Oracle (unit)

This article is about the unit. For the technology, see Oracle (technology).

Oracle
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: The Titans
Type	Scout unit
Civilization	Atlanteans
Age	Archaic Age
Creation
Trained at	Temple
Food	40
Gold	60
Population	1
Train limit	10
Training time	11 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	90
Speed	3.5
Line of Sight	3 (moving) 25 (standing, max)
Hack armor	15%
Pierce armor	45%
Crush armor	99%
Unit evolution
Upgraded to	Oracle (Hero)
Upgrade cost	40 food, 60 gold, 1 favor

“	Scout whose line of sight grows when immobile. Cannot attack. Generates Favor.	”
—In-game description in Retold

The Oracle is the Atlantean designated scout unit in Age of Mythology: The Titans. It is available from the Archaic Age at the Temple.

The player starts with one, and while not trainable at the Town Center, two more Oracles spawn from it at the 10 and 20 second marks of the game.

Oracles do not appear as idle military or idle economic units, as even when they are idle, they generate favor. Oracles are immune to Traitor in Retold.

Special ability

• Auto Scout (Toggled): Enables the unit to automatically explore the map. (Autocast disabled by default)
• Passively generates a trickle of favor based on its Line of Sight (formula below).

Further statistics

God bonuses

• Oranos: +4 maximum Line of Sight

General

• Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability

Myth technologies

• Channels (Gaia): Oracle and Oracle Hero +15% movement speed on Lush (since Retold)
• Heart of the Titans (Prometheus): -75% time to transform into a hero
• Perception (Leto): +10% Line of Sight
• Prophetic Sight (Theia): Oracles generate +10% favor, and can reveal what other players' buildings in their Line of Sight are training or researching.
• Sons of the Sun (Hyperion): All Oracles are upgraded to Heroes for free, and further Oracles trained at the Temple are also in their hero forms.
• Focus (Kronos): +20% movement speed, -1 second to reach maximum Line of Sight (before Retold; removed in Retold)
• Lemurian Descendants (Theia): +9 Line of Sight. (before Retold; removed in Retold)

Relic bonuses

• Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
• Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
• Harter's Folly: +4 Line of Sight. (Before Retold)

Tactics

While moving, the Oracle's Line of Sight is tiny, barely showing where he's walking. After he has been standing still for a while, the Line of Sight grows out to its maximum range, equal to that of a tower. The Oracle's Line of Sight increases at 0.46 meters per second while he is idle.

Oracles are not as practical as other scouts as they require to stand still for a noticeable period of time to get more knowledge of their surroundings. Using the Auto Scout feature will have Oracles periodically stop until their Line of Sight increases before moving again. This leaves them vulnerable to attacks which will interrupt the increase of their Line of Sight, as even a slight movement resets the Line of Sight. Their minimal base Line of Sight also can cause them to walk within range of threats such as enemy towers and Town Centers. It is advised to use the initial three free Oracles to scout the area surrounding their base to find resources and settlements. Afterwards, Oracles can be used in suicide missions to find enemy towns. If an Oracle is killed, rather than replacing him with another Oracle, it is recommended to use a Turma to continue scouting, as they have superior speed and decent Line of Sight.

Retold tweaks Oracles significantly. Their Line of Sight no longer reverts instantly to the minimum as they move, instead decaying gradually at roughly the same rate as it grows when they stand still. Additionally, they now serve as their civilizations' favor-generation mechanic, based on how far they see without their Line of Sight overlapping with that of another Oracle. This keeps them relevant throughout the entire game, stationed strategically throughout the player's domain.

Oracle Hero

Oracle (Hero)
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: The Titans
Type	Scout unit Hero
Civilization	Atlanteans
Age	Archaic Age
Creation
Food	40
Gold	60
Favor	1
Population	1
Train limit	10
Statistics
Hit points	105
Speed	4.2
Line of Sight	3 (moving) 30 (standing, max)
Hack armor	20%
Pierce armor	50%
Crush armor	99%
Attack
Hack	: 0.9 : 9
Multipliers	Myth unit: 6× Animal of Set: 1×
Reload time	1.5
Range	0.5
Unit evolution
Upgraded from	Oracle

“	Scout hero whose line of sight grows when immobile. Generates Favor faster than normal Oracles.	”
—In-game description

Like all Atlantean human units, Oracles can be converted to Oracle Heroes at any time, for a resource cost. Oracle Heroes do not appear as idle military or idle heroes, which is a characteristic common to semi-heroes, as even when they are idle, they generate favor. Unlike regular Oracles, Oracle Heroes are capable of combat, although they do not actively target visible enemies.

Special ability

• Auto Scout: Enables the unit to automatically explore the map.
• Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.

God bonuses

• Oranos: +4 maximum Line of Sight

General

• Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack
• Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -15% hack vulnerability
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -15% pierce vulnerability

Myth technologies

In addition to the myth technologies affecting regular Oracles, Oracle Heroes are also affected by:

• Heroic Renewal (Hyperion): Regenerate +1.5 hit points per second and gain +10% hit points
• Focus (Kronos): +20% movement speed, -1 second to reach maximum Line of Sight, +20% attack, and +15% hit points (before Retold; removed in Retold)

Relic bonuses

• Fur of Boyi: Regenerate 0.25 hit points per second.
• Hermes' Winged Sandals: +5% movement speed.
• Kui Drum: +0.25% attack per 1% hit point missing.
• 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: Regenerate 10% of damage dealt to units.
• Harter's Folly: +4 Line of Sight. (before Retold)

Tactics

Turning the Oracle into a hero makes his Line of Sight increase faster (0.92 meters per second) and doubles the distance. He also gains a small, almost useless hack damage attack. He will still lose to combat units and will still lose to most myth units as well, though he will be able to inflict some damage before dying. However upgrading to Hero has several other benefits. It doubles their maximum Line of Sight, and they can pick up any Relics they find.

Favor generation

The favor generated by a single Oracle in Retold is as per the following formula.

$Favor=F_{CM}\times \left(W_{R}+M_{M}\times \left({\frac {B_{LoS}}{M_{B}}}\right)^{2}\right)$

where,

• $F_{CM}$ = FullCapacityMultiplier, applied when current bonus Line of Sight exceeds the base maximum (e.g. Perception). Default multiplier value is 1.0, but is increased by technologies (+0.1 with Perception, +0.1 with Prophetic Sight). Default base maximum is 25 for the Oracle and 30 for the Oracle (Hero).
• $W_{R}$ = WorkRate, a constant trickle of favor irrespective of LoS. Default value is 0.01 favor/sec (+10% with Prophetic Sight).
• $M_M$ = ModifyMultiplier, a multiplier for the LoS-dependant term. Default value is 0.75 for the Oracle, and 0.8 for the Oracle (Hero).
• $M_B$ = ModifyBase, a multiplicative reduction for the current LoS. Default value is 100.
• $B_{LoS}$ = Current bonus Line of Sight. Starts at 0, maximum is 25 for the Oracle, 30 for the Oracle (Hero). (+10% max with Perception, +4 max with Oranos, NOT affected by +6 with the Pelt of Argus).

Favor generation comparison

Civilization	Resource generator	God	Pre-requisite	Rate/min
Egyptians	Monument to Villagers	All		4.5
	Monument to Soldiers			6.0
	Monument to Priests			7.5
	Monument to Pharaohs			9.0
	Monument to Gods			12.0
	Monument to Villagers	Anubis	Necropolis	5.625
	Monument to Soldiers			7.5
	Monument to Priests			9.375
	Monument to Pharaohs			11.25
	Monument to Gods			15.0
Norse	Godi	All		0.6
	Hersir			0.6
		Thor	Hammer of Thunder	0.9
Atlanteans	Oracle	All		0.6 – 3.41 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.6 – 4.92 (since Retold)
	Oracle	Oranos		0.6 – 4.38 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.6 – 6.15 (since Retold)
	Oracle	Theia	Prophetic Sight	0.66 – 3.82 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.66 – 5.48 (since Retold)
	Oracle	Leto	Perception	0.6 – 4.40 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.6 – 6.41 (since Retold)
	Oracle	Theia with Oranos	Prophetic Sight	0.66 – 4.89 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.66 – 6.83 (since Retold)
	Oracle	Leto, Theia with Gaia	Perception, Prophetic Sight	0.66 – 4.88 (since Retold)
	Oracle (Hero)			0.66 – 7.06 (since Retold)
	Town Center	All		6.3 (before Retold)
		Rheia	Horns of Consecration (before update 18.7603)	3
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)	Garden	All		3
		Nü Wa		3.6
		Dabo Gong	House Altars	3.6
		Dabo Gong with Nü Wa	House Altars	4.2
	N/A	He Bo	Sacrifices	6
Relic	N/A	N/A	Ankh of Ra	3
	Town Center Village Center		Rheia's Crown	0.6

Changelog

The Titans

• Oracles cost 25 food, 35 gold, have 5% pierce armor, 2 Line of Sight when moving, 30 maximum Line of Sight when standing still, and train in 9 seconds.
• Upgrading an Oracle to a hero costs 40 food, 65 gold, 2 favor and 2 population.
• Oracle Heroes have 100 hit points, 6 attack from the Classical Age, 15% hack armor, 10% pierce armor, a 3.5× multiplier vs. myth units, a 5× multiplier vs. Animals of Set, 4.0 speed, and 2 Line of Sight when moving.

Extended Edition

• Upgrading an Oracle to a hero costs 30 food, 45 gold, 2 favor.

Retold

• Oracles cost 40 food, 60 gold, have 45% pierce armor, 3 Line of Sight when moving, 25 maximum Line of Sight when standing still, train in 9 seconds, and have a train limit of 10.
• Selecting one Oracle highlights the Line of Sight of all of the player's Oracles as visible circles on the map, allowing the player to easily reposition them to avoid overlap.
• Upgrading an Oracle to a hero costs 40 food, 60 gold, 1 favor and 1 population.
• Oracle Heroes have 105 hit points, 0.9 attack in the Archaic Age, 9 attack from the Classical Age, 20% hack armor, 50% pierce armor, a 5× multiplier vs. myth units, no multiplier vs. Animals of Set, 4.2 speed, 3 Line of Sight when moving, and a build limit of 10 (shared with Oracles).
• With update 17.30764, Oracle Hero multiplier against myth units was increased to 6×.

Immortal Pillars

• Since update 18.12962, only the selected Oracle(s)'s Line of Sight is highlighted, and not others.
• Since update 18.21333, when an Oracle is selected, the Line of Sight of all Oracles is once again highlighted.

In-game dialogue

• Select 1 Youshi? - Yes
• Select 2 Herjos? - What?
• Select 3 Bureg! - Ready!
• Select 4 Shkopos? - Order?/Command?
• Move 1 Osto
• Move 2 Youshi - Yes
• Move 3 Mak
• Move 4 Eshlōst
• Attack 1 Tellis markay!
• Attack 2 Youshi! - Yes
• Attack 3 Eporo fros!

Mythology

• Retold
• Original

“	Ancient Atlanteans relied heavily on the priestly class for leadership and guidance. Oracles were priests who used a form of deep meditation to see beyond what normal sight would allow. Oracles were scouts and lookouts for Atlantean armies. It is debatable as to whether their great sight was granted by the Titans, or was merely the product of a deep attunement with their environment.	”
—In-game help section

“	Ancient Atlanteans relied heavily on the Priest class for leadership and guidance. Oracles were priests who through a form of deep meditation could see beyond what normal sight would allow. Oracles were scouts and lookouts for Atlantean armies. It is debatable whether their great sight was granted by the Titans or the product of a deep attunement with their environment.	”
—In-game help section

Trivia

• The Oracle's help text seems to imply they use a form of Remote Viewing, which is an 'extrasensory perception' practice used to apparently seek impressions of a target, or target area. Much like Atlantis itself, Remote Viewing is regarded as pseudoscience.
• Although the hero version cannot be revived, he has an animation for doing so.
  • In Retold, the Oracle Hero still has an animation for unknown reasons. The animation is also not used.

Bugs

• In Retold, garrisoning an Oracle at his maximum Line of Sight sets his Line of Sight to permanently minimum. This can happen if an Oracle standing right next to a building or any garrison unit such as a Transport Ship or Leviathan (when converted via the Traitor god power) has reached his maximum Line of Sight, and does not need to walk at all so that his Line of Sight does not decrease even a bit before garrisoning.

Gallery

Oracle standing with an Oracle Hero, in Retold

Oracle in The Titans

Oracle standing with an Oracle Hero in The Titans

An aura temporarily surrounds the Oracle to indicate that he is done expanding his Line of Sight when asked to stop on a certain location (The Titans).

When moving, the Oracle has a very minimal Line of Sight.

Even though Oracles are not trained from the Town Center, three emerge from the initial Town Center at game start.

Notes

Units in Age of Mythology

Common Non-military Fishing Ship · Transport Ship · Caravan ( Donkey · Camel · Ox · Llama · Mechanical Ox) Myth units Titan Heroes Regent Greeks Non-military Villager · Kataskopos Infantry Hoplite · Hypaspist · Myrmidon (Zeus) · Militia (Poseidon) Ranged soldiers Toxotes · Peltast · Gastraphetoros (Hades) Cavalry Hippeus · Prodromos · Hetairos (Poseidon) Siege weapons Petrobolos · Helepolis Ships Trireme · Pentekonter · Juggernaut Heroes Hippocrates (Removed) Zeus : Jason · Odysseus · Heracles · Bellerophon Poseidon : Theseus · Atalanta · Hippolyta · Polyphemus Hades : Ajax · Achilles · Chiron · Perseus Aphrodite : The Argo Myth units Pegasus · Hippocampus · Shade of Hades · Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops · Scylla · Nemean Lion · Hydra · Manticore · Carcinos · Colossus · Medusa · Chimera Egyptians Non-military Laborer Infantry Spearman · Axeman · Mercenary · Khopesh Swordsman (Removed) Ranged soldiers Slinger · Chariot Archer Cavalry Camel Rider · War Elephant · Mercenary Cavalry Siege weapons Catapult · Siege Tower Ships Kebenit · Ramming Galley · War Barge · Lost Ship Heroes Pharaoh · Priest · Son of Osiris Myth units Anubite · Sphinx · Wadjet · Leviathan · Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Scorpion Man · Minion · War Turtle · Phoenix · Phoenix Egg · Avenger · Mummy Animals Baboon of Set · Gazelle of Set · Hyena of Set · Giraffe of Set · Crocodile of Set · Hippopotamus of Set · Rhinoceros of Set · Elephant of Set · Serpent · Sea Snake Norse Non-military Gatherer · Dwarf · Ox Cart Infantry Berserk · Throwing Axeman · Hirdman · Huskarl Ranged soldiers Bogsveigir (Removed) Cavalry Raiding Cavalry · Jarl Siege weapons Portable Ram · Ballista Ships Longboat · Dreki · Dragon Ship Heroes Hersir · Godi · Hero of Ragnarok · Gullinbursti Myth units Raven · Troll · Valkyrie · Einheri · Draugr · Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Woods · Frost Giant · Battle Boar · Rock Giant · Jormun Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Fafnir · Nidhogg Atlanteans Non-military Citizen · Oracle Infantry Murmillo · Katapeltes · Destroyer · Fanatic Ranged soldiers Arcus · Turma Cavalry Contarius Siege weapons Cheiroballista · Fire Siphon · Onager (Removed) Ships Bireme · Fire Ship · Siege Bireme Myth units Automaton · Spider egg · Promethean ( Promethean Offspring) · Caladria · Servant · Carnivora · Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth · Man O' War · Centimanus · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn Chinese (Immortal Pillars) Non-military Peasant · Kuafu · Sky Lantern · Clay Peasant (Nüwa) Infantry Dao Swordsman · Ge Halberdier · Tiger Cavalry (Dismounted) Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Fire Archer · Wuzu Javelineer Cavalry Terracotta Rider · Tiger Cavalry · White Horse Cavalry Siege weapons Siege Crossbow · Axe Cart Ships Doujian · Mengchong · Louchuan Heroes Pioneer · Sage · Jiang Ziya · Yang Jian (Fuxi) · Nezha (Fuxi) · Li Jing (Nüwa) · Kuafu (Hero) (Nüwa) · Wen Zhong (Shennong) Myth units Qilin · Yazi · Qiongqi · Chiwen · Baihu · Pixiu · Fei · Taotie · Taowu · Xuanwu · Zhuque · Qinglong · Hundun · Yinglong Removed in Retold Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) Non-military Peasant · Yak Caravan Infantry Halberdier Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Mounted Archer Cavalry Cataphract · General · Scout Cavalry · War Chariot Siege weapons Fire Lance · Sitting Tiger Ships Junk · Fire Ship · Siege Junk Heroes Monk · Immortal Myth units Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior · War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu · Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon Other (non-campaign exclusive) Cheat units Bella · Flying Purple Hippo · Forkboy · Lazer Bear · Methane Chicken · Walking Berry Bush Animals Alfred · Arctic Wolf · Aurochs · Baboon · Bear · Black Bear · Boar · Caribou · Chicken · Cow · Crocodile · Crowned Crane · Deer · Bird: Hawk, Flying Red Crowned Crane, Vulture · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Golden Lion · Giraffe · Goat · Golden Pheasant · Harpy · Hippopotamus · Hyena · Lion · Monkey · Panda · Pig · Polar Bear · Red Crowned Crane · Relic Monkey · Rhinoceros · Serpent (Predator) · Shade (RM) · Walrus · Water Buffalo · Wolf · Zebra Removed in Retold: Bird: Eagle, Parrot · Duck · Elephant (Indian) · Lizard · Panda Bear · Ram · Tiger · Yak Scenario Editor Bow Cavalry · Dog · Harpy · Horse · Monkey Raft · Ornlu · Priest (SPC) · Qing Rider · Raft · Reindeer · Santa · Testing Dummy · Valkyrie Horse · Vulture Cut Greeks: Cataphract · Oxybeles Egyptians: Chariot · Gaiassa Norse: Knarr Chinese: Guandao Pikeman · Meteor Hammer · Rocket Artillery Nature: Unicorn · Wild Camel · Nubian Goat · Wild Horse · Shore Fish · Anchovies · Musk Ox Hidden Apep · Bondi · Golem · Griffon · Recognizer · Revealer · Trollkarien · William Walrus

	Heroes obtainable in random maps in Age of Mythology
God	Archaic Age	Classical Age	Heroic Age	Mythic Age
Greeks (1 each)
All		Hippocrates*
Zeus	Jason	Heracles	Odysseus	Bellerophon
Poseidon	Theseus	Atalanta	Hippolyta	Polyphemus
Hades	Ajax	Achilles	Chiron	Perseus
Aphrodite			The Argo
Egyptians
All	Pharaoh (1)
	Priest
Osiris				Son of Osiris
				Pharaoh (more)
Norse
All	Hersir		Godi
Freyr	Gullinbursti (1)
Baldr				Hero of Ragnarok
Atlanteans
All	Citizen (Hero) (50)	Murmillo (Hero)	Arcus (Hero)	Fanatic (Hero)
		Katapeltes (Hero)	Contarius (Hero)
	Oracle (Hero) (10)	Turma (Hero)
		Cheiroballista (Hero)	Destroyer (Hero)
Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
All	Pioneer		Sage (5)
			Jiang Ziya (1)
Fuxi		Nezha (1)		Yang Jian (1)
Nüwa	Kuafu (Hero) (1)			Li Jing (1)
Shennong				Wen Zhong (1)
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
All			Monk
Fu Xi	Immortal (8)
Others	Immortal (2)	Immortal (2)	Immortal (2)	Immortal (2)
Regicide game mode
All	Regent (1)