| “ | Devastating sorcerer hero capable of powerful magic. Strong against buildings and myth units. Can heal allies. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Onmyōji (陰陽師) is a ranged hero in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear, available to the Japanese at the Castle in the Mythic Age. He throws balls of magical blue fire which deal crush and divine damage, effective against buildings and myth units, although he does not outrange defensive buildings. He can also heal friendly units.
Special ability[]
Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.- Heal (Active, automatic): Heal an injured allied unit.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -15% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Ballistics: Fires more accurately at moving enemy targets.
Myth technologies[]
- Golden Kite (Hachiman): +15% attack, +0.75× damage multiplier vs. myth units.
- Eight Banners (Hachiman): -30% training time, +1.5 hit point per second regeneration.
- Divine Prefecture (Ōkuninushi): -37.5% training time.
- Onmyōdō (Watatsumi): +20% attack.
Age bonuses[]
- Note: The attributes in the infobox include these effects.
- Classical Age: +10% hit points, +10% damage.
- Heroic Age: +15% hit points, +15% damage.
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
Relics[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- Fur of Boyi: +0.25 hit points per second regeneration.
- Hermes' Winged Sandals: +5% movement speed.
- Kui Drum: +0.25% attack per 1% hit point missing.
- Ogre-Bitten Helm: +10% hit points.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Khopesh of Horus: +1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword: Heal by 10% of damage dealt to units.
Tactics[]
Onmyōji differ from other Mythic Age siege units in that they serve as both anti-building and anti-myth unit specialists that can also provide healing to allies, making them fantastic support units. However, at 250 gold and 5 favor and 120 base hit points, the Onmyōji is very expensive and quite fragile, so he does not perform well against human soldiers or stationary defenses thanks to his relatively low pierce armor compared to units like the Helepolis. His damage output against myth units is also not nearly as high as the other Japanese heroes unless he can hit multiple myth units simultaneously with his splash damage or he is tasked to target Rock Giants, which have lower crush armor than other myth units. As a ranged hero, he can effectively take on flying units like the Qinglong and Nidhogg, especially if accompanied by other Onmyōji and Bushis.
Tsukuyomi players can get the most out of their Onmyōji by worshipping Hachiman in the Heroic Age to provide higher attack, especially against myth units, faster training time, and health regeneration; and then Watatsumi in the Mythic Age to further increase attack.
In-game dialogue[]
- Select 1 Nani ka na (何かな) - What [do you need]?
- Select 2 Nan da? (なんだ?) - What is it?
- Select 3 Junbi kanryou (準備 完了) - Preparation complete
- Select 4 Shiji o? (指示を) - Instructions?
- Move 1 Shōchi (承知) - Understood
- Move 2 Sonotōri (その通り) - That's right
- Move 3 Ugokou (動こう) - Get moving
- Move 4 Michibika reshi michi (導かれし道) - The Guided Way
- Attack 1 Yoshi! (よし!) - Okay!
- Attack 2 Shikigami yo! (式神よ!) - Come forth, Shikigami!
- Attack 3 Kekkai o yabure! (結界を破れ!) - Break the Barrier!
- Attack 4 Onmyō tenzu (陰陽転ず) - The forces of yin and yang (Onmyō) are turning
History[]
| “ | An Onmyōji is a practitioner of Onmyōdō, a form of magic associated with fortune-telling and divination. They were employed by the noble class to provide advice and guidance on matters such as battle plans, marriage prospects, political decisions, and more. Beyond their divination skills, Onmyōji were repositories of knowledge in areas such as Japanese folklore, astrological calendars, the philosophy of yin and yang, and the five elements. Onmyōji were highly valued in the various courts of the shoguns and held considerable influence during the feudal period. Perhaps the most famous Onmyōji was Abe-no-Seimei (921–1005 CE), who lived during the Heian period. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The shikigami (式神) mentioned in the Onmyōji's attack lines is a familiar spirit used by Onmyōji sorcerers as assistants.
Gallery[]
| Heroes obtainable in random maps in Age of Mythology | ||||
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| God |  Archaic Age
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 Classical Age
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 Heroic Age
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 Mythic Age
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 Greeks (1 each)
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| All |  Hippocrates*
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 Zeus
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 Jason
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 Heracles
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 Odysseus
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 Bellerophon
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 Hades
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 Ajax
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 Achilles
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 Chiron
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 Perseus
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 Poseidon
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 Theseus
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 Atalanta
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 Hippolyta
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 Polyphemus
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 Aphrodite
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 The Argo
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 Egyptians
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| All |  Pharaoh (1)
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 Priest
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 Osiris
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 Son of Osiris
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| Pharaoh (more)
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 Norse
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| All |  Hersir
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 Godi
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 Freyr
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 Gullinbursti (1)
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 Baldr
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  Hero of Ragnarok
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 Atlanteans
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| All |  Citizen (Hero) (50)
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 Murmillo (Hero)
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 Contarius (Hero)
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 Fanatic (Hero)
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 Katapeltes (Hero)
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 Arcus (Hero)
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 Oracle (Hero) (10)
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 Turma (Hero)
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 Cheiroballista (Hero)
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 Destroyer (Hero)
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 Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
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| All |  Pioneer
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 Sage (5)
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 Jiang Ziya (1)
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 Fuxi
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 Nezha (1)
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 Yang Jian (1)
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 Nüwa
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 Kuafu (Hero) (1)
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 Li Jing (1)
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 Shennong
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 Wen Zhong (1)
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 Japanese
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| All |  Miko
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 Bushi
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 Daimyo
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 Onmyōji
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 Onna-musha
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 Hachiman
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 Shogun
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 Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
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| All |  Monk
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 Fu Xi
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 Immortal (8)
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| Others | Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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| Regicide game mode | ||||
| All |  Regent (1)
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