| “ | Thor's dragonscale shields improve human soldier, hero, and ship resistance to pierce attacks, such as arrows. | ” |
| —In-game description in Retold | ||
Dragonscale Shields is a Norse myth technology in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Thor and can be researched at the Dwarven Armory once Iron Shields is researched. It makes human soldiers, heroes, and ships less vulnerable to pierce attacks.
Effects[]
- Human soldier* and ship: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Hero: -15% pierce vulnerability.
Further statistics[]
Relics[]
Anvil of Hephaestus: -50% gold cost.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Dragonscale Shields is available to research at the Dwarven Armory. It reduces human soldier and hero pierce vulnerability by -10%.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With patch 2.7, Dragonscale Shields reduces human soldier, Shade of Hades, Serpent, Cheiroballista, and ship (except The Argo) pierce vulnerability by -10%, and hero pierce vulnerability by -15%.
Retold[]
- Dragonscale Shields is available to research at the Dwarven Armory or Armory (in campaigns or the Scenario Editor). It reduces human soldier and ship pierce vulnerability by -10%, and hero pierce vulnerability by -15%. Due to Thor's bonus, when researched it also spawns a Dwarf.
Mythology[]
| “ | Norse and Germanic mythology is full of dragons, from Nidhogg beneath the world ash, to Fafnir who was killed by Sigurd, to the nameless dragon who was killed by Beowulf. Dragons were associated with water, and often lived in seas, misty lakes, storms, or fogs. Sometimes they lived deep in underground caverns. The Norse people adopted the totem of the dragon to protect many things, including the prows of their ships and the borders of their towns. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Norse mythology is full of dragons, from Nidhogg beneath the world ash, to Fafnir who was killed by Sigurd, to Grendel who was killed by Beowulf. Dragons were associated with water, and often lived in seas, misty lakes, storms or fogs. Sometimes they lived deep in underground caverns. The Norse people adopted the totem of the dragon to protect many things, including the prows of their ships and names of their towns. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The description of the upgrade mentions Grendel being the dragon killed by Beowulf. However, the dragon Beowulf killed in the titular epic was a different, nameless creature, and whether or not Grendel is also supposed to be a dragon is still the subject of scholarly debate. In Retold, the description instead refers to this nameless dragon.
