Trireme (Age of Mythology)

This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology. For other uses, see Trireme.

Trireme
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Type	Arrow ship Ship
Civilization	Greeks
Age	Classical Age
Creation
Trained at	Dock
Wood	100
Gold	50
Population	3
Training time	16.5 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	320
Speed	5.5
Line of Sight	20
Hack armor	50%
Pierce armor	30%
Crush armor	5%
Garrison	5
Ranged attack
Pierce	8
Projectiles	3
Multipliers	Transport Ship: 1×
Reload time	1.5
Attack range	15
Accuracy	80%

“	Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units.	”
—In-game description

The Trireme is the Greek arrow ship and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age in Age of Mythology.

Like other Greek warships, it has ~10% more hit points since Retold. Prior to Retold, Triremes had longer range since The Titans.

Special ability

• Solar Flare (Passive, requires Sun Ray): Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Close-combat ships
Weak vs.	Siege ships, Siege weapons

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Upgrades to	Cost	Effect
	Heavy Warships	Heavy Trireme	150 wood, 150 gold, 20 seconds	+15% hit points, +15% damage
	Champion Warships	Champion Trireme	250 wood, 200 gold, 20 seconds	+20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight
	Arrow Ship Cladding (before Retold)	Heavy Trireme	200 wood, 200 gold, 40 seconds	+20% hit points, +10% attack, and +4 range

General technologies

• Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack
• Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerability
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability
• Burning Pitch: +15% attack and +3 damage multiplier vs. Buildings
• Ballistics*: Higher accuracy against moving units
• Conscript Sailors: -20% training time
• Heroic Fleet*: +2.0 attack multiplier vs. myth units
• Enclosed Deck*: +10 unit carry capacity

Myth technologies

• Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight
• Sun Ray (Apollo): +10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability
• Enyo's Bow of Horror (Ares): +15 arrow speed.
• Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points
• Trierarch (Artemis): ​+30% crush armor. (Before Retold)

Relics

• Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.

Tactics

Triremes are critical in gaining control of water as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also effective in sinking enemy Transport Ships. Once in the Heroic Age they will need support from other warships in order to be effective. They deal bonus damage against hammer ships and Transport Ships. Siege Ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units and coastal siege weapons are also a large threat. Since Retold, they can also be used to transport small numbers of units, having the advantage over regular Transports of being able to defend themselves.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• Triremes take 14 seconds to train, deal ​6 pierce damage, have 12 range, 290 hit points, ​30% hack / ​20% pierce / ​10% crush armor, 6.0 speed, 24 Line of Sight, a ×3 multiplier vs. Transport Ships, take 2 population, and cannot garrison any units.
• Triremes are upgraded by researching Arrow Ship Cladding in the Heroic Age and and Trierarch gives ​+20% crush armor.

The Titans

• Triremes have 16 range, allowing them to out range other archer ships as their only bonus compared to other archer ships.

Tale of the Dragon

• Since patch 2.0, Triremes have 14 range and Trierarch gives ​+30% crush armor.

Retold

• Triremes no longer have a range bonus, but instead have 10% more health than other archer ships
• Triremes take 16.5 seconds to train, deal ​8 pierce damage, have 15 range, 320 hit points, ​50% hack / ​30% pierce / ​5% crush armor, 5.5 speed, 20 Line of Sight, no attack multipliers, take 3 population, and can garrison 5 units.
• Triremes are upgraded by researching Heavy Warships and Champion Warships in the Heroic and Mythic Ages respectively.

History

“	This oared galley propelled the classical Greek city states, and Athens in particular, into a naval power. The trireme (trieres in Greek) was named because the oarsmen were stationed at 3 levels, allowing more men to fit on a smaller ship. A standard trireme was about 120 ft long, and manned by over 150 oarsmen. the ships could cover about 180 nautical miles at a constant speed of 7.5 knots. They also had square sails, which could not always be used on the temperamental Mediterranean Sea. During the wars with Persia, Athens alone commanded over 200 of these ships.	”
—In-game help section

Trireme Wrecked

Trireme
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Retold
Type	Archer ship Ship
Internal name	Trireme (Wrecked)
Creation
Population	3
Statistics
Hit points	320
Speed	6
Line of Sight	24
Hack armor	30%
Pierce armor	20%
Crush armor	10%
Garrison	5
Attack
Pierce	8
Projectiles	3
Multipliers	Close-combat ship: 1.5×
Reload time	1.5
Range	12

Trireme is also the name of some unconstructable mossy-looking ships in Age of Mythology: Retold. They are used to portray Arkantos' rotting ships at the end of I Hope This Works (since Retold).

Trivia

• The emblem featured on their sails is the Vergina Sun, an ancient emblem of the Argead Dynasty of Macedon.
• Trireme (Wrecked) has an internal cost of 100 wood, 50 gold and a training time of 14 seconds.

Gallery

Close-up of the Trireme in Retold

Heavy Trireme with all upgrades in Retold

Closeup of a Trireme (Wrecked) in Retold

Trireme in the original game

Concept art of warships, Trireme on the bottom

Schematic of a historical Trireme

See also

• Kebenit: The Egyptian arrow ship
• Longboat: The Norse arrow ship
• Bireme: The Atlantean arrow ship
• Doujian: The Chinese (Immortal Pillars) arrow ship
• Junk: The Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) arrow ship

Units in Age of Mythology

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