Hades

Hades is a Greek major god who focuses on ranged soldiers and buildings.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
Sentinel	Creates five sentient statues around the target Town Center that attack any enemies within range.

Technology

Name	Description
Vaults of Erebus	Provides a trickle of 2 gold per second.

Unique Unit

Name	Type	Description
Shade of Hades	Myth Unit	Myth unit that has a 20% chance of appearing at a Temple if a human soldier is killed.
Gastraphetoros	Human Soldier	Expensive archer wielding a crossbow which excels against buildings.

Heroes

Name	Age	Description
Ajax	Archaic Age
Achilles	Classical Age
Chiron	Heroic Age
Perseus	Mythic Age	Petrifies any non-airborne unit to immobilize and damage it over time.

Bonuses

20% chance for fallen humans to return as Shades.
Myth units +15% hit points.
Ranged soldiers and heroes[1] +1 Line of Sight and range.
Ranged fortifications +2 range.
Ballistics and Burning Pitch are researched instantly for free in their respective ages.

Minor Gods

Classical Age
Name	Focus
Ares	Attack of human soldiers
Athena	Infantry and defense

Heroic Age
Name	Focus
Aphrodite	Villagers
Apollo	Archers

Heroic Age
Name	Focus
Artemis	Archers
Hephaestus	Human soldier armor and weapons

Strengths

He has the strongest archers in the Greek faction and therefore some of the strongest in the game. In fact, Hades players who choose Ares, Apollo and Artemis can have Toxotes with a 45% attack bonus, giving them an attack of 9.4 without the standard upgrades.

All buildings have extra hit points and defensive ones have extra attack as well, allowing for a strong defense to counter enemy attacks. In addition to this, Hades' god power, Sentinel, allows for even greater defense of one crucial Town Center. Soldiers that are killed have chance of returning as Shades to fight again, helping to sustain pitched battles or defend the player's town even more effectively.

Weaknesses

Although Hades' archers can deal high amounts of damage, they are still frail in terms of HP and armor like any other archer unit. Unless their HP is regularly replenished, prolonged battles, especially with cavalry, will eventually finish them off. Despite being a defensive god, Hades does not have access to Hermes or the Ceasefire god power so players will have no choice but to endure any assault from the enemy.

The Sentinel God Power can help protect the player's main Town Center from early rushes if cast right away, but if an enemy scout spots a Sentinel it will give away the Town Center's location. This can spare the scout's life as it may not wander within the Town Center's range of attack, enabling the enemy to continue scouting. Finally, though the Shades can help in defending, they are weaker compared to regular soldiers and an abundance of them can use up valuable population space, preventing the player from training proper counter units.

Mythology

"The brother of Zeus, Hades drew the underworld as his to rule when the Titans were overthrown and banished to Tartarus. He shared rule of the underworld with Persephone, whom he had abducted from above. Although required to release her, she was tricked and forced to remain with him. Hades sat on an ebony throne and wore a helmet that made him invisible. There he ruled the dead and accepted those newly arrived from above. Hermes brought the souls of the dead to the River Styx where Charon, the ferryman, carried them across. The three-headed watchdog, Cerberus, prevented any escape. Most souls remained on the empty Plain of Asphodel. A lucky few of extraordinary merit went on to the blessed islands of Elysium. The unlucky were sentenced to unending torment further down in Tartarus. In rare instances, Hades allowed living mortals, such as Odysseus, to enter the underworld and then leave again. Even more rarely did Hades free the dead to return to the living. He was the richest of the gods, possessing all the mineral wealth in the Earth."
In-game compendium

Trivia

In the artwork of Hades, he is wearing the Helm of Hades. He also holds a Bident in the Retold version.