| “ | Thor's dwarven weapons improve the attack of all human soldiers, heroes, ships, and buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description in Retold | ||
Dwarven Weapons (named Hammer of the Gods before Retold) 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 Weapons is researched. It increases human soldier, hero*, ship, and building attack.
Effects[]
Human soldier, hero, ship, and building: +10% attack.
- Infantry, and Cavalry: +10% hack attack.
- Ranged soldier: +10% pierce attack.
- Hero: +10% hack and pierce attack.
- Close-combat ship: +10% attack.
- Arrow ship: +10% pierce attack.
- Siege ship: +10% crush attack.
- Building: +10% pierce attack.
Further statistics[]
Relics[]
- Anvil of Hephaestus: -50% gold cost.
- Little Crow Circle: -50% cost.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- The technology is named Hammer of the Gods, is available to research at the Dwarven Armory, and costs 500 food, 500 gold. It affects a single attack type of infantry, archers, cavalry, and hero melee attacks.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With patch 2.7, Hammer of the Gods also affects Shades of Hades, Serpents, Cheiroballistae, Fire Lances, hero ranged attacks, warships, and buildings.
Retold[]
- The technology is named Dwarven Weapons and is available to research at the Dwarven Armory or Armory (in campaigns or the Scenario Editor). It affects any attack of infantry, archers, cavalry, heroes, ships, and buildings. Due to Thor's bonus, when researched it also spawns a Dwarf.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.52475, Dwarven Weapons costs 450 food, 450 gold due to Thor's bonus reducing the cost of all Armory technologies by -10%.
Mythology[]
| “ | The best weapons in Norse mythology were forged by dwarves. These included the gods' weapons, such as Odin's spear Grugnir and Thor's hammer Mjollnir, as well as the 'magic' weapons of human heroes, such as Sigurd's sword Gram and the cursed sword Tyrfing of the Hervarar Saga. Possession of such a weapon made one nigh-invincible, but also drew the eyes of envious coveters who would kill for such a treasure. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Thor's hammer was named Mjollnir, which meant "smasher". It was forged by the Dwarf Brokk, who unfortunately made the haft too short, so Thor was forced to wear gloves when wielding it. Mjollnir hit anything at which Thor aimed, and would return to him after being thrown. It could shrink down to hang around Thor's neck, and perhaps as a consequence, the hammer became one of the most popular motifs in Viking jewelry. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The technology's icon in Retold includes a Ballista, despite the technology not affecting them in any version of the game.
- Since patch 2.7 and before Retold, when granted in the Scenario Editor, it also benefits the hack attack of Shades of Hades and Serpents, and pierce attack of Cheiroballistae and Fire Lances.
