Fire Siphon

The Fire Siphon is an Atlantean Mythic Age siege unit featured in Age of Mythology: The Titans. When an enemy unit is seen within its range, the unit spews out a blast of fire at the enemy.

Upgrades Edit

Specific Edit

• Halo of the Sun (Helios) increases attack by 25%.

General Edit

Kronos reduces wood and gold cost by 10% and increases movement speed by 10%.

• Engineers +1.10 attack multiplier vs walls, +15% crush and pierce attack.
• Draft Horses (Extended Edition) +20% speed
• Petrified (Helios) reduces hack vulnerability by 15%.

Strategy Edit

The Fire Siphon is able to destroy buildings rather quickly and is highly resistant to pierce attacks. However, it has almost no hack armor leaving it very vulnerable to infantry and cavalry. It has a high rate of fire for a siege weapon but has a short range making it vulnerable to counterattack. As such attacking buildings is a risky prospect. To ensure destruction the Fire Siphon should be escorted, but due to its short range it leaves the escorting units vulnerable to building fire.

Changelog Edit

The Titans Edit

• The Fire Siphon has 12 range.
• The Fire Siphon has 55 crush damage and 0 pierce damage.

Extended Edition Edit

• The Fire Siphon has 16 range.

Tale of the Dragon Edit

• With Patch 2.7, the Fire Siphon has 60 crush damage and 12 pierce damage.

History Edit

"The Atlantean fire siphon relied on the fabulous properties of the metal Orichalkos and a double-action piston to produce a constant stream of flame. the piston's alternate strokes pushed quantities of naptha and quicklime, later termed "Greek Fire," in a continuous stream. The Atlanteans used their fire siphon to great effect against tight formations of infantry used by the Greeks and Egyptians."

Gallery Edit

Military units in Age of Mythology
Culture	Type	Units
Greeks	Infantry	Hoplite  · Hypaspist  · Myrmidon (Zeus) · Militia (Poseidon)
	Archers	Toxotes  · Peltast  · Gastraphetes (Hades)
	Cavalry	Hippikon  · Prodromos  · Hetairoi (Poseidon)
	Siege weapons	Petrobolos  · Helepolis
	Ships	Trireme  · Pentekonter  · Juggernaut
	Other	Kataskopos
Egyptians	Infantry	Spearman  · Axeman  · Mercenary  · Khopesh Swordsman
	Archers	Slinger  · Chariot Archer
	Cavalry	Camelry  · War Elephant  · Mercenary Cavalry
	Siege weapons	Catapult  · Siege Tower
	Ships	Kebenit  · Ramming Galley  · War Barge
Norse	Infantry	Ulfsark  · Throwing Axeman  · Huskarl
	Archers	Bogsveigir
	Cavalry	Raiding Cavalry  · Jarl
	Siege weapons	Portable Ram  · Ballista
	Ships	Longboat  · Drakkar  · Dragon Ship
Atlanteans	Infantry	Murmillo  · Katapeltes  · Destroyer  · Fanatic
	Archers	Arcus  · Turma
	Cavalry	Contarius
	Siege weapons	Cheiroballista  · Fire Siphon  · Onager
	Ships	Bireme  · Fireship  · Siege Bireme
	Other	Oracle
Chinese	Infantry	Halberdier
	Archers	Chu Ko Nu  · Mounted Archer
	Cavalry	Cataphract  · General  · Scout Cavalry  · War Chariot
	Siege weapons	Fire Lance  · Sitting Tiger
	Ships	Junk  · Fire Ship  · Siege Junk