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This article is about the building in Age of Mythology. For other uses, see Citadel.

A heavily fortified Town Center.
—In-game description

Citadel Center is a building in Age of Mythology. Egyptian players can use Sekhmet's god power, Citadel, on any allied Town Center to upgrade it into a Citadel Center. The Citadel Center has increased combat attributes and works faster compared to Town Centers. Like the Town Center, it inherently has slightly improved accuracy against moving units (like partial Ballistics, while researching the technology gives them perfect accuracy vs. moving units) and can shoot arrows at enemies under it without requiring Boiling Oil.

It can research every technology and train every unit that the Town Center can research, and is affected by all technologies and bonuses affecting them as well. This extends to Citadel Centers gained by other civilizations as well, who can train their civilization-specific units from them. It can be repaired at the same cost as a Town Center.

In a certain type of random map called Sudden Death, the player starts off with a Citadel Center rather than a Town Center, which must be defended, for if it is destroyed, the player will lose the match.

Special ability[]

  • Trains and researches everything 25% faster (This includes aging up and producing villagers).
  • AoMR ability Lush icon Lush (Passive, AoMR Gaia icon Gaia only): Spreads Lush terrain, which causes units and buildings to regenerate. With AoMR Channels icon Channels researched, it also increases the movement speed of all ground units by 15%.

Further statistics[]

Civilization bonuses[]

God bonuses[]

  • AoMR Hades icon Hades: +2 range.
  • AoMR Poseidon icon Poseidon: Spawns 8 Militia when destroyed. (since Retold)
  • AoMR Isis icon Isis: Provide +5 population space.
  • AoMR Gaia icon Gaia: Regenerate 1 hit points per second. Grows Lush around itself.
  • AoMR Fuxi icon Fuxi: +300% research speed.
  • AoMR Nuwa icon Nüwa: +1 Favored Land range. Creator's Auspice improves hit points in tiers as the player generates favor.
  • AoMR Tsukuyomi icon Tsukuyomi: Researching technologies grants Bushidō XP.

General technologies[]

Myth technologies[]

Relic bonuses[]

Functions[]

Main article: Town Center (Age of Mythology)#Functions

Changelog[]

Aom original icon Age of Mythology[]

  • The Citadel Center has 15 pierce attack and 96% pierce armor. There is only an Egyptian-themed model, even when invoked on a non-Egyptian ally's Town Center.
  • Citadel Centers train and research at the same speed as a Town Center.
  • Masons reduces the hack vulnerability of Citadel Centers.

AoMIcon-Retold Retold[]

  • The Citadel Center has 12 pierce attack and 90% pierce armor. There are unique models for each civilization.
  • Masons does not reduce the hack vulnerability of Citadel Centers.
  • With update 17.27932, Citadel Center attack increased to 15, and accuracy increased from 80% to 100%.
  • With update 17.51177, Citadel Centers train and research 25% faster. This was intended to be added with update 17.43876 but was not implemented.
  • With update 17.64528, Citadel Center attack decreased to 12.

Mythology[]

Sekhmet, lion goddess of war, has fortified this Town Center into a Citadel Center. It can withstand numerous attacks by enemy soldiers, myth units and god powers. The citadel may not be rebuilt if it is destroyed, though it may be repaired.
—In-game section

Trivia[]

  • Even though the Citadel god power can be used on allied Town Centers, the Citadel Centers will still have the style of an Egyptian Town Center, though their God Statue will still depend on their civilization and major god.
    • As of Retold, all civilizations have a unique Citadel model and icon. The Norse Citadel Center seems to be based on the Hill Fort, and the Greek Citadel Center seems to be based on the Fortress.
  • In Immortal Pillars, due to a bug, the Chinese Citadel Center does not use its own unique icon, instead reusing the Greek Town Center's icon.

Gallery[]

Buildings in Age of Mythology
Generic
EconomicAoMR Town Center Greek iconAoMR Town Center Egyptian iconAoMR Town Center Norse iconAoMR Town Center Atlantean iconAoMR Town Center ChineseAoMR Town Center Japanese icon Town Center · AoMR Village Center Greeks iconAoMR Village Center Egyptians iconAoMR Village Center Norse iconAoMR Village Center Atlanteans iconAoMR Village Center ChineseAoMR Village Center Japanese icon Village Center · AoMR House icon House · AoMR Farm iconAoMR Farm rice icon Farm · AoMR Armory icon Armory · AoMR Market icon Market
MilitaryAoMR Dock icon Dock · AoMR Temple icon Temple
Walls and gatesAoMR Wooden Wall icon Wooden Wall · AoMR Gate icon Wooden Gate · AoMR Stone Wall Greek icon Stone Wall · AoMR Gate icon Stone Gate · AoMR Fortified Wall Greek icon Fortified Wall · AoMR Gate icon Fortified Gate
TowerAoMR Sentry Tower icon Sentry Tower · AoMR Watch Tower Greek icon Watch Tower · AoMR Guard Tower Greek icon Guard Tower
SpecialAoMR Wonder icon Wonder · AoMR Titan Gate icon Titan Gate
Unique
AoMR Greeks icon GreeksAoMR Granary icon Granary · AoMR Storehouse icon Storehouse · AoMR Military Academy icon Military Academy · AoMR Archery Range icon Archery Range · AoMR Stable icon Stable · AoMR Fortress icon Fortress
AoMR Egyptians icon EgyptiansAoMR Granary icon Granary · AoMR Lumber Camp icon Lumber Camp · AoMR Mining Camp icon Mining Camp · AoMR Monument to Villagers iconAoMR Monument to Soldiers iconAoMR Monument to Priests iconAoMR Monument to Pharaohs iconAoMR Monument to Gods icon Monument · AoMR Obelisk icon Obelisk · AoMR Barracks icon Barracks · AoMR Siege Works icon Siege Works · AoMR Migdol Stronghold icon Migdol Stronghold · AoMR Citadel Wall icon Citadel Wall · AoMR Gate icon Citadel Gate · AoMR Ballista Tower icon Ballista Tower · AoMR Lighthouse icon Lighthouse
AoMR Norse icon NorseAoMR Longhouse icon Longhouse · AoMR Dwarven Armory icon Dwarven Armory · AoMR Great Hall icon Great Hall · AoMR Ox Cart icon Ox Cart · AoMR Hill Fort icon Hill Fort
AoMR Atlanteans icon AtlanteansAoMR Manor icon Manor · AoMR Economic Guild icon Economic Guild · AoMR Sky Passage icon Sky Passage · AoMR Military Barracks icon Military Barracks · AoMR Counter-Barracks icon Counter Barracks · AoMR Bronze Wall icon Bronze Wall · AoMR Gate icon Bronze Gate · AoMR Iron Wall icon Iron Wall · AoMR Gate icon Iron Gate · AoMR Palace icon Palace · AoMR Orichalcum Wall icon Orichalcum Wall · AoMR Gate icon Orichalcum Gate · AoMR Mirror Tower icon Mirror Tower
AoMR Chinese icon Chinese
(Immortal Pillars)
AoMR Silo Silo · AoMR Imperial Academy Imperial Academy · AoMR Machine Workshop Machine Workshop · AoMR Military Camp Military Camp · AoMR Baolei Baolei · AoMR Crossbow Tower icon Crossbow Tower · AoMR Great Wall icon Great Wall · AoMR Gate icon Great Wall Gate
AoMR Japanese icon JapaneseAoMR Watermill icon Watermill · AoMR Mining Camp icon Mining Camp · AoMR Shrine icon Shrine · AoMR Guardhouse icon Guardhouse · AoMR Japanese Stable icon Stable · AoMR Dojo icon Dojo · AoMR Castle icon Castle
Non-constructible (non-campaign exclusive buildings)
God power buildingsAoMR Asgardian Bastion icon Asgardian Hill Fort · AoMR Citadel Center Egyptian icon Citadel Center · AoMR Earth Wall Earth Wall · AoMR Goshinboku icon Goshinboku Tree · AoMR Healing Spring building icon Healing Spring · AoMR Hesperides Tree building icon Hesperides Tree · AoMR Lure building icon Lure · AoMR PeachBlossomSpring power Peach Blossom Spring · AoMR Plenty Vault icon Plenty Vault · AoMR Sentinel icon Sentinel · AoMR Farm Shennong Shennong's Farm · AoMR Tartarian Gate building icon Tartarian Gate · AoMR Shrine of the Hunt icon Shrine of the Hunt · AoMR Sacred Gate icon Sacred Gate · AoMR Underworld Passage icon Underworld Passage
Random mapAoMR Great Wall icon Great Wall · AoMR Plenty Vault icon Qinghai Lake Shrine · AoMR Settlement icon Settlement · AoMR Plenty Vault icon Trading Post
Scenario EditorAoMR Plenty Vault icon Temple (Chinese SPC)
Cut/Removed
Midgol Bandit Migdol · Charioteria Charioteria
ChinesePortrait Chinese
(Tale of the Dragon)
Building storage pit icon Storage Pit · GardenIcon Garden · Earthen Wall Icon Earthen Wall · AoMR Gate icon Earthen Gate · MilitaryAcademyIcon War Academy · AoMR Stable icon Stable · Building chinese fortress icon Castle · Great Wall Icon Great Wall · AoMR Gate icon Great Gate