“ | Hero. Has a ranged attack that is good against myth units. | ” |
—In-game description |
“ | Centaur Hero. Good against myth units. | ” |
—In-game description |
Chiron is the Heroic Age hero for Hades and a stronger version of the Centaur unit. In Greek mythology, he was a Centaur renowned for his wisdom.
Abilities[]
- Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.
- Solar Flare (Passive, requires Sun Ray): Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -15% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Ballistics: Fires more accurately at moving enemy targets.
Myth technologies[]
- Enyo's Bow of Horror (Ares): +15 arrow speed.
- Oracle (Apollo): +4 Line of Sight.
- Sun Ray (Apollo): +10% ranged and anti-flying damage, projectiles reveal the surrounding area.
- Beast Slayer (Artemis): +2 damage multiplier against myth units.
Age bonuses[]
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 damage multiplier against non-flying myth units.
Relic bonuses[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- Hermes' Winged Sandals: +10% movement speed.
- The Khopesh of Horus: +1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword: Regenerate 10% of damage dealt.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Chiron has 14 range and is available in the Classical Age.
- Chiron has 300 hit points, 20 pierce armor, 7 pierce attack, a 7× multiplier vs. myth units, 7.7× vs. Nidhogg, and 3× vs. animals of Set, costs 200 wood, 2 favor, and trains in 17 seconds.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Chiron has 16 range.
Retold[]
- Chiron has 18 range and is available in the Heroic Age.
- Chiron has 350 hit points, 30 pierce armor, 11 pierce attack, a 6.5× multiplier vs. myth units, no multiplier vs. Nidhogg or animals of Set, costs 250 wood, 100 gold, 4 favor, and trains in 25 seconds.
Campaign unit[]
“ | Arkantos, I have awaited your arrival | ” |
—Chiron's first words upon being rescued from Kemsyt's bandits. |
Chiron is a character in the Fall of the Trident campaign. He is freed from bandits in Ioklos by Arkantos and Ajax and afterward joins the heroes in their quest. In Egypt, he assists his companions by leading the force that retrieved the Head of Osiris from the Tamarisk Tree. As the heroes later attempt to escape a band of Fire Giants in league with Gargarensis in Niflheim, he sacrifices himself by toppling a large boulder to block the path of the giants, saving his comrades but ensuring his death as the giants overwhelm him.
Though he appears as a guardian of Mount Olympus in The New Atlantis campaign, he is likely there simply as a generic hero, as this is the version of Chiron normally trainable by the worshipers of Hades, and not the regenerating hero unit from the Fall of the Trident campaign.
Abilities[]
- Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.
- Divine Immunity (Passive): Cannot be targeted by enemy god powers.
- Regeneration (Passive): Regenerates hit points at 1.5/second.
- Triple Shot (Charged): Fires three arrows simultaneously, greatly damaging the targeted unit.
In the campaign, Chiron can be revived after falling in battle.
Mythology[]
“ | Chiron was originally a god of healing in Thessalian mythology, but later became an immortal Centaur in the more widely accepted Greek mythology. Although Centaurs were usually wild and unruly, Chiron was the exception. He was noted for being wise and his knowledge of healing was legendary. He was the tutor of many notable heroes, including Theseus and Achilles. | ” |
—In-game history section |
Gallery[]
Heroes obtainable in random maps in Age of Mythology | ||||
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God | Archaic Age | Classical Age | Heroic Age | Mythic Age |
Greeks (1 each) | ||||
All | Hippocrates* | |||
Zeus | Jason | Heracles | Odysseus | Bellerophon |
Poseidon | Theseus | Atalanta | Hippolyta | Polyphemus |
Hades | Ajax | Achilles | Chiron | Perseus |
Aphrodite | The Argo | |||
Egyptians | ||||
All | Pharaoh (1) | |||
Priest | ||||
Osiris | Son of Osiris | |||
Pharaoh (more) | ||||
Norse | ||||
All | Hersir | Godi | ||
Freyr | Gullinbursti (1) | |||
Baldr | Hero of Ragnarok | |||
Atlanteans | ||||
All | Citizen (Hero) | Murmillo (Hero) | Arcus (Hero) | Fanatic (Hero) |
Katapeltes (Hero) | Contarius (Hero) | |||
Oracle (Hero) | Turma (Hero) | |||
Cheiroballista (Hero) | Destroyer (Hero) | |||
Chinese | ||||
All | Monk | |||
Fu Xi | Immortal (8) | |||
Others | Immortal (2) | Immortal (2) | Immortal (2) | Immortal (2) |
Regicide game mode | ||||
All | Regent (1) |