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Improves the attack of all human soldiers, heroes, ships, and buildings against myth units.
—In-game description in Retold

Giant-Slaying Blades (named Giant-slaying Blades before Retold) is a campaign-exclusive technology in Age of Mythology that is only available in some campaign scenarios. Once researched, it increases the damage multiplier of all military units vs. myth units by 4.

Campaign appearances[]

Fall of the Trident[]

Changelog[]

Age of Mythology[]

Retold[]

  • It is named Giant-Slaying Blades, costs 200 food, 200 gold, 30 favor, and takes 30 seconds to research.
  • It increases the damage multiplier of all military units by +4 (for hand and ranged attack types).

Mythology[]

By mining the strongest ore and using special forging techniques that only the Dwarven forge offers, the Dwarves have perfected custom weapons to aid them in their constant struggle against giants in the Norselands.
—In-game help section
Campaign-exclusive content in Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology
Protagonists Agamemnon · Ajax · Amanra · Arkantos · Arkantos (Blessed) · Boar (Ajax) · Boar (Arkantos) · Brokk · Chiron · Eitri · Odysseus · Reginleif · Setna
Antagonists Circe · Folstag* · Gargarensis · Kamos · Kemsyt · Living Poseidon Statue · Ornlu* · Polaris* · Skult · Theris
Supporting characters Athena · Hallgerd Forkbeard · Guardian · Kastor · Niordsir · Old Man · Osiris · Theocrat · Zethos
Other units Boulder · Charon Ferry · Folstag Flag Bearer · Osiris Piece Cart · Pirate Ship · Polaris* · Prisoner · Shade · Shipwreck · Statue of Lightning · Sword Bearer · Thor's Hammer Haft · Thor's Hammer Head · Trojan Horse
Buildings Boulder Rolling Dead · Boulder Wall · Dig Pile · Dwarven Forge · Excavation · Gate of Troy · Giant Gate Ram · Hades Gate · Iron Fence · Jail Wall · Naval Shipyard · Osiris Pyramid · Shrine · Sleeping Guardian · Stone Fence · Temple of the Gods · Tent · Underworld Passage · Wall of Atlantis · Wall of Troy · Well of Urd · Wooden Fence
Technologies Giant-Slaying Blades · Osmium Armor · Asbestos Shields · Increase Regeneration · Elite Hersir
Embellishment objects Columns · Flag · Fountain · Hammer of Thor · Lion Statue · Major God Statue · Market Stall · Obelisk · Osiris Piece Box · Pharaoh Statue · Ruins · Sign · Statue of Poseidon · Tamarisk Tree · Taproot · Torch · Trident · Wood Pile
God powers Blessing of Zeus
The Titans
Protagonists Ajax · King Folstag · Gaia · Kastor · Queen Amanra · Son of Osiris
Antagonists General Melagius · Kronos · Prometheus · Servant of Kronos
Supporting characters Arkantos (God) · Atlantean Commander · Krios · Zeno
Other units Automaton (SPC) · Kastor (with Staff)
Buildings Automaton Statue · Gaia Pool · Overgrown Temple · Roc Tent · Statue of Melagius · Temple of Kronos · Odin's Tower
Embellishment objects Chimera statue · Cyclops statue · Earth · Hydra statue · Manticore statue · Nemean Lion statue · Summoning Tree · Valkyrie statue
God powers Deconstruction Wonder · Seed of Gaia
Retold
Protagonists Brunhild (Legend) · Champion of Freyr (Legend) · Kastor (Legend)
Antagonists Fire King · Follower of Loki (Legend) · Servant of Kronos (Legend)
Other units Trireme (Wrecked)
Buildings Town Center (Abandoned)
Immortal Pillars
Protagonists Cangjie · Houyi · Yan Feifeng
Antagonists Chiyou · Chiyou (Titan) · Huang Zhaowu · Nüchou · Xiaoli
Other units Cangjie (rider) · Cangjie (with knife) · Houyi (rider) · Chiyou (SPC) · Giant Siege Crossbow · Yan Feifeng (dead) · Yan Feifeng (rider) · Harpy · Mechanical Ox SPC
Buildings Celestial Pillar · Wooden Barricade · Penglai · Titan Gate (SPC)
Tale of the Dragon (Removed in Retold)
Protagonists Jiao-Long · Shun · Zhi
Antagonists Danzhu · Yama
Supporting characters Ao Kuang · Dilong · Emperor Yao · Pangu · Vermilion Bird
Other units Golden Fleece* · Griffon · Reindeer* · Servant Chinese · Snowman
Buildings Dam
Cut content
Misenus · Mnevis
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