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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear. For other uses, see Daimyo. |
| “ | Cavalry hero. Good against myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Daimyo is a melee hero cavalry in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear. Available to the Japanese at the Stable in the Heroic Age, the Daimyo has a longer reach than most most melee units, allowing for better engagements in mass brawls.
He benefits from unit upgrades at the Stable, but not from Age-up bonuses.
Special ability[]
Further statistics[]
Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Medium Stable Soldiers
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200 food, 100 gold 20 seconds |
+10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Heavy Stable Soldiers
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400 food, 200 gold 30 seconds |
+15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Champion Stable Soldiers
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700 food, 200 gold 40 seconds |
+20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
Note: The Daimyo does not gain any prefix when it is upgraded.
God bonuses[]
- Tsukuyomi: +4%/8%/12%/16%/20%/25% damage across the six Bushidō tiers.
- Hachiman: Can invoke his god power to transform the Daimyo into a Shogun, a stronger hero whose special ability allows him to summon Samurai in combat.
General technologies[]
- Levy Stable Soldiers, Conscript Stable Soldiers: -20% training time.
- 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[]
- Sashimono Bannermen (Inari Ōkami): +10% hit points, +0.2× damage multiplier vs. cavalry
- Gale's Fury (Fūjin): +5% movement speed, -10% reload time.
- Eight Banners (Hachiman): -30% training time, +1.5 hit point per second regeneration.
- Golden Kite (Hachiman): +15% attack, +1.25× damage multiplier versus myth units.
- Divine Prefecture (Ōkuninushi): -37.5% training time.
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.
Tactics[]
Daimyos are powerful but expensive melee cavalry heroes. They are good versus ranged soldiers and especially dangerous against myth units. Having a speed of 5.5, Daimyos can easily catch up to most myth units, especially slow ones like the Oni, Taowu, and Colossus. Coupled with the fact Daimyos have a longer melee reach than most other melee units, this makes a group of Daimyos deadly against both ranged soldiers and myth units alike. However, as cavalry, Daimyos can be defeated by most infantry units, such as Berserks and Yari Spearmen. They are also vulnerable to counter-cavalry units like Prodromoi and Camel Riders. Given their high resource and population costs, Daimyos should be guarded carefully and healed regularly to avoid wasted resources.
Worshipping Hachiman in the Heroic Age grants two myth technologies that allow Daimyos to be trained faster and regenerate hit points over time, along with dealing more damage, especially against myth units. Furthermore, Hachiman's Shogun god power can be invoked on any Daimyo to convert him into a more powerful Shogun, who can summon Samurai while in combat.
Changelog[]
Heavenly Spear[]
- Initially, it occupies 4 population space. With update 18.52475, this is reduced to 3.
History[]
| “ | Daimyos were powerful feudal lords who led bands of professional warriors. They were a level above the bushi and were at their most powerful from 1185-1868 CE. They not only controlled warriors but also served as powerful landholders over vast estates. Three of the most famous historical daimyōs are Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582 CE), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598 CE), and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616 CE), who history remembers as the three unifiers of Japan. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The Daimyo's sword color changes between copper, bronze, iron, and gold with the Stable soldier upgrades.
Gallery[]
| Heroes obtainable in random maps in Age of Mythology | ||||
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| God |  Archaic Age
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 Classical Age
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 Heroic Age
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 Mythic Age
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 Greeks (1 each)
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| All |  Hippocrates*
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 Zeus
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 Jason
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 Heracles
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 Odysseus
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 Bellerophon
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 Hades
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 Ajax
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 Achilles
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 Chiron
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 Perseus
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 Poseidon
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 Theseus
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 Atalanta
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 Hippolyta
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 Polyphemus
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 Aphrodite
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 The Argo
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 Egyptians
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| All |  Pharaoh (1)
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 Priest
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 Osiris
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 Son of Osiris
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| Pharaoh (more)
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 Norse
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| All |  Hersir
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 Godi
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 Freyr
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 Gullinbursti (1)
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 Baldr
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  Hero of Ragnarok
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 Atlanteans
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| All |  Citizen (Hero) (50)
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 Murmillo (Hero)
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 Contarius (Hero)
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 Fanatic (Hero)
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 Katapeltes (Hero)
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 Arcus (Hero)
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 Oracle (Hero) (10)
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 Turma (Hero)
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 Cheiroballista (Hero)
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 Destroyer (Hero)
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 Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
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| All |  Pioneer
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 Sage (5)
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 Jiang Ziya (1)
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 Fuxi
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 Nezha (1)
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 Yang Jian (1)
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 Nüwa
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 Kuafu (Hero) (1)
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 Li Jing (1)
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 Shennong
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 Wen Zhong (1)
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 Japanese
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| All |  Miko
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 Bushi
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 Daimyo
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 Onmyōji
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 Onna-musha
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 Hachiman
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 Shogun
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 Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
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| All |  Monk
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 Fu Xi
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 Immortal (8)
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| Others | Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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| Regicide game mode | ||||
| All |  Regent (1)
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