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This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Nemean Lion (Age of Empires: Mythologies). |
| “ | Myth unit whose roar causes damage to all enemies in the area. Good against human soldiers. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Myth unit. Roar causes damage to all enemies in the area. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Nemean Lion is a Greek Heroic Age myth unit available if worshipping Aphrodite. Its special ability is a damaging roar which harms enemies in an aura radius.
Ability[]
Roar (Charged): Unleashes a deafening roar that causes 10 hack damage (3× vs. myth units, 0.5× vs. heroes) in an area of 4. In Retold, it also stuns enemy units for 1 second and snares them by 50% for 3 seconds. Recharge time: 20 seconds.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
- Hades: +15% hit points
- Poseidon: +0.3/0.4 speed in the Heroic/Mythic Ages
Myth technologies[]
- Roar of Orthus: Upgrades Nemean Lions to Nemean Rexes, granting +100% Roar ability radius.*
Age bonuses[]
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage, +20% Roar ability stun and snare duration.
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% speed.
Relics[]
- Jade Hare: +5% movement speed.
- Nine-Tailed Fox Charm: +0.5 hit points per second regeneration.
- Pandora's Box: -15% favor cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Scales of a Catoblepas: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Tail of Cerberus: -25% ability recharge time.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Nemean Lions have 660 hit points, take 4 population slots and deal 20 hack / 10 crush damage per second, with a damage multiplier of 2× vs. myth units. Their special attack has a damage multiplier of 0.01× vs. heroes and 1× vs. myth units.
- Nemean Lions use voicelines similar to that of the Golden Lion when selected and ordered to move or attack.
- Nemean Lions gain no additional hit points or attack in the Mythic Age.
The Titans[]
- With patch 1.01, the special attack of Nemean Lions has a damage multiplier of 0.5× against heroes and 3× vs. myth units.
Retold[]
- Nemean Lions take 3 population slots, deal 22 hack / 11 crush damage at a Rate of Fire of 1.1 (damage per second unchanged), with a damage multiplier of 1× vs. myth units, and speak when selected and ordered to move or attack. Their special attack has a 1× damage multiplier against myth units and also stuns enemies for 1.5 seconds and snares them by 40% for 3 seconds.
- They have new hurt and death sounds, the former no longer being shared with the Sphinx.
- Nemean Lions gain +20% hit points and attack in the Mythic Age. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
- With update 17.27932, the Roar ability stuns enemies for 1 second and snares them by 50% for 3 seconds.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333, Nemean Lion regular and special attacks have a damage multiplier of 3× vs. myth units.
- With update 18.33318, Nemean Lions deal 22 hack / 14 crush damage.
- With update 18.40371, Nemean Lion's Roar ability gains +20% stun and snare duration in the Mythic Age.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.52475, its hit points were increased to 740.
Strategy[]
Nemean Lions are quite powerful in combat, with a large attack and high hit points. As such they can defeat human soldiers with ease, though like all myth units they are vulnerable to heroes. Also they have high pierce armor allowing them to shrug off archer fire, and since they inflict crush damage, they can also tackle buildings, if necessary. Their special attack, coupled with their durability and damage, means they need little micromanagement. However, their low hack armor can be problematic if they run into stronger myth units or heroes with high hack attack.
In-game dialogue[]
The Nemean Lion speaks Greek. Before Retold, the Nemean Lion used to make regular lion sounds instead of having dialogues lines.
- Select 1 Λέγε [lege] (leye) - Speak or collect (archaic)
- Select 2 Ἕτοιμος/Ἑτοῖμος [hetoimos] (etimos) - Ready/willing
- Select 3 Πρόσταγμα? [prostagma] (prostaghma?) - Order/command?
- Move 1 Βούλομαι [boulomai] (vulome) - I will/I want
- Move 2 Ναί [nai] (ne) - Yes
- Move 3 Μάλιστα (malista) - Of course/absolutely (lit. most)
- Attack 1 Εἰς μάχην [eːs makhēn] (is makhin) - To battle
- Attack 2 Εἰσβολή! [eːsbolē] (isvoli!) - Invasion!
- Attack 3 Καλῶς [kalós] (kalos) - Good, well
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name -- Leo nemeae Size -- 6,000 lbs. Diet -- carnivore This large and ferocious lion lived on the plains of Nemea, terrorizing the region. Normal men could not kill it and ran in fear from its mighty roar, so Heracles was sent against it as the first of his twelve labors. When Heracles discovered that his arrows and other weapons could not penetrate the Nemean Lion's hide, the hero closed with it and used his incredible strength to strangle it. He then skinned the beast with its own claws and returned with its skin as the impenetrable cloak that he is usually depicted as wearing. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Scientific name -- Leo biaxomus Size -- 6000 lbs. Diet -- carnivore A large and ferocious lion that lived on the plains of Nemea, it terrorized the area and could not be killed by normal men, who ran in fear from its mighty roar. The first labor of Heracles was to kill the Nemean Lion. When Heracles discovered his arrows and other weapons had no effect on the beast, the hero closed with it and used his incredible strength to strangle it. He skinned the beast and returned with its skin as a cloak. Heracles was thereafter depicted wearing the cloak of the Nemean Lion. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Its in-game Latin scientific name in Retold translates to "Nemean lion", whereas that in the original game translates to "greatest lion".
Gallery[]
Many views of the Nemean Lion in Retold
Many views of the Nemean Rex in Retold
Nemean Lion in-game
Roar special attack
Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion, a painting by Pieter Paul Rubens
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