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This article is about the building in Age of Mythology. For the building in other games of the series, see Watch Tower. |
| “ | Provides line of sight around your town and lets units garrison inside. Upgrade them to let them fire on enemies. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Watch Tower is a tower in Age of Mythology. It is an upgrade of the Sentry Tower and becomes available in the Classical Age.
Upgrade[]
Watch Towers can be upgraded to Guard Towers in the Heroic Age. The upgrade costs 300 wood, 300 gold and takes 40 seconds to research. All civilizations except for the Norse can upgrade to Guard Tower. The upgrade increases the towers' hit points and attack.
Further statistics[]
Civilization bonuses[]
Atlanteans: Citizens construct Watch Towers 50% faster.- Egyptians: Costs 200 gold. Watch Tower upgrade is free. Laborers construct Watch Towers 25% slower.
- Norse: -10% cost and hit points.
- Chinese: Watch Towers spread Favored Land. Towers are built by a Peasant 15% slower and by a Kuafu 200% faster. The Watch Tower build limit is shared with towers for Military Camps and Machine Workshops.
God bonuses[]
- Poseidon: Spawns 1 Militia when destroyed.
- Hades: +2 range.
- Gaia: Regenerates 1 hit point per second when on Lush.
- Fuxi: +300% research speed on Favored Land. (Immortal Pillars)
- Nüwa: Foundations placed on Favored Land automatically construct. +1 Favored Land range. Creator's Auspice improves hit points in tiers as the player generates favor.
- Fu Xi: -20% wood cost. (Tale of the Dragon)
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Masons: +15% hit points and -5% crush vulnerability.
- Architects: +20% hit points and -5% crush vulnerability.
- Signal Fires ➞ Carrier Pigeons: +6 Line of Sight.
- Crenellations: +0.25 attack multiplier against cavalry units. +2 range*. Fires more accurately at moving targets.*
- Ballistics: Fires more accurately at moving targets.
- Boiling Oil: Gain a weak melee-range attack.
Myth technologies[]
- Divine Blood (Aphrodite): +15% construction speed.
- Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight.
- Sun-dried Mud-brick (Sobek): +10% hit points, -15% gold cost, and -25% build time.
- Safeguard (Heimdall): +25% hit points, -50% gold cost.
- Rigsthula (Heimdall): +20% research speed. (Since Retold)
- Advanced Defenses (Houtu): +25% attack, +2 range; can be upgraded from wall corners
- Rammed Earth (He Bo): +10% hit points and hack armor.
- Titan Shield (Atlas): -15% hack vulnerability and -15% crush vulnerability. (Before Retold)
- Athenian Wall (Hera): +20% hit points. (Before Retold)
Relics[]
- Arrows of the Alfar: +20% attack.
- Blanket of Empress Zoe: -15% crush vulnerability.
- Five Colored Stone of Nüwa: -50% repairing cost.
- Head of Orpheus: +8 Line of Sight.
- Nose of the Sphinx: +15% hit points.
- Texts of Imhotep: -10% construction time.
- Tower of Sestus: +100% attack vs. myth units.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- The Watch Tower upgrade costs 200 wood, 100 gold and takes 20 seconds to research. Watch Towers cost 200 wood, 100 gold to build.
- It has 550 hit points, 10 pierce attack per second (per projectile), a maximum range of 20, attack bonus of 6.0× vs. ships and 3.0× vs. flying units, and can garrison 5 units.
Retold[]
- The Watch Tower upgrade costs 150 wood, 50 gold and takes 15 seconds to research. Watch Towers cost 150 wood, 100 gold to build.
- It has 750 hit points, 4 pierce attack per hit (per projectile) with a Rate of Fire of 1, a maximum range of 18, attack bonus of 3.0× vs. ships and none vs. flying units, and can garrison 10 units.
- With update 17.64528, its unit pierce attack is increased to 5, and its build limit is increased to 30.
History[]
| “ | Watch towers were simple structures that provided a good view of the surrounding countryside and shelter for a few soldiers. From the tower the soldiers watched for raiders or advancing enemies. Using messengers or signals of some sort, the watchmen could provide early warning to commanders. Early warning was important for protecting people and livestock, and assembling military forces to oppose invaders. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Watch Tower was originally supposed to increase the Line of Sight of Sentry Towers. However, due to human error, this effect doesn't actually work.
Gallery[]
Greek Watch Towers in the Classical, Heroic, and Mythic Ages respectively, in Retold
Egyptian Watch Towers in the Classical, Heroic, and Mythic Ages respectively, in Retold
Norse Watch Towers in the Classical, Heroic, and Mythic Ages respectively, in Retold
Atlantean Watch Towers in the Classical, Heroic, and Mythic Ages respectively, in Retold
Mythic Age Egyptian Watch Tower in Retold
Classical Age Greek Watch Tower in the original game
Mythic Age Greek Watch Tower in the original game
Classical Age Egyptian Watch Tower in the original game
Heroic Age Norse Watch Tower in the original game
Mythic Age Norse Watch Tower
Heroic Age Atlantean Watch Tower
Heroic Age Chinese Watch Tower in Tale of the Dragon
Mythic Age Chinese Watch Tower in Tale of the Dragon
Classical Age Chinese Watch Tower in Retold
Heroic Age Chinese Watch Tower in Retold
