Wadjet

Wadjet
Unit information
Unit type	Myth unit
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Civilization	Egyptians
Age	Classical Age
God	Ptah
Trained at	Temple
Training time	17 seconds
Cost
Wood	150
Favor	15
Population	3
Statistics
Hit points	260
Speed	3.8 feet/second
Line of Sight	20 feet
Range	18 feet
Attack
Hack	-
Pierce	16
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	25%
Pierce	25%
Crush	80%

“	What creatures are these?	”
—Arkantos's first encounter with a Wadjet

The Wadjet is an Egyptian Classical Age myth unit granted to followers of Ptah. It resembles a giant cobra with bat-like wings.

Special ability

Regenerate at 1 HP per second.

Attack bonuses

• Myth units ×3
• Heroes ×0.25

Strategy

Wadjets attack their foes by spitting poisonous spray at them, dealing high pierce damage. 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 no bonus versus other myth units.

The Titans

• With patch 1.02, Wadjets have 260 hit points, 25 hack armor, and 25 pierce armor.

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-game.
  • The 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.

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.

”

Gallery

A Wadjet in-game

A Wadjer over grass

A Wadjet over sand

A Wadjet attacking

A Wadjet attacking Anubites

A Wadjet over snow

Few Wadjets attacking approaching enemies