| โ | Myth unit. Massive turtle. Good against ships. | โ |
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| โ | A ship killing behemoth that flings ships out of the water. | โ |
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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. Before Retold, it was only available to worshippers of Thoth.
Special ability[]
Buck (Charged): Thrashes around, flinging nearby enemy ships through the air. (Deals 100 hack and 30 crush damage to all nearby ships, knocking them back, and stunning them for 8 seconds; triggers only against ships). Recharge time: 15 seconds.- Lifesteal (Passive, requires Crimson Linen): Regenerates hit points equal to 25% of damage dealt. (since Retold)
Further statistics[]
General[]
- Crimson Linen (Sekhmet): Gains a Lifesteal passive effect equal to 25% of damage dealt. (since Retold)
- Force of the West Wind (Sekhmet): Grants +15% crush attack. (since Retold)
Age bonuses[]
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% movement speed.
Relics[]
- Jade Hare: +5% movement speed.
- Nine-Tailed Fox Charm: +0.5 hit points per second regeneration.
- Pandora's Box: -15% favor cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Shen of Nekhbet: 2ร 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 unless the War Turtles are close enough to the shore that heroes can attack them. 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 and Man O' War, or flying units like the Zhuque. These units can easily slay a War Turtle even with minimal support.
Since Retold, War Turtles now do bonus damage against other myth units and have significantly more health than before, making them more useful when fighting off naval myth units. Sekhmet's Crimson Linen and Force of the West Wind technologies make War Turtles even stronger, the former allowing them to absorb health from enemies and the latter increasing their crush attack.
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.
- War Turtles gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
- With update 17.27932, War Turtles have a 2ร 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.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.52475, War Turtles receive the
LogicalTypeNavalMythUnitunit type, which was introduced in Retold but not assigned to them.
Mythology[]
| โ | Scientific name -- Sternotherus megas Size -- 30'+ long Diet -- omnivore, prefers green algae and slow fish The Egyptians considered the turtle a creature of night and dark water, and it thus became associated with Set and dubbed an enemy of the sun god, Ra. Turtles were not to be eaten or used in medicine. "May Ra live and the turtle die." -- Ancient Egyptian prayer |
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| โ | 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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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 Retold
War Turtle in the original game
War Turtle concept art
Concept art in an issue of Computer Gaming World magazine
An Egyptian palette in the form of a Nile soft-shell turtle, 4th millennium BC
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