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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology. For the similar unit in Age of Empires, see Catapult (Age of Empires). |
The Catapult is a Mythic Age ranged Egyptian siege weapon available at the Siege Works in Age of Mythology.
Special ability[]
Wall Breaching (Passive): Deals area damage against walls.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Draft Horses: +20% speed.
- Engineers: Upgrades to Heavy Catapults, granting +25% attack, +1 attack multiplier vs. walls, and +2 range.
Myth technologies[]
- Force of the West Wind (Sekhmet): +20% crush damage, can be trained in the Heroic Age.
- Stones of Red Linen (Sekhmet): +20% damage. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
- Archimedes' Ledger: -1 population cost.
- Dwarven Calipers: -20% cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
Strategy[]
Catapults have a very long range and a high attack making them excellent building-killers. A small group will destroy a building in seconds and their long range prevents units from counter-attacking easily. They are also deadly against ships, dealing bonus damage to them. However, they should still be escorted by other units as they still have low hack armor and are slow, leaving them vulnerable to cavalry or other melee units. Since Retold, they are also doubly vulnerable to units that deal both hack and crush damage simultaneously, such as Fire Giants and Scarabs. To remedy this, Ra and Isis players can worship Hathor/Sobek in the Heroic Age and train Rocs to transport Catapults faster around the map. Leviathans can also be used to transport Catapults around the waters.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Catapults have 10 pierce attack, 50 crush attack per second, 89% pierce and crush armor, 40 Line of Sight, train in 24 seconds, and each occupies 3 population slots.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With Patch 2.7, Catapults now use 4 population.
Retold[]
- Catapults have 40 pierce and 200 crush attack with a reload time of 4 (same damage per second as before), 90% pierce armor, 50% crush armor, train in 26.5 seconds, and use 5 population.
- With update 17.27932, Catapults' Line of Sight was reduced to 36.
- With update 18.7603, Catapults have 60% crush armor.
History[]
| “ | Catapults were invented by the Greeks for use as artillery on the battlefield or during a siege. By creating tension by pulling back large bow-like arms or twisting cordage made of hides or hair, a great throwing force could be achieved. Catapults could throw a stone weighing over 10 pounds to a range of nearly 1500 feet. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Before Retold, the Catapult had the same icon as the Greek Petrobolos. In Retold, the models in the icons are similar and only seen from different angles.
Gallery[]
