Myth unit

“	Myth units are monsters and other beings sent by the gods to aid you in battle. Most are trained at the Temple, but naval myth units are trained at the Dock. They do not benefit from upgrades at the Armory, but instead have unique upgrates[sic] at the Temple or Dock and become more powerful in future ages. Myth units are often contrasted with human soldiers. Myth units are generally more powerful than human soldiers on a cost basis, but Heroes and other myth units can defeat them. All myth units cost Favor and most take up multiple population slots.	”
—In-game compendium section in Retold

Myth units are a variety of monsters, spirits, and other supernatural creatures in Age of Mythology that players can bring to their aid. As they are fictitious, they contribute greatly to making Age of Mythology distinct from the other games in the Age of Empires series. They are one of the main types of units, the others being human units, heroes, siege weapons, and ships.

Most myth units are only available by worshiping a particular minor god. They are trained at the Temple, or the Dock for naval myth units, and all (except Dryads) have a cost in favor as well as at least one of the other resources. Each of these myth units has a special attack or ability which improves their combat abilities, heals them or has some other powerful effect.

Other myth units may appear due to a major god's bonus or a god power. Each civilization can also create its own Titan, which is the strongest myth unit in the game and is almost unstoppable.

Myth units are very strong against human soldiers. Most of them can hold their own against groups of human soldiers and some have devastating abilities against them such as multiple attacks and performing instant kills. Many myth units are also strong against other myth units, doing bonus damage to them. Naturally, this bonus cancels itself out to some extent. All myth units are weak against heroes, doing reduced damage to them while taking extra damage. Heroes are also immune or highly resistant to the myth units' special attacks.

The following lists shows all myth units that are available to each of the five civilizations:

Airborne units

All airborne myth units which are created at the Temple are listed here. The second line for the same unit represents its upgraded form.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop						HP			Speed
Greeks	Pegasus	All	I	50f	2	6	2	-	-	-	-	-	100	50%	50%	5.0
Egyptians	Roc	Sobek	III	100g	5	14	2	-	-	-	-	-	700	0%	25%	5.3
	Phoenix	Thoth	IV	200g	25	6	4	50	50	-	4	2.7	500	15%	55%	4.5
Norse	Raven	Odin	I	-	-	180 (respawn)	0	-	-	-	-	-	30	20%	60%	4.0
Atlanteans	Caladria	Oceanus	II	100w, 25g	12	9	2	-	-	-	18 (heal)	-	80	5%	45%	5.0
	Stymphalian Bird	Theia	III	200w, 50g	25	10	3	-	-	14(x3)	15	1.8	400	15%	45%	3.8
Chinese (IP)	Qinglong	Gonggong	IV	325w	26	15	4	-	-	80	12	2.4	600	35%	55%	4.3
	Zhuque	Zhurong	IV	100w, 200g	30	24	4	20*	-	-	5	4	650	30%	30%	4.0
													813
Chinese (TotD)	Vermilion Bird	Chongli	IV	300g	30	20	5	15	15	-	2-6	[What?]	600	25%	50%	4.0

* See the page for a full breakdown of the Zhuque's attack.

Naval units

All purely naval units are created at the Dock. In Retold, all naval myth units are available at their appropriate age regardless of which god is chosen, with the exception of the Hippocampus and Servant. The Xuanwu is an amphibious unit, but is also trained only at the Dock.

In the Extended Edition, the War Salamander and the Azure Dragon are amphibious units. As such, the former is created at the Dock as well as the Temple, whereas the latter is created only at the Temple. The second line for the same unit represents its upgraded form.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop							HP			Speed
Greeks	Hippocampus	Poseidon	I	-	-	60 (respawn)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	70	10%	70%	6.6
	Scylla	All	III	200g	20	15	4	30	15	-	-	-	1.5	800	40%	70%	5.3
	Carcinos	All	IV	200w	15	9	3	35	20	-	-	-	1.2	900	70%	60%	5
Egyptians	Leviathan	All	III	200g	15	10	3	38	-	-	-	-	1.5	1,020	40%	60%	4.2
	War Turtle	All	IV	225f	15	9	4	60	40	-	-	2	1.7	1,320	40%	70%	5.3
Norse	Kraken	All	III	300f	20	10	4	54	18	-	-	1	3.6	800	50%	70%	6.0
														1,120
	Jormun Elver	All	IV	200f	15	5	4	-	-	60	-	16	1.5	1,200	45%	60%	6.0
Atlanteans	Servant	Oceanus	II	125f	12	15	2	8	4	-	-	12 (heal)	1	300	25%	30%	5.5
	Nereid	All	III	200g	15	12	2	25	-	-	-	1	1.5	400	30%	50%	5.0
																	6.5
	Man O' War	All	IV	250f	15	10	4	-	-	-	35	10	3	900	50%	70%	6.0
Chinese (IP)	Chiwen	All	III	150w, 150g	20	15	3	35	15	-	-	-	1.5	300	40%	60%	5.2
	Xuanwu	All	IV	170f, 170w	15	11	4	30	20	-	-	-	1.7	1,200	50%	70%	6
Chinese (TotD)	War Salamander	He Bo	III	200f	15	17	4	20	10	-	-	-	[What?]	600	45%	45%	3.5
	Dragon Turtle	Ao Kuang	IV	290f	18	9	5	30	25	-	-	2	[What?]	820	50%	60%	5.5
	Azure Dragon		IV	300g	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	-	[What?]	800	60%	60%	5.3

Land units

Titans are not in this table. The second line for the same unit represents its upgraded form.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop							HP			Speed
Greeks	Centaur	Hermes	II	180w	14	22	3	-	-	18	-	12	1.5	250	30%	35%	5.5
												15		338
	Minotaur	Athena	II	180g	15	20	3	17	-	-	-	-	1.1	320	60%	50%	4.5
														416			5.4
	Cyclops	Ares	II	150f	18	20	3	16	24	-	-	-	1.4	600	40%	55%	3.5
	Hydra	Dionysus	III	250f	28	20	4	30	15	-	-	-	1.5	800	60%	50%	4.0
	Hydra heads							+30/h	+15/h
	Manticore	Apollo	III	250w	25	17	4	-	-	11(×3)	-	16	1	420	30%	60%	4.6
	Nemean Lion	Aphrodite	III	250g	22	20	3	22	11	-	-	-	1.1	660	30%	60%	4.8
	Medusa	Hera	IV	250f	24	20	4	-	5	35	-	16	1.7	500	60%	70%	4.3
												21
	Colossus	Hephaestus	IV	350g	30	24	4	26	80	-	-	0.5	1.3	1,200	50%	75%	3.0
														1,500
														1,800	60%
	Chimera	Artemis	IV	350f	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	-	1	700	60%	60%	5.3
								28
Egyptians	Sphinx	Bast	II	120g	18	17	3	15	7	-	-	-	1.3	300	45%	60%	5.3
								18	10.5					360
								21	14			6.1
	Wadjet	Ptah	II	150w	15	17	2	-	-	12	-	18	1.5	260	25%	25%	3.8
	Anubite	Anubis	II	100f	15	9	2	11	-	-	-	-	0.8	200	60%	55%	5.0
								13.2						280
	Petsuchos	Sobek	III	200g	15	20	3	-	-	10	-	20	2	480	40%	45%	3.6
												26
	Scarab	Sekhmet	III	300f	18	20	4	15	75	-	-	1	1.5	900	5%	75%	3.2
	Scorpion Man	Nephthys	III	200w	24	20	3	30	-	-	-	1	1.2	500	50%	40%	5.0
	Mummy	Osiris	IV	275w	25	17	4	-	-	30	-	12	1.7	450	35%	50%	4.0
										42				540
	Avenger	Horus	IV	250f	25	24	3	28	-	-	-	-	1	600	60%	40%	5.5
Norse	Valkyrie	Freyja	II	200f	18	17	3	14	-	-	-	10 (heal)	1.2	375	60%	55%	6.0
								21
	Troll	Forseti	II	160w	15	15	2	-	-	18	-	14	1.5	250	50%	50%	3.5
	Einheri	Heimdall	II	175g	15	17	2	15	10	-	-	-	1	275	70%	60%	3.2
								18.8	12.5					303
	Draugr	Ullr	II	225w	14	14	2	-	-	5	-	14	1	320	25%	30%	3.8
										6		19
	Frost Giant	Skadi/Hel	III/IV	200g	22	20	4	36	24	-	-	-	2	600	55%	70%	3.8
								43.2	28.8					798
	Battle Boar	Bragi	III	250g	27	20	3	20	20	-	-	-	1	650	60%	60%	5.0
	Mountain Giant	Njord/Hel	III/IV	250f	25	17	4	26	32	-	-	1	1.3	1,200	50%	40%	3.2
								32.5	40					1,440			4
														1,728
	Rock Giant	Aegir	III	260w	24	14	4	50	30	-	-	-	3.5	900	65%	75%	3.2
								60	36					1,260
	Fire Giant	Baldr/Hel	IV	300g	28	24	4	45	15	-	-	14	3	600	60%	70%	3.2
														840
	Fenris Wolf Brood	Tyr	IV	175f	15	14	2	40	-	-	-	1	1.5	550	40%	55%	5.5
	Fafnir	Vidar	IV	300g	35	12	5	10	5	-	-	4	3	1,400	65%	70%	4.8
Atlanteans	Promethean	Prometheus	II	90f	9	18	2	12	4	-	-	-	1.1	175	55%	25%	4.0
														210
	Automaton	Leto	II	90g	6	10	2	11	-	-	-	0.5 (heal)	1	230	30%	55%	4.2
														299
	Behemoth	Rheia	III	250f	20	20	4	20	90	-	-	2.5	1.5	700	30%	75%	3.0
	Satyr	Hyperion	III	250w	20	15	3	-	-	20	-	18	1	400	50%	50%	3.75
	Centimanus	Helios	IV	300g	25	24	4	55	60	-	-	-	1.5	850	60%	60%	3.3
								82.5	90
	Argus	Atlas	IV	250g	25	20	4	40	-	-	-	0.5	1.5	760	60%	70%	4.1
	Lampades	Hekate	IV	250g	25	20	4	-	-	24	20	14	2	350	40%	50%	4.3
Chinese (IP)	Qilin	Xuannü	II	210f	17	16	3	15	5	-	-	10 (heal)	1.2	290	35%	60%	5.3
	Yazi	Chiyou	II	125w	16	18	2	16	-	-	-	-	1.2	260	35%	65%	6
														299
														338
	Qiongqi	Houtu	II	200g	15	18	3	22	-	-	-	-	1	400	45%	55%	5
	Taowu	Goumang	III	275f	28	20	4	20	70	-	-	-	2	780	50%	75%	3.2
	Taotie	Nüba	III	280g	22	20	3	25	10	-	-	-	1.2	650	55%	50%	4.8
	Baihu	Rushou	III	120f, 150w	23	20	3	30	10	-	-	-	1	650	50%	50%	5.2
	Pixiu	Rushou	III	150f, 50w	5	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	180	45%	45%	3.8
	Hundun	Huangdi	IV	220f	30	20	3	40	40	-	-	-	1.33	1,200	45%	65%	3.5
Chinese (TotD)	Monkey King	Sun Wukong	II	100f	15	9	3	13	-	-	-	-	[What?]	200	60%	50%	5.3
	Qilin	Chang'e	II	200f	14	17	4	12	-	-	-	-	[What?]	375	60%	55%	5.5
	Terracotta Warrior	Huang Di	II	120w	10	16	2	11	-	-	-	-	[What?]	200	40%	40%	4.3
	Jiangshi	Zhong Kui	III	250w	25	20	4	25	-	-	-	-	[What?]	500	50%	40%	5.0
	Pixiu	Dabo Gong	III	250g	22	20	4	20	10	-	-	-	[What?]	660	30%	60%	4.8
	War Salamander	He Bo	III	200f	15	17	4	20	10	-	-	-	[What?]	600	45%	45%	3.5
	White Tiger	Xi Wangmu	IV	300f	27	20	4	30	-	-	-	-	[What?]	800	60%	60%	5.3
	Azure Dragon	Ao Kuang	IV	300g	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	-	[What?]	800	60%	60%	5.3

Other

The following myth units cannot be trained at Temples or Docks. They are created through god powers, major god bonuses, and special abilities.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Source	Cost		TT	Pop							HP			Speed
Greeks	Shade of Hades	Hades	I	20% on human unit death	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	2	100	20%	20%	4
Egyptians	Minion	Nephthys/Osiris	III/IV	Ancestors/ Mummy	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	0.5	0.9	140	35%	40%	4.75
	Lost Ship	Nephthys	III	Ancestors	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	12	1.5	200	25%	15%	6
	Phoenix Egg	Thoth	IV	Phoenix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	400	10%	80%	-
Norse	Walking Woods	Njord	III	Walking Woods	-	-	-	-	16	30	-	-	0.5	2	240	30%	60%	3.5
	Fimbulwinter Wolf	Tyr	IV	Fimbulwinter	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	-	-	1.5	180	20%	40%	6.0
	Nidhogg	Hel	IV	Nidhogg	-	-	-	-	40	40	-	-	4	2	2,500	50%	50%	4.0
Atlanteans	Carnivora	Oceanus	II	Carnivora	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	3	1	600	35%	20%	-
	Water Carnivora				-	-	-	-	30	-	-	-	3	1	550	35%	30%	-
	Promethean Offspring	Prometheus	II	Promethean	-	-	-	1	6	2	-	-	0.5	1.1	80	15%	35%	5.5
	Spider egg	Leto	II	Spider Lair	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	20	5%	5%	-
	Dryad	Theia	III	Hesperides Tree	200w	-	22	-	22	-	-	-	-	1.5	275	40%	50%	4.5
	Tartarian Spawn	Hekate	IV	Tartarian Gate	-	-	-	-	20	25	-	-	0.5	1	350	40%	40%	3.75
Chinese (IP)	Fei	Rushou	III	Fei Beasts	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	1	75	20%	25%	5.0
	Yinglong	Huangdi	IV	Yinglong's Wrath	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	2	2,000	55%	55%	4.5
Chinese (TotD)	Earth Dragon	Xi Wangmu	IV	Earth Dragon	-	-	-	-	30	30	-	-	7	[What?]	2,500	50%	70%	-

Relic units

The following myth units are spawned by garrisoning a Relic, and are therefore available to players from all pantheons. They do not cost population space.

• Bridle of Pegasus: Pegasus (respawning; stats identical to the regular Pegasus)
• Tail of Fei: Fei (different stats and abilities to the Fei from Fei Beasts)

Myth units by civilization

All - Titan in the Mythic Age, created through Titan Gate.

Greeks

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land			Air	Water
				Pegasus	Hippocampus
	Centaur	Minotaur	Cyclops
	Hydra	Manticore	Nemean Lion		Scylla
	Medusa	Colossus	Chimera		Carcinos

Spawned by major god bonus

• Shade of Hades

Egyptians

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land			Air	Water
	Sphinx	Wadjet	Anubite
	Petsuchos	Scorpion Man	Scarab	Roc	Leviathan
	Mummy	Avenger		Phoenix	War Turtle

Created by other myth unit

• Minion
• Phoenix Egg

Spawned by god power

• Lost Ship
• Minion

Norse

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land				Air	Water
					Raven
	Valkyrie	Troll	Einheri	Draugr
	Frost Giant	Battle Boar	Mountain Giant	Rock Giant		Kraken
	Fire Giant	Fenris Wolf Brood	Fafnir			Jormun Elver

Spawned by god power

• Walking Woods
• Fimbulwinter Wolf
• Nidhogg

Atlanteans

Trained at the Temple / Dock / Hesperides Tree

Age	Land			Air	Water
	Promethean	Automaton		Caladria	Servant
	Satyr	Behemoth	Dryad	Stymphalian Bird	Nereid
	Centimanus	Argus	Lampades		Man O' War

Created by other myth unit

• Promethean Offspring

Spawned by god power

• Spider egg
• Carnivora / Water Carnivora
• Tartarian Spawn

Chinese (Immortal Pillars)

Trained at the Temple / Dock / Market

Age	Land			Air		Water
	Qilin	Yazi	Qiongqi
	Taowu	Taotie	Baihu Pixiu			Chiwen
	Hundun			Qinglong	Zhuque	Xuanwu

Spawned by god power

• Fei
• Yinglong

Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land			Air	Water
	Terracotta Warrior	Monkey King	Qilin
	Pixiu	Jiangshi	War Salamander		War Salamander
	Azure Dragon	White Tiger		Vermilion Bird	Dragon Turtle Azure Dragon

Spawned by god power

• Earth Dragon

Further statistics

God bonuses

• Zeus: -1 population cost. (since Retold)
• Hades: +15% hit points. (since Retold) 20% chance for human soldiers to return from the dead as Shades.
• Poseidon: +0.4 speed. (since Retold)
• Loki: Units can summon myth units while in combat.
• Kronos: Receive 2 free myth units instead of 1 when advancing to the next Age. Myth units return 20% of their resource cost when lost.
• Oranos: +4 Line of Sight. (since Retold)
• Shennong: Regenerate 1.5/3/4.5/6 hit points per second when on Favored Land in the Archaic/Classical/Heroic/Mythic Ages, respectively. Gift of Beasts: Shennong summons myth units from the next Age at the player's Temple as favor is earned.

Technologies

• Monstrous Rage (Hera): -25% Rate of Fire, +15% speed.*
• Thurisaz Rune (Bragi): +10% movement speed and +0.25 hit points per second regeneration. Does not affect Titans or Nidhogg.
• Rampage (Hel): -95% training time.
• Mythic Rejuvenation (Hekate): Regenerates 2 hit points per second.
• Celerity (Hekate): -25% Rate of Fire, +10% speed.*
• Peach of Immortality (Shennong): +15% hit points.
• Rock Solid (Nüba): ​-10% hack / ​-10% pierce vulnerabilities, can gain additional armor by up to 60% while standing still. Does not affect Titans.
• Flaming Blood (Zhurong): Deal additional damage to nearby enemy units.

Age bonuses

• Heroic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
• Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
• Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% speed.

Relics

• Bow of Artemis: -10% wood and gold cost. (ranged myth units only)
• Pandora's Box: -15% favor cost.
• Scales of a Catoblepas: ​-15% pierce vulnerability.
• Shen of Nekhbet: 2× attack. (naval myth units only)
• The Scarab Pendant: +20% attack bonus multiplier vs. buildings. (siege myth units only)
• Tail of Cerberus: -25% ability recharge time.
• Tail of Fei: Summons 1 Fei at the Temple, which respawns every 120 seconds.
• Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
• Jade Hare: +5% movement speed.

Trivia

• The Golden Lion, Relic Monkey, Dwarf, Gullinbursti, Kuafu, Clay Peasant, Terracotta Rider, and Mechanical Ox are not considered myth units by the game despite being mythical in nature.
• In the original game, Animals of Set were somewhat similar to myth units, as heroes had an attack bonus against them (though smaller). The animals themselves did not have a damage penalty against heroes nor a bonus against other myth units. Not being human soldiers either, they also are not affected by some special attacks from myth units and even some god powers, and are not affected by any Relics which only affect myth units. In Retold, they take no bonus damage from heroes.
• Shade of Hades was not considered a myth unit in the original game, and uniquely had no classification whatsoever. This was fixed in Retold. This is similar to the Lost Ship, which was classified as an arrow ship before Retold.
• Originally, myth units were called monsters, according to pre-release content.
• Einherjar, Mummies, Minions, Jiangshi, Shades, and Draugar are the only myth units that are human in origin. All of them except the Jiangshi have their scientific name listed as Homo sapiens in the in-game encyclopedia.

Gallery

All myth units in Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Some myth units change appearance when upgraded. This picture shows a regular Kraken fighting a Trench Kraken.

An Avenger utilizing his spin attack against a group of Hoplites

A Mummy turning an enemy Hoplite into a Minion

	Myth units in Age of Mythology
Greeks Archaic Age Pegasus · Hippocampus · Shade of Hades Classical Age Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops Heroic Age Nemean Lion · Hydra · Scylla · Manticore Mythic Age Colossus · Medusa · Carcinos · Chimera Egyptians Classical Age Anubite · Sphinx · Wadjet Heroic Age Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Leviathan · Scorpion Man · Minion · Lost Ship Mythic Age Phoenix ( Phoenix Egg) · War Turtle · Avenger · Mummy Norse Archaic Age Raven Classical Age Troll · Valkyrie · Einheri · Draugr Heroic Age Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Woods · Frost Giant · Battle Boar · Rock Giant Mythic Age Jormun Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Nidhogg · Fafnir Atlanteans Classical Age Automaton · Spider egg · Promethean ( Promethean Offspring) · Caladria · Servant · Carnivora Heroic Age Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth Mythic Age Centimanus · Man O' War · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn Chinese (Immortal Pillars) Classical Age Qilin · Yazi · Qiongqi Heroic Age Baihu · Taowu · Taotie · Pixiu · Fei · Chiwen Mythic Age Hundun · Zhuque · Qinglong · Xuanwu · Yinglong Removed in Retold Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) Classical Age Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior Heroic Age War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu Mythic Age Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon Other Common Titan Campaign Ao Kuang · Gaia · Kronos · Prometheus · Theris* · Chiyou Cheat Bella · Walking Berry Bush Scenario Editor-exclusive Harpy · Santa · Vulture Cut Apep · Golem · Griffon · Trollkarien Hidden William Walrus