Gullinbursti

"Divine hero. A radiant boar wielding Freyr's power, sent from Alfheimr to defend a Town Center for a limited time. His power and speed wanes the further he travels from the summoning point."
In-game description

Gullinbursti is an Archaic Age Norse hero available to Freyr, introduced in Age of Mythology: Retold - New Gods Pack: Freyr. It is obtained by invoking the god power on the player's own or an ally's Town Center. It is a strong hero unit whose attributes increase every age. Its size and appearance also change with the ages.

Its speed increases up to 6.5 tiles per second when near the summoned building, and decreases gradually to the base value of 2.3 the further away it moves. Unlike other heroes, Gullinbursti cannot collect Relics. It does not passively generate favor like Hersirs. It can quickly move around using a Greek ally's Underworld Passage.

Special Abilities

Image	Name	Description
	Sacred Hands	Can pick up Relics and drop them off at a Temple.
	Scourge of the Skies	Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units.
	Petrification	Turns the target to stone, instantly destroying most units. Survivors break free after a short time.

Technologies

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.

Defense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability

Myth Technologies

Name	God	Description
Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray	Apollo	+10% anti-flying damage, projectiles reveal the surrounding area
Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points
Beast Slayer	Artemis	+2 damage multiplier against myth units

Relic Bonuses

Image	Name	Description
	Arrows of Heracles	+5% attack
	Hermes' Winged Sandals	+10% movement speed
	The Khopesh of Horus	+1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units
	Pelt of Argus	+6 Line of Sight
	Thundercloud Shawl	-5% pierce vulnerability
	Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword	Regenerate +10% of damage dealt

Gameplay

Godis are the Norse answer to ranged myth units, and especially to flying myth units. Being one of the only four non-naval Norse units to deal pierce damage, they can also fill the role of standard archers from other civilizations, but cannot be massed as easily due to their greater cost.

History

"◆ Scientific name -- None (artificial construct)
◆ Size -- variable
◆ Diet -- fueled by peat and magic

Freyr, the brother of Freyja, had a chariot drawn by a boar that was not a living animal, but was forged by the dwarves Brokk and Eitri. Gullinbursti ('golden mane') had glowing bristles that lit up the dark. He could run faster than any horse, over sky and water. The dwarves manufactured the battle boar as a result of a wager with Loki over which family of dwarves could make the best gift for the Norse gods. Eitri placed a pig's hide in the forge, while Brokk worked the bellows. Loki took the form of a fly to bite Brokk and distract him from doing his work. Freyja also rode a battle boar named Hildisvini."
In-game compendium

Gallery

Trivia

The creature represented by this god power is also available as a trainable myth unit named Battle Boar.
This is the only god power in the game which has more than one icon.