| “ | Myth unit with high durability. Can charge to temporarily increase movement speed. Good against buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Taowu (traditional Chinese: 檮杌; simplified Chinese: 梼杌) is a myth unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars available to the Chinese at the Temple if they Age up to the Heroic Age with Goumang. It is one of the Four Perils from Chinese mythology.
This ape-faced quadruped is a sturdy, slow-moving unit strong against buildings. The Taowu's charge helps clear the way into an enemy base.
Special ability[]
Charge (Charged): Increases its speed for a short time, knocking enemy units out of its path. (For three seconds: 4× speed, deal 10 hack / 150 crush damage to all enemy units and buildings and knocking back enemy units up to weight class 6 in an area of 3 as it moves. It damages each enemy object only once on each use of this ability. Recharge time: 22 seconds)
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
- Shennong: Spawn at the Temple via Gift of Beasts Blessing in the Classical Age. When on Favored Land, recover 3/4.5/6 hit points per second in the Classical/Heroic/Mythic Ages, respectively.
Myth technologies[]
Specific[]
- Frenzied Dash: Upgrades Taowu, granting +50% Rampage ability speed bonus and damage.
General[]
- Peach of Immortality (Shennong): +15% hit points.
- Rock Solid (Nüba): -10% hack / -10% pierce vulnerabilities; slowly gain armor vulnerability reduction by 40% while still. (only when spawned via Shennong's Gift of Beasts Blessing)
- Flaming Blood (Zhurong): Deals additional damage to nearby enemy units.
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.
- Scales of a Catoblepas: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Tail of Cerberus: -25% ability recharge time.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Strategy[]
The Chinese counterpart of the Egyptian Scarab and Atlantean Behemoth, the Taowu is a highly durable anti-building myth unit. While slow, its Rampage ability allows it to gain a brief burst of speed, also knocking away any enemy units that get in its way. This can also be used to have the Taowu charge head-first into an enemy town and begin dealing damage before the rest of the player's forces arrive. With the Frenzied Dash technology, the Taowu can dash faster and deal more damage to any enemies it kicks away during its dash.
Taowus can, of course, be used to eliminate human soldiers, although they are better being left to destroy buildings. Compared to their Egyptian and Atlantean counterparts, Taowus have decent hack armor, allowing them to withstand melee attacks for longer. However, they require more favor to train, costing 28 favor whereas the Scarab requires 18 favor and the Behemoth costs 20 favor. As with all myth units, Taowus are easily defeated by heroes. Furthermore, their slow speed also makes them a target of fast melee myth units like the Anubite and Yazi, both of which can easily strike first with their respective special abilities.
Changelog[]
Immortal Pillars[]
- Taowu's ability weight class limit is 5.
- With update 18.12962, Taowu's ability weight class limit was increased to 6 (to include most cavalry units).
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name: Gigans daemon sylvestris Size: 15' tall, 780 lbs Diet: trees and minerals. One of the 'Four Perils' or 'Four Great Malevolent Beasts' in Chinese legend, the Taowu is similar in size to a tiger, covered in dog fur, and has sharp fangs. In Chinese mythology, Taowu is extremely proud, stubborn, and refuses to listen to any advice, making it a symbol of obstinacy. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Its in-game Latin scientific name means "Giant Wild Demon".
Gallery[]
Views of the Taowu
Upgraded form of the Taowu with Frenzied Dash researched, seen in-game since update 18.12962
Close-up of the Taowu
Concept art
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