| “ | Ranged hero. Good against everything, but especially myth units. Collects Relics. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Ranged hero. Good against myth units. Can alternate between two powerful aura effects. Collects Relics. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Jiang Ziya (Chinese: 姜子牙) is a Chinese hero in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars. He is based on the mythical version of the historical statesman, riding a Sibuxiang and wielding a hard whip. He is available in the Heroic Age at the Imperial Academy.
Special ability[]
Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.- Mysterious Strategy (Passive): Nearby enemy myth units suffer reduced damage. (Enemy non-Titan myth units in range 20 have -20% attack)
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -15% hack vulnerability
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -15% pierce vulnerability
Myth technologies[]
- Tai Chi (Fuxi): -10% hack/-10% pierce vulnerability; -25% training time.
- Celestial Weapons (Fuxi): +4 divine attack.
- Peach of Immortality (Shennong): +15% hit points.
- Shaker of Heaven (Gonggong): +30% hit points, +1 damage multiplier against myth units.
- Tempestuous Storm (Gonggong): -25% ability recharge time, -15% food and wood cost.
Relics[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- Fur of Boyi: Regenerate 0.25 hit points per second.
- Hermes' Winged Sandals: +5% movement speed.
- Kui Drum: +0.25% attack per 1% hit point missing.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Khopesh of Horus: +1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword: Regenerate 10% of damage dealt to units.
Tactics[]
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As he has a hefty cost, it is best to train him if and only if enemies have a lot of myth units in their army.
In-game dialogue[]
- Select 1 是什么 / 什麼 Shénme? - What [is it]?
- Select 2 准备好了 / 準備好了 Zhǔnbèi hǎole - Ready
- Select 3 是的 Shì de - Yes
- Select 4 请下命令 / 請下命令 Qǐng xià mìnglìng - Please command
- Move 1 出发 / 出發 Chūfā - Embarking
- Move 2 遵命 Zūnmìng - Affirmative
- Attack 1 攻击! / 攻擊! Gōngjī! - Attack!
- Attack 2 是的! Shì de! - Yes!
- Attack 3 开战 / 開戰 Kāizhàn! - To battle!
Mythology[]
| “ | Age: 72 years old Homeland: Qi, Ancient China Occupation: Strategist, Advisor, and First Prime Minister of the Zhou Dynasty Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Taigong, holds a significant place in both Chinese history and mythology. Historically, he was a general of the Zhou dynasty and played a crucial role in that dynasty's defeat of the preceding Shang dynasty. He would go on to become of the Zhou's most important vassals. In mythology, Jiang Ziya was a masterful magician who, at the age of 70, was appointed prime minister of the Zhou dynasty. During the conflict between the Zhou and Shang dynasties, both sides called upon numerous deities to aid in their battles. After the war, Jiang Ziya took on the task of assigning new divine roles to the mortals and deities who had fallen during the conflict. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- It was initially intended for the unit to have two auras which the player could switch between. While only a single aura was implemented at release, the description for the unit mentioned both. It was updated to remove referencing this mechanic in update 18.12962. The details of the other aura are:
- Mysterious Strategy (Passive): Nearby friendly myth units gain increased damage.
- The weapon wielded by Jiang Ziya is a Chinese hard whip or biān (鞭), a heavy, rod or truncheon-like weapon often seen in Chinese religious iconography as a symbol of justice. In legend, Jiang Ziya possessed a magical hard whip called the Dǎshén Biān (打神鞭), or 'Immortal-Thrashing Whip', which could only strike immortals whose names were recorded on the Fēngshén Bang (封神榜, 'Scroll of Godly Investiture'), a list carried by Jian Ziya of those ordained to become gods.
Gallery[]
Jiang Ziya in-game
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