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This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Avenger (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

The Avenger is a powerful melee myth unit granted in the Mythic Age to worshippers of Horus. The Avenger appears as a muscular human with the head of a falcon.

Special Attack[]

Spinning Blades: strikes every adjacent unit once with 70 hack damage. Recharge time: 10 seconds.

Attack bonuses[]

  • Myth Units ×3
  • Heroes ×0.5

Strategy[]

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An Avenger utilizing its spinning attack.

Avengers are very powerful in close quarters. They attack ferociously in melee, dealing high damage and periodically executing a whirlwind attack that wounds adjacent enemies, even knocking down nearby trees. They can easily handle human soldiers and due to their whirlwind attack can kill or severely damage enemy soldiers. Because of this they can prevail against human soldiers even if outnumbered. They are very vulnerable to ranged units, and may be a primary target for enemy archers.

Because they are so potent in close quarters, it is recommended to attack them from a distance. As with all myth units, Heroes will defeat them at any distance, especially ranged heroes like the Priest and Pharaoh. Also, ranged or flying myth units like the Petsuchos, Mummy, and Vermilion Bird will work against them since Avengers have no ranged attack.

While very expensive (cost 30 favor and 250 food), Avengers are great to make an army of, although they take up 4 population slots. They have good speed, although they aren't as fast as a Centaur. Additionally, Avengers have no specific upgrades related to them.

Mythology[]

Scientific name -- Archifalco pharoanicus
Size -- about 9' tall
Diet -- scarab beetles and honey

Because the Avenger is so deadly fighting hand-to-hand, it is best to combat him with ranged units. In combat, the Avenger periodically attacks as a whirlwind, damaging all enemy units around him.

Horus was the child of Osiris and Iris[sic] who, upon reaching adulthood, was known as Her-nedj-tef-ef, "Horus, Avenger of his Father," whose role it was to seek venegance and cast out the evils of Set.

"Behold, the fire riseth in Abydos and it cometh; I cause it to come, the Eye of Horus. It is set in order upon thy brow, O Osiris Khenti-Amenti; it is set in the shrine and riseth on thy brow." -- The Pyramid Texts
—In-game mythology section

Trivia[]

  • Isis is misspelled as Iris in the Avenger's in-game mythology section, as replicated above.

Gallery[]

Myth units in Age of Mythology
GreekPortrait Greeks
ArchaicAge Archaic Age PegasusIcon Pegasus · HippocampusIcon Hippocampus
ClassicalAge Classical Age CentaurIcon Centaur · MinotaurIcon Minotaur · CyclopsIcon Cyclops
HeroicAge Heroic Age NemeanLionIcon Nemean Lion · HydraIcon Hydra · ScyllaIcon Scylla · ManticoreIcon Manticore
MythicAge Mythic Age ColossusIcon Colossus · MedusaIcon Medusa · CarcinosIcon Carcinos · ChimeraIcon Chimera
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanGreekIcon Titan
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians
ArchaicAge Archaic Age BaboonIcon Ape of Set
ClassicalAge Classical Age AnubiteIcon Anubite · PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Serpent · PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Sea Snake · SphinxIcon Sphinx · WadjetIcon Wadjet · GazelleIcon Gazelle of Set · HyenaIcon Hyena of Set
HeroicAge Heroic Age PetsuchosIcon Petsuchos · RocIcon Roc · ScarabIcon Scarab · LeviathanIcon Leviathan · ScorpionManIcon Scorpion Man · MinionIcon Minion · GiraffeIcon Giraffe of Set · CrocodileIcon Crocodile of Set
MythicAge Mythic Age PhoenixIcon Phoenix · WarTurtleIcon War Turtle · AvengerIcon Avenger · MummyIcon Mummy · HippopotamusIcon Hippopotamus of Set · RhinocerosIcon Rhinoceros of Set
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanEgyptianIcon Titan
NorsePortrait Norse
ArchaicAge Archaic Age RavenIcon Raven
ClassicalAge Classical Age TrollIcon Troll · ValkyrieIcon Valkyrie · EinherjarIcon Einherjar
HeroicAge Heroic Age KrakenIcon Kraken · MountainGiantIcon Mountain Giant · WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Tree · FrostGiantIcon Frost Giant · BattleBoarIcon Battle Boar
MythicAge Mythic Age JormundElverIcon Jormund Elver · FimbulwinterWolfIcon Fimbulwinter Wolf · FenrisWolfBroodIcon Fenris Wolf Brood · FireGiantIcon Fire Giant · NidhoggIcon Nidhogg
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanNorseIcon Titan
AtlanteanPortrait Atlanteans
ClassicalAge Classical Age AutomatonIcon Automaton · PrometheanIcon Promethean (Offspring· CaladriaIcon Caladria · ServantIcon Servant · CarnivoraIcon Carnivora
HeroicAge Heroic Age NereidIcon Nereid · SatyrIcon Satyr · StymphaliaBirdIcon Stymphalian Bird · DryadIcon Dryad · BehemothIcon Behemoth
MythicAge Mythic Age HekaGigantesIcon Heka Gigantes · ManOWarIcon Man O' War · ArgusIcon Argus · LampadesIcon Lampades · TartarianSpawnIcon Tartarian Spawn
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanAtlanteanIcon Titan
ChinesePortrait Chinese
ClassicalAge Classical Age QilinIcon Qilin · MonkeyKingIcon Monkey King · TerracottaWarriorIcon Terracotta Warrior
HeroicAge Heroic Age WarSalamanderIcon War Salamander · JiangshiIcon Jiangshi · PixiuIcon Pixiu
MythicAge Mythic Age AzureDragonIcon Azure Dragon · DragonTurtleIcon Dragon Turtle · VermilionBirdIcon Vermilion Bird · WhiteTigerIcon White Tiger · EarthDragonIcon Earth Dragon
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanChineseIcon Titan
Other
Campaign Special-c-azure-dragon-icon Ao Kuang · Titan Gaia Icon Gaia · Titan Kronos Icon Kronos · PolarBearIcon Polaris · Titan Prometheus Icon Prometheus · AnubiteIcon Theris*
Cheat Bella icon Bella · WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bush
Scenario Editor-exclusive AoM Vulture Icon Harpy · MountainGiantIcon Santa · AoM Vulture Icon Vulture
Cut ApepIcon Apep · MinotaurIcon Golem · Griffon Icon Griffon · CyclopsIcon Trollkarien
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