Sacred Gate

Sacred Gate
God power
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear
Civilization	Japanese
Age	Mythic Age
God	Ōkuninushi
Usage
Recharge time	240 seconds
Reuse cost	300
Ramping cost	+300
Effect
Creates a Sacred Gate

“	Target a location to erect a great Torii Gate which makes your God Powers cheaper and immediately enables you to invoke them once again for free.	”
—In-game description

Sacred Gate is a Japanese god power in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear that is available to worshipers of Ōkuninushi in the Mythic Age. When invoked, it creates a Sacred Gate which makes all god powers (apart from Sacred Gate) available immediately an additional time for no cost, then reduces their reuse cost by 20%.

Further statistics

Myth technologies

• Den Den Drums (Raijin): -20% recast favor cost.

Age bonuses

• Wonder Age: -75% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.

Relic bonuses

• Hekate's Torches: -10% recharge cooldown and recast favor cost.

Building

Sacred Gate
Building
Information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear
Type	Building
Civilization	Japanese
God	Ōkuninushi
Age	Mythic Age
Use	Grants one free use of available god powers, then reduces their cost
Construction
Built by	Invoking Sacred Gate (god power)
Statistics
Size	4×4
Hit points	1,200 (indestructible)
Hack armor	30%
Pierce armor	90%
Crush armor	5%
Line of Sight	9

“	Reduces the cost of reinvoking God Powers for whomever captures and controls it.	”
—In-game description

The Sacred Gate is a Japanese building that is created by invoking the Sacred Gate god power at a target location. It is a giant, otherworldly torii gate that immediately grants the invoking player one free use of all available god powers (apart from Sacred Gate), then reduces their reuse cost by 20% so long as the gate remains under their control.

Unlike regular constructible buildings, it is indestructible. It can be captured by units of any other player, including enemies, if none of the current owner's units or buildings are nearby. Players who capture the Sacred Gate (but did not invoke it) benefit from the god power reuse cost reduction, but do not receive a free additional use of their god powers.

Further statistics

Relics

• Head of Orpheus: +8 Line of Sight.

History

“	The torii gate is perhaps one of the most recognizable architectural features of Japan. Typically painted vermillion, torii gates mark the entrance to sacred Shintō shrines. Though there are many variations, a torii gate generally consists of two wooden pillars with two crossbeams spanning the top. The top crossbeam is usually slightly curved. Some of the most famous torii gates in Japan can be found at the Itsukushima Shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha, and the Hakone Shrine. There are approximately 90,000 torii gates in Japan.	”
—In-game help section

Gallery

A Sacred Gate in-game

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