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The Dwarf is one of two Norse villager units in Age of Mythology, the other being the Gatherer. Dwarves gather gold 20% faster than Gatherers, but gather food and wood 20% slower. They cost gold instead of food, and train slightly slower than Gatherers.

Other than being shorter in appearance, Dwarves are the same as Gatherers in all other respects. They cannot build anything other than Farms, and can be instantly converted into an Ulfsark for the full price of a new Ulfsark. However, this wastes the resources spent on training the dwarf, so it is usually better to train Ulfsarks from the Longhouse or the Town Center, unless there is a dire need.

Note: Even at maximum population, only 40 Dwarves can be trained.

Tasks[]

Dwarves can be assigned with the following tasks:

  • gather food from Farms and berry bushes
  • slaughter domestic animals then gather food from them
  • hunt wild animals and gather food from them
  • chop down trees and gather wood
  • mine gold
  • build farms (only)

Buildings[]

Dwarves can only build Farms (from the Classical Age) and cannot repair buildings.

God bonuses[]

  • Worshiping Odin increases the Food gathering rate of villagers hunting animals by 10%.
  • When worshiping Thor, the player starts with two Dwarves instead of Gatherers. Thor Dwarves cost -10 less gold (60 gold) and have increased wood and food gather rates, making them about equal for wood and only slightly slower for food when compared to Gatherers.

Note: Although using Thor Dwarves to gather wood/food is not a bad idea, one should consider the longer training time and still higher cost in comparison to Gatherers.

Technologies[]

Ox Cart provides:

Myth technologies[]

Worshiping certain gods enables players to research myth technologies that improve Dwarves.

Thor

  • PigSticker Pig Sticker: Dwarves do 5ร— damage against huntables, gather food from hunted animals +10% faster. - Researched at the Ox Cart.

Skadi

Changelog[]

Aom original icon Age of Mythology[]

  • The Dwarf has no attack bonus against siege.

AoM Extended icon Tale of the Dragon[]

  • With Patch 2.7, Dwarves now deal bonus damage against siege like all other villagers.

History[]

โ€œDwarves (using the V in the plural seems to have originated with Tolkien) are a human-like race that evolved from maggots that lived on the body of the prehistoric giant, Ymir. They are known to live in great caverns and mines beneath the earth, are expert craftsmen, particularly with metal, and are known for their insatiable greed. Dwarves are still usually friendly with the gods and enemies of the giants. Many of the greatest magical items from Norse mythology, such as Thor's hammer Mjolnir, and the "Battle Boar" Gulinbursti, were manufactured by dwarves.โ€

Trivia[]

  • Though mythological in origin, Dwarves are not considered myth units in any aspect and share all properties of human worker units.
  • When transformed by Ragnarok, Dwarves actually have an unique model variation properly reflecting their height. This is not the case when converting them into an Ulfsark, however.
  • Dwarves lack the bonus attack against Carnivora that other worker units in Age of Mythology possess.

Gallery[]

Units in Age of Mythology
Common
Non-military Fishingshipgreekicon Fishing Ship ยท Transportgreekicon Transport Ship ยท DonkeyCaravan Caravan (Donkey ยท Camel ยท Ox ยท Llama ยท Yak)
Myth units TitanGreekIconTitanEgyptianIconTitanNorseIconTitanAtlanteanIconTitanChineseIcon Titan
GreekPortrait Greeks
Non-military AoM Villager Greek Icon Villager ยท Kataskoposicon Kataskopos
Infantry Hopliteiconaom Hoplite ยท Hypaspisticon Hypaspist ยท MyrmidonIcon Myrmidon (Zeusยท MilitiaIcon Militia (Poseidon)
Archer Toxotesicon Toxotes ยท Aompeltasticon Peltast ยท GastraphetesIcon Gastraphetes (Hades)
Cavalry AoMHippikonIcon Hippikon ยท AoMProdromosIcon Prodromos ยท HetairoiIcon Hetairoi (Poseidon)
Siege AoMCatapultIcon Petrobolos ยท Helepolisicon Helepolis
Ships Triremeicon Trireme ยท Pentekontericon Pentekonter ยท Juggernauticon Juggernaut
Heroes JasonIcon Jason ยท TheseusIcon Theseus ยท AjaxIcon Ajax ยท OdysseusIcon Odysseus ยท HippolytaIcon Hippolyta ยท ChironIcon Chiron ยท PhysicianIcon Hippocrates ยท HeraclesIcon Heracles ยท AtalantaIcon Atalanta ยท AchillesIcon Achilles ยท BellephoronIcon Bellerophon ยท PolyphemusIcon Polyphemus ยท TheArgoIcon The Argo ยท PerseusIcon Perseus
Myth units PegasusIcon Pegasus ยท HippocampusIcon Hippocampus ยท CentaurIcon Centaur ยท MinotaurIcon Minotaur ยท CyclopsIcon Cyclops ยท NemeanLionIcon Nemean Lion ยท HydraIcon Hydra ยท ScyllaIcon Scylla ยท ManticoreIcon Manticore ยท ColossusIcon Colossus ยท MedusaIcon Medusa ยท CarcinosIcon Carcinos ยท ChimeraIcon Chimera
Other ShadeIcon Hades Shade
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians
Non-military Aomlaborericon Laborer
Infantry Aomspearmanicon Spearman ยท Aomaxemanicon Axeman ยท Aommercicon Mercenary ยท Khopesh Swordsman Icon Khopesh Swordsman
Archer Aomslingericon Slinger ยท AoMChariotArcherIcon Chariot Archer
Cavalry AoMCamelryIcon Camelry ยท Aomwarelephanticon War Elephant ยท AoMMercenaryCavalryIcon Mercenary Cavalry
Siege AoMCatapultIcon Catapult ยท Aomsiegetowericon Siege Tower
Ships Kebeniticon Kebenit ยท Ramminggalleyicon Ramming Galley ยท Warbargeicon War Barge
Heroes Pharaoh Icon Pharaoh ยท AoM Priest Icon Priest ยท SonOfOsirisIcon Son of Osiris
Myth units AnubiteIcon Anubite ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Serpent / PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Sea Snake ยท SphinxIcon Sphinx ยท WadjetIcon Wadjet ยท PetsuchosIcon Petsuchos ยท RocIcon Roc ยท ScarabIcon Scarab ยท LeviathanIcon Leviathan ยท ScorpionManIcon Scorpion Man ยท MinionIcon Minion ยท PhoenixIcon Phoenix ยท WarTurtleIcon War Turtle ยท AvengerIcon Avenger ยท MummyIcon Mummy
NorsePortrait Norse
Non-military Gatherericon Gatherer ยท Dwarficon Dwarf ยท Ox cart Ox Cart
Infantry Ulfsarkicon Ulfsark ยท Aomthrowingaxemenicon Throwing Axeman ยท Aomhuskarlicon Huskarl
Archer Bogsveigir icon Bogsveigir
Cavalry AoMRaidingCavalryIcon Raiding Cavalry ยท Jarlicon Jarl
Siege Portableramicon Portable Ram ยท Ballistaicon Ballista
Ships Longboaticon Longboat ยท Drakkaricon Drakkar ยท AoMDragonshipIcon Dragon Ship
Heroes Hersiricon Hersir ยท Hero of Ragnarok Icon Hero of Ragnarok
Myth units RavenIcon Raven ยท TrollIcon Troll ยท ValkyrieIcon Valkyrie ยท EinherjarIcon Einherjar ยท Kraken-icon Kraken ยท MountainGiantIcon Mountain Giant ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Tree ยท Frostgiant-icon Frost Giant ยท BattleBoarIcon Battle Boar ยท JormundElverIcon Jormund Elver ยท FimbulwinterIcon Fimbulwinter Wolf ยท FenrisWolfBroodIcon Fenris Wolf Brood ยท FireGiantIcon Fire Giant ยท NidhoggIcon Nidhogg
AtlanteanPortrait Atlanteans
Non-military Citizen icon Citizen ยท Oracleicon Oracle
Infantry Murmilloicon Murmillo ยท Katapeltesicon Katapeltes ยท Destroyer icon Destroyer ยท Fanatic icon Fanatic
Archer Arcus icon Arcus ยท Turmaicon Turma
Cavalry Contarius icon Contarius
Siege Cheiroballistaicon Cheiroballista ยท Firesiphonicon Fire Siphon ยท Atlantean Onager Icon Onager
Ships AoMBiremeIcon Bireme ยท Atlanteanfireshipicon Fireship ยท Siegebiremeicon Siege Bireme
Myth units AutomatonIcon Automaton ยท PrometheanIcon Promethean (PrometheanIcon Offspringยท CaladriaIcon Caladria ยท ServantIcon Servant ยท CarnivoraIcon Carnivora ยท NereidIcon Nereid ยท SatyrIcon Satyr ยท StymphaliaBirdIcon Stymphalian Bird ยท DryadIcon Dryad ยท BehemothIcon Behemoth ยท HekaGigantesIcon Heka Gigantes ยท ManOWarIcon Man O' War ยท ArgusIcon Argus ยท Lampades Lampades ยท TartarianSpawnIcon Tartarian Spawn
ChinesePortrait Chinese
Non-military PeasantIcon Peasant
Infantry Chinese Halberdier Icon Halberdier
Archer Chu Ko Nu Icon Chu Ko Nu ยท Mounted Archer Icon Mounted Archer
Cavalry CataphractIcon Cataphract ยท General Icon General ยท Scout Cavalry Icon Scout Cavalry ยท War Chariot Icon War Chariot
Siege Fire Lance Icon Fire Lance ยท Sitting Tiger Icon Sitting Tiger
Ships Junk Icon Junk ยท Fire Ship Chinese Icon Fire Ship ยท Siege Junk Icon Siege Junk
Heroes AoM Monk Icon Monk ยท Immortal Icon Immortal
Myth units QilinIcon Qilin ยท MonkeyKingIcon Monkey King ยท TotDTerracottaWarriorIcon Terracotta Warrior ยท WarSalamanderIcon War Salamander ยท Special-c-jiangshi-icon Jiangshi ยท Special-c-pixiu-icon Pixiu ยท Special-c-azure-dragon-icon Azure Dragon ยท Special-c-dragon-turtle-icon Dragon Turtle ยท Special-c-vermilion-bird-icon Vermilion Bird ยท TotDWhiteTigerIcon White Tiger ยท Special-c-earth-dragon-icon Earth Dragon
Other (non-campaign exclusive)
Cheat units Bella icon Bella ยท Hippo icon Flying Purple Hippo ยท Aomaxemanicon Forkboy ยท BrownBear icon Lazer Bear ยท ChickenIcon Methane Chicken ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bush
Animals Hour of Alpacas Alfred ยท Wolf icon Arctic Wolf ยท Aurochs icon Aurochs ยท Baboon icon Baboon ยท Boar icon Boar ยท BrownBear icon Brown Bear ยท Caribou Caribou ยท ChickenIcon Chicken ยท CowAOM Cow ยท Crocodile icon Crocodile ยท Crane icon Crowned Crane ยท Deer icon Deer ยท DuckAoM icon Duck ยท AoM Hawk Icon Bird: Eagle, Hawk, Parrot, and Vulture ยท ElephantAOMicon (Indian) Elephant ยท Elk icon Elk ยท GazelleAOMicon Gazelle ยท LionAOMicon Golden Lion ยท Giraffe icon Giraffe ยท GoatAOM Goat ยท AoM Vulture Icon Harpy ยท Hippo icon Hippopotamus ยท Hyena icon Hyena ยท LionAOMicon Lion ยท LizardAoM icon Lizard ยท Monkey icon Monkey ยท PandaAoM icon Panda Bear ยท Pig icon Pig ยท PolarBearIcon Polar Bear ยท RamAoM icon Ram ยท Monkey icon Relic Monkey ยท Rhinoceros icon Rhinoceros ยท ShadeIcon Shade (RM) ยท Ulfsarkicon Skraeling ยท TigerAoM icon Tiger ยท Walrus icon Walrus ยท WaterBuffalo Water Buffalo ยท Wolf icon Wolf ยท YakiconAoM Yak ยท Zebra icon Zebra
Scenario Editor AchillesIcon Cataphract ยท Wolf icon Dog ยท AoM Vulture Icon Harpy ยท Triremeicon Monkey Raft ยท FenrisWolfBroodIcon Ornlu ยท Krios icon Regent ยท Transportegypticon Raft ยท Elk icon Reindeer ยท MountainGiantIcon Santa ยท Immortal Icon Servant Chinese ยท AoM Vulture Icon Vulture
Cut content GreekPortrait Greeks: Oxybeles
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians: Chariot ยท Gaiassa
NorsePortrait Norse: Heavy Cavalry ยท AlVsEb1 Hirdman ยท Knarr ยท Light Cavalry
ChinesePortrait Chinese: Guandao Pikeman ยท Meteor Hammer ยท Rocket Artillery
Nature: Unicorn ยท Wild Camel ยท Nubian Goats ยท Wild Horse ยท Shore Fish ยท Anchovies ยท Musk Ox
Hidden ApepIcon Apep ยท Bondi Icon Bondi ยท MinotaurIcon Golem ยท Griffon Icon Griffon ยท Revealer ยท CyclopsIcon Trollkarien ยท Living Statue William Walrus
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