Mummy

This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Mummy (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

Mummy
Unit information
Unit type	Myth unit
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Civilization	Egyptian
Age	Mythic Age
God	Osiris
Trained at	Temple
Training time	17 seconds
Cost
Gold	200
Favor	25
Population	5
Statistics
Hit points	350
Speed	4 feet/second
Line of Sight	18 feet
Range	12 feet
Attack
Hack	-
Pierce	12
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	35%
Pierce	50%
Crush	80%

The Mummy is an undead Egyptian ranged myth unit in Age of Mythology. It is available to worshipers of Osiris.

Special Attack

A Mummy converting an enemy Hoplite into a Minion.

Convert: kills the target human or non-flying myth unit (but not Titans), replacing it with a Minion under the player's control. Recharge time: 20 seconds.

Attack bonuses

• Myth Units ×3
• Heroes ×0.5

Upgrade

• Atef Crown (Osiris) increases hit points by 20% and doubles lifespan of Minions.

Strategy

The Mummy may at first glance seem weak - it has a mere 12 pierce attack and is rather fragile, expensive and takes up 5 population slots. However, its value comes from its truly mighty special attack - when spotting an enemy, a Mummy will exhale a black cloud of insects and death, killing the unit targeted. The dead unit automatically returns as an undead Minion under the player's control. Though this minion has a short lifespan, it will fight until its lifespan runs out or it is killed.

As with other instant-kill units, the Mummy is most effective when its special attack is micromanaged to slay the strongest and most expensive units on an enemy force. Due to their high population and favor cost, Mummies are hard to mass.

Curiously, despite the Minion being human, most non-humanoid units will still come back as the human Minion once slain by the Mummy.

Mythology

Scientific name -- Homo sapiens
Size -- 7'+ tall
Diet -- feeds on emotions, especially terror

Heroes prepared for the afterlife were turned into Mummies by embalming and special rites. Among their duties in the next life might be the defense of sacred sites if robbers or other evil doers disturbed their rest. Then the Mummies would arise and destroy their enemies.

Trivia

• If a Mummy attempts to convert the Carcinos into a Minion, the Minion will be killed instantly due to the crab causing area damage upon its death.
  • Converting a Scarab, Terracotta Warrior, or a Lampades upgraded with Asper Blood will damage a Minion but not kill it.
• Due to some inexplicable bug, Hippolyta can also be killed by Mummy's special attack in The Titans.

Gallery

Mummy in-game

Mummy attacking

Minions created by the Mummmy

Mummy concept art.

Mummy (left), as featured in one of the campaign scenarios in the original's campaign "Spotlight" section.

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