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โ€œI know the path to what you seek. I will guide you.โ€
—Dilong to Jiao-Long after being summoned

Earth Dragon is a Chinese Mythic Age god power in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon that is available to worshipers of Xi Wangmu. When invoked, an Earth Dragon emerges from the Earth's crust to attack enemies within its range. The Earth Dragon is tied with Nidhogg, the Norse dragon, for the highest number of hit points of any unit bar the Titan.

Earth Dragon can be invoked three times in a game, but has a cooldown of two minutes.

Strategy[]

It is not recommended to use Earth Dragon defensively as it is a stationary unit, similar to the Atlantean Carnivora, and can be overtaken by ranged units or avoided altogether by simply keeping distance from it. Instead, it should be invoked within an important enemy town so that it can attack both enemy units and buildings. The Earth Dragon has enough bulk to take out a Town Center even when taking damage from nearby towers and Castle-type buildings. The Dragon's fire breath deals splash damage, meaning it can damage several targets at once. The player should not hesitate to summon the Earth Dragon in an area where it will take lots of damage as it will return underground after 90 seconds anyway. Since Earth Dragon can be used three times, it is an efficient means to deal tremendous damage to multiple enemy towns.

Unit[]

The Earth Dragon is an immobile myth unit with a similar appearance to the Azure Dragon. Its normal attack does Area of Effect damage and has a maximum range of 6 meters, with the Area of Effect being four meters.

Campaign[]

The Earth Dragon Dilong appears in the Trapped scenario of the Tale of the Dragon campaign where he is summoned by Zhi to lead Jiao-Long and Shun to the underworld. He can then be summoned in the following scenario, Confrontation, to help defeat Danzhu's army of 200 men.

Changelog[]

Tale of the Dragon[]

  • Initially, the Earth Dragon has 6 range, 60% pierce armor, and 5,000 hit points, lasts for 180 seconds, and has a cooldown of three minutes. With patch 2.7, it has 7 range, 70% pierce armor, and 2,500 hit points, lasts for 90 seconds, and has a cooldown of two minutes.
  • After patch 2.8, Polyphemus' special attack will instantly kill the Earth Dragon. The Monkey King's special attack can also stun the Earth Dragon.

Trivia[]

  • Earth Dragon may suffer from a glitch that prevents some melee units from attacking the dragon.

Mythology[]

โ€œOriginal name -- Dilong
Size -- 25 - 35 feet
Diet -- Omnivorous

Dilong, or also known as the heavenly Earth Dragon, was considered terrestrial and believed to be the guardian of rivers and water ways. Some legends also depict the Earth Dragon as the female counterpart of the spiritual Dragon -Shenlong. According to these, the Earth Dragon would only fly with the purpose to mate.
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—In-game section

Gallery[]

Myth units in Age of Mythology
GreekPortrait Greeks
ArchaicAge Archaic Age PegasusIcon Pegasus ยท HippocampusIcon Hippocampus
ClassicalAge Classical Age CentaurIcon Centaur ยท MinotaurIcon Minotaur ยท CyclopsIcon Cyclops
HeroicAge Heroic Age NemeanLionIcon Nemean Lion ยท HydraIcon Hydra ยท ScyllaIcon Scylla ยท ManticoreIcon Manticore
MythicAge Mythic Age ColossusIcon Colossus ยท MedusaIcon Medusa ยท CarcinosIcon Carcinos ยท ChimeraIcon Chimera
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanGreekIcon Titan
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians
ArchaicAge Archaic Age BaboonIcon Ape of Set
ClassicalAge Classical Age AnubiteIcon Anubite ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Serpent ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Sea Snake ยท SphinxIcon Sphinx ยท WadjetIcon Wadjet ยท GazelleIcon Gazelle of Set ยท HyenaIcon Hyena of Set
HeroicAge Heroic Age PetsuchosIcon Petsuchos ยท RocIcon Roc ยท ScarabIcon Scarab ยท LeviathanIcon Leviathan ยท ScorpionManIcon Scorpion Man ยท MinionIcon Minion ยท GiraffeIcon Giraffe of Set ยท CrocodileIcon Crocodile of Set
MythicAge Mythic Age PhoenixIcon Phoenix ยท WarTurtleIcon War Turtle ยท AvengerIcon Avenger ยท MummyIcon Mummy ยท HippopotamusIcon Hippopotamus of Set ยท RhinocerosIcon Rhinoceros of Set
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanEgyptianIcon Titan
NorsePortrait Norse
ArchaicAge Archaic Age RavenIcon Raven
ClassicalAge Classical Age TrollIcon Troll ยท ValkyrieIcon Valkyrie ยท EinherjarIcon Einherjar
HeroicAge Heroic Age KrakenIcon Kraken ยท MountainGiantIcon Mountain Giant ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Tree ยท FrostGiantIcon Frost Giant ยท BattleBoarIcon Battle Boar
MythicAge Mythic Age JormundElverIcon Jormund Elver ยท FimbulwinterWolfIcon Fimbulwinter Wolf ยท FenrisWolfBroodIcon Fenris Wolf Brood ยท FireGiantIcon Fire Giant ยท NidhoggIcon Nidhogg
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanNorseIcon Titan
AtlanteanPortrait Atlanteans
ClassicalAge Classical Age AutomatonIcon Automaton ยท PrometheanIcon Promethean (Offspringยท CaladriaIcon Caladria ยท ServantIcon Servant ยท CarnivoraIcon Carnivora
HeroicAge Heroic Age NereidIcon Nereid ยท SatyrIcon Satyr ยท StymphaliaBirdIcon Stymphalian Bird ยท DryadIcon Dryad ยท BehemothIcon Behemoth
MythicAge Mythic Age HekaGigantesIcon Heka Gigantes ยท ManOWarIcon Man O' War ยท ArgusIcon Argus ยท LampadesIcon Lampades ยท TartarianSpawnIcon Tartarian Spawn
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanAtlanteanIcon Titan
ChinesePortrait Chinese
ClassicalAge Classical Age QilinIcon Qilin ยท MonkeyKingIcon Monkey King ยท TerracottaWarriorIcon Terracotta Warrior
HeroicAge Heroic Age WarSalamanderIcon War Salamander ยท JiangshiIcon Jiangshi ยท PixiuIcon Pixiu
MythicAge Mythic Age AzureDragonIcon Azure Dragon ยท DragonTurtleIcon Dragon Turtle ยท VermilionBirdIcon Vermilion Bird ยท WhiteTigerIcon White Tiger ยท EarthDragonIcon Earth Dragon
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanChineseIcon Titan
Other
Campaign Special-c-azure-dragon-icon Ao Kuang ยท Titan Gaia Icon Gaia ยท Titan Kronos Icon Kronos ยท PolarBearIcon Polaris ยท Titan Prometheus Icon Prometheus ยท AnubiteIcon Theris*
Cheat Bella icon Bella ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bush
Scenario Editor-exclusive AoM Vulture Icon Harpy ยท MountainGiantIcon Santa ยท AoM Vulture Icon Vulture
Cut ApepIcon Apep ยท MinotaurIcon Golem ยท Griffon Icon Griffon ยท CyclopsIcon Trollkarien
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
God powers in Age of Mythology
GreekPortrait Greeks
ArchaicAge Archaic Age BoltIcon Bolt ยท LureIcon Lure ยท SentinelIcon Sentinel
ClassicalAge Classical Age PestilenceIcon Pestilence ยท RestorationIcon Restoration ยท CeasefireIcon Ceasefire
HeroicAge Heroic Age UnderWorldPassageIcon Underworld Passage ยท CurseIcon Curse ยท BronzeIcon Bronze
MythicAge Mythic Age EarthquakeIcon Earthquake ยท LightningStormIcon Lightning Storm ยท PlentyIcon Plenty
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians
ArchaicAge Archaic Age ProsperityIcon Prosperity ยท VisionIcon Vision ยท RainIcon Rain
ClassicalAge Classical Age EclipseIcon Eclipse ยท ShiftingSandsIcon Shifting Sands ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Plague of Serpents
HeroicAge Heroic Age LocustSwarmIcon Locust Swarm ยท CitadelIcon Citadel ยท AncestorsIcon Ancestors
MythicAge Mythic Age TornadoIcon Tornado ยท MeteorIcon Meteor ยท SonOfOsirisIcon Son of Osiris
NorsePortrait Norse
ArchaicAge Archaic Age DwarvenMineIcon Dwarven Mine ยท GreatHuntIcon Great Hunt ยท SpyIcon Spy
ClassicalAge Classical Age HealingSpringIcon Healing Spring ยท ForestFireIcon Forest Fire ยท UndermineIcon Undermine
HeroicAge Heroic Age FrostIcon Frost ยท FlamingWeaponsIcon Flaming Weapons ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Woods
MythicAge Mythic Age FimbulwinterIcon Fimbulwinter ยท NidhoggIcon Nidhogg ยท RagnarokIcon Ragnarok
AtlanteanPortrait Atlanteans
ArchaicAge Archaic Age DeconstructionIcon Deconstruction ยท ShockwaveIcon Shockwave ยท GaiaForestIcon Gaia Forest
ClassicalAge Classical Age SpiderLairIcon Spider Lair ยท ValorIcon Valor ยท CarnivoraIcon Carnivora
HeroicAge Heroic Age ChaosIcon Chaos ยท TraitorIcon Traitor ยท HesperidesIcon Hesperides
MythicAge Mythic Age TartarianGateIcon Tartarian Gate ยท VortexIcon Vortex ยท ImplodeIcon Implode
ChinesePortrait Chinese
ArchaicAge Archaic Age IconYearOfTheGoat Year of the Goat ยท IconRecreation Recreation ยท IconTimberHarvest Timber Harvest
ClassicalAge Classical Age BarrageIcon Barrage ยท GreatJourneyIcon Great Journey ยท CallToArmsIcon Call to Arms
HeroicAge Heroic Age GeyserIcon Geyser ยท UprootIcon Uproot ยท ImperialExaminationIcon Imperial Examination
MythicAge Mythic Age GreatFloodIcon Great Flood ยท InfernoIcon Inferno ยท EarthDragonIcon Earth Dragon
Other (except Campaign-exclusive)
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Cheat MeteorIcon Chicken Storm ยท Goatunheim Goatunheim ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bushes
Cut Brambleiconmpalpha Bramble ยท Enragebeta Enrage ยท DivineBlood Rebellion ยท AOMShepherdGodPowerIcon Shepherd ยท AOMSightGodPowerIcon Sight ยท God power snowstorm icon Snowstorm ยท EarthquakeIcon Volcano
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