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This article is about the hero in Age of Mythology. For the hero in Age of Empires, see Perseus (Age of Empires). |
| “ | Hero. Petrifies myth units with Medusa's severed head. Good against myth units. Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units. Collects Relics. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Hero with a Medusa head. Good against myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Perseus is the Mythic Age hero for Hades in Age of Mythology.
Special ability[]
Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.- Scourge of the Skies (Passive): Switches to ranged attack when targeting airborne units. (Since Retold)
- Petrification (Charged): Deals 725 divine damage to a target within 12 range and turns them to stone for 8 seconds (only myth units). Units turned into stone are stunned and have -30% hack, -30% pierce, and +30% crush vulnerability. Recharge time: 24 seconds.*
- Solar Flare (Passive, requires Sun Ray): Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
- Hades: +1 anti-flying attack range and Line of Sight
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[]
- Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight.
- Sun Ray (Apollo): +15% anti-flying damage, projectiles reveal the surrounding area. (since update 17.36100)
- Beast Slayer (Artemis): +2 damage multiplier against myth units.
Age bonuses[]
- Classical Age: +10% hit points, +10% damage, train time -10%.
- Heroic Age: +15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units, train time -10%.
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units, train time -10%.
Relic bonuses[]
- 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[]
Like all heroes, Perseus is very strong against myth units, and as a Greek hero he also fares well against all other units. His normal attack also inflicts a moderate amount of divine damage, allowing him to deal even more damage than usual. His special attack is perhaps his most devastating ability - he raises the severed head of Medusa to petrify enemy units, dealing 300 divine damage to them (instantly killing them before Retold) and immobilizing them for several seconds if they manage to survive. As with Medusai, this ability should be micromanaged to target the strongest myth units in an enemy army, such as Fafnirs, Mountain Giants, and Avengers. Since it can now also be used on enemy human units, using it against strong human soldiers like the War Elephant is also ideal. Furthermore, in Retold, Perseus is also strong against flying units with his anti-air ranged attack.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Perseus' special attack has 5 range, instantly kills its target, and can be used against Animals of Set but not human units.
- Perseus has 360 hit points, 0.1 melee range, a damage multiplier of 10× vs. myth units and 3× vs. Animals of Set, and trains in 27 seconds.
- Perseus's standard melee attack does 7 hack damage per second.
- Perseus has +30% hit points and damage in the Mythic Age. His special attack does not benefit from technologies or Age-ups.
- Perseus cannot attack flying units.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Perseus' special attack has 10 range.
- Perseus has 400 hit points and a damage multiplier of 5× vs. myth units.
- Perseus' standard melee attack does 14 hack damage per second.
Retold[]
- Perseus' special attack deals 300 divine damage and turns its target to stone for 8 seconds in a range of 10, but can no longer be used against Animals of Set. It can now be used against human units.
- Perseus has 0.75 melee range, a damage multiplier of 7× vs. myth units, no multiplier vs. Animals of Set, and trains in 30 seconds.
- Perseus' standard melee attack does 18 hack / 9 divine damage per hit. With a Rate of Fire of 1.5, he does 12 hack / 6 divine damage per second.
- Perseus can attack flying units. His anti-air attack does 7 base pierce damage.
- Perseus has +45% hit points, +60% damage, and +2× damage multiplier vs. myth units in the Mythic Age. His special attack benefits from technologies and Age-ups.
- With update 18.7603:
- Perseus has +45% damage in the Mythic Age.
- His weight class is increased from 6 to 7.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333:
- Perseus' has 480 hit points, damage vs. flying units increased from 7 to 12 and his weight class increased from 7 to 8. He also trains 10% faster per Age advancement.
- His Petrify ability now only works on myth units, and no longer on human soldiers/economic units.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.52475, his special attack does base 500 divine damage and has a range of 12.
Mythology[]
| “ | Age -- 36 Homeland -- originally Argos, later Seriphus and Mycenae Occupation -- prince and hero Special attack -- Medusa head petrifies myth units The son of Zeus and Danae, the mortal daughter of the king of Argos, Perseus and his mother were banished by his grandfather who feared a prophecy that the grandson would kill him. Perseus grew to be a formidable warrior and protector of his mother. A suitor of his mother sent Perseus on a hopeless quest to kill Medusa, which he managed, nonetheless, with the help of Athena and Hermes. Returning home, he slew a ravaging sea monster and freed the beautiful Andromeda, whom he took as his wife. Perseus eventually killed his grandfather as prophesied, in an accident with a discus, but refused to become ruler of Argos. He ruled instead ruled over Tyryns and Mycenae, establishing a family whose descendants included Heracles. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
Close-up of Perseus in Retold
Perseus heading to petrify a Minotaur in the tutorial's intro cutscene in Retold
Perseus' model in the original game
Trivia[]
- When raising the Medusa head to use his ability, Perseus covers his eyes with his arm to protect himself.
Video[]
PERSEUS vs EVERY MYTH UNIT - Age of Mythology
| 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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