| “ | Myth unit that grows heads as it fights enemy units. Good against human soldiers. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Myth unit. Grows heads as it kills enemy soldiers and myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Scylla (plural: Scyllai, Scyllae) in Greek legend was a ferocious many-headed sea monster. In Age of Mythology, the Scylla is an aquatic Heroic Age Greek myth unit available to worshippers of Dionysus, whilst in Age of Mythology: Retold, it is available to all Greek god worshippers in the Heroic Age.
Ability[]
Polycephaly (Passive): The Scylla gains an extra head based on the total damage dealt, up to a maximum of five heads. Each head adds 50% to its base damage.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
- Zeus: -1 population.
- Hades: +15% hit points.
- Poseidon: +0.4 speed.
Myth technologies[]
Specific[]
- Chthonic Rites (Dionysus): Allows Scyllai to regenerate +2.5 hit points per second. (since Retold)
General[]
- Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight. (since Retold)
- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Monstrous Rage (Hera): -25% Rate of Fire, +15% speed.*
Age bonuses[]
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% speed.
Relics[]
- Jade Hare: +5% movement speed.
- Pandora's Box: -15% favor cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Shen of Nekhbet: 2× attack.
- Scales of a Catoblepas: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Strategy[]
The Scylla is essentially a naval version of the Hydra, and as such can gain up to five heads, which multiplies their attack. Heads can be gained by damaging enemy military units, whether warships or land soldiers close to the water. However, with the introduction of the Physician in Tale of the Dragon, it has become easier for Scyllai to accumulate all five heads as they can now be healed after battling long enough. They are quite durable and are formidable naval units. Compounding this is that most civilizations lack naval heroes, making Scyllai more difficult to defeat. Hammer ships are a serviceable replacement however. Another effective counter to the Scylla includes the use of stronger myth units like the Mummy, Azure Dragon, or Vermilion Bird. The latter two deal hack damage, the Scylla's weakest armor, and additionally deal triple damage versus myth units, allowing them to make short work of a Scylla.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Scyllai are only available to worshippers of Dionysus.
- Scyllai have 99 crush armor, are trained in 5 seconds, and have a favor cost of 15.
- Scyllai have 20 hack attack, 10 crush attack, a 2× multiplier vs. myth units, and cost 5 population.
- Scyllai gain damage bonus by killing units, growing and extra head after killing 3 units and increasing its base damage by 16.67% per unit.
Heads Killing units Attack Damage 1 0 20 hack / 10 crush1 23.3 hack / 11.7 crush2 26.7 hack / 13.3 crush2 3 30 hack / 15 crush4 33.3 hack / 16.7 crush5 36.7 hack / 18.3 crush3 6 40 hack / 20 crush7 43.3 hack / 21.7 crush8 46.7 hack / 23.3 crush4 9 50 hack / 25 crush10 53.3 hack / 26.7 crush11 56.7 hack / 28.3 crush5 12 60 hack / 30 crush
The Titans[]
- Scyllai have 80 crush armor. They gain +50% attack per extra head.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Scyllai are trained in 15 seconds and have a favor cost of 20.
Retold[]
- Scyllai can now be trained by all Greek gods.
- Scyllai have 30 hack attack, 15 crush attack, a 1.5× multiplier vs. myth units, and cost 4 population.
- Scyllai gain +20% hit points and attack in the Mythic Age. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
- Scyllai gain a damage bonus by damage dealt, growing an extra head and increasing base damage by 100% per total amount of damage per extra head. They need to deal 100 damage to grow the second head, 400 damage for the third head, 800 damage for the fourth head, and 1,600 damage for the fifth head.
- With update 17.27932, Scyllai need to deal 150 damage to grow the second head, 500 damage for the third head, 1,250 damage for the fourth head, and 2,500 damage for the fifth head.
- With update 18.7603, Scyllai gain +50% attack per extra head instead of +100%.
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name -- Hydra thalassa Size -- 30,000+ lbs Diet -- large Fish, Whales, sailors A terrifying sea monster with six serpent heads and a ring of barking dogs around her waist, Scylla guarded one side of the straits of Messina, between Sicily and Italy. The dogs alerted her when a ship was passing so she could seize sailors. Scylla was originally a beautiful nymph who was transformed by the jealous sorceress Circe. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
A Scylla in Retold
A Scylla with the maximum of five heads
Scylla in the original game
Scylla with three heads
Scylla with five heads
An early prerelease model of a Scylla can be seen here
Scylla on a Greek vase, c. 450 - 425 BC
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