Egyptians

"Egyptians scout by having their Priests build Obelisks. Early Egyptian soldiers tend to be more specialized, but train quickly. Their later units from the Migdol Stronghold are more powerful. Many Egyptian buildings cost Gold, and several others are free, but take longer to build. Egyptian buildings build faster, gather, train, and research improvements faster, and fight better when empowered by a Pharaoh. The Egyptians gain Favor by building Monuments."
In-game description

The Egyptians are a civilization in Age of Mythology. They are based on the ancient Egyptian religion and mythology.

Overview

Civilian unit: Laborer.
- Laborers work slower, but the Pharaoh can empower buildings, improving construction speed, work rate, and resource collection.
Resource drop-off sites: Granary - food, Lumber Camp - wood, Mining Camp - gold.
Start with a Pharaoh, a Priest, and three Laborers.
Start with 200 food, 100 wood, 50 gold.
Farms are available since the Archaic Age.
Buildings do not cost wood.
- Resource drop-off sites, Houses, Armories, and Markets are free.
- Other buildings except Temples cost (more) gold instead.
- Wonders cost -100% wood, +50% gold.
- Town Centers and Village Centers cost 550 gold.
- Farms cost 70 gold.
Can build Monuments to generate favor.
Watch Tower upgrade free.
Fishing Ships can construct Obelisks and Lighthouses.
Warships cost -10%.

Major Gods

Ra

Laborers gather from Berry Bushes 25% faster.
Camel Rider, Chariot Archer, and War Elephant +15% hit points.
Pharaoh-empowered Monuments empower nearby buildings (70% efficiency of Pharaohs).
Priests can empower (70% efficiency of Pharaohs).

Isis

Town Centers and Citadel Centers support +5 population.
Upgrades cost -10%.
Obelisks cost -5 gold, and are built 60% faster.
Monuments shield against enemy god powers (25 range; 40 when empowered).
Empowered Monuments also heal nearby units and generate favor 100% faster.

Set

Start the game with a Baboon of Set.
Pharaohs can summon Animals of Set.
Priests can convert wild animals, but converted animals lose 25% of their Food.
+5% Spearman, Axeman, and Slinger speed.
Barracks, Siege Works, and Migdol Strongholds cost -25% gold.
Monuments reduce the cost of units in nearby Barracks and Migdol Strongholds by 5%.

Minor Gods

Classical Age

Name	Major Gods	Focus
Bast	Isis and Ra	Laborers
Ptah	Ra and Set	Technology
Anubis	Set and Isis	Infantry and myth units

Heroic Age

Name	Major Gods	Focus
Sobek	Isis and Ra	buildings and camel units
Sekhmet	Ra and Set	Archers and siege weapons
Nephthys	Isis and Set	Pharaohs and Priests

Mythic Age

Name	Major Gods	Focus
Osiris	Isis and Ra	Camel Riders and Pharaoh
Horus	Ra and Set	Infantry
Thoth	Isis and Set	Laborers and War Elephants

Units

Civilians

Name	Description
Laborer	Gathers all resources (except favor) and constructs buildings

Human Soldiers

Town Center
Name	Description
Mercenary	Expensive Archaic Age infantry which are strong but last a short time
Mercenary Cavalry	Expensive Heroic Age cavalry which are strong but last a short time

Barracks
Name	Description
Spearman	Archaic Age infantry, good only against cavalry
Axeman	Classical Age infantry, good only against infantry
Slinger	Classical Age archer, good only against archers

Migdol Stronghold
Name	Description
Chariot Archer	Heroic Age mounted archer, good against infantry
Camel Rider	Heroic Age cavalry, good against archers and cavalry
War Elephant	Heroic Age cavalry, good against infantry

Siege Weapons

Siege Works
Name	Description
Siege Tower	Heroic Age siege unit that can garrison foot units, attack enemy units with arrows, and ram buildings
Catapult	Mythic Age ranged siege weapon strong against buildings and ships

Heroes

Name	Description
Pharaoh	Ranged Hero which automatically spawns at the Town Center when killed, empowers buildings, heals, collects Relics, good against myth units
Priest	Ranged Hero which can be trained at the Town Center and Temple from the Archaic Age, heals, constructs Obelisks, good only against myth units. Initially cannot collect Relics

Ships

Name	Description
Kebenit	Stronger than only Atlantean archer ships, overtaken by others
Ramming Galley	Same as Greek and Norse close-combat ships
War Barge	More hit points but slower than other siege ships

Myth Units

Dock
Name	Description
Leviathan	A slow but resilient transport unit
War Turtle	A slow and strong melee unit which bucks to flip over enemy ships around it

Name	Description
Titan	The Egyptians summon a giant humanoid bird as a Titan, depicting Ra

Buildings

Economic

Name	Description
Monument	Buildings available since the Archaic Age which generate favor. Comprises of five distinct buildings each with a build limit of 1, each is unlocked when its precursor is first constructed

Scouting

Name	Description
Obelisk	Archaic Age building which provides Line of Sight, constructed by Priests and Fishing Ships
Lighthouse	Mythic Age building which provides a gigantic Line of Sight

Defensive

Name	Description
Citadel Wall	Archaic Age building which provides Line of Sight, constructed by Priests and Fishing Ships
Ballista Tower	Mythic Age building which provides a gigantic Line of Sight

Resource Gathering

Laborers, the Egyptian workers, are slower at gathering resources than other civilizations' workers. This can be offset by having the Pharaoh (or with Ra, Priests) empower the relevant drop-off building. In contrast to the other civilizations, the Egyptians have separate drop-off buildings for food, wood, and gold; they are all built slowly although they are free.

Egyptian Heroes

Unlike the Norse and Greeks, the Egyptian hero is not simply a regular unit with an attack bonus against myth units. Instead the Egyptians have the Pharaoh, a hero that heals and is devastating against myth units, and Priests, which are essentially lesser versions of the Pharaoh. The Egyptian player starts with a Pharaoh and a Priest. Priests are fairly expensive and rather weak against human soldiers.

Pharaoh

The Pharaoh is a fairly tough warrior, but is still no match for grouped human units. However, he is a powerful support unit due to his strong attacks against enemy myth units and ability to heal. The Pharaoh can also empower buildings, making them train and research faster, as well as increasing the amount of resources placed in them. Set's Pharaoh can also summon animals.

If killed, the Pharaoh regenerates at the player's starting Town Center after one and a half minutes, so he is never out of action for long.

Son of Osiris

Using the Son of Osiris god power, the Pharaoh can be turned into a falcon-headed demigod. He still has all of the Pharaoh's abilities, but is vastly more powerful in combat. The Son of Osiris has increased armor, many more hit points and a powerful, chain-lighting attack that can hit up to four targets at once. However, he cannot be healed, and if killed, a normal Pharaoh will appear in his place.

In Retold, it is now possible to have multiple Sons of Osiris, albeit at an incredibly high Favor cost for each successive reuse of the god power.

Priest

Like the Pharaoh, the Priest has a ranged attack with a large attack bonus against mythological units, but is very weak against regular units. He can also heal units. The Priest has the additional ability to summon Obelisks, which are cheap and quickly placed structures that provide a large line of sight. Priests can be trained at the Town Center (once a Temple has been built) or at the Temple. All three major gods have a bonus to their priests - Ra's can empower buildings like the Pharaoh, Isis' place obelisks faster and at lower cost, and Set's can convert wild animals to serve the player.

Favor

The Egyptians honor their gods by building Monuments. Once it is built, a Monument provides a continuous stream of favor for as long as it stands. Egyptians can build five Monuments. They cost increasing amounts of food and gold and must be built in this order.

Name	Build Cost	Build Time	Hit Points	Favor per minute
Monument to Villagers	50	26.67s	450	6.6
Monument to Soldiers	100	40s	450	6.6
Monument to Priests	150	53.33s	450	6.6
Monument to Pharaohs	200	66.67s	450	6.6
Monument to Gods	700	80s	800	13.2

The Egyptians must invest resources and villager time (and Laborers are notoriously slow at building) to generate favor. Once they have done so, however, they are guaranteed a steady stream of favor, unless their town is ransacked.

Monuments can also be empowered by the Pharaoh (and Priests under Ra) to further boost favor generation.

Starting Conditions

Each civilization in Age of Mythology has different starting conditions in a normal game. The Egyptians start with a Pharaoh, a Priest, and three Laborers. The Priest is typically used to scout and the Pharaoh to empower the Town Center or wherever Laborers are gathering resources.

Other Attributes

The Greeks are very versatile and play similarly to civilizations from Age of Empires II, so they are the easiest to start out with. Their military for example is created the same way. Greeks also possess the strongest heroes in the game but they cannot be mass-produced, with a maximum of four (five with Poseidon, who allows building a hero ship, The Argo).

Trivia

The Egyptians of Age of Mythology draw notable influence from Hellenistic Egypt (when the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled), evident from the presence of Catapults, the Lighthouse, and War Elephants.
Some of their myth units refer to other Afro-Asiatic peoples; the Roc (drawn from Arabian mythology), and Leviathan (drawn from Hebrew mythology, in turn of Phoenician/Canaanite influence).
- Also, thanks to their Barracks units (who represent generic Bronze Age troops, armed with epsilon axes, spears and slings), and the Chariot Archer and Camel Rider units, they can be used to represent some of the above-mentioned peoples.
The Egyptian Titan is described as Ra in the URL of images featuring it, hosted on the official website. Formerly, it was described as Horus in articles for The Titans.