Technology (Age of Mythology)

This article is about the technologies in Age of Mythology. For technologies in other games of the series, see Technology.

Listed below are all technologies available for research in Age of Mythology. Unit and building upgrades are not included.

Economic technologies

Economic technologies improve gather rates, carry capacity, or speed of economic units. Carry capacity and speed decrease the time units spend walking to drop off their gathered resources, thus increasing the time they spend actually gathering. With the exception of Market technologies, economic technologies never cost the resource whose gathering will be increased in any way.

Villagers, Laborers, Gatherers, Dwarves and Commoners start with carry capacities of 15 food, 10 wood, and 10 gold. Fishing Ships start with a carry capacity of 25 food. The percentage increase in carry capacity is always calculated on these base values.

Technology	Age	Building	Cost	Time	Effect
Food gathering
Hunting Dogs		Granary Ox Cart Economic Guild Storage Pit	100 wood 100 gold	20	+30% hunting gather rate
Husbandry			100 wood 50 gold	30	+30% herd animal fattening rate +20% villager gather rate from herd animals +100% Food Carry Capacity (+15)
Plow			50 wood 100 gold	40	+10% farming gather rate for non-Egytians, +22% for Egyptians
Irrigation			150 wood 250 gold	30	+10% farm gather rate
Flood Control			250 wood 350 gold	40	+10% farm gather rate
Fishing
Purse Seine		Dock	150 wood 150 gold	20	+30% fishing gather rate
Salt Amphora			150 wood 250 gold	30	+40% fishing gather rate +100% fishing carry capacity
Wood gathering
Hand Axe		Storehouse Lumber Camp Ox Cart Economic Guild Storage Pit	120 food 50 gold	30	+10% wood gather rate +50% wood carry capacity
Bow Saw			250 food 150 gold	45	+10% wood gather rate +50% wood carry capacity
Carpenters			300 food 200 gold	55	+10% wood gather rate +50% wood carry capacity
Gold gathering
Pickaxe		Storehouse Mining Camp Ox Cart Economic Guild Storage Pit	50 food 120 wood	30	+10% gold gather rate +50% gold carry capacity
Shaft Mine			150 food 250 wood	45	+10% gold gather rate +50% gold carry capacity
Quarry			200 food 300 wood	55	+10% gold gather rate +50% gold carry capacity
Market technologies
Ambassadors		Market	250 gold	30	Removes the 10% Tribute penalty
Tax Collectors			200 food 200 gold	35	Decreases the cost of selling/buying at the market from 30% to 15%
Coinage			200 gold	40	+20% Caravan speed

Military technologies

Technology	Age	Building	Cost	Time	Effect
Human soldiers and siege units
Copper Weapons		Armory	200 food 200 gold	30	Human units, heroes, buildings, and ships +10% attack
Bronze Weapons			300 food 300 gold	40	Human units, heroes, buildings, and ships +10% attack
Iron Weapons			600 food 600 gold	50	Human units, heroes, buildings, and ships +10% attack
Copper Armor			150 food 150 gold	30	Human units/hero units/ships -10%/-15%/-10% hack vulnerability, ships -10% crush vulnerability
Bronze Armor			300 food 200 gold	40	Human units/hero units/ships -10%/-15%/-10% hack vulnerability, ships -10% crush vulnerability
Iron Armor			500 food 500 gold	50	Human units/hero units/ships -10%/-15%/-10% hack vulnerability, ships -10% crush vulnerability
Copper Shields			150 food 150 gold	30	Human units/ships/heroes -10%/-10%/-15% pierce vulnerability
Bronze Shields			300 food 200 gold	40	Human units/ships/heroes -10%/-10%/-15% pierce vulnerability
Iron Shields			500 food 400 gold	50	Human units/ships/heroes -10%/-10%/-15% pierce vulnerability
Burning Pitch			500 wood 300 gold	40	Archers and archer ships ×6 damage against buildings, archers ×1.5 damage against ships, archer ships +15% attack, Ballistae +50%
Draft Horses		Fortress Siege Works Hill Fort Palace Castle	300 food 200 gold	40	Siege weapons +20% speed
Engineers			300 food 500 gold	40	Siege weapons ×2.1 vs walls; melee siege weapons +50% attack, ranged siege weapons +25% attack and +2 range
Ships
Enclosed Deck		Dock	200 food 200 wood	40	Transport Ship carry capacity increased by +10 (+12 for Atlanteans), Longboat carry capacity increased by +5
Heroic Fleet			200 food 200 wood 15 favor	40	Ships ×2.5 attack vs myth units
Arrow Ship Cladding			200 wood 200 gold	40	Archer ships +10% attack, +20% HP, +4 range
Reinforced Ram			300 wood 200 gold	40	Ramming ships +10% attack, +10% HP; Fire ships +15% HP and +10% attack
Naval Oxybeles			500 wood 200 gold	50	Siege ships +10% HP, +12 range and LOS, ×2 damage vs buildings
Conscript Sailors			500 wood	30	Ships train 20% faster
Towers
Crenellations		Watch Tower	150 food 150 wood	20	Building accuracy improved and towers do double damage to cavalry
Boiling Oil			100 food 300 wood	40	Removes the minimum firing range of defensive buildings by granting towers and Fortress-like buildings a melee-range pierce attack
Town Centers and other buildings
Signal Fires		Sentry Tower	150 wood	30	Buildings +6 LOS
Carrier Pigeons			400 wood	40	Buildings +6 LOS
Masons			200 food 300 wood	20	Buildings +15% HP, -5% crush vulnerability; -20% Town Center hack vulnerability
Architects			400 food 500 wood	30	Buildings +15% HP, -5% crush vulnerability
Fortified Town Center			400 wood 400 gold	60	Town Centers +25% HP, +50% attack, +2 range, +5 population support
Miscellaneous
Omniscience		Temple	100 gold × total enemy population cost	5	See enemy Line of Sight

Non-universal technologies

Pantheons	Technology	Age	Building	Cost	Time	Effect
Atlanteans Greeks Norse	Medium Infantry		Military Academy Longhouse Military Barracks Counter Barracks Hill Fort Palace	150 food 150 gold	20	Infantry +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Infantry			300 food 300 gold	30	Infantry +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Infantry			500 food 400 gold	40	Infantry +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Medium Ranged Soldiers		Archery Range Military Barracks Counter Barracks Hill Fort	150 food 150 gold	20	Ranged soldiers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Ranged Soldiers			300 food 300 gold	30	Ranged soldiers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS, Peltast and Turma +2 range (from patch 2.7)
	Champion Ranged Soldiers			500 food 400 gold	40	Ranged soldiers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS, Peltast and Turma +2 range (from patch 2.7)
	Medium Cavalry		Stable Longhouse Military Barracks Hill Fort	200 food 100 gold	20	Cavalry +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Cavalry			400 food 200 gold	30	Cavalry +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Cavalry			700 food 400 gold	40	Cavalry +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
Atlanteans	Heavy Cheiroballista		Counter Barracks	300 wood 200 gold	40	Cheiroballista +10% HP, +25% attack
	Champion Cheiroballista			300 wood 300 gold	40	Cheiroballista +10% HP, +25% attack
	Levy Counter Soldiers			300 food	20	Counter Barracks units train 20% faster
	Conscript Counter Soldiers			500 food	20	Counter Barracks units train 20% faster
	Levy Mainline Soldiers		Military Barracks	300 food	20	Military Barracks units train 20% faster
	Conscript Mainline Soldiers			800 food	30	Military Barracks units train 20% faster
	Levy Palace Soldiers		Palace	600 food	20	Palace units train 20% faster
	Conscript Palace Soldiers			800 food	30	Palace units train 20% faster
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)	Medium War Academy Soldiers		War Academy	150 wood 150 gold	20	Halberdiers and Chu Ko Nu +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy War Academy Soldiers			300 wood 300 gold	30	Halberdiers and Chu Ko Nu +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion War Academy Soldiers			500 wood 400 gold	40	Halberdiers and Chu Ko Nu +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Levy Barracks Soldiers			300 food	20	War Academy units train 20% faster
	Conscript Barracks Soldiers			800 food	30	War Academy units train 20% faster
	Medium Stable Soldiers		Stable	200 food 100 gold	20	Stable units +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Stable Soldiers			400 food 200 gold	30	Stable units +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Stable Soldiers			700 food 200 gold	40	Stable units +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Levy Stable Soldiers			300 food	20	Stable units train 20% faster
	Conscript Stable Soldiers			500 food	30	Stable units train 20% faster
	Heavy Castle Soldiers		Castle	300 food 200 gold	30	Generals, Fire Lances, and War Chariots +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Castle Soldiers			500 food 400 gold	40	Generals, Fire Lances, and War Chariots +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Levy Castle Soldiers			300 food	20	Castle units train 20% faster
	Conscript Castle Soldiers			800 food	40	Castle units train 20% faster
Atlanteans Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)	Reinforced Hull		Dock	300 wood 200 gold	40	Fire Ships +10% attack, +15% hit points
Egyptians	Medium Axemen		Barracks	100 food 100 gold	20	Axemen +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Axemen			300 food 200 gold	30	Axemen +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Axemen			400 food 300 gold	40	Axemen +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Medium Slingers			100 wood 100 gold	20	Slingers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Slingers			300 wood 200 gold	30	Slingers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS, +2 range (from patch 2.7)
	Champion Slingers			400 wood 300 gold	40	Slingers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS, +2 range (from patch 2.7)
	Medium Spearmen			100 food 100 gold	20	Spearmen +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Spearmen			300 food 200 gold	30	Spearmen +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Spearmen			400 food 300 gold	40	Spearmen +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Medium Khopesh Swordsmen			100 food 100 gold	20	Khopesh Swordsman +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Khopesh Swordsmen			300 food 200 gold	20	Khopesh Swordsman +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Khopesh Swordsmen			400 food 300 gold	40	Khopesh Swordsman +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Levy Barracks Soldiers			300 food	20	Barracks units train 20% faster
	Conscript Barracks Soldiers			800 food	30	Barracks units train 20% faster
	Heavy Chariots		Migdol Stronghold	300 wood 300 gold	15	Chariot Archers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Chariots			400 wood 200 gold	40	Chariot Archers +10% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Camel Riders			300 food 300 gold	15	Camel Rider +15% HP, +20% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Camel Riders			400 food 200 gold	40	Camel Rider +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Heavy Elephants			400 food 300 gold	15	War Elephants +15% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Champion Elephants			500 food 400 gold	40	War Elephants +20% HP, +10% attack, +1 LOS
	Levy Migdol Soldiers			600 food	20	Migdol Stronghold units train 20% faster
	Conscript Migdol Soldiers			800 food	20	Migdol Stronghold units train 20% faster
Greeks	Levy Infantry		Military Academy	300 food	20	Infantry train 20% faster
	Conscript Infantry			500 food	30	Infantry train 20% faster
	Levy Ranged Soldiers		Archery Range	300 food	20	Ranged soldiers train 20% faster
	Conscript Ranged Soldiers			500 wood	30	Ranged soldiers train 20% faster
	Levy Cavalry		Stable	300 food	20	Cavalry train 20% faster
	Conscript Cavalry			500 food	30	Cavalry train 20% faster
Norse	Axe of Muspell		Longhouse	100 wood, 100 gold	20	Throwing Axemen +2 range and +3 attack vs. flying units
	Levy Longhouse Soldiers		Longhouse	600 food	20	Longhouse units train 20% faster
	Conscript Longhouse Soldiers			500 food	30	Longhouse units train 20% faster
	Levy Hill Fort Soldiers		Hill Fort	300 food	20	Hill Fort units train 20% faster
	Conscript Hill Fort Soldiers			800 food	30	Hill Fort units train 20% faster

Myth technologies

Main article: Myth technology

Myth technologies are technologies that are only available to a single pantheon and their availability depends on the gods chosen. As opposed to the other technologies, they usually cost favor. Myth technologies can be economic or military technologies.

Trivia

• Due to a human error in the protox definition, the Atlanteans initially did not have access to Draft Horses. However, this was fixed in patch v1.9.
• Originally, more technologies were planned to be "less common". This conclusion can be made when considering the Multiplayer Alpha language.dll that states: "Isis grants players all common technologies".

Scrapped technologies

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