| “ | A magical cobra that can spit venom. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Wadjet is an Egyptian Classical Age myth unit granted to followers of Ptah to be trained at the Temple. It resembles a giant cobra with bat-like wings (original release) or feathered wings (Retold).
Special ability[]
Venomous (Passive): Attacks poison enemy units, inflicting additional damage for a short time. (Divine attack in infobox, applies only to enemy units, since Retold)- Lifesteal (Passive, requires Crimson Linen): Regenerates hit points equal to 20% of damage dealt. (since Retold)
Further statistics[]
Myth technologies[]
- Crimson Linen (Sekhmet): Gains a lifesteal passive effect equal to 20% of damage dealt. (since Retold)
Age bonuses[]
- Heroic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% movement 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.
- Bow of Artemis: -10% wood and gold cost.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Strategy[]
Wadjets attack their foes by spitting poisonous spray at them, dealing pierce damage and divine damage over time. They make excellent support units in the Classical Age, especially when used defensively, but are vulnerable in melee situations. They are usually outclassed by stronger myth units in later Ages, though Wadjets slowly regenerate hit points over time. As with most ranged myth units, they are very weak against heroes. Doing no hack or crush damage, they are also abysmal against buildings.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Wadjets have 240 hit points, 20 hack armor, 30 pierce armor, and regenerate 1 hit point per second.
- Wadjets have 16 pierce attack, a multiplier of 3× vs. myth units, and cost 3 population.
The Titans[]
- With patch 1.02, Wadjets have 260 hit points, 25 hack armor, and 25 pierce armor.
Retold[]
- Wadjets have 6 pierce attack, a multiplier of 2× vs. myth units, and cost 2 population.
- Wadjets no longer regenerate hit points.
- Wadjets gain +20% hit points and attack each in the Heroic and Mythic Ages. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
- Wadjets has a new Venomous passive ability that deals an additional damage over time when attacking enemies. It deals 4 divine damage per second over 5 seconds.
- With update 17.64528, Wadjets have 12 pierce attack, and the Venomous passive ability deals 2.5 damage per second over 5 seconds.
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name -- Naja uraea Size -- about 12' long Diet -- large mammals and reptiles The Wadjet is named for the serpent goddess who appears in snake form on the crown of the pharaoh. Her name means "papyrus-colored-one". The serpent Wadjet can spit venom at a long range, though the vestigial wings are used only to lift the heavy cobra hood above the sand. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | What creatures are these? | ” |
| —Arkantos's first encounter with a Wadjet | ||
Trivia[]
- The goddess Wadjet isn't always depicted with wings, but when she is, she has brightly colored bird-like wings instead of the bat-like wings used by the Wadjet in the original Age of Mythology. This was corrected for Retold.
- The original wings appear to have been scaled down from the Nidhogg, with different animations.
- Wadjet has a spectacle pattern on her hood in the game, which is strange considering that's a trait of Indian cobras, a species of cobra that is not native to Egypt.
Gallery[]
Views of the Wadjet in Retold
A Wadjet in-game before Retold
A Wadjer over grass
A Wadjet over sand
A Wadjet attacking
A Wadjet attacking Anubites
A Wadjet over snow
Few Wadjets attacking approaching enemies
A painting of Wadjet from an ancient Egyptian coffin
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