| “ | Hammer ship. Good against siege ships. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Pentekonter is a warship which serves as the hammer ship of the Greeks in Age of Mythology. It becomes available once the Heroic Age is reached.
Special ability[]
Critical Strike (Charged, requires Anastrophe): Inflicts 40 hack damage to the target unit and reduces its movement speed by 30%. Cooldown time: 5 seconds.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, and Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, and Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, and Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Conscript Sailors: -20% training time.
- Heroic Fleet (since The Titans): +150% attack vs. myth units.
- Reinforced Ram: +10% hit points and attack.
Myth technologies[]
- Oracle (Apollo):: +6 Line of Sight.
- Anastrophe (Dionysus): +20% attack, +10% speed, and -25% training time.
- Dionysia (Dionysus):: +5% hit points.
Relics[]
Strategy[]
As hammer ships, Pentekonters deal a large amount of hack damage and have high crush armor, making them very strong against Siege Ships. In groups, they are also better than other ship types against naval myth units, whose hack armor is generally lower than their pierce or crush. When Heroic Fleet has been researched, they become decent at defeating naval myth units. Since there are no naval hero in the game except Poseidon's Argo, this is an important role for them.
Like other ramming ships, Pentekonters are weaker than other warships and are easily sunk. They are vulnerable to archer ships due to their low pierce armor. Any defenses on the shore should be avoided as well. Their exceptional speed makes taking evasive action easy.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Pentekonters have 20 hack attack, 240 hit points, 15 pierce armor, 75 crush armor, take 2 population, and train in 9 seconds.
Retold[]
- Pentekonters have 25 hack attack, 330 hit points, 10 pierce armor, 50 crush armor, take 3 population, and train in 16.5 seconds.
- With update 17.27932, Pentekonters have 350 hit points.
History[]
| “ | While many galleys had stationary rams on their bows, the Greeks also developed a moveable weapon known as a dolphin. This heavy lead or bronze weight was swung from a boom on the ship's mast and was used like a flail to puncture holes in enemy hulls. The Romans would later improve on this design and develop the corvus, a spiked weapon that doubled as a boarding ramp. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
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