| “ | Norse Gatherers can only collect resources and build Farms, Houses, and Ox Carts. Use infantry to build buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Norse Gatherers can only collect resources and build farms. Use infantry to build buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Gatherer is one of two Norse worker units, the other being the Dwarf, in Age of Mythology. Unlike other pantheons' villagers, Norse Gatherers (and Dwarves) cannot build or repair most structures; instead, Norse infantry units (including the Hersir and Godi) are responsible for those tasks.
Gatherers can be instantly converted into Berserks on the spot for the full price of a new Berserk. However, this wastes the resources spent on training the gatherer (as well as whatever resource they may have been carrying at the moment), so it is usually better to train Berserks from the Longhouse or the Town Center, unless there is a dire need.
Since Retold, Gatherers and Dwarves share a common "villager" build limit of 100.
Special ability[]
Go Berserk (Active, costs 30 food, 20 gold): Transforms into a Berserk.- Nature's Eyes (Passive, requires Eyes in the Forest): Animals and natural objects within the unit's Line of Sight reveal their surroundings (30-tile radius) for 6 seconds.
Tasks[]
Gatherers can be assigned with the following tasks:
- Gather food from Farms and Berry Bushes
- Slaughter domestic animals and gather food from them
- Hunt wild animals and gather food from them
- Chop down trees and gather wood
- Mine gold
- Build and repair only Houses, Ox Carts, and Farms
Gathering rates[]
Gatherers gather resources from different sources at a different speed. Their gather rates are 10% slower than Greek Villagers. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.
| Gatherer role | God | Resource | Source | Gathering rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per second | per minute | ||||
| Hunter |  Odin
|
 Food |
Hunt | 0.99 | 59.4 |
| Others | 0.9 | 54 | |||
| Herdsman | All | Livestock Chicken
|
0.81 | 48.6 | |
| Forager |  Berry Bush
|
0.63 | 37.8 | ||
| Farmer |  Farm
|
0.63 | 37.8 | ||
| Peach Gatherer |  Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.575 | 94.5 | ||
| Lumberjack |  Wood |
Tree | 0.9 | 54 | |
 Gaia Tree
|
0.95 | 56.7 | |||
| Peach Gatherer | Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.575 | 94.5 | ||
| Miner |  Gold |
 Dwarven Mine*
|
 1.35
|
80.85
| |
 1.16
|
69.3
| ||||
 0.96
|
57.75
| ||||
 0.85
|
50.82
| ||||
 Gold Mine
|
0.77 | 46.2 | |||
| Peach Gatherer | Peach Blossom Spring
|
1.3475 | 80.85 | ||
- Note: The base carry capacity of a Gatherer is 15 for food and 10 for wood and gold.
Buildings[]
Gatherers can only build Houses, Ox Carts, and Farms (once the Classical Age is reached).
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
- Odin: +10% food gathering rate from hunting animals.
- Loki: Transforming them to Berserks costs -50%.
- Freyr: Gatherers (and Dwarves) can repair buildings, and repairing is free.*
General technologies[]
- Hand Axe, Bow Saw, and Carpenters: +10%/+15%/+20% wood gather rates respectively, +5 wood carrying capacity each.
- Pickaxe, Shaft Mine, and Quarry: +10%/+15%/+20% gold gather rates respectively, +5 gold carrying capacity each.
- Husbandry: +10% herdable food gather rate, +15 food carry capacity (of all types).
- Plow, Irrigation, and Flood Control: +10% Farm food gather rate.
- Survival Equipment: +25% hit points, +25% melee attack, +50% ranged (anti-animal) attack.
- Hunting Dogs: +30% hunted food gather rate. (before Retold)
Myth technologies[]
- Freyr's Gift (Freyr): +10% hit points. (at the Town Center, since update 17.27932)
- Rigsthula (Heimdall): -16.67% training time. (at the Town Center, since Retold)
- Winter Harvest (Skadi): +20% Farm food gather rate, +10% food gather rate from other sources. (at the Ox Cart)
- Pig Sticker (Thor): 5× damage multiplier vs. huntables, gather food from hunted animals +10% faster. (at the Ox Cart, before Retold)
Relics[]
- Black Lotus: +10% farming rate.
- Blue Crystal Shard: +5% gold and wood gathering rates.
- Charon's Obol: 50% cost refunded on death.
- Fetters of Fenrir: +30% attack.
- Harmonia's Necklace: +10% gold gathering rate.
- Hestia's Hearth: -5% training time.
- Hoori's Hunting Bow: +5% gather rate from hunted animals.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Pygmalion's Statue: +40% hit points.
- Kithara of Apollo: +10% movement speed.
- Sistrum of Bast: -15% cost.
- Staff of Dionysus: Regenerate 1.0 hit points per second.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Gatherers can only build Farms and cannot repair buildings.
- Gatherers have 65 hit points, 8 hack / 6 pierce attack, have a base carrying capacity of 10 for food, a damage multiplier of 2× vs. siege weapons, and train in 14 seconds.
- Gatherers have their own build limit of 80.
- They have a damage multiplier of 2.5× vs. Sentry Tower line, specifically.
- It costs 50 food, 30 gold to upgrade Gatherers to Berserks.
- Gatherers generate favor at the same rate as human soldiers.
- Gatherers have ×0.95 the gather rate of a Greek Villager.
The Titans[]
- Gatherers have a damage multiplier of 2× vs. Carnivorae.
Retold[]
- Gatherers can build Farms, Houses, and Ox Carts.
- Freyr: Gatherers can repair buildings.
- Gatherers have 55 hit points, 6 hack / 12 pierce pierce attack, no multiplier vs. Carnivorae, have a base carrying capacity of 15 for food, and train in 15 seconds.
- Gatherers and Dwarves have a shared build limit of 100.
- It costs 0 food, 30 gold to upgrade Gatherers to Berserks.
- With update 17.30764, it costs 30 food, 10 gold to upgrade Gatherers to Berserks.
- With update 17.43876, it costs 30 food, 20 gold to upgrade Gatherers to Berserks.
- With update 17.64528, Gatherers have a multiplier of 1.5× vs. siege weapons.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333, their damage multiplier vs. the Sentry Tower line now affects the tower building type (thus including Mirror Towers and Tower additions).
- With update 18.33318, Gatherers train in 18 seconds.
- With update 18.40371, Gatherers have a damage multiplier of 4× vs. towers and no multiplier vs. siege weapons.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.49472, Gatherers generate favor at ×4 the rate of human soldiers.
- With update 18.52475, Gatherers have ×0.9 the gather rate of a Greek Villager.
In-game dialogue[]
- Select 1 Já? (yow) - Yes?
- Select 2 Hver er þar? (kwer-air-thar) - Who is there?
- Select 3 Tilbúinn! (til-pwin) - Ready!
- Select 4 Skipan? (skeepan?) - Orders / commands?
- Task 1 Samþykkt (samm-thickt) - Agreed
- Female Task 2 Ég vil (yer vil) - I will (I want to)
- Male Task 2 Já (yow) - Yes
- Task 3 Satt (saht) - Right (literally "truly")
- Male Task 4 Ég vil (yer vil) - I will (I want to)
- Chop Timbursveinn (timber-svait-n) - Woodcutter (literally "timber-lad")
- Farm Bú karl (poo-kartl) (literally "Farm man") (since Retold)
- Fish (Scrapped) Fiski karl (fiski-kartl) - Fisherman
- Forage Fjósamaður (fyoh-sa-mathur) - Farmer (literally "Barn man") (used for Farming before Retold)
- Hunt Veiðimaður (vey-thee-mathur) - Hunter
- Mine Grjótsveinn (groht-svait-n) - Miner (literally "rock-lad")
- Attack Atrás! (art-trouse) - Attack! (it may be a combination of two words, literally "at" (fight) + "árás" (battle))
History[]
| “ | Norse Gatherers form the basis of your economy. Make sure that you have enough Gatherers to generate a steady flow of resources, but remember that they are weak in combat and can only build Farms, Houses, and Ox Carts. Norse infantry are used to build and repair all other buildings. The lands of Scandinavia, like those of Greece, were not great for agriculture and the growing season in the north is short. By necessity, Norse commoners spread out in small bands that supplemented limited crop yields with hunting, gathering, and fishing. The harsh climate and demanding life of the Norse forced them to become particularly good craftsmen, explorers, traders, settlers, and raiders. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Norse Gatherers form the basis of your economy. Make sure you have enough Gatherers to generate a steady inflow of resources, but remember they are weak in combat and can only plant Farms. Norse infantry are used to build and repair all other buildings. The lands of Scandinavia, like those of Greece, were not great for agriculture and the growing season in the north is short. The villagers of the Norse, by necessity, were spread out in small bands that supplanted their limited crops with hunting, gathering, and fishing. The harsh climate and demanding life of the Norse forced them to become particularly good as craftsmen, explorers, traders, colonizers, and raiders. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
Male and female Gatherers with a Dwarf in Retold
Male and female Gatherer Retold
Male and female Gatherer in the original game
Similar units[]
- Dwarf: Another Norse worker
- Villager: The Greek worker
- Laborer: The Egyptian worker
- Citizen: The Atlantean worker
- Peasant and Kuafu: The Chinese (Immortal Pillars) workers
- Commoner: The Japanese worker
- Peasant: The Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) worker
