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"You have advanced to the Mythic Age through Faith in Baldr."
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Baldr is a Mythic Age Norse minor god in Age of Mythology. He was the god of innocence, purity, and joy. He was popular among most of the other Norse gods. However Loki tricked his blind brother Hodr into killing him. He is available to worshipers of Thor and Odin.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
Ragnarok	Turns all the caster's Gatherers and Dwarves into Heroes of Ragnarok, which are melee heroes excelling against myth units. However, this completely stagnates the invoker's economy.

Technology

Name	Description
Sons of Sleipnir	Raiding Cavalry have +10% damage and +1.0 damage multiplier vs. ranged soldiers.
Dwarven Auger	Portable Rams have +10% speed, +20% damage, and -25% training time.

Myth Unit

Name	Description
Fire Giant	A mighty engine of destruction that deals hack and crush damage at range.

Hero Units

Name	Description
Hero of Ragnarok	Infantry hero transformed from worker units by Ragnarok.

Gameplay

Baldr benefits your military in a variety of ways. Dragon Ships get more speed and hack armor. Raiding Cavalry get increased attack against Archers and Throwing Axemen, and Portable Rams get more speed, attack and decreased training rate, allowing them to destroy defensive building quickly.

His myth unit, the Fire Giant, is a mighty engine of destruction, dealing hack damage despite being ranged, making them a good way to counter ranged units. Their special attack enables them to hurl 3 fireballs at a target, dealing minor Area of Effect damage.

Mythology

"Son of Odin and Frigg, and father of Forseti, Baldr spread goodwill and peace wherever he went, making him one of the best loved of the gods. His popularity and innate goodness attracted the ire of Loki, who plotted mischief. Baldr was tormented by nightmares, a sign of impending death, and this disturbed the gods. After much trouble, Odin determined Baldr's fate and then took steps to prevent it. Loki intervened, however, and Baldr was killed by a branch of mistletoe thrown by his blind brother Hodr, as had been foretold. Attempts to ransom Baldr back from Hel were thwarted by Loki. Nevertheless, Baldr was expected to return after a great world catastrophe and rule a rejuvenated world. The similarity of these expectations may have aided the initial spread of Christianity among the Norse."
In-game compendium

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 }}
-{{Quote|You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Secrets of Thoth.|Age up text}}
+{{Quote|You have advanced to the Mythic Age through Faith in Baldr.|Age up text}}
-Thoth is an ibis-headed Egyptian Mythic Age minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Set and Isis.
+Baldr is a Mythic Age Norse minor god in Age of Mythology. He was the god of innocence, purity, and joy. He was popular among most of the other Norse gods. However Loki tricked his blind brother Hodr into killing him. He is available to worshipers of Thor and Odin.
 ==Attributes==
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:nrs-gp-meteor.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Meteor]] || Rains down meteors in the targeted area, doing massive damage to buildings and moderate damage to units while also scattering them.
+| [[File:nrs-gp-ragnarok.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Ragnarok]] || Turns all the caster's Gatherers and Dwarves into Heroes of Ragnarok, which are melee heroes excelling against myth units. However, this completely stagnates the invoker's economy.
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:nrs-t-kings.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Valley]] || Migdol Strongholds produce a free duplicate of the units they train while empowered.
+| [[File:nrs-t-sons-of-sleipnir.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Sons of Sleipnir]] || [[Raiding Cavalry]] have +10% damage and +1.0 damage multiplier vs. ranged soldiers.
 |-
-| [[File:nrs-t-book.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Book]] || Improves [[Laborer]] gather rates of food, wood and gold by 10%.
+| [[File:nrs-t-dwarven-auger.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Dwarven Auger]] || [[Portable Ram]]s have +10% speed, +20% damage, and -25% training time.
-|-
-| [[File:nrs-t-tusks-of-apedemak.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Tusks]] || [[War Elephant]]s gain 10% attack, occupy 1 less population slot, and cost 10% less.
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:phoenix.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Phoenix]] || A flying fiery bird that does Area of Effect damage. Turns into an egg when killed, from which it can be reborn for free.
+| [[File:fire-giant.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Fire Giant]] || A mighty engine of destruction that deals hack and crush damage at range.
+|}
+===Hero Units===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Description
+|-
+| [[File:hero-of-ragnarok.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Hero of Ragnarok]] || Infantry hero transformed from worker units by Ragnarok.
 |}
 ==Gameplay==
+Baldr benefits your military in a variety of ways. Dragon Ships get more speed and hack armor. Raiding Cavalry get increased attack against Archers and Throwing Axemen, and Portable Rams get more speed, attack and decreased training rate, allowing them to destroy defensive building quickly.
-Thoth's bonuses are mostly offensive, though one is economic. First, his Tusks of Apedemak technology makes War Elephants deal more damage, cost less, and take up less population space, allowing them to be massed more easily. This pairs especially well with Valley of the Kings, which allows empowered Migdol Strongholds to spawn double any units being trained. These improvements allow the player to create a huge army of War Elephants that can destroy anything that gets in their way.
+His myth unit, the Fire Giant, is a mighty engine of destruction, dealing hack damage despite being ranged, making them a good way to counter ranged units. Their special attack enables them to hurl 3 fireballs at a target, dealing minor Area of Effect damage.
-Thoth's myth unit, the Phoenix, is highly powerful against both units and buildings. If slain, it can be reborn, provided enemies do not attack and destroy the egg.
-Economically, Thoth improves the gather rate of all resources, offsetting the initial Egyptian gathering penalty. This gives the player the option of training fewer Laborers and more military units at maximum population.
-Followers of Set who pick Sekhmet for the Heroic Age and Thoth for the Mythic Age will be able to amass large armies of strengthened Chariot Archers. Likewise, two of the Egyptian Classical Age minor gods, Bast (accessible to Isis) and Ptah (accessible to Set), have economic bonuses which synergize nicely with Thoth's economic improvement.
 ==Mythology==
+{{Quote|Son of Odin and Frigg, and father of Forseti, Baldr spread goodwill and peace wherever he went, making him one of the best loved of the gods. His popularity and innate goodness attracted the ire of Loki, who plotted mischief. Baldr was tormented by nightmares, a sign of impending death, and this disturbed the gods. After much trouble, Odin determined Baldr's fate and then took steps to prevent it. Loki intervened, however, and Baldr was killed by a branch of mistletoe thrown by his blind brother Hodr, as had been foretold. Attempts to ransom Baldr back from Hel were thwarted by Loki. Nevertheless, Baldr was expected to return after a great world catastrophe and rule a rejuvenated world. The similarity of these expectations may have aided the initial spread of Christianity among the Norse.|In-game compendium}}
-{{Quote|A patron of learning and invention, Thoth was the chief god of the city of Khmun and a divine scribe. He served as a loyal advocate and supporter of Osiris, defending him against charges by Set, helping Isis resurrect him as lord of the underworld, helping to keep Horus hidden from Set until the son reached adulthood, and then helping Horus regain his inheritance. Thoth then assisted Osiris by recording the past deeds of all who sought to enter the Underworld. He read the scales when the hearts of those seeking entrance were weighed versus the feather of truth. Thoth grew in importance as people sought his help in proving their innocence at judgment time. The priests of Thoth enhanced his reputation as a magician and claimed he had access to spells that gave him domination over the natural world and the gods themselves. Thoth is usually depicted with the head of an ibis or baboon.
-"Thereupon shall come Thoth, who is equipped with words of power in great abundance, and shall untie the fetters, even the fetters of the god Set which are over my mouth."
--- From the Papyrus of Ani|In-game compendium}}
 ==List of Gods==