| “ | Cavalry. Good against ranged soldiers and siege engines. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Contarius (plural: Contarii) is a Heroic Age cavalry unit and the only melee cavalry available to the Atlanteans in Age of Mythology: The Titans. Trainable from the Military Barracks, Contarii are standard heavy cavalry units: hard-hitting and relatively fast but expensive. They are excellent against ranged soldiers and siege weapons, but weak against infantry and counter-cavalry.
Further statistics[]
Strengths and weaknesses[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. |  Ranged soldiers,  Siege weapons,  Hypaspist,  Axeman,  Huskarl,  Hersir,  Shinobi
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| Weak vs. |  Hoplite,  Prodromos,  Spearman,  Camel Rider,  Berserk,  Hirdman,  Murmillo,  Katapeltes,  Fanatic,  Dao Swordsman,  Ge Halberdier,  Tiger Cavalry,  Yari Spearman,  Samurai,  Halberdier,  Mounted Archer
|
Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Medium Cavalry
|
Medium Contarius | Automatically researched | +10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
 Heavy Cavalry
|
Heavy Contarius | 300 food, 150 gold 30 seconds |
+15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
 Champion Cavalry
|
Champion Contarius | 525 food, 150 gold 40 seconds |
+20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
God bonuses[]
General technologies[]
Levy Mainline Soldiers and Conscript Mainline Soldiers: -20% training time.- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
Myth technologies[]
- Channels (Gaia): +15% movement speed when on Lush.
- Volcanic Forge (Leto): -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Heart of the Titans (Prometheus): -75% time to transform into a hero.
- Lance of Stone (Theia): +15% damage; attacks slow their target by 30% for 2 seconds.
- Poseidon's Secret (Theia): +10% movement speed, -10% cost, and heroizing cavalry costs -15%.
- Lemurian Descendants (Theia): +9 Line of Sight. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
- Feather of Bifang: +0.2 attack multiplier vs. buildings.
- Dwarven Horseshoes: +5% movement speed.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Tusk of the Iron Boar: +10% hit points.
Strategy[]
The Contarius is a fast unit that can be quickly deployed behind enemy lines to eliminate archers and siege weapons before retreating back inside the base before the enemy has time to respond with infantry. On the other hand, their high population value of three, costliness, and lack of versatility means they can only be deployed in small numbers, as a support unit. They also make for effective raiders due to their high speed and large attack. In addition, the Lance of Stone technology makes them deal more damage and causes their attacks to slow down enemy units, making them even more viable as raiders.
Contarius Hero[]
| “ | Cavalry, Hero. Good vs. ranged soldiers and myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Like all Atlantean human units, a Contarius can be converted into a hero at any time, provided the player has sufficient resources. They are classified as both a hero and a cavalry unit.
Special ability[]
Further statistics[]
Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Medium Cavalry
|
Automatically researched | +10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
|
Heavy Cavalry
|
300 food, 150 gold 30 seconds |
+15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
|
Champion Cavalry
|
525 food, 150 gold 40 seconds |
+20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
- Note: The Contarius Hero does not gain any prefix when it is upgraded.
God bonuses[]
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.
Myth technologies[]
- Channels (Gaia): +15% movement speed when on Lush.
- Volcanic Forge (Leto): -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Heroic Renewal (Hyperion): Regenerate 1.5 hit points per second and gain +10% hit points.
- Lance of Stone (Theia): +15% damage; attacks slow their target by 30% for 2 seconds.
- Poseidon's Secret (Theia): +10% movement speed.
- Lemurian Descendants (Theia): +9 Line of Sight. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
- Fur of Boyi: +0.25 hit points per second regeneration.
- Hermes' Winged Sandals: +5% movement speed.
- Kui Drum: +0.25% attack per 1% hit point missing.
- Dwarven Horseshoes: +5% movement speed.
- Ogre-Bitten Helm: +10% hit points.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Khopesh of Horus: +1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units.
- Tusk of the Iron Boar: +10% hit points.
- Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword: Heal by 10% of damage dealt to units.
Changelog[]
The Titans[]
- Originally, Contarii had 120 hit points, and Contarius Heroes had 135. With patch 1.02, they have 130 and 145 hit points, respectively.
- Contariii cost 70 food, 40 gold, and Contarius Heroes cost 125 food, 70 gold, 3 favor. Both have 15% pierce armor.
- Contarii have 10 hack attack, 10 Line of Sight, a 1.25× multiplier vs. archers, Arcus Heroes, and Turma Heroes, and train in 17 seconds.
- Contarius Heroes have 10 hack attack, 12 Line of Sight, a 1.25× multiplier vs. archers, Arcus Heroes, and Turma Heroes, 4.5× vs. Myth units, and 5× vs. Animals of Set, and take 4 population.
- Contarius Heroes have +20%/30%/35% attack and hit points in the Classical/Heroic/Mythic Ages, respectively.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With patch 2.0, Contarii cost 60 food, 40 gold, and Contarius Heroes cost 80 food, 40 gold. Both have 25% pierce armor.
Retold[]
- The Contarius (Hero) is also classified as Cavalry.
- Contarii have 13.5 hack attack, 140 hit points, 40% pierce armor, 14 Line of Sight, a 1.5× multiplier vs. Ranged soldier, no multiplier vs. Arcus Heroes or Turma Heroes, and train in 16.5 seconds.
- Contarius Heroes have 15 hack attack, 155 hit points, 40% pierce armor, 16 Line of Sight, a 1.5× multiplier vs. archers, 5× vs. myth units, no multiplier vs. Arcus Heroes, Turma Heroes, or Animals of Set, and cost 105 food, 70 gold, 3 favor and 3 population.
- Contarius Heroes do not receive stat bonuses from Age-ups. Instead, they benefit from cavalry line upgrades.
- With update 17.30764, Contarius Hero does 7× damage to myth units.
- With update 17.43876, Atlantean cavalry line upgrades are -25% cheaper, rather than -50%.
- With update 17.64528, Contarius cost 65 food and heroizing Contarius has its food cost increased from 45 to 50 (thus increasing Contarius Hero food cost from 105 to 115).
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.27100, the Contarius (Hero) has 45% pierce armor.
Mythology[]
| “ | Early Atlantean soldiers tamed and rode the wild horses that roamed across their island. These mounted soldiers were very successful in Atlantis' early conquests, but farmland overtook wilderness and grazing pastures became scarce as Atlantis grew. Subsequently, cavalry all but disappeared from Atlantean tactics, and only an elite few rode horses into combat. Defeated Atlantean generals surrender their precious horses in submission to the victor. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Early Atlantean soldiers tamed and rode the wild horses that roamed across their island. These mounted soldiers were very successful in Atlantis' early conquests, but as Atlantis grew, farmland overtook wilderness and grazing became scarce. Cavalry all but disappeared from Atlantean tactics. Only an elite few rode horses into combat. Atlantean generals beaten in battle surrender their precious horses as a sign of defeat. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- According to their pre-Retold icon, and the icon for Lance of Stone, the Contarius' lance was originally based upon a jousting lance.
- The Contarius' name is derived from the Kontos lance, which was famously used by the Seleucid, Parthian, Roman, Persian, and Byzantine cataphracts.
Gallery[]
Close-up of the Contarius in Retold, with no upgrades
Close-up of the Medium Contarius in Retold, with Classical Age upgrades
Close-up of the Heavy Contarius in Retold, with Heroic Age upgrades
Close-up of the Champion Contarius in Retold, with Mythic Age upgrades
Close-up of the Contarius Hero in Retold
Contarius in-game
Contarius hero in-game
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