Erastos

How to Use Erastos

Erastos's effect — villagers gather 10% more stone from stone mines — is the kind of bonus that rewards players who plan their build order around a single throughput vector rather than spreading attention thin.

Lower-skill matches often undervalue this advisor; at competitive tiers the effect becomes a measurable swing in resource graphs and unit counts.

Players coming back to Age of Empires Online will find Erastos still relevant in current meta builds, especially those leaning into the resource archetype.

Name Origin

Lore-wise, Erastos aligns with the Greek cultural sphere (Hellenic city-state era), one of the named factions playable in Age of Empires Online.

How to Obtain Erastos

Common advisors form everyone's roster baseline. Erastos is one of the staples — easy to obtain and useful from your first match onward.

Erastos Synergies

Within the resource archetype, several advisors layer cleanly with Erastos. Players running a focused resource build often rotate one of these as a second slot:

• Thutmose (Common, Age I) — Villagers gather 5% more Wood from Trees
• Aapep (Common, Age I) — Villagers gather Food 6% faster from fish, berry bushes, and huntable animals
• Sophia (Rare, Age III) — Villagers gather Food 10% faster from Farms

Timing Within Age I

Age I is short but pivotal. Locking in the right advisor early lets you execute a known opening repeatedly across games, building muscle memory.

Other Common Advisors to Consider

If you want Common-tier alternatives that take your build in a different direction than Erastos, these advisors offer distinct strategic angles:

• Cyric — Age IV, construction focused
• Heron — Age II, military focused
• Bes — Age II, construction focused
• Kleitos — Age II, combat focused
• Nannus — Age IV, economy focused