Heracles

Heracles
Unit information
Unit type	Hero
Civilization	Greek
Age/God	Heroic Age/Zeus
Trained at	Town Center / Fortress
Training time	23 seconds
Cost
Cost	200 food 150 wood 4 favor
Population	3
Statistics
Hit points	400
Speed	4.3 feet/second
Line of Sight	16 feet
Attack
Hack	10
Pierce	-
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	25%
Pierce	40%
Crush	99%

The Heracles of Greek mythology had superhuman strength as he was a demi-god, the son of the god Zeus and a mortal. In Age of Mythology, he is the Heroic Age hero for Zeus.

Attack bonuses

• Myth units: ×7
• Animals of Set: ×3

Upgrades

Specific

• Olympic Parentage increases hit points by 25%.

General

• Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons and Iron Weapons increase attack by 10%.
• Copper Mail, Bronze Mail and Iron Mail decrease hack vulnerability by 15%.
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields and Iron Shields decrease pierce vulnerability by 15%.

Strategy

Like all Greek Heroes, Heracles is superb against myth units and fair against other unit types.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• Heracles costs 350 food and 4 favor.

Tale of the Dragon

• Heracles costs 200 food, 150 wood, and 4 favor.

Overview

Age -- 40

Homeland -- Thebes

Occupation -- hero and demigod

The son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Heracles (called Hercules in Latin) was endowed with incredible strength. He strangled serpents in his cribs as a baby and killed a lion with his bare hands as youth. Unfortunately he had a terrible enemy in Hera, Zeus' wife in Olympus. She drove Heracles mad to the point that he killed his own children and those of his brother. After recovering his sanity he sought advice from the Oracle of Delphi for penance to resume a normal life. She instructed him to perform his famous twelve labors. These included killing beasts like the Nemean Lion (which he strangled) and the Hydra, capturing other beasts, and a variety of other quests. With the twelve labors complete, he was allowed to return to Thebes and remarry. Heracles died much later after being treacherously poisoned by a Centaur who had tried to abduct his wife. Upon his death he was removed to Olympus and endowed with immortality.

Gallery

Heracles in-game model

Video

HERACLES vs EVERY MYTH UNIT - Age of Mythology