| “ | Myth unit. Massive turtle. Good against ships. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | A ship killing behemoth that flings ships out of the water. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The War Turtle is an Egyptian naval myth unit in Age of Mythology that is available at the Dock once the Mythic Age is reached. This unit is available only to players who age up with Thoth.
Special attack[]
Buck (Charged, cooldown: 15 seconds): Thrashes around, flinging nearby enemy ships through the air. (Deals 100 hack and 30 crush damage to all nearby ships and knocking it back).
Further statistics[]
Age bonuses[]
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% movement speed.
Relics[]
- Pandora's Box: -20% favor cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Shen of Nekhbet: 2× attack.
- Scales of a Catoblepas: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Tail of Cerberus: -25% ability recharge time.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Strategy[]
War Turtles are a powerful asset to an Egyptian navy. They have a massive amount of hit points, a large attack that deals both crush and hack damage, and are well armored. As such they can easily handle opposing fleets single-handedly. Their armor can soak up a lot of damage and when coupled with their large amount of health they can survive pitched battles. Their special attack sends ships flying, damaging them and leaving them vulnerable to further damage for a few seconds. They are vulnerable to heroes, but as a naval unit, this is usually not much of an issue. The Argo is the only naval hero, so the only real tactics are to overwhelm the War Turtle with sheer numbers (especially with hammer ships), try to lure it into the range of ranged heroes, or engage it with other powerful myth units like the Nereid, Azure Dragon, Dragon Turtle, and Vermilion Bird. These units can easily slay a War Turtle, as the latter does no bonus damage to other myth units.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- War Turtles are only available to worshippers of Thoth.
- The War Turtle costs 300 food, 20 favor.
- War Turtles have 960 hit points, 25 hack attack, 20 crush attack, 22 Line of Sight, and cost 5 population.
Tale of the Dragon[]
Retold[]
- War Turtles can now be trained by all Egyptian gods.
- War Turtles have 42 hack attack, 34 crush attack, 16 Line of Sight, and cost 4 population.
- With update 17.27932, War Turtles have a x2 multiplier vs. myth units.
- With update 17.36100, War Turtles have 1,320 hit points, 60 hack attack, 40 crush attack, and costs 225 food, 15 favor.
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name -- Sternotherus gigas Size -- 30'+ long Diet -- omnivore, prefers green algae and slow fish The Egyptians considered the turtle a creature of night and dark water, and therefore became associated with Set and an enemy of the sun god, Ra. They were not to be eaten or used in medicine. "May Ra live and the turtle die." -- ancient Egyptian epithet |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The War Turtle was originally meant to be a myth unit for the Greeks but ended up being given to the Egyptians.
- The genus War Turtles are part of, Sternotherus, or Musk Turtles (found only in North American wetlands and fresh water), the appearance of the War Turtle being part of this genus, and its sea-like nature, is inaccurate. A better genus for the War Turtle would be Caretta, not only a Sea Turtle, but also found in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Gallery[]
War Turtle in-game
War Turtle concept art
War Turtle bucking a Chinese Junk out of water
Concept art in an issue of Computer Gaming World magazine
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