Man O' War

Man O' War
Unit information
Unit type	Myth unit
Introduced in	The Titans
Civilization	Atlanteans
Age	Mythic Age
God	Helios
Trained at	Dock
Training time	10 seconds
Cost
Food	300
Favor	15
Population	5
Statistics
Hit points	900
Speed	6 feet/second
Line of Sight	22 feet
Range	8 feet
Attack
Hack	25
Pierce	-
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	50%
Pierce	70%
Crush	80%

The Man O' War is a Mythic Age Atlantean naval myth unit. It is available to worshippers of Helios, and resembles a gigantic version of the Portuguese man o' war (see Trivia).

God Bonuses and Upgrades

Kronos reduces Food and Favor cost by 10%.

Strategy

The Man O' War fires lightning bolts rather like the Son of Osiris (but not nearly as deadly), enabling them to strike up to four targets at once. Although they deal hack damage, which most ships have little protection against, their attack speed is rather slow. They also have a large amount of hit points and are well armored. They are fairly powerful naval support units as their attack can kill units and destroy buildings near the shore as well. Overall they are mediocre naval units, difficult to counter with arrow and siege ships, but very weak against ramming ships. They are also quite expensive and take up a large amount of population space, limiting the amount that can be created. Ranged heroes near the shore are the best way to take Men O' War out. A cost effective way to counter them, if encountered far from land, is to use regular ships with Heroic Fleet researched.

Changelog

The Titans

• The Man O' War costs 25 favor.

Tale of the Dragon

• With patch 2.7, the Man O' War costs 15 favor.

Mythology

Scientific name -- Phsyalia mantalos

Size -- Tentacles up to 100' long!

Diet -- Omnivore, mostly fish

This monstrous siphonophore was actually a collection of creatures that cooperated to move and feed and fight. The 100 foot long tentacles produced a toxin that is almost as potent as cobra venom which the organism used to stun prey. For defense the creature could generate and direct an electric bolt, like a stroke of lightning. Physalia mantalos propelled itself by raising and lowering its crest to catch wind like a sail.

Trivia

• In real life, the Portuguese Man o' War is a jellyfish-like colony of the order Siphonophorae. It can't shoot bolts of lightning, though it is highly venomous and resides in tropical waters, often venturing into coastal areas.
  • The electric abilities of the myth unit might be a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants, where jellyfish create electricity instead of venom.

Gallery

Man O' War Art

Man O' War in game

Man O' War closer look.

Man O' War in marsh water.

Player 2 Man O' War.

Man O War attacking