Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer is a Chinese myth technology in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon that is available to worshipers of Zhong Kui and can be researched at the Temple. Once researched, it makes Immortals deal more damage to myth units.

Effects[]

Immortal: +2 damage multiplier against myth units.

Trivia[]

Despite being a Chinese technology, the icon depicts two variants of the Shade, a Greek unit.

History[]

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Zhong Kui made his name in Hell as the queller of vile spirits, "the Demon Slayer." He is often depicted in artwork in a frenzied state, his sharp longsword outstretched and ready to slaughter the unruly spirits unwise enough to bend to his will.

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Myth technologies in Age of Mythology

Greeks
Archaic Age	Olympian Parentage \| Vaults of Erebus \| Lord of Horses
Classical Age	Sarissa · Aegis Shield · Labyrinth of Minos \| Spirited Charge · Sylvan Lore · Winged Messenger \| Phobos' Spear of Panic · Will of Kronos · Enyo's Bow of Horror · Deimos' Sword of Dread
Heroic Age	Sun Ray · Oracle · Temple of Healing · Anastrophe \| Dionysia · Thracian Horses · Chthonic Rites \| Golden Apples · Divine Blood · Roar of Orthus · Argonauts
Mythic Age	Monstrous Rage · Face of the Gorgon · Argive Patronage \| Forge of Olympus · Hand of Talos · Shoulder of Talos · Olympian Weapons \| Flames of Typhon · Shafts of Plague · Beast Slayer

Egyptians
Archaic Age	Skin of the Rhino \| Flood of the Nile \| Clairvoyance
Classical Age	Sacred Cats · Adze of Wepwawet · Criosphinx · Hieracosphinx \| Necropolis · Serpent Spear · Feet of the Jackal \| Scalloped Axe · Leather Frame Shield · Electrum Bullets · Shaduf
Heroic Age	Sun-dried Mud-brick · Crocodilopolis · Dark Water · Solar Barque \| Bone Bow · Slings of the Sun · Force of the West Wind · Crimson Linen \| Spirit of Maat · Funeral Rites · Nebty · Funeral Barge
Mythic Age	Desert Wind · New Kingdom · Atef Crown \| Valley of the Kings · Tusks of Apedemak · Book of Thoth \| Spear of Horus · Axe of Vengeance · Greatest of Fifty

Norse
Archaic Age	Hamask \| Hammer of Thunder · Dwarven Weapons · Meteoric Iron Armor · Dragonscale Shields \| Eyes in the Forest \| Freyr's Gift
Classical Age	Disablot · Thundering Hooves · Sessrumnir \| Gjallarhorn · Safeguard · Rigsthula \| Cave Troll · Hall of Thanes · Dwarven Breastplate \| Valgaldr · Servants of Glory · Ring Oath · Ydalir
Heroic Age	Huntress' Axe · Winter Harvest · Rime · Arctic Winds \| Call of Valhalla · Swine Array · Thurisaz Rune · Long Serpent \| Jotuns · Ring Giver · Wrath of the Deep · Vikings \| Granite Maw · Nine Waves · Feasts of Renown · Grasp of Ran
Mythic Age	Sons of Sleipnir · Dwarven Auger \| Berserkergang · Bravery \| Granite Blood · Rampage \| Twilight of the Gods · Avenging Spirit · Silent Resolve · Fury of the Fallen

Atlanteans
Archaic Age	Temporal Chaos \| Empyrian Speed \| Channels
Classical Age	Alluvial Clay · Heart of the Titans · Theft of Fire \| Volcanic Forge · Hephaestus Revenge · Perception \| Bite of the Shark · Weightless Mace · Frontline Heroics
Heroic Age	Gemini · Heroic Renewal · Pioneer of the Skies · Sons of the Sun \| Rheia's Gift · Orichalcum Mail · Horns of Consecration · Daktyloi \| Poseidon's Secret · Lance of Stone · Daughters of the Sea · Prophetic Sight
Mythic Age	Petrification · Halo of the Sun · Titanomachy \| Guardian of Io · Titan Shield · Devotees of Atlas \| Asper Blood · Mythic Rejuvenation · Celerity

Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
Archaic Age	Celestial Weapons · Tai Chi \| Kuafu Chieftain · Mountainous Might \| Herbal Medicine · Peach of Immortality
Classical Age	Divine Books · Reincarnation · Qilin's Blessing \| Advanced Defenses · Chasing the Sun · Abundance · Sinister Defiance \| Master of Weaponry · Spoils of War · Son of Loong · Rage of Slaughter
Heroic Age	Scorching Feathers · Rock Solid · Bottomless Stomach · Drought Ships \| Vibrant Land · Hooves of the Wind · Frenzied Dash · Maelstrom \| Divine Judgement · Gilded Shields · Autumn of Abundance · Red Cliffs Fleet
Mythic Age	Xuanyuan's Bloodline · Leizu's Silk · Imperial Order · Power of Chaos \| Shaker of Heaven · Tempestuous Storm · Last Stand · Rising Tide \| Flaming Blood · Slash and Burn · Song of Midsummer · Southern Fire

Removed in Retold

Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
Archaic Age	Domestication \| Acupuncture \| Wheelbarrow
Classical Age	Oracle Bone Script · Five Grains · Stone Armor \| Golden-banded Staff · Pillar of the Ocean · Paper Talisman \| Elixir of Immortality · Houyi's Bow · Jade Rabbit
Heroic Age	House Altars · Burials · Landlord Spirit \| Demon Slayer · Life Drain · Unbridled Anger \| Lord of the River · Rammed Earth · Sacrifices
Mythic Age	Heavenly Fire · Stirrup · Ancient Destroyer \| Dragon Scales · East Sea · Nezha's Defeat \| Golden Peaches · Celestial Palace · Tiger Spirit

Removed
Athenian Wall · Trierarch · Feral · Medjay · City of the Dead · Stones of Red Linen · Pig Sticker · Lone Wanderer · Arctic Gale · Long Serpent · Focus · Safe Passage · Eyes of Atlas · Lemurian Descendants