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Undermine is a Norse Classical Age god power in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Heimdall. When invoked, it deals damage to walls, towers, Town Centers, and Fortresses. Undermine is powerful enough to destroy walls and towers of any strength instantly, leaving a pile of rubble in their place, but only deals limited damage to Town Centers and Fortresses. It has a duration of 14 seconds.

Strategy[]

Undermine is useful when ambushing an enemy town or a group of worker units as walls and gates are regularly built to protect a town or provide a safe escape route for worker units gathering resource away from a town. If using siege weapons, the enemy is likely to have time to respond but using Undermine will destroy defenses quickly, reducing the chance that the enemy can respond in time.

Undermine must be invoked onto an affected building, from where it generates an unseen area of effect, the size of which is indicated by the orbit of the Norse symbols, that slowly travels to the next closest tower, wall, Town Center, or Fortress-type building, dealing crush damage to any aforementioned building in its path for the duration of 14 seconds. invoking Undermine on a wall makes it possible for the player's army to rush into a town or makes it possible to continue chasing worker units during a raid. It is advised to target Undermine at the edge of a wall rather than its center which will remove a larger portion of it. This becomes more devastating for Egyptian, Atlantean, or Chinese players who invested a lot of resources in the many wall technologies available to them. Undermine's area of effect is wide enough that it can destroy any tower built too close behind a wall.

Undermine will also remove towers instantly. If an enemy has grouped several towers together to protect a Wonder or Titan Gate under construction, a good amount of them can be ridden of to protect the player's army from harm when attacking. This is especially useful for Loki players planning on using Nidhogg who receives extra damage from the arrows of towers. Removing a tower protecting a group of worker units is another viable use, especially when the enemy has researched Crenellations which causes arrows to do extra damage to cavalry units, notably Raiding Cavalry who are the Norse's preferred units for raiding.

Although it does not destroy them instantly, Undermine also deals a considerable amount of damage to Town Centers and Fortress-type buildings. Weakening these large structures makes it easier for players to destroy them with a follow-up attack. Even when invoked on such buildings, Undermine generates the traveling area of effect and can potentially destroy any wall or tower built nearby.

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  • The direction of Undermine's effect can be targeted manually.
  • Undermine also deforms the terrain, lowering the elevation of the ground where it passes through.

Gallery[]

God powers in Age of Mythology
AoMR Greeks icon Greeks
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age AoMR Bolt icon Bolt · AoMR Lure power icon Lure · AoMR Sentinel power icon Sentinel
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age AoMR Pestilence icon Pestilence · AoMR Restoration icon Restoration · AoMR Ceasefire icon Ceasefire
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age AoMR Underworld Passage icon Underworld Passage · AoMR Curse icon Curse · AoMR Bronze icon Bronze
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age AoMR Earthquake icon Earthquake · AoMR Lightning Storm icon Lightning Storm · AoMR Plenty Vault icon Plenty
AoMR Egyptians icon Egyptians
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age AoMR Prosperity icon Prosperity · AoMR Vision icon Vision · AoMR Rain icon Rain
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age AoMR Eclipse icon Eclipse · AoMR Shifting Sands icon Shifting Sands · AoMR Plague of Serpents icon Plague of Serpents
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age AoMR Locust Swarm icon Locust Swarm · AoMR Citadel power icon Citadel · AoMR Ancestors icon Ancestors
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age AoMR Tornado icon Tornado · AoMR Meteor icon Meteor · AoMR Son of Osiris power icon Son of Osiris
AoMR Norse icon Norse
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age AoMR Dwarven Mine icon Dwarven Mine · AoMR Great Hunt icon Great Hunt · AoMR Spy icon Spy · AoMR Gullinbursti icon Gullinbursti
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age AoMR Healing Spring power icon Healing Spring · AoMR Forest Fire icon Forest Fire · AoMR Undermine icon Undermine · AoMR Asgardian Bastion icon Asgardian Bastion
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age AoMR Frost icon Frost · AoMR Flaming Weapons icon Flaming Weapons · AoMR Walking Woods power icon Walking Woods · AoMR Tempest icon Tempest
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age AoMR Fimbulwinter icon Fimbulwinter · AoMR Nidhogg icon Nidhogg · AoMR Ragnarok icon Ragnarok · AoMR Inferno icon Inferno
AoMR Atlanteans icon Atlanteans
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age AoMR Deconstruction icon Deconstruction · AoMR Shockwave icon Shockwave · AoMR Gaia Forest icon Gaia Forest
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age AoMR Spider Lair icon Spider Lair · AoMR Valor icon Valor · AoMR Carnivora power icon Carnivora
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age AoMR Chaos icon Chaos · AoMR Traitor icon Traitor · AoMR Hesperides icon Hesperides
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age AoMR Tartarian Gate power icon Tartarian Gate · AoMR Vortex icon Vortex · AoMR Implode icon Implode
ChinesePortrait Chinese
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age IconYearOfTheGoat Year of the Goat · IconRecreation Recreation · IconTimberHarvest Timber Harvest
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age BarrageIcon Barrage · GreatJourneyIcon Great Journey · CallToArmsIcon Call to Arms
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age GeyserIcon Geyser · UprootIcon Uproot · ImperialExaminationIcon Imperial Examination
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age GreatFloodIcon Great Flood · InfernoIcon Inferno · EarthDragonIcon Earth Dragon
Other (except Campaign-exclusive)
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age All civilizations: AoMR Titan Gate power Greek iconAoMR Titan Gate power Egyptian iconAoMR Titan Gate power Norse iconAoMR Titan Gate power Atlantean iconAoMTT Titan Gate power Chinese icon Titan Gate
Cheat MeteorIcon Chicken Storm · Goatunheim Goatunheim · WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bushes
Cut Brambleiconmpalpha Bramble · Enragebeta Enrage · DivineBlood Rebellion · AOMShepherdGodPowerIcon Shepherd · AOMSightGodPowerIcon Sight · God power snowstorm icon Snowstorm · EarthquakeIcon Volcano
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