Myth units are the legendary creatures you bring into battle in Age of Mythology: Retold, like minotaurs, cyclopes, sphinxes and centaurs. They hit harder than ordinary soldiers, and the gods you worship decide which ones you can train. Training them takes favor, a special resource you gather in its own way.
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Pantheon
Atlantean
Automaton
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Leto (Gaia and Kronos)
- Cost
- 90 Gold, 6 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Men of metal that can repair and rebuild each other
- Added In
- Base game
Caladria
A scout and support unit in the Atlantean pantheon that heals allied units.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Oceanus (Gaia and Oranos)
- Cost
- 100 Wood, 25 Gold, 12 Favor
- Role
- Scout / support
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Heals allied units and slows down enemy units. Has no attack, and can only be attacked by ranged units
- Added In
- Base game
Promethean
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Prometheus (Kronos and Oranos)
- Cost
- 90 Food, 9 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Men of clay that divide in two when killed
- Added In
- Base game
Servant
A healer in the Atlantean pantheon that heals allied units.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Oceanus (Gaia and Oranos)
- Cost
- 125 Gold, 12 Favor
- Role
- Support / healer
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Can heal allied units, especially ships
- Added In
- Base game
Behemoth
A siege attacker in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against buildings and human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Rheia (Gaia and Kronos)
- Cost
- 250 Food, 20 Favor
- Role
- Siege attacker
- Counters
- Buildings and human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Living siege weapon that regenerates
- Added In
- Base game
Nereid
An anti-water myth fighter in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against other water myth units.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- All Atlantean major gods
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 15 Favor
- Role
- Anti-water myth fighter
- Counters
- Other water myth units
- Special Ability
- -
- Added In
- Base game
Satyr
A ranged attacker in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Hyperion (Kronos and Oranos)
- Cost
- 250 Wood, 20 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Can throw powerful piercing spears
- Added In
- Base game
Stymphalian Bird
A ranged attacker in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Theia (Gaia and Oranos)
- Cost
- 200 Wood, 50 Gold, 25 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Attacks units from the air. Can only be attacked by ranged units
- Added In
- Base game
Argus
A ranged attacker in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Atlas (Gaia and Kronos)
- Cost
- 250 Gold, 25 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Can attack with a blob of acid that deals massive area damage after a short time
- Added In
- Base game
Centimanus
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Helios (Kronos and Oranos)
- Cost
- 300 Gold, 25 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A mighty giant who pounds the ground to knock back his enemies
- Added In
- Base game
Lampades
A ranged attacker in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Hekate (Gaia and Oranos)
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 20 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Can invoke chaos on units at range
- Added In
- Base game
Man O' War
An anti-ship fighter in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against ships and human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Atlantean major gods
- Cost
- 250 Food, 15 Favor
- Role
- Anti-ship combatant
- Counters
- Ships and human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Ability to fire chain lightning attacks
- Added In
- Base game
Carnivora
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 25 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- This living plant can sink ships or swallow soldiers
- Added In
- Base game
Promethean Offspring
An offspring unit in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 45 Food, 4 Favor
- Role
- Offspring
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Men of clay spawned from a dead Promethean
- Added In
- Base game
Spider Egg
An egg form in the Atlantean pantheon that hatches into a dangerous attacker.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Egg form
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Deadly to human soldiers once hatched
- Added In
- Base game
Tartarian Spawn
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against human soldiers and buildings.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers and buildings
- Special Ability
- Released from the depths of Tartarus and hostile to all
- Added In
- Base game
Titan (Atlantean)
A titan in the Atlantean pantheon, effective against all units and buildings.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Atlantean major gods
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Titan
- Counters
- All units and buildings
- Special Ability
- -
- Added In
- Base game
Water Carnivora
A melee combatant in the Atlantean pantheon.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 25 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- This living plant can sink ships or swallow soldiers
- Added In
- Base game
Pantheon
Aztec
Centzon Totochtin
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Patecatl (Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl)
- Cost
- 100 Food, 14 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A group of rabbits which grow in numbers by fighting, eating farms or berry bushes
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Chaneque
A ranged attacker in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Huehuecoyotl (Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 145 Gold, 11 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A small beam-shooting creature that transitions into a stationary turret with higher attack, defense and range
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Maquizcoatl
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Malinalxochitl (Huitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 160 Wood, 12 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A twin-headed serpent that poisons and scorches enemies
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Axolotl
A healer in the Aztec pantheon, effective against ships and buildings.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- All Aztec major gods
- Cost
- 250 Food, 15 Favor
- Role
- Support / healer
- Counters
- Ships and buildings
- Special Ability
- Can summon shields to heal allies, and crush enemy ships to regenerate hitpoints
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Ayotochtli
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against buildings.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Coatlicue (Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl)
- Cost
- 300 Food, 20 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Buildings
- Special Ability
- A turtle-rabbit mythical creature which embodies balance between opposites
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Obsidian Butterfly
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Itzpapalotl (Huitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 225 Wood, 20 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Spins to inflict tremendous bleed damage to nearby enemies, pulling them in and expelling them. Can hover over water
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Tzitzimitl
A disruption unit in the Aztec pantheon that can sustain itself in prolonged combat.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Coyolxauhqui (Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 220 Gold, 18 Favor
- Role
- Disruption unit
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Skeletal star-demons that strike with terrifying speed, and their hunger for life force allows them to sustain themselves in prolonged combat
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Ahuizotl
A naval and amphibious combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Tlaloc (Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl)
- Cost
- 320 Food, 28 Favor
- Role
- Naval / amphibious combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Stealthy, amphibious guardian that can strike from a distance with its long tail, dealing immense damage and stunning targets
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Axolotl (Mutant)
A naval and amphibious combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against ships.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Aztec major gods
- Cost
- 250 Gold, 20 Favor
- Role
- Naval / amphibious combatant
- Counters
- Ships
- Special Ability
- Amphibious naval myth unit. Durable and highly lethal sea monster that deals immense crushing and poison damage
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Quinametzin
A ranged attacker in the Aztec pantheon, effective against buildings.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Aztec major gods
- Cost
- 300 Gold, 5 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Buildings
- Special Ability
- Builders of ancient cities, they are known for their strength and size
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Soul Guide
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Xolotl (Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 300 Wood, 50 Gold, 25 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Tall corrupting beings that can summon Tlacanexquimilli by corrupting their enemies
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Tunkuluchu
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Mictlantecutli (Huitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca)
- Cost
- 250 Gold, 20 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Towering owl-like creature that marks enemies for death, reducing their hitpoints temporarily
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Chaneque (Turret)
A turret form in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 145 Gold, 11 Favor
- Role
- Turret form
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A small beam-shooting creature currently in turret mode. Exits turret mode when tasked to Move
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Large Scorpion
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 100 Food, 3 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Weak, but lethal poisonous scorpions summoned by the Infested Den
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Titan (Aztec)
A titan in the Aztec pantheon, effective against all units and buildings.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Aztec major gods
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Titan
- Counters
- All units and buildings
- Special Ability
- -
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Tlacanexquimilli
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 100 Food, 8 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Decaying and deformed abominations that steal life force from enemies
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Tlacanexquimilli (Corrupted Ground)
A melee combatant in the Aztec pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 100 Food, 8 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Decaying and deformed abominations that steal life force from enemies
- Added In
- Obsidian Mirror
Pantheon
Chinese
Qilin
A healer in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers and other myth units.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Xuannu (Fuxi and Nüwa)
- Cost
- 220 Food, 18 Favor
- Role
- Support / healer
- Counters
- Human soldiers and other myth units
- Special Ability
- Heals nearby units
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Qiongqi
A melee combatant in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Houtu (Nüwa and Shennong)
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 15 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Myth unit that can take flight
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Yazi
A melee combatant in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Chiyou (Fuxi and Shennong)
- Cost
- 140 Wood, 16 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Fast myth unit that can teleport to enemies
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Baihu
A melee combatant in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Rushou (Nüwa and Shennong)
- Cost
- 120 Food, 150 Wood, 23 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Myth unit with powerful strikes that send units flying
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Chiwen
A naval and amphibious combatant in the Chinese pantheon, effective against ships.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- All Chinese major gods
- Cost
- 150 Wood, 150 Gold, 20 Favor
- Role
- Naval / amphibious combatant
- Counters
- Ships
- Special Ability
- Strong aquatic unit with a regenerative shield
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Fei
A melee combatant in the Chinese pantheon that uses poison or infection.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- All Chinese major gods
- Cost
- 60 Food, 8 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Leaves a trail of poison mist as it moves, and spreads infection to nearby enemies and animals. It eventually dies of its own affliction
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Pixiu
A resource gatherer in the Chinese pantheon that collects Gold by traveling from a Town Center to the Market.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Rushou (Nüwa and Shennong)
- Cost
- 150 Food, 50 Wood, 5 Favor
- Role
- Resource gatherer
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Task Pixiu on any Town Center to collect Gold and return it to your Market. Longer routes produce more Gold
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Taotie
A ranged attacker in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Nuba (Fuxi and Shennong)
- Cost
- 260 Gold, 20 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Myth unit that gains strength as it devours human soldiers with its special ability
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Taowu
A siege attacker in the Chinese pantheon, effective against buildings.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Goumang (Fuxi and Nüwa)
- Cost
- 275 Food, 24 Favor
- Role
- Siege attacker
- Counters
- Buildings
- Special Ability
- Siege myth unit with high durability. Can charge to temporarily increase movement speed
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Hundun
A disruption unit in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Huangdi (Fuxi and Shennong)
- Cost
- 220 Food, 28 Favor
- Role
- Disruption unit
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Faceless being that can temporarily banish and terrify enemy units
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Qinglong
A ranged attacker in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Gonggong (Fuxi and Nüwa)
- Cost
- 275 Wood, 24 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Unleashes damaging blasts of water from the air. Can only be attacked by ranged units
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Titan (Chinese)
A titan in the Chinese pantheon, effective against all units and buildings.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Chinese major gods
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Titan
- Counters
- All units and buildings
- Special Ability
- -
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Xuanwu
A naval and amphibious combatant in the Chinese pantheon, effective against human soldiers and ships.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Chinese major gods
- Cost
- 170 Food, 170 Wood, 15 Favor
- Role
- Naval / amphibious combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers and ships
- Special Ability
- Amphibious tortoise and snake duo with heavy armor
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Yinglong
A ranged attacker in the Chinese pantheon, effective against everything.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Chinese major gods
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Everything
- Special Ability
- Legendary dragon that summons wind, rain, and calls down divine thunder. Can only be attacked by ranged units. Attacks with thunderbolts that inflict damage in a large area
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Zhuque
A ranged attacker in the Chinese pantheon, effective against buildings and human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Zhurong (Nüwa and Shennong)
- Cost
- 100 Wood, 200 Gold, 30 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Buildings and human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Gathers spiritual fire with its wings, creating a fiery whirlwind below to knock enemies away
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Fei (Tail Form)
A melee combatant in the Chinese pantheon that uses poison or infection.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 60 Food, 8 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Spreads infection to nearby enemies and animals
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Qiongqi (Flight Form)
A ranged attacker in the Chinese pantheon that can fly but cannot attack in flight.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 15 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Qiongqi in flight mode. Cannot attack, but can only be attacked by ranged units
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Zhuque (Landed)
A landed form in the Chinese pantheon that has landed to regenerate and cannot attack.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 100 Wood, 200 Gold, 30 Favor
- Role
- Landed form
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- This Zhuque has temporarily landed to regenerate. Cannot attack
- Added In
- Immortal Pillars
Pantheon
Egyptian
Anubite
A melee combatant in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Anubis (Isis and Set)
- Cost
- 100 Food, 15 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A fast-running monster that can leap into combat
- Added In
- Base game
Sphinx
A melee combatant in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers and buildings.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Bast (Isis and Ra)
- Cost
- 120 Gold, 18 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers and buildings
- Special Ability
- A fast unit that turns into a sand vortex to attack
- Added In
- Base game
Wadjet
A ranged attacker in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Classical
- Granted By
- Ptah (Ra and Set)
- Cost
- 150 Wood, 15 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A magical cobra that can spit venom
- Added In
- Base game
Leviathan
A transport in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against ships.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- All Egyptian major gods
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 15 Favor
- Role
- Transport
- Counters
- Ships
- Special Ability
- Living naval transport
- Added In
- Base game
Petsuchos
A ranged attacker in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Sobek (Isis and Ra)
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 16 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A bejeweled crocodile that fires a focused ray of sunlight
- Added In
- Base game
Roc
A transport in the Egyptian pantheon that can be hit only by ranged units.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Sobek (Isis and Ra)
- Cost
- 100 Gold, 5 Favor
- Role
- Transport
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- A flying transport that cannot attack, but can only be attacked by ranged units
- Added In
- Base game
Scarab
A siege attacker in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers and buildings.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Sekhmet (Ra and Set)
- Cost
- 240 Food, 18 Favor
- Role
- Siege attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers and buildings
- Special Ability
- Lumbering insects that are living siege weapons
- Added In
- Base game
Scorpion Man
A melee combatant in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Heroic
- Granted By
- Nephthys (Isis and Set)
- Cost
- 200 Wood, 22 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Poisons enemy units with its venomous tail
- Added In
- Base game
Avenger
A melee combatant in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Horus (Ra and Set)
- Cost
- 250 Food, 22 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- A fast unit that can attack multiple enemies at once
- Added In
- Base game
Mummy
A ranged attacker in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Osiris (Isis and Ra)
- Cost
- 275 Wood, 25 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Undead Pharaohs that can curse enemy units, converting them into Minions if they fall
- Added In
- Base game
Phoenix
A ranged attacker in the Egyptian pantheon that can return after it is defeated.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- Thoth (Isis and Set)
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 22 Favor
- Role
- Ranged attacker
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Breathes fire from the air and can only be attacked by ranged units. Can re-hatch from an egg if killed
- Added In
- Base game
War Turtle
An anti-ship fighter in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against ships.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Egyptian major gods
- Cost
- 225 Food, 15 Favor
- Role
- Anti-ship combatant
- Counters
- Ships
- Special Ability
- Massive turtle
- Added In
- Base game
Lost Ship
An anti-ship fighter in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against other ships.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- Nephthys
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Anti-ship combatant
- Counters
- Other ships
- Special Ability
- Sunken ships summoned by Nephthys to fight again
- Added In
- Base game
Minion
A melee combatant in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 50 Gold, 5 Favor
- Role
- Melee combatant
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Fallen soldiers that decay after a short time
- Added In
- Base game
Minion (Reincarnated)
A reincarnated form in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against human soldiers.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 50 Gold, 5 Favor
- Role
- Reincarnated form
- Counters
- Human soldiers
- Special Ability
- Fallen soldiers that decay after a short time
- Added In
- Base game
Phoenix (From Egg)
An egg form in the Egyptian pantheon that can return after it is defeated.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 200 Gold, 25 Favor
- Role
- Egg form
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Breathes fire from the air and can only be attacked by ranged units. Can re-hatch from an egg if killed
- Added In
- Base game
Phoenix Egg
An egg form in the Egyptian pantheon that may hatch into a Phoenix if it remains intact.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Egg form
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- Unless the egg is shattered, the Phoenix could be reborn!
- Added In
- Base game
Roc (Landed)
A landed form in the Egyptian pantheon that has landed so units can load or unload.
- Age
- -
- Granted By
- -
- Cost
- 100 Gold, 5 Favor
- Role
- Landed form
- Counters
- -
- Special Ability
- This Roc has temporarily landed to load or unload units, and is now vulnerable to any attack
- Added In
- Base game
Titan (Egyptian)
A titan in the Egyptian pantheon, effective against all units and buildings.
- Age
- Mythic
- Granted By
- All Egyptian major gods
- Cost
- -
- Role
- Titan
- Counters
- All units and buildings
- Special Ability
- -
- Added In
- Base game
What Myth Units Are and How They Fight
Retold's army has three kinds of fighters: regular human soldiers, heroes, and myth units. Myth units are creatures pulled from ancient stories, such as trolls, mummies, centaurs and cyclopes. They are strong against regular soldiers, and many of them also hold their own against other myth units.
Many myth units also have a special ability you trigger yourself in a fight, which is often what makes them worth their cost.
Which Civilizations Have Myth Units
Four civilizations come with the base game: Greek, Egyptian, Norse and Atlantean. Chinese, Japanese and Aztec myth units come from expansions instead, with Immortal Pillars adding the Chinese, Heavenly Spear adding the Japanese, and Obsidian Mirror adding the Aztec. Each civilization has its own set tied to its own gods, so the creatures you can train depend on which civilization you play.
How Favor Pays for Myth Units
Favor is separate from food, wood and gold, and almost every myth unit needs favor plus one of those other resources. You need to plan for both at once. Favor also pays for god powers, so every favor spent on a myth unit is favor you can't use for a power.
Each civilization gathers favor in its own way. Greeks have villagers pray at Temples, Egyptians build Monuments that produce it over time, and Norse soldiers earn it by fighting. Atlanteans earn it with Oracles, while Aztecs use Tonalli, the life force released from fallen warriors in battle, to fuel their favor.
Where Myth Units Are Trained and Upgraded
Most myth units are trained at the Temple, and naval ones come from the Dock. You need a Temple to move into the Classical Age, so it's one of the first buildings to plan for. Upgrades are researched at the Temple or Dock rather than the Armory, which keeps myth unit research in one place.
How Your God Choice Unlocks Myth Units
Each time you advance to the Classical, Heroic or Mythic Age, you choose a minor god to follow. That choice unlocks the myth units, technologies and god powers tied to that god, so your pick shapes the army you can build. Read what each god offers before you advance. The creature that sounds most impressive isn't always the one your army needs.
What Counters Myth Units
Heroes are the main counter to myth units. Myth units do less damage to heroes and take more from them in return, so a hero is a strong answer to an enemy army built around myth units. Because myth units are strong against regular soldiers, you still need your own regular units to hold the line.
The three types work like rock-paper-scissors, so a mix of regular soldiers, heroes and myth units is safer than leaning on just one. Which myth units do best depends on the matchup, and costs and strength shift with patches.
FAQ
Does sending villagers to pray for favor slow down my economy?
For Greeks, it does. Villagers praying at a Temple are taken off gathering food, wood or gold, so you trade some economy for favor. Decide how many to send based on how fast you plan to train myth units.
Can a hero beat an army of myth units on its own?
Usually not. A hero is a strong counter to myth units, but it can't handle a whole army by itself, especially when the enemy also has regular soldiers.