Inferno is the name of two Mythic Age god powers in Age of Mythology. It was first a god power available to the Chinese in Tale of the Dragon, and then another god power of the same name was later made available to the Norse in Retold. It was also planned to be an Egyptian god power during the development of Age of Mythology, but was cut.
Target a fiery path of destruction. The great wolf Fenrir will emerge and charge, engulfing enemies in flames before erupting into an apocalyptic inferno of flame and ruin.
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—In-game description
Inferno is a Norse Mythic Age god power in Age of Mythology: Retold - New Gods Pack: Freyr that is available to worshipers of Vidar. When invoked, Fenrir, engulfed in flames, charges through the battlefield, incinerating everything in his path and setting forests on fire, triggering a large explosion at the end.
Effects[]
Fenrir's trample attack inflicts 30hack / 80 crush damage per tick to all units in his path in an area of 8, instantly killing animals and Berry Bushes.
The Explosion at the end causes 175 hack / 2,000 crush damage to both enemies and friendlies (10% damage vs. the latter), knocks back units up to weight class 6, and destroys animals and Berry Bushes, in an area of 25.
Further statistics[]
Age bonuses
Wonder Age: -75% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.
Inferno lasts for a rather short time, and thus it is ideally used to soften up an enemy town or army before finishing them off. Slow-moving units can easily die or suffer heavy damage if they fail to get out of Fenrir's fiery path of destruction or the ending explosion.
Initially, Fenrir's trample attack inflict 40 hack damage per tick to all units in his path. Since Update 17.27932, he instead inflicts 30 hack damage per tick.
Compendium[]
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Vidar's God Power unleashes a fiery blaze that incinerates enemy units and buildings. The Inferno moves in a straight line and can damage allied units or buildings if it gets too close, though it does more damage to enemy units and buildings.
To invoke the Inferno, left click on the Inferno icon at the top of the screen, then left click where you want the Inferno to appear. Just be careful where you target it.
Inferno is quite effectively used in attacks on enemy bases as it does equal amounts of damage to buildings and units. Similar to Hera's Lightning Storm and contrary to its description, Inferno does no damage to friendly buildings/units. As such, it is perfectly safe to use while in the middle of a battle. As a matter of fact it is recommended. Inferno generates wandering flames that do Area of Effect damage to anything they touch, but they remain within the god power radius.
Units within that radius will only receive damage if they come in contact with the flames and can easily escape harm altogether by leaving the area. So to maximize its effects, players should invoke Inferno in the middle of a decisive battle, such as an attempt to secure an enemy Settlement. This way, they will either be standing in one place fighting off their attackers or have more difficulty escaping while maneuvering around their own buildings. Even if some units escape, the enemy buildings will not only be weakened but left completely unattended.
Like Ao Kuang's Great Flood, Inferno is not the most powerful "disaster" god power and will only take out the weakest buildings and units. However, anything that remains will be severely weakened and easier to dispose of. Flying units are unaffected by Inferno.
Along with the Chinese civilization, the god power was removed at release.
Trivia[]
When first revealed to the public, the Chinese Inferno's icon was originally the same image as Artemis' Flames of Typhon. This was confirmed to be a placeholder by the developers, and was changed in patch 2.0.
The Chinese Inferno was originally an Egyptian god power in beta versions of Age of Mythology, until it was removed for unknown reasons; its icon became used for Flames of Typhon.
Both Infernos are Mythic Age god powers.
Gallery[]
The Norse invoking Inferno on an enemy village. The flaming Fenrir can be seen leaping out of the fire storm.
The start of Inferno's effects in Retold
Inferno being used by the Chinese in the Extended Edition.
Norse[]
