Strategies
Build orders and tactical guides
Build Orders
Fast Classical Rush
AllAdvance to Classical Age quickly to pressure opponent
- Build houses while training villagers
- Put first 6-8 villagers on food
- Put next 4-5 on wood
- Build temple/monument when able
- Advance as soon as possible
- Build military immediately upon advancing
Norse Ulfsark Rush
NorseAggressive early pressure using infantry that can build
- Start with food and gold gathering
- Train Ulfsarks early
- Send Ulfsarks to build forward military buildings
- Continuously produce Ulfsarks
- Attack villagers and economy
- Generate favor through combat
Egyptian Economic Boom
EgyptianFocus on economy and powerful late game
- Build monuments for favor
- Use Pharaoh to empower gold mine
- Expand to multiple gold sources
- Mass myth units in Mythic Age
- Use powerful god powers to win fights
General Tips
Economy
- Always keep villager production going
- Balance food, wood, gold based on your strategy
- Expand to additional town centers when safe
- Protect your gatherers from raids
Military
- Counter myth units with heroes
- Use rock-paper-scissors counters (infantry < cavalry < archers < infantry)
- Control relics for bonus favor
- Save god powers for critical moments
Defense
- Wall important areas early
- Keep a small defensive force at home
- Tower key resources
- Have heroes ready for myth unit attacks
Civilization Matchups
Greeks vs Norse
Greeks should focus on heroes early since Norse will be aggressive. Use hoplites to counter raiding cavalry and train heroes to deal with Norse myth units.
Egyptians vs Atlanteans
Egyptians need to survive early pressure. Build monuments for consistent favor and use the Pharaoh's empowerment. Priests can help counter hero-transformed units.
Norse vs Egyptians
Norse should attack early before Egyptians can mass expensive myth units. Target monuments and the Pharaoh. Keep constant pressure.