoMR Mythic Age icon +15% attack and deal ×3 damage to buildings
ArrowShipCladding Arrow Ship Cladding (before Retold) AoMR Dock icon Dock AoMR Heroic Age icon +10% attack, +20% hit points, and +4 range
AoMR Heroic Fleet icon Heroic Fleet AoMR Classical Age icon +150% attack vs. myth units
AoMR Conscript Sailors icon Conscript Sailors AoMR Mythic Age icon Produced +25% faster
AoMR Enclosed Deck icon Enclosed Deck AoMR Classical Age icon +5 garrison capacity*
Info icon Note: For Thor, all Armory technologies are available at the Dwarven Armory starting in the Archaic Age.

Myth[]

The following myth technologies affect archer ships:

Technology God Effect
AoMR Dionysia icon Dionysia AoMR Dionysus icon Dionysus Triremes gain +5% hit points
AoMR Oracle icon Oracle AoMR Apollo icon Apollo Triremes gain +6 Line of Sight
Trierarch Trierarch AoMR Artemis icon Artemis Triremes gain +30% crush armor
AoMR Funeral Barge icon Funeral Barge AoMR Nephthys icon Nephthys Kebenits do 3× damage vs. standard archer ships
AoMR Arctic Winds icon Arctic Winds AoMR Skadi icon Skadi Longboats gain +10% hit points and +10% movement speed
AoMR Long Serpent icon Long Serpent AoMR Njord icon Njord Longboats gain +20% attack and +20% crush armor
AoMR Volcanic Forge icon Volcanic Forge AoMR Leto icon Leto Biremes gain +10% pierce armor
PillarOfTheOcean Pillar of the Ocean SunWukongIcon Sun Wukong Junks gain +15% hit points
AncientDestroyer Ancient Destroyer ChongliIcon Chongli Junks gain +15% movement speed
EastSea East Sea AoKuangIcon Ao Kuang Junks cost -20%

Tactics[]

Archer ships are critical in gaining control of water, as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also effective in sinking enemy Transport Ships. Once in the Heroic Age, they will need support from other warships in order to be effective. They deal bonus damage against close-combat ships and Transport Ships. Siege ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units and coastal siege weapons are also a large threat.

Biremes, the Atlantean archer ships, focus on quantity over quality. They also have a lower attack multiplier against Transport Ships, hence dealing 12.5 damage instead of the standard 18 due to both nerfs.

The Greek hero ship The Argo is also affected by technologies which improve Triremes, while itself not being classified as an archer ship.

Changelog[]

Aom original icon Age of Mythology[]

  • The Argo is not an archer ship, despite benefiting from Arrow Ship Cladding.
  • Archer ships cost 2 population, train in 14 seconds, have a speed of 6, Line of Sight of 24, range 12, no garrison capacity, pierce attack 6, 80% accuracy, and 30% hack, 20% pierce and 10% crush armor.
  • The Longboat is the only archer ship capable of transporting units, and moves at a speed of 5.5.
  • Archer ships are upgraded by researching Arrow Ship Cladding.

AoMIcon-Retold Retold[]

  • The Argo is classified as an archer ship as well.
  • Archer ships (except The Argo) cost 3 population, train in 16.5 seconds, have a speed of 5.5, Line of Sight of 20, range 15, 5 garrison capacity, pierce attack 8, 100% accuracy, and 50% hack, 30% pierce and 5% crush armor.
  • Archer ships are upgraded by researching Heavy Warships and Champion Warships in the Heroic and Mythic Ages respectively.

Gallery[]

Unit types in Age of Mythology
Visible
UnitsAoMR type archer icon Ranged soldier · AoMR type archer ship icon Archer ship · AoMR type cavalry icon Cavalry · AoMR type close combat ship icon Close-combat ship · AoMR type flying unit icon Flying unit · AoMR type hero icon Hero · AoMR type human soldier icon Human soldier · AoMR type infantry icon Infantry · AoMR type myth unit icon Myth unit · AoMR type ship icon Ship · AoMR type siege ship icon Siege ship · AoMR type siege weapon icon Siege weapon · AoMR type titan icon Titan · AoMR type villager icon Villager
BuildingsAoMR type building icon Building · AoMR type tower icon Tower · AoMR type wall icon Wall
Hidden
UnitsHerdable · Huntable · Sea Snake · Serpent · Titan Kronos
BuildingsFarm · Fortress · House · Town Center
OthersBerry Bush · Tree · WildCrops
Advertisement