Gore (Charged): Deals 50 hack damage (2× vs. myth units, 0.5× vs. heroes) in a 170° cone of area 3. Sends all enemy units in area (at or below weight class 6) flying away. Recharge time: 15 seconds.
Minotaurs are one of the most powerful Classical Age myth units in the game, with excellent attack, high hit points and reasonable speed. They can easily kill any human soldier, as well as almost all other Classical Age myth units. Their special attack helps with this, as it works as an instant kill against weaker units, such as archers, and helps the Minotaur to avoid being overwhelmed by larger numbers of melee units. Alternatively, the special attack can be used to stun and repel similar-sized myth units for a few seconds, especially in later ages.
Minotaurs have 4.5 speed, 16 Line of Sight, and cost 150 gold, 14 favor and 3 population.
Minotaurs do 17 hack damage per hit. They have a Rate of Fire of 1.1, which equates to 15.5 hack damage per second. They also no longer deal any crush damage
Minotaurs have a new voice pack with spoken voice lines. The only sound retained from previous versions is the one used for the Gore ability.
Minotaurs gain +20% hit points and attack each in the Heroic and Mythic Ages. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
Minotaur's Gore works on all units (excluding heroes) up to weight class 6.
Scientific name: Homo taurus Size: about 9' tall Diet: humans, especially maidens
King Minos prayed to Poseidon to send him a snow-white bull as a sign he was fit to rule Crete. He promised to sacrifice the animal, but when it appeared, he kept it for his own. In retribution, Poseidon cause Minos' wife to fall in love with the bull. Their offspring was the Minotaur, a beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man. Minos had a huge labyrinth constructed under Crete where the Minotaur could be kept. Each year seven boys and seven girls were sent into the maze to be eaten by the beast. Eventually the Minotaur was slain by Theseus who unraveled a ball of twine as he moved into the labyrinth so he could find his way out.
The legend of the minotaur may have originated because of the importance of the bull in Minoan ritual. Minoan buildings were adorned with bull horns, their hourglass shields covered with bull hide. Early frescoes show Minoan youths leaping over the horns of bulls as a form of sport.