| “ | Infantry of Zeus. Deals divine damage, which ignores standard armor values. Benefits from infantry improvements. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Infantry of Zeus. Good against Egyptian and Norse human soldiers. Benefits from infantry improvements. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Myrmidon is a slow-moving Greek Mythic Age infantry unit in Age of Mythology. It is trained at the Fortress and is the unique unit for Zeus.
Further statistics[]
Strengths and weaknesses[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. |  Infantry,  Cavalry,  Buildings,  Heroes
|
| Weak vs. |  Ranged soldier,  Hypaspist,  Axeman,  Fanatic,  Samurai,  Cataphract
|
Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Medium Infantry
|
Medium Myrmidon | 150 food, 150 gold 20 seconds |
+10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
 Heavy Infantry
|
Heavy Myrmidon | 300 food, 300 gold 30 seconds |
+15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
|
 Champion Infantry
|
Champion Myrmidon | 500 food, 400 gold 40 seconds |
+20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
God bonuses[]
Zeus: 1.6× damage multiplier vs. buildings.
General technologies[]
- Levy Infantry and Conscript Infantry: -20% training time.
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
Myth technologies[]
- Aegis Shield (Athena): -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight.
- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Olympian Weapons (Hephaestus): +20% damage, +1× damage multiplier vs. myth units.
- Argive Patronage (Hera): Automatically spawned by each Fortress every 60 seconds in a parallel queue.
Relics[]
- Armor of Achilles: -5% hack vulnerability.
- Canopic Jar of Imsety: -25% training time.
- Feather of Bifang: +0.2 attack multiplier vs. buildings.
- Gaia's Book of Knowledge: +3.0 attack multiplier vs. Titans.
- Grass-Cutting Sword: +5% speed.
- Nine Cauldrons: -5% hack and pierce vulnerabilities.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
Strategy[]
Prior to Retold, Myrmidons have attack bonuses against all non-Greek human soldiers and are very dangerous in close quarters. Most infantry and cavalry units will not be able to stand against them. However, Myrmidons do not get a bonus against counter-infantry, so they are just as vulnerable to them as other infantrymen. Otherwise, players can counter them with stronger myth units or attack at a distance with archers. In The Titans, the population cost for Myrmidons is increased from 2 to 3, though they are still superior to Hoplites in almost every way. If Beast Slayer is researched, Myrmidons gain additional damage against myth units as well. Also, as human soldiers, they fight well against heroes. Against Greek opponents, they are of course rather ordinary.
In Retold, the Myrmidons have been drastically modified. Instead of their original bonus, their attacks now ignore standard armor values. While they remain vulnerable against counter-infantry and do not have bonus damage against any units, they are far more potent against units with heavy armor and can be massed more easily with Hera's Argive Patronage technology. Worshipping Athena, Dionysus, and lastly Hephaestus provides the most upgrades to the Myrmidons' combat potential, with Athena boosting pierce armor, Dionysus boosting hit points, and Hephaestus providing extra damage, especially against myth units.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Myrmidons have 110 hit points, 45% hack / 20% pierce armor, deal 10 hack damage per second, a movement speed of 4, and train in 14 seconds.
- They can be trained only at the Fortress.
- They have a damage multiplier of 1.5× vs. Egyptian, Norse, Chinese, and Atlantean human soldiers (except Axemen and Throwing Axemen).
The Titans[]
- With patch 1.0.1, Myrmidons can also be trained at the Military Academy.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- With patch 2.8, Myrmidons have 120 hit points and a movement speed of 4.3.
Retold[]
- Myrmidons have no hack attack and deal 9 divine damage with a Rate of Fire of 1.4, equating to 6.4 damage per second.
- Myrmidons have 40% hack / 20% pierce armor, no damage multipliers, and can no longer be trained at the Military Academy.
- With update 17.43876, Myrmidons have 130 hit points.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333, Myrmidons train in 10 seconds.
- With update 18.27100, Myrmidons have 140 hit points and 10 divine attack.
- With update 18.33318, Myrmidons have 150 hit points.
- With update 18.40371, Myrmidons train in 6.5 seconds.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.49472, Myrmidons have 11 divine attack.
- With update 18.52475, they have 4.5 movement speed, 160 hit points, and 40% hack / 15% pierce armor.
History[]
| “ | Myrmidons deal divine damage, which ignores standard armor values. This makes them effective against anything they can reach in battle. When the island of Aegina was decimated by a plague, its king Aeacus prayed to Zeus for help repopulating his kingdom. Zeus transformed the island's ants into people, thus creating the Myrmidons. They later followed Achilles to the Trojan War and were notorious for pitilessly carrying out orders, no matter how cruel. Today the word has come to mean a subordinate who carries out orders without question. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | When the city of Aegnia was depopulated by a plague, Aeacus, its king, prayed to the gods that the ants infesting an oak tree be turned into people to repopulate his kingdom. Thus the ants became Myrmidons. They later followed Achilles to the Trojan War and were particularly noted for carrying out his orders pitilessly and without question, no matter how cruel. Today the word has come to mean a subordinate who carries out orders without question. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
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