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"Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units."
In-game description
The Bireme is the Atlantean archer ship in Age of Mythology: The Titans, and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age. It moves 5.45% faster than other archer ships since Retold. Prior to that, it was weaker but cheaper, and even faster than other archer ships.
Special Ability
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Grk-abl-solar-flare.png | Solar Flare | Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land. |
Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses
Strengths and Weaknesses
| Strong vs. | File:Unit-type-close-combat-ship.png Close-combat Ships |
| Weak vs. | File:Unit-type-siege-ship.png Siege Ships, File:Unit-type-siege-weapon.png Siege Weapons |
Upgrades
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Infobox-age3.png Heroic Age | File:Shared-t-heavy-warships.png Heavy Warships | Heavy Trireme | 150 File:Infobox-wood.png, 150 File:Infobox-gold.png, 20 seconds | +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
| File:Infobox-age4.png Heroic Age | File:Shared-t-champion-warships.png Champion Warships | Champion Trireme | 250 File:Infobox-wood.png, 200 File:Infobox-gold.png, 40 seconds | +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
General Technologies
Offense
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-copper-weapons.png | Copper Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-weapons.png | Bronze Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-iron-weapons.png | Iron Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-ballistics.png | Ballistics | Fires more accurately at moving targets |
| File:Shared-t-burning-pitch.png | Burning Pitch | +15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings |
| File:Shared-t-heroic-fleet.png | Heroic Fleet | +150% attack vs. Myth Units |
Defense
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-copper-armor.png | Copper Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-armor.png | Bronze Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-iron-armor.png | Iron Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-copper-shields.png | Copper Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-shields.png | Bronze Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-iron-shields.png | Iron Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
Utility
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-conscript-sailors.png | Conscript Sailors | -20% training time |
| File:Shared-t-enclosed-deck.png | Enclosed Deck | 2× unit capacity |
Myth Technologies
| Image | Name | God | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Grk-t-oracle.png | Oracle | Apollo | +4 Line of Sight |
| File:Grk-t-sun-ray.png | Sun Ray | Apollo | +10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability |
| File:Grk-t-dionysia.png | Dionysia | Dionysus | +5% hit points |
Relic Bonuses
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Pelt of Argus | +6 Line of Sight |
Gameplay
They are critical in gaining control of water as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also effective in sinking enemy transports. Once in the Heroic Age, they will need support from other warships in order to be effective. They deal bonus damage against Hammer Ships and Transport Ships. Siege Ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units are also a large threat.
As with other Atlantean ships, Biremes tend to be weaker, but faster and cheaper than their equivalents of other civilizations. This makes them more agile at sea and easier to mass.
History
"Atlantis fought war after war on the choppy Mediterranean Sea. Their warship - the bireme - was an excellent balance between ramming speed and maneuverability. The Pentekonter and Trireme were Greek attempts to improve upon Atlantean design that were very effective, though the bireme returned to prominence over time."
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