| “ | Select a location to create a new Gold Mine that has more Gold and is gathered faster if used in later ages. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Select a location to create a new Gold Mine that has more Gold if used in later ages. Anyone can mine it, but Dwarfs[sic] mine it faster. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Dwarven Mine is a Norse Archaic Age god power in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Thor. When invoked, it creates a Gold Mine at the location specified by the player.
Before Retold, the in-game description states that Dwarves mine gold from the mine faster. However, this simply refers to the fact that Dwarves mine gold faster than other Villagers. Dwarves do not mine gold from this mine faster than other Gold Mines.
In Retold, it is mined faster.
Gold yield[]
The amount of gold held by the Mine differs according to the Age it is invoked in.
Archaic Age: 500 gold- Classical Age: 1,000 gold
- Heroic Age: 3,000 gold
- Mythic Age: 6,000 gold
- Wonder Age: 7,500 gold
Because of the much higher gold yield in later Ages, it may be better in some games to keep this power until later Ages are reached and most Gold Mines are gone, but it can also be helpful to get an economic edge in the early game.
It is recommended to invoke Dwarven Mine near a Town Center (the Norse use Ox Carts so otherwise it can be placed in an open area) or, if playing a team game, near a gathering building of an ally than needs gold quickly.
Further statistics[]
Age bonuses[]
- Wonder Age: -75% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.
Relic bonuses[]
- Hekate's Torches: -10% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.
Resource[]
| “ | This magical Gold Mine has more Gold in it the later it is invoked. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Dwarven Mine (named Dwarven Gold Mine before Retold) is a source of gold in Age of Mythology that can be produced by invoking Dwarven Mine, which is available to Norse players worshipping Thor.
They act as unique Gold Mines, with the amount of gold in them increasing when the power is invoked in later ages.
Although invoked by a particular player, any worker unit or any player may mine the gold, so it should be produced in a safe location where the enemy cannot access it.
In Retold, it provides 7500 gold in the Wonder Age. Not only does it have more gold in later ages, but is also mined 10/25/50/75% faster in the Classical/Heroic/Mythic/Wonder Ages, respectively.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Dwarven Mine can be used once.
Retold[]
- Dwarven Mine can be reused with a base cost of 60 favor and a ramping cost of 25 favor after a cooldown of 120 seconds.
- With update 17.43876, the base cost is decreased to 50 favor and the ramping cost is increased to 50 favor.
Gallery[]
| Resources in the Age of Empires series | |
|---|---|
| Common | Food · Wood · Gold/Coin · Stone* |
 Age of Mythology |  Favor |
 Age of Empires III |  XP ·  Export ·  Influence |
 Age of Empires IV |  Bounty ·  Vizier Point ·  Olive Oil ·  Supply |
| Extractable resource sources in the Age of Empires series | |
| Common | Tree · Gold Mine · Stone Mine* · Berry Bush · Farm (I · II · M · III · IV) · Animals (Fish · Herdable animal) |
 Age of Empires II |  Fish Trap ·  Oysters |
| Age of Mythology |  Dwarven Mine ·  Jade Mine |
| Age of Empires III |  Cherry Orchard ·  Coal Mine ·  Copper Mine ·  Crate ·  Diamond Mine ·  Estate ·  Field ·  Hacienda ·  Mango Grove ·  Mill ·  Rice Paddy ·  Rock · Salt Mine ·  Silver Mine · Tin Mine |
| Age of Empires IV |  Olive Grove |
| * not used in Age of Mythology and Age of Empires III | |