Barracks (Age of Mythology)

This article is about the building in Age of Mythology. For the similar building in other games of the series, see Barracks.

Barracks
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Type	Military Building
Civilization	Egyptians
Age	Classical Age
Use	Produces and researches upgrades for soldiers
Construction
Gold	75
Build time	33.33 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	1,200
Hack armor	30%
Pierce armor	90%
Crush armor	5%
Line of Sight	9

The Barracks is an Egyptian building in Age of Mythology. It is first available in the Classical Age, and is where basic Egyptian foot soldiers are trained and where technologies that improve them are researched.

Further statistics

General technologies

• Masons: +15% hit points and -5% crush vulnerability.
• Architects: +20% hit points and -5% crush vulnerability.
• Signal Fires ➞ Carrier Pigeons: +6 Line of Sight.

Myth technologies

• Sun-dried Mud-brick (Sobek): +10% hit points, -15% gold cost, and -25% build time.
• Valley of the Kings (Thoth): When empowered, receive only 50% benefits on unit production speed, but spawn an additional unit of the one being trained. (Since Retold)

Relics

• Blanket of Empress Zoe: -10% crush vulnerability.
• Head of Orpheus: +8 Line of Sight.
• Nose of the Sphinx: +15% hit points.

Units

• Spearman
• Axeman
• Slinger

Technologies

General

• Medium Spearmen
• Heavy Spearmen
• Champion Spearmen
• Medium Axemen
• Heavy Axemen
• Champion Axemen
• Medium Slingers
• Heavy Slingers
• Champion Slingers
• Levy Barracks Soldiers
• Conscript Barracks Soldiers

Myth

• Serpent Spear (Anubis)
• Slings of the Sun (Sekhmet)
• Axe of Vengeance (Horus)
• Greatest of Fifty (Horus)
• Spear of Horus (Horus)

Technology tree

		Barracks
	➞		➞			➞
		Spearman	Medium Spearmen	➞	Heavy Spearmen	➞	Champion Spearmen
		Axeman	Medium Axemen	➞	Heavy Axemen	➞	Champion Axemen
		Slinger	Medium Slingers	➞	Heavy Slingers	➞	Champion Slingers
					Levy Barracks Soldiers	➞	Conscript Barracks Soldiers

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• The building's icon is reused from the Military Academy, like with other Classical Age military buildings.
• It has 96% pierce armor.
• Originally, Barracks cost 50 gold. With patch 1.02, this was changed to 75 gold.

Tale of the Dragon

• Khopesh Swordsman and its upgrades (Medium Khopesh Swordsmen, Heavy Khopesh Swordsmen, and Champion Khopesh Swordsmen) added.

Retold

• It has 90% pierce armor.
• Khopesh Swordsman and its upgrades removed.
• The building has received a new, unique icon.

History

“	All civilizations the world has so far seen have had the need to train soldiers for at least defense, if not aggression, against their neighbors. For many this training took place at a barracks, which served as both a living quarters and training ground. New recruits were assigned to the barracks and after a training period they were ready for service. At the barracks they learned the mechanics of their weapons, the drill of battlefield movements, and the discipline required to obey orders in combat.	”
—In-game help section

Trivia

• The icon of the building in Retold is a pair of epsilon axes, which are also wielded by Axemen.

Gallery

Classical Age Barracks in Retold.

Heroic Age Barracks in Retold.

Mythic Age Barracks in Retold.

Barracks in the original game.