| “ | Japanese Commoners gather resources and construct buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Commoner is the Japanese worker unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear. It is analogous to the workers of other civilizations, being statistically equal to the Greek Villager. Commoners have a build limit of 100, regardless of the population cap. Japanese players start the game with three Commoners.
Tasks[]
Commoners are usually used to gather resources to fund the player's many technological upgrades and unit creation, in addition to building and repairing structures.
Commoners cannot build Shrines, which are required for the Japanese to gain favor and are instead built by Mikos.
Gathering rates[]
Commoners gather resources from different sources at different speeds. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.
| Villager role | Resource | Source | Gathering rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| per second | per minute | |||
| Hunter |  Food |
Hunt | 1 | 60 |
| Herdsman | Livestock Chicken
|
0.9 | 54 | |
| Forager |  Berry Bush
|
0.7 | 42 | |
| Farmer |  Farm
|
0.7 | 42 | |
 Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.75 | 105 | ||
| Lumberjack |  Wood |
Tree | 1 | 60 |
 Gaia Tree
|
1.05 | 63 | ||
| Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.75 | 105 | ||
| Miner |  Gold |
 Dwarven Mine
|
 1.49
|
89.25
|
 1.28
|
76.5
| |||
 1.06
|
63.75
| |||
 0.94
|
56.1
| |||
 Gold Mine
|
0.85 | 51 | ||
| Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.4875 | 89.25 | ||
Note: The base carry capacity of a Commoner is 15 for food and 10 for wood and gold.
Buildings[]
Commoners can construct the following buildings:
 Archaic Age
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 Classical Age
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 Heroic Age
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 Mythic Age
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Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Hand Axe, Bow Saw, and Carpenters: +10%/+15%/+20% wood gather rates respectively, +5 wood carrying capacity each.
- Pickaxe, Shaft Mine, and Quarry: +10%/+15%/+20% gold gather rates respectively, +5 gold carrying capacity each.
- Husbandry: +10% herdable food gather rate, +15 food carry capacity (of all types).
- Plow, Irrigation, and Flood Control: +10% Farm food gather rate.
- Survival Equipment: +25% hit points, +25% melee attack, +50% ranged (anti-animal) attack.
Myth technologies[]
- Saltwater Spring (Minakatatomi): Commoners gather from huntable animals +10% faster.
Relics[]
- Black Lotus: +10% farming rate.
- Blue Crystal Shard: +5% gold and wood gathering rates.
- Charon's Obol: 50% cost refunded on death.
- Fetters of Fenrir: +30% attack.
- Harmonia's Necklace: +10% gold gathering rate.
- Hestia's Hearth: -5% training time.
- Hoori's Hunting Bow: +5% gather rate from hunted animals.
- Kithara of Apollo: +10% movement speed.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Pygmalion's Statue: +40% hit points.
- Sistrum of Bast: -15% cost.
- Staff of Dionysus: Regenerate 1.0 hit points per second.
In-game dialogue[]
- Female
- Select 1 to 2 Nani? (何?) - What?
- Select 3 Junbi dekitayo (準備できたよ) - I'm ready
- Select 4 Shiji aru? (指示 ある) - What are [your] instructions?
- Select 5 Nan da? (なんだ?) - What is it?
- Male
- Select 1 N? (ん?) - Huh?
- Select 2 Nan da? (なんだ?) - What is it?
- Select 3 Junbi kanryou? (準備 完了) - Preparation complete?
- Select 4 Shiji wa? (指示は) - What are [your] instructions?
- Common
- Move 1 Hai (はい) - Yes
- Move 2 Ryōkai (了解) - Understood (lit. "understanding")
- Female Move 3 Makasete (任せて) - Leave it to me
- Male Move 3 Makasero (任せろ) - Leave it to me
- Female Move 4 Iku ne (行くね) - I'll go
- Male Move 4 Ikuzo (行くぞ) - Let's go
- Build Kenchiku tantou (建築担当) - Builder (lit. "in charge of construction")
- Chop Kikori (木こり) - Lumberjack
- Farm Nousagyou o (農作業を) - Farming (lit. "to farm work")
- Forage Saishuu (採集) - Collection
- Herd Kachiku (家畜) - Livestock
- Hunt Kari (狩り) - Hunting
- Mine Saikutsu (採掘) - Mining
- Attack Kōgeki o! (f)/ Kōgekida! (m) (攻撃を!/攻撃だ!) - Attack! (f) / It's an attack! (m)
History[]
| “ | The commoner class in feudal Japan comprised roughly 90% of the population. At the top of this class were farmers and fishermen, as they provided food for the rest of the country. Next came the artisans – craftspeople who created tools, weapons, and everyday items essential to both the upper and lower classes. Finally, the lowest tier was occupied by merchants and traders. Although markets were integral to society, the Japanese viewed traders as inferior because they did not produce anything themselves. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Due to lacking the
LogicalTypePredatorsAttackunit type, predators do not attack Commoners. As this is not documented or mentioned as a feature or trait anywhere, this is likely an oversight.
Gallery[]
Close-up of the female and male Commoner
Similar units[]
- Villager: The Greek worker
- Laborer: The Egyptian worker
- Gatherer and Dwarf: The Norse workers
- Citizen: The Atlantean worker
- Peasant: The Chinese (Immortal Pillars) worker
- Kuafu: The other Chinese (Immortal Pillars) worker
- Peasant: The Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) worker
