| “ | Cyclops Hero with a powerful area attack. Good against myth units. Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units. Collects Relics. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Cyclops Hero. Good against myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Polyphemus is the Mythic Age Greek hero for Poseidon in Age of Mythology. In Greek legend, he was a mighty Cyclops.
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)
- Seismic Smash (Charged): Slams the ground, scattering and damaging nearby units. (Deals 87 hack damage with a 7× damage multiplier against myth units in an area of 4, knocking back units up to weight class 7. Recharges in 18 seconds)
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[]
- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Beast Slayer (Artemis): +2 damage multiplier against myth units.
Relic bonuses[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- 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.
Tactics[]
Polyphemus has the highest hit points and the highest attack against myth units of all the Greek heroes. His special attack involves him slamming the ground with his mace; upon impact, any nearby enemy units will be scattered and displaced, receiving a lot of damage (especially if they are myth units). Like all Greek heroes he is strong against myth units but can take on almost any unit in the game. Having a ranged attack used against flying units (since Retold), he is also effective in fighting flying units like the Nidhogg. Lastly, dealing crush damage, he is also effective against buildings.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Polyphemus has a movement speed of 3.5 and 540 hit points, and his special attack can affect both human and myth units.
- Polyphemus deals 15 hack / 5 crush damage per second. His special attack knocks back one unit.
- Polyphemus has a damage multiplier of 5× vs. myth units and 3× vs. Animals of Set, and trains in 27 seconds.
- Polyphemus cannot attack airborne units.
- Polyphemus shares the same voicelines as the Colossus.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Polyphemus has 4.1 speed and deals 20 crush damage per second. His special attack now works more reliably on slow retreating enemies.
- With patch 2.8, Polyphemus has 700 hit points and his special attack only affects myth units, but will now instantly kill them.
Retold[]
- Polyphemus deals 25 hack / 15 crush damage per hit. With a Rate of Fire of 1.5, he does 16.7 hack / 10 crush damage per second.
- Polyphemus has a damage multiplier of 4× vs. myth units and no multiplier vs. Animals of Set, and trains in 30 seconds.
- Polyphemus' special attack can be used against human units. It no longer instantly kills myth units. Despite being a melee attack, Polyphemus can target and damage flying units with this ability. His special attack can knock back multiple units.
- Polyphemus can attack airborne units. His anti-air attack does 18 pierce damage.
- Polyphemus has completely new voicelines, which is the same one used by the Cyclops.
- With update 18.7603, Polyphemus's special ability can no longer target flying units, and his weight class is increased from 9 to 10.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333, Polyphemus' damage vs. flying units increased from 18 to 30, special attack hack damage increased from 50 to 60, and his weight class increased from 10 to 11. He also trains 10% faster per Age advancement.
In-game dialogue[]
Before Retold, Polyphemus used the Colossus's dialogue lines, but in the release of Retold, he got his own dialogue 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 Πάμε! [páme] (pame!) - Let's go!
- Move 2 Βούλομαι [boulomai] (vulome) - I will/I want
- Attack 1 Εἰς μάχην [eːs makhēn] (is makhin) - To battle
- Attack 2 Εἰσβολή! [eːsbolē] (isvoli!) - Invasion!
- Attack 3 Καλῶς [kalós] (kalos) - Good, well
- Attack 4 Πόρρω [porrō] (porro) - Forward!
Overview[]
| “ | Age -- 205 Homeland -- Sicily Occupation -- Shepherd Special attack -- Whomps units with his mace This son of Poseidon was a Cyclops who lived a solitary existence in a cave near Sicily herding sheep. His life was interrupted when Odysseus and his men landed nearby seeking food during their journey home from Troy. Odysseus wanted to see a Cyclops, so he and his crew hid in Polyphemus' cave. Gasping at the sight of the one-eyed giant, they revealed their presence and the Cyclops grabbed two of the men and ate them. He blocked the stone cave entrance with a large rock and continued eating two men each meal. Desperate, Odysseus and his men fashioned a large pole into a spear and stabbed Polyphemus in the eye after getting him drunk. The men then hung from the bellies of the sheep when the Cyclops let them out the next day. Not content with their escape, Odysseus taunted Polyphemus from his ship and revealed his name. The Cyclops called upon his father Poseidon to curse the Greeks and the god complied, harassing Odysseus for the rest of his journey. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- When attacking flying units, Polyphemus throws the stones used by Catapults/Petroboloi, being the only Greek hero to use this projectile.
Gallery[]
Close-up of Polyphemus in Retold
Polyphemus in-game model
POLYPHEMUS vs EVERY MYTH UNIT - Age of Mythology
A blinded Polyphemus seeks vengeance on Odysseus, painting by Guido Reni
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