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The Laborer is the Egyptian worker unit in Age of Mythology. They are needed to gather the resources to build an army, build structures and otherwise expand the player's empire. A strong empire has many Laborers. Laborers construct buildings 25% slower than their counterparts in the other civilization; this is not reflected in a building's construction time shown in the user interface panel until Laborers begin working on a foundation.

The player can only have up to 100 Laborers alive at any given time regardless of the population cap status.

Tasks[]

Laborers are usually used to gather resources to fund the player's many technological upgrades and unit creation in addition to building and repairing structures.

Laborers gather all resources 10% slower than Norse Gatherers and Greek Villagers and farm 20% slower. Furthermore, they are considerably slower than other workers at constructing most buildings. Players can offset these deficiencies by using the Pharaoh to empower the building in question. Moreover, many Egyptian buildings cost no resources.

Gathering rates[]

Laborers gather resources from different sources at a different speed. Additionally, Laborers can produce extra resources if they deposit the gathered resources into a drop site empowered by a Priest of Ra, Pharaoh-empowered Monument of Ra, or Pharaoh. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.

Laborer role God Resource Source Gathering rate
Not empowered Empowered by Priest/ Monument of Ra Empowered by Pharaoh
Per second Per minute Per second Per minute Per second Per minute
Hunter All
Food
Hunt 0.9 54 1.01 60.48 1.08 64.8
Herdsman Livestock
Chicken
0.81 48.6 0.91 54.43 0.97 58.32
Forager Ra Berry Bush 0.79 47.25‬ 0.88 52.92 1.08 64.8
Others 0.63 37.8 0.71 42.34 0.76 45.36
Farmer All Farm 0.63 37.8 0.71 42.34 0.76 45.36
Peach Blossom Spring 1.575 94.5 1.764 105.84 1.89 113.4
Lumberjack
Wood
Tree 0.9 54 1.01 60.48 1.08 64.8
Gaia Tree 0.95 56.7 1.06 63.5 1.13 68.04
Peach Blossom Spring 1.575 94.5 1.764 105.84 1.89 113.4
Miner
Gold
Dwarven Mine* 1.35 80.85 1.51 90.55 1.62 97.02
1.16 69.3 1.29 77.62 1.39 83.16
0.96 57.75 1.08 64.68 1.16 69.3
Classical Age 0.85 Classical Age 50.82 Classical Age 0.95 Classical Age 56.92 Classical Age 1.02 Classical Age 60.98
Gold Mine 0.77 46.2 0.86 51.74 0.92 55.44
Peach Blossom Spring 1.3475 80.85 1.5092 90.552 1.617 97.02
Note: The base carry capacity of a Laborer is 15 for food and 10 for wood and gold.

Buildings[]

Laborers can build the following buildings:

Archaic Age Classical Age Heroic Age Mythic Age

Monuments must be built in the order: Monument to Villagers, Monument to Soldiers, Monument to Priests, Monument to Pharaohs, Monument to the Gods.

Further statistics[]

Specific technologies[]

Myth technologies[]

Worshiping certain gods enables players to research myth technologies that improve their Laborers.

Ra
Bast
Ptah
Thoth
  • Book of Thoth: +10% food, wood, and gold gather rates. (Town Center)

Relics[]

The following Relics benefit Laborers:

Changelog[]

Age of Mythology[]

  • Laborers have 65 hit points, 8 hack attack, 6 pierce attack, 2× multiplier vs. siege weapons and Carnivorae, a train limit of 80, and train in 14 seconds. They have an attack bonus vs. the Sentry Tower line, specifically.

Retold[]

  • Laborers have 55 hit points, 6 hack attack, 12 pierce attack, no multiplier vs. Carnivorae, a train limit of 100, and train in 15 seconds.
  • With update 17.64528, Laborers have 1.5× multiplier vs. siege weapons.

Immortal Pillars[]

In-game dialogue[]

Female[]

Male[]

Common[]

History[]

Farming and laboring peasants made up the bulk ancient Egypt's population. They provided the surplus of food, raw materials, and manufactures that supported the ruling pharaohs, the civil bureaucracy, the priesthood, and the army. Although the life of the peasants was not easy, they lived better than peasants elsewhere due to the bounty of the Nile Valley. Peasants worked the fields, maintained the extensive irrigation system, and labored on huge public works like the pyramids, temples, and other monuments.
—In-game help section

Trivia[]

  • Laborers and Greek Villagers are the only workers to use a shovel as a tool. Both use it on Dig Piles, and Laborers also use it on Excavations.
    • Laborers are the only workers who can work on Excavations.

Gallery[]

Similar units[]

Units in Age of Mythology
Common
Non-military Fishing Ship · Transport Ship · Caravan ( Donkey · Camel · Ox · Llama · Mechanical Ox)
Myth units Titan
Heroes Regent
Greeks
Non-military Villager · Kataskopos
Infantry Hoplite · Hypaspist · Myrmidon (Zeus) · Militia (Poseidon)
Ranged soldiers Toxotes · Peltast · Gastraphetoros (Hades)
Cavalry Hippeus · Prodromos · Hetairos (Poseidon)
Siege weapons Petrobolos · Helepolis
Ships Trireme · Pentekonter · Juggernaut
Heroes Hippocrates (Removed)
Zeus : Jason · Odysseus · Heracles · Bellerophon
Poseidon : Theseus · Atalanta · Hippolyta · Polyphemus
Hades : Ajax · Achilles · Chiron · Perseus
Aphrodite : The Argo
Myth units Pegasus · Hippocampus · Shade of Hades · Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops · Scylla · Nemean Lion · Hydra · Manticore · Carcinos · Colossus · Medusa · Chimera
Egyptians
Non-military Laborer
Infantry Spearman · Axeman · Mercenary · Khopesh Swordsman (Removed)
Ranged soldiers Slinger · Chariot Archer
Cavalry Camel Rider · War Elephant · Mercenary Cavalry
Siege weapons Catapult · Siege Tower
Ships Kebenit · Ramming Galley · War Barge · Lost Ship
Heroes Pharaoh · Priest · Son of Osiris
Myth units Anubite · Sphinx · Wadjet · Leviathan · Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Scorpion Man · Minion · War Turtle · Phoenix · Phoenix Egg · Avenger · Mummy
Animals Baboon of Set · Gazelle of Set · Hyena of Set · Giraffe of Set · Crocodile of Set · Hippopotamus of Set · Rhinoceros of Set · Elephant of Set · Serpent · Sea Snake
Norse
Non-military Gatherer · Dwarf · Ox Cart
Infantry Berserk · Throwing Axeman · Hirdman · Huskarl
Ranged soldiers Bogsveigir (Removed)
Cavalry Raiding Cavalry · Jarl
Siege weapons Portable Ram · Ballista
Ships Longboat · Dreki · Dragon Ship
Heroes Hersir · Godi · Hero of Ragnarok · Gullinbursti
Myth units Raven · Troll · Valkyrie · Einheri · Draugr · Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Woods · Frost Giant · Battle Boar · Rock Giant · Jormun Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Fafnir · Nidhogg
Atlanteans
Non-military Citizen · Oracle
Infantry Murmillo · Katapeltes · Destroyer · Fanatic
Ranged soldiers Arcus · Turma
Cavalry Contarius
Siege weapons Cheiroballista · Fire Siphon · Onager (Removed)
Ships Bireme · Fire Ship · Siege Bireme
Myth units Automaton · Spider egg · Promethean ( Promethean Offspring· Caladria · Servant · Carnivora · Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth · Man O' War · Centimanus · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn
Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
Non-military Peasant · Kuafu · Sky Lantern · Clay Peasant (Nüwa)
Infantry Dao Swordsman · Ge Halberdier · Tiger Cavalry (Dismounted)
Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Fire Archer · Wuzu Javelineer
Cavalry Terracotta Rider · Tiger Cavalry · White Horse Cavalry
Siege weapons Siege Crossbow · Axe Cart
Ships Doujian · Mengchong · Louchuan
Heroes Pioneer · Sage · Jiang Ziya · Yang Jian (Fuxi) · Nezha (Fuxi) · Li Jing (Nüwa) · Kuafu (Hero) (Nüwa) · Wen Zhong (Shennong)
Myth units Qilin · Yazi · Qiongqi · Chiwen · Baihu · Pixiu · Fei · Taotie · Taowu · Xuanwu · Zhuque · Qinglong · Hundun · Yinglong
Removed in Retold
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
Non-military Peasant · Yak Caravan
Infantry Halberdier
Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Mounted Archer
Cavalry Cataphract · General · Scout Cavalry · War Chariot
Siege weapons Fire Lance · Sitting Tiger
Ships Junk · Fire Ship · Siege Junk
Heroes Monk · Immortal
Myth units Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior · War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu · Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon
Other (non-campaign exclusive)
Cheat units Bella · Flying Purple Hippo · Forkboy · Lazer Bear · Methane Chicken · Walking Berry Bush
Animals Alfred · Arctic Wolf · Aurochs · Baboon · Bear · Black Bear · Boar · Caribou · Chicken · Cow · Crocodile · Crowned Crane · Deer · Bird: Hawk, Flying Red Crowned Crane, Vulture · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Golden Lion · Giraffe · Goat · Golden Pheasant · Harpy · Hippopotamus · Hyena · Lion · Monkey · Panda · Pig · Polar Bear · Red Crowned Crane · Relic Monkey · Rhinoceros · Serpent (Predator) · Shade (RM) · Walrus · Water Buffalo · Wolf · Zebra
Removed in Retold: Bird: Eagle, Parrot · Duck · Elephant (Indian) · Lizard · Panda Bear · Ram · Tiger · Yak
Scenario Editor Bow Cavalry · Dog · Harpy · Horse · Monkey Raft · Ornlu · Priest (SPC) · Qing Rider · Raft · Reindeer · Santa · Testing Dummy · Valkyrie Horse · Vulture
Cut Greeks: Cataphract · Oxybeles
Egyptians: Chariot · Gaiassa
Norse: Knarr
Chinese: Guandao Pikeman · Meteor Hammer · Rocket Artillery
Nature: Unicorn · Wild Camel · Nubian Goat · Wild Horse · Shore Fish · Anchovies · Musk Ox
Hidden Apep · Bondi · Golem · Griffon · Recognizer · Revealer · Trollkarien · William Walrus