| โ | He wants to kill you for invading his land. | โ |
| —Rollover text. | ||
The Skraeling is a non-player controlled infantry unit in Age of Mythology. They are removed in Retold.
They represent Native Americans on the Vinlandsaga random map. They look identical to the Norse unit Berserk, but are weaker and slower.
Strategy[]
They are exclusive Gaia units, not controlled by any player, found in Vinland. Just like wild Serpents and Shades in other maps, Skraelings are not animals and give no food, are clouded by the fog of war, and attack all kind of player units on sight, not just villagers. It is advised to stay alert during the early colonization, as they can wipe out several villagers. As stated, they do not give any resources or benefits when killed, so they serve to only hinder players.
Most military units will defeat them with relative ease, but they are dangerous for villagers moving on the map for farming resources/building structures, or for early-game lone scouts. It is possible to convert them with Chinese Monks, but seeing as Monks are only available in the Heroic Age, there might not be many left on the map, and the ones that are left might not be worth converting.
Further statistics[]
Skraelings converted by Chinese Monks are affected by the following upgrades:
General[]
Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Jade Rabbit (Chang'e): +10% movement speed.
- Unbridled Anger (Zhong Kui): +20% hit points.
- Dragon Scales (Ao Kuang): -10% hack vulnerability.
Relics[]
- Gaia's Book of Knowledge: +3.0 attack multiplier vs. Titans.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Armor of Achilles: -5% hack vulnerability.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
While the upgrades list in the in-game help section may list Canopic Jar of Imsety, that has no effect on the unit's procurement via Monk conversion.
History[]
| โ | "Skraeling" was the Viking name for the native tribes they encountered in North America. Skraeling attacks were the main reasons listed by the Vikings as the reason for abandoning their colonies. The Skraelings may have been Micmac or Beothuk Indians, or a tribe that no longer exists in modern times. | โ |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Using the cheat code "
SET ASCENDANT" (which allows control of all Gaia units on the map) on Vinlandsaga will give the player to control of every Skraeling. - Despite being Native Americans, they share not only the same icon and model with the Ulfsark, but also speak Old Norse rather than an indigenous language.
- They are one of the few Gaia non-animal units appearing in random maps which are hostile to all units, sharing this trait only with wild Serpents (which are myth units) and Shades (which do not fall into any regular category), and also Bandit Migdols if considering structures as well.
- In the Scenario Editor, they can be controlled in regular ways if spawned or converted by the unit tool or triggers, and benefit from Armory upgrades for melee soldiers and from some other upgrades.
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