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This article is about the goddess in Age of Mythology. For the goddess in Age of Empires: Mythologies, see Isis (Age of Empires: Mythologies). |
Isis is an Egyptian major goddess in Age of Mythology who focuses on economy and technology.
Attributes[]
God power[]
Prosperity: The player's Laborers mine gold 80% faster and their Caravans yield 20% more gold for 50 seconds.
Technology[]
- Flood of the Nile: Provides 1 food per second.
Bonuses[]
- Town Centers and Citadel Centers support +5 population.
- Technologies (other than Age-ups and Secrets of the Titans) cost -10% except favor costs.
- Obelisks cost -5 gold, and are built 60% faster.
- Divine Shield: Monuments shield against enemy god powers (25 range; 50 when empowered).
- Empowered Monuments also heal nearby units in range 50 by 1 HP/s (0.5× for non-idle units) and generate favor 100% faster.[note 1]
Minor gods[]
- Classical Age
- Anubis - God power: Plague of Serpents, myth unit: Anubite
- Bast - God power: Eclipse, myth unit: Sphinx
- Heroic Age
- Sobek* - God power: Locust Swarm, myth units: Petsuchos, Roc
- Nephthys - God power: Ancestors, myth unit: Scorpion Man
- Mythic Age
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Her Heroic Age minor gods are Hathor and Nephthys.
- Bonuses:
- All technologies cost -10% food, wood, and gold.
- Monuments prevent god powers from being targeted nearby.
- Town Centers support +3 maximum Population (i.e. 18 pop as opposed to 15).
- Priests summon Obelisks 60% faster, Obelisks cost 67% less.
- With patch 1.02, Obelisks cost 33% less instead of 67% less.
The Titans[]
- Since patch 1.02, Isis' cheaper technology bonus was changed to no longer apply to Age advancement, except in the Fall of the Trident campaign. It also excludes Secrets of the Titans.
- With patch 1.02, Monument protection radius is reduced by 20%.
Extended Edition[]
- Monuments also have 20% less hit points.
Retold[]
- The extra 5 population space bonus from additional Town Centers is granted as soon as construction work on their laid foundations have begun, rather than when the Town Center is fully constructed.
- Her Heroic Age minor gods are Sobek and Nephthys.
- Bonuses changed to:
- Town Centers and Citadel Centers support +5 population.
- Upgrades cost -10%.
- Obelisks cost -5 gold, and are built 60% faster.
- Monuments shield against enemy god powers (20 range; 40 when empowered).
- Empowered Monuments also heal nearby units and generate favor 100% faster.
- With update 17.27932, the range of Isis' Divine Shield was increased to 25.
- With update 18.9036, Isis Town Centers provide bonus population only when completed.
Mythology[]
| “ | The daughter of the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, Isis became the mother goddess of Egypt. When Osiris, her brother and husband, inherited the rule of Egypt, she worked together with him to bring civilization to the Nile Valley. She taught cloth making and curing the sick, and introduced the concept of marriage. She ruled Egypt wisely while Osiris traveled the world spreading civilization elsewhere. Isis was able to resurrect Osiris after he had been killed and dismembered by Set. She assisted at Osiris' embalming in preparation for his journey to his new kingdom in the land of the dead, thereby helping to create the Egyptian rituals of burial. She secreted her son by Osiris, Horus, until he was able to seek revenge in a long contest that eventually saw the end of Set. The magic of Isis was a very powerful aid in attaining a favorable judgment from Osiris. Her magic abilities improved greatly when she took advantage of Ra's agedness to trick him into revealing his name, giving her access to some of his power. She is often portrayed suckling the child Horus. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
Original portrait by David Cherry
Retold beta portrait
Isis' original UI
Isis' UI in The Titans
Isis' UI in the Extended Edition
In-game user interface watermark in Retold
Victory emblem in Retold
In-game statue depiction of Isis in Age of Mythology
In-game statue depiction of Isis in Retold
Monument to Isis in the original game
The three Monuments to Gods in Retold, with Isis on the right
Wonder for Isis in the original game
Wonder for Isis in Retold
Another view
Isis and Kronos profile background for the Extended Edition
Isis as depicted in a wall painting in the tomb of Seti I
Notes[]
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- This is done by applying a multiplicative factor of 1.667 to the empower magnitude. This changes the Pharaoh-empower's magnitude from 1.2 to near about 2, and the Son of Osiris-empower's magnitude from 1.24 to 2.067 approximately.
- Due to an unknown reason, Wonders also generate double the favor when empowered. This is most likely unintentional.
