Centaur

This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Centaur (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

Centaur
Unit information
Unit type	Myth unit
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Civilization	Greeks
Age	Classical Age
God	Hermes
Trained at	Temple
Training time	22 seconds
Cost
Wood	200
Favor	12
Population	3
Statistics
Hit points	220
Speed	5.2 feet/second
Line of Sight	20 feet
Range	12 feet
Attack
Hack	-
Pierce	12
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	30%
Pierce	35%
Crush	80%

Centaurs are half-human creatures with the upper body of a man attached to the lower body of a horse. In Age of Mythology, the Centaur is a Greek myth unit available by worshipping Hermes in the Classical Age.

Special Attack

Accurate shot: fires a shot that never misses and does 50 pierce damage. Recharge time: 15 seconds.

Attack bonuses

• Myth Units: ×2
• Heroes: ×0.25

Upgrades

Specific

• Sylvan Lore (Hermes): increases hit points by 25% and speed by 1.

General

• Sun Ray (Apollo): increases attack by 10%.
• Oracle (Apollo): increases LOS by 6.
• Bacchanalia (Dionysus): increases hit points by 5%.
• Monstrous Rage (Hera): increases attack by 25%.

Strategy

Centaurs are fast-moving ranged units, a kind of mythological horse archer. They are good at hit-and-run tactics and make fine supporting ranged units. Once upgraded to Centaur Polemarchs, they have a speed of 6.5, making a gang of Centaurs the consummate raiders. They can breeze in, kill off a few Worker units, and be off before the other player knew what hit them.

When grouped together, Centaurs' volleys can devastate human soldier formations in a very short time. However, their hit points and hack armor are low, so they fall quickly in melee combat, especially against aerial myth units like the Vermilion Bird. Hence they should always keep their distance and be used in groups. As with all myth units, Centaurs are very weak against heroes.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• Centaurs have 5.0 speed.
• Sylvan Lore gives Centaurs +30% speed.

Tale of the Dragon

• Centaurs have 5.2 speed.
• Sylvan Lore gives Centaurs +1 speed.

Mythology

Scientific name -- Homo equus
Size -- 7'+ tall, 1600 lbs.
Diet -- Omnivore. Likes wine.

Half-man and half-horse, Centaurs are usually seen with torso and head of a man and the body of a horse, but different descriptions exist. They were notorious for showing up uninvited to outdoor celebrations (for a creature that large they seemed to have had trouble holding their liquor) and for abducting women, especially young maidens. Because of their drunkenness and inclination toward violence, most were driven to the mountains of Thessaly. Chiron, the centaur that educated Achilles was an exception. Centaurs are usually depicted carrying a bow.

Gallery

Centaur in-game

Centaur Polemarch

Centaurs in the opening credits.