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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology. For the unit in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, see Dragon Ship (Age of Empires II). |
| “ | Siege ship. Good against arrow ships and buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Dragon Ship is the Norse siege ship in Age of Mythology, available from the Classical Age* at the Dock.
Like other Norse warships, it deals ~10% more damage since Retold.
Special ability[]
Nature's Eyes (Passive, requires Eyes in the Forest): Animals and natural objects within the unit's Line of Sight reveal their surroundings (30-tile radius) for 6 seconds.- Ran's Net (Passive, requires Grasp of Ran): Spawns Krakens while attacking enemy naval units. (once every 400 damage dealt)
Further statistics[]
Strengths and weaknesses[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. |  Archer ships,  Buildings
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| Weak vs. |  Close-combat ships,  Siege weapons
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Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Heavy Warships
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Heavy Dragon Ship | 150 wood, 150 gold, 20 seconds | +15% hit points, +15% damage |
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 Champion Warships
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Champion Dragon Ship | 250 wood, 200 gold, 20 seconds | +20% hit points, +20% damage, +4 range, +1 Line of Sight, +1.0 multiplier against buildings
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 Naval Oxybeles
(before Retold) |
Siege Dragon Ship | 200 wood, 200 gold, 40 seconds | +10% hit points, +12 range and Line of Sight, +1.0 multiplier against buildings
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General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Dwarven Weapons (Thor) : +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerabilities.
- Meteoric Iron Armor (Thor) : -10% hack and crush vulnerability,
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Dragonscale Shields (Thor) : -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Conscript Sailors: -20% training time.
- Heroic Fleet: +150% attack vs. myth units. (since The Titans and before Retold)
Myth technologies[]
- Freyr's Gift (Freyr): +10% hit points
- Eyes in the Forest (Loki): Animals and natural objects within its Line of Sight reveal a radius of 30 around them for 6 seconds.
- Grasp of Ran (Aegir): Spawns Krakens while attacking enemy naval units.
- Arctic Gale (Baldr): +20% speed, +30% hack crush armor. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
Strategy[]
Dragon Ships are strong against archer ships and buildings but weak against hammer ships. In the Heroic Age, defensive buildings can out-range them, so they are vulnerable to counterattack at that time. However, when upgraded in the Mythic Age, they out-range them instead, making them valuable in taking down shore defenses. This helps transports to land safely to enemy territory. Since they deal crush damage, Dragon Ships are slightly effective against myth units.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Dragon Ships are available in the Heroic Age, take 17 seconds to train, deal 0 pierce / 6 crush damage, have 18 range, 480 hit points, 50% pierce armor, a ×3.5 multiplier vs. ships and myth units, ×1.75 vs. buildings, and cost 100 wood, 100 gold.
- Dragon Ships are upgraded by researching Naval Oxybeles in the Mythic Age.
The Titans[]
- Heroic Fleet affects Dragon Ships.
Retold[]
- Dragon Ships deal 10% more damage than other siege ships
- Dragon Ships are available in the Classical Age, take 16.5 seconds to train, deal 2.5 pierce / 4.5 crush damage, have 20 range, 250 hit points, 60% pierce armor, a ×2 multiplier vs. archer ships, no multiplier vs. ships, myth units or buildings, and cost 100 wood, 50 gold.
- Dragon Ships are upgraded by researching Heavy Warships and Champion Warships in the Heroic and Mythic Ages respectively. Additionally, Heroic Fleet no longer affects them.
History[]
| “ | As warships became longer, navies began to mount larger weapons on them, such as catapults and ballistae. Dionysius of Syracuse constructed extra-large triremes capable of supporting artillery, and Alexander mounted siege towers on a pair of ship hulls during his unsuccessful siege of Tyre. Later Roman imperial galleys could bristle with all sorts of towers and artillery. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
Dragon Ship in Retold
Heavy Dragon Ship in Retold
Champion Dragon Ship in Retold
Dragon Ship in the original game
Player 3 Dragon Ship in the original game
See also[]
- Juggernaut: The Greek siege ship
- War Barge: The Egyptian siege ship
- Siege Bireme: The Atlantean siege ship
- Louchuan: The Chinese (Immortal Pillars) siege ship
- Siege Junk: The Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) siege ship
