| “ | You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the retribution of Vidar. | ” |
| —Age up text | ||
Vidar is a Norse Mythic Age minor god in Age of Mythology: Retold - New Gods Pack: Freyr. He is available to Freyr. He focuses on human soldiers and heroes.
Attributes[]
God power[]
Inferno: Unleashes a fiery path of destruction that incinerates all in its path.
Myth units[]
- Fafnir: A wingless dragon of Norse legend, who envelops enemies in fire and poisonous fumes. Grants gold to its slayer.
Myth technologies[]
- Twilight of the Gods: All Human soldiers gain +10% hit points and +20% damage bonus against heroes.
- Avenging Spirit: Hersirs gain +20% damage when attacking enemies (stacks up to 3 times).
- Silent Resolve: Berserks can slowly increase their damage when not moving; otherwise, the bonus quickly weakens.
- Fury of the Fallen: Berserks gain +15% damage for a short time when nearby friendly units are killed.
Technology tree[]
 Vidar |
Age |  |
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| God power |  Inferno |
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 Temple |
 Fafnir |
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 Longhouse |
 Silent Resolve |
 Fury of the Fallen |
 Twilight of the Gods |
 Great Hall |
 Avenging Spirit |
Strategy[]
Vidar's improvements focus heavily on the offensive, mainly benefiting the player's human soldiers and heroes. Twilight of the Gods gives all human soldiers extra hit points and bonus damage against enemy heroes, which is especially useful for players massing myth units, their main target. This bonus can be used against players massing a large number of heroes, especially Priests and Heroes of Ragnarok, the latter of which are created in huge numbers by Baldr's Ragnarok god power. Avenging Spirit allows Hersirs to increase their attack power during battle, up to three times, making them even more useful against stronger myth units. Silent Resolve allows idle Berserks to increase their attack, giving them a brief damage boost in combat or especially during a defense. This can be further supplemented with Bragi's Flaming Weapons god power to increase the Berserks' attack power by more than double during a heated fight. Lastly, Fury of the Fallen allows Berserks to deal extra damage for a short time when surrounded by nearby dead or dying friendly units. This can be useful in team games, with the Freyr player's Vidar-upgraded Berserks assisting an allied player's army that is getting cut down by powerful units, especially a Titan.
Vidar's god power, Inferno, can be used to heavily damage an enemy town or army. When invoked, it leaves behind a fiery path of destruction, ending with a large explosion that deals heavy damage to surrounding units and buildings.
His myth unit, Fafnir, can be used both offensively and defensively as it has incredibly high hit points and armor, its fire breath deals heavy damage to both human soldiers and buildings, and its toxic smog inflicts damage to all nearby enemies. However, as it awards gold to its killer, it can also become the new top-priority target of an enemy player running low on gold, especially an Egyptian one.
Mythology[]
| “ | Vidar was Odin's son and was called "The Silent God" by Snorri Sturluson. He is also referred to as the avenger of the gods: he famously defeated the monstrous wolf Fenrir during Ragnarok after Fenrir swallowed Odin. The various Ragnarok narratives contain conflicting reports on how Vidar killed the wolf: the Eddic poem Voluspa states that he stabbed Fenrir through the heart with his sword, while Vafthrudnismal claims that he ripped the wolf's jaws apart with his bare hands. One reason Vidar was able to kill Fenrir was his extra thick shoe: Snorri records that the foot Vidar uses to step on the lower jaw of Fenrir wears "a shoe for which the material has been being collected throughout all time: it is the waste pieces that people cut from their shoes at the toe and heel. Therefore, anyone that is concerned to give assistance to the Aesir must throw these pieces away." Vidar survived Ragnarok and lived to rebuild the destroyed cosmos alongside his resurrected brother, Baldr." | ” |
| —In-game compendium section | ||
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