Asbestos Shields

Asbestos Shields
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Age	Archaic Age
Research
Researched at	Dwarven Forge
Gold	300
Favor	20
Research time	40 seconds
Effect
Infantry, cavalry, and heroes 20% more resistant against Fire Giants

“	Improves human soldier, hero, and ship resistance to the attacks of Fire Giants.	”
—In-game description in Retold

Asbestos Shields is a campaign-exclusive technology in Age of Mythology that is only available in some campaign scenarios. Once researched, it adds a 20% defensive bonus against attacks from Fire Giants to infantry, cavalry, and hero units.

Campaign appearances

Fall of the Trident

• The Dwarven Forge: It is available in the eponymous building Dwarven Forge once it is recaptured from the enemy.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• It takes 60 seconds to research.

Retold

• It takes 40 seconds to research.

Mythology

“	By mining the strongest ore and using special forging techniques that only the Dwarven forge offers, the Dwarves have perfected custom shields to protect them during their constant struggle against giants in the Norselands.	”
—In-game help section

Trivia

• Asbestos Shields is the only technology in the game that offers an advantage against a single unit.
• The tech tree file reveals that this technology contains no coded effects. Its effects are actually implemented using triggers (by reducing the attack of hostile Fire Giants).
• As the entry for this technology in the game's data files does not define any effects, it is likely that the effects are implemented in the specific scenarios it appears in via triggers.