Bireme

"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
	Solar Flare	Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.

Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong vs.	Close-combat Ships
Weak vs.	Siege Ships, Siege Weapons

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Upgrades to	Cost	Effect
Heroic Age	Heavy Warships	Heavy Trireme	150 , 150 , 20 seconds	+15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight
Heroic Age	Champion Warships	Champion Trireme	250 , 200 , 40 seconds	+20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight

General Technologies

Offense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Weapons	+10% damage
	Bronze Weapons	+10% damage
	Iron Weapons	+10% damage
	Ballistics	Fires more accurately at moving targets
	Burning Pitch	+15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings
	Heroic Fleet	+150% attack vs. Myth Units

Defense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability

Utility

Image	Name	Description
	Conscript Sailors	-20% training time
	Enclosed Deck	2× unit capacity

Myth Technologies

Name	God	Description
Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray	Apollo	+10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability
Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points

Relic Bonuses

	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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