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"Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units."
In-game description
The Trireme is the Greek archer ship and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age in Age of Mythology.
Special Ability
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Solar Flare | Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land. |
Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses
Strengths and Weaknesses
| Strong vs. |  Close-combat Ships
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| Weak vs. |  Siege Ships,  Siege Weapons
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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Copper Weapons | +10% damage |
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Bronze Weapons | +10% damage |
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Iron Weapons | +10% damage |
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Ballistics | Fires more accurately at moving targets |
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Burning Pitch | +15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings |
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Heroic Fleet | +150% attack vs. Myth Units |
Defense
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Copper Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
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Bronze Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
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Iron Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
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Copper Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
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Bronze Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
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Iron Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
Utility
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Conscript Sailors | -20% training time |
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Enclosed Deck | 2× unit capacity |
Myth Technologies
| Image | Name | God | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oracle | Apollo | +4 Line of Sight |
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Sun Ray | Apollo | +10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability |
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Dionysia | Dionysus | +5% hit points |
Relic Bonuses
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Pelt of Argus | +6 Line of Sight |
Gameplay
Triremes 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 Transport Ships. 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 and coastal siege weapons are also a large threat.
History
"This oared galley propelled the classical Greek city states, and Athens in particular, into a naval power. The trireme (trieres in Greek) was named because the oarsmen were stationed at 3 levels, allowing more men to fit on a smaller ship. A standard trireme was about 120 ft long, and manned by over 150 oarsmen. the ships could cover about 180 nautical miles at a constant speed of 7.5 knots. They also had square sails, which could not always be used on the temperamental Mediterranean Sea. During the wars with Persia, Athens alone commanded over 200 of these ships."
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Trivia
- The emblem featured on their sails is the Vergina Sun, an ancient emblem of the Argead Dynasty of Macedon.
- Trireme (Wrecked) has an internal cost of 100 wood, 50 gold and a training time of 14 seconds.
Video
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