-Specialisation: Infantry and Heroes.

-Description:
Starts with Favour, Gains Favour Faster, Can reach higher Favour limit.
(Favour+)
Hoplites move faster, infantry do more damage to buildings
(Hoplites/Infantry+)

-God powers&beasts: Lightning bolt, Pegasus
-Upgrade: Heroes have more HP

Minor Gods:
-Athena
-Apollo (healing temples)/ Dionysus (Cavalry, infantry, sea units bonus)
-Hephaestus (Armory upgrades, resources)/ Hera (Walls, Myth Units)

Notes:
All rounder.
-Has stronger heroes
-Can spam hoplites (and later myrmidons against non greeks)
-Can build up larger Myth army faster

-Specialisation: Archers & Buildings

-Description:
Human soldiers may return as shades (Shades)
Buildings have more hitpoints, greater attack (Walls&Towers +)
Archers have greater attack (Archer +)

-God Power: Sentry
-Myth Unit: Pegasus
-Upgrade: Vault of Erebus

-Minor Gods:
Ares
Apollo
Hephaestus

-Notes:
Get Erebus Vault upgrade asap (for extra gold in first age&onwards)
Defend with Sentry God Power
Wall and tower up early
defend with archers first and Gastraphetes later

-Specialisation: Cavalry

-Description:
Militia
Respawning Hippocampus
Market Trade Cheaper
Cavalry and Stables Cheaper

-God powers&beasts: Lure, Pegasus+Hippocampus
-Upgrade: Cavalry Line of Sight

Minor Gods:
-Hermes
-Dionysus
-Hephaestos

Notes:
Horses are cheaper but not stronger
Build alot of stables
Get ready to spam them until you can make Hetairoi (both cost food and gold)
Centaurs are a cheap-ish myth unit that can be used to take out counter cavalry (cost wood and favour)

-Specialisation: Chariots & Camels

-Description:
Pharaohs Empower Better
Priests can Empower
Monuments Cheaper+ Stronger
Chariots & Camels Faste/More HP

-God Power: Rain
-Upgrade: Villager Armor+ Attack

Minor Gods:
-Bast
-Sekhmet
-Osiris

Notes:
Get to Heroic Age (3) Asap, then build chariots+camels
Defend with Sphinxes
Make loads of priests (they can heal and empower)

As egyptian remember:
Can defend with quick but expensive mercenaries
Some buildings cost *literally* no resources.
Pharaoh Empowers,
Monuments generate favour
Farms built in first age
Everything costs gold
Priests can heal

-Specialisation: Economy & Technology

-Description:
Monuments Shield from God Powers
Town Centres +3 population limit
Improvements Cheaper
Obelisks Cheaper/Built Faster

-God Power: Prosperity
-Upgrade: Flood of the Nile (Food)

Minor Gods:
-Anubis
-Hathor
-Thoth

Notes:
Get Gold, Wall off defensible area for caravan route
Buy all upgrades quickly, especially infantry
Make Small army (only has counter units so diversify)
Build loads of obelisks for scouting
Later: Make loads of phoenixes+ camels/chariots/war elephants
Anubis Increases Favour generation (dont forget to max out monuments)

As egyptian remember:
Can defend with quick but expensive mercenaries
Some buildings cost *literally* no resources.
Pharaoh Empowers,
Monuments generate favour
Farms built in first age
Everything costs gold
Priests can heal

-Specialisation: Archers

-Description:
Priests convert wild animals
Pharaoh summons wild animals
Archers train faster
Slingers are stronger
Migdol Strongholds are cheaper

-God Power: Vision
-Upgrade: Feral Animals

Minor Gods:
-Anubis
-Sehkmet
-Thoth

Notes:
Harass enemy villagers with wild animals early (and use them as easy defense)
Save vision for final god power,
Build slingers + chariots,
Loads of Migdol Strongholds

As egyptian remember:
Can defend with quick but expensive mercenaries
Some buildings cost *literally* no resources.
Pharaoh Empowers,
Monuments generate favour
Farms built in first age
Everything costs gold
Priests can heal

-Summary: Dwarves & Armory
-Description: Armory with better/cheaper upgrades available earlier
Dwarves Gather food/wood better

-God Powers: Goldmine
-Upgrade: Villagers Hunt Better

-Minor Gods: Forsetti Skadi Baldr

-Notes: (Ragnarok) Rusher
Can use dwarves instead of villagers to free up food
Build Temple and Armory in first age to age up twice
Expand to town centres to up villager production

-As Norse remember:
Ox Carts are mobile drop points
You only gain favour by battling
Soldier (are the only units that) can build

-Summary: Hillfort
-Description:
Human Soldiers Regenerate Health
Ravens Scout
Hillfort Units HP+
Villagers Hunt Faster

-God Powers: Great Hunt +Ravens
-Upgrade: Ulfsarks are Faster

-Minor Gods:
Heimdall
Njord (Sea)/ Skadi (Land)
Baldr

-Notes:
Slow Ragnarok Builder
Expand Settlements to up villager and Ulfsark production
Defend with Ulfsarks (I), Throwing Axemen (II), Jarls (III), Heroes of Ragnarok (IV)
Build Defences once worshipping Heimdall, then continue building towards Ragnarok.

-As Norse remember:
Ox Carts are mobile drop points
You only gain favour by battling
Soldiers (are the only units that) can build

-Summary: Hersir & Myth Units
-Description:
Hersirs summon Myth Units
Myth Units cost less favour
Ox Carts Cheaper/Faster/Weaker
Longhouse units train faster

-God Powers: Spy
-Upgrade: Infantry Line of Sight

-Minor Gods:
Forseti
Bragi
Hel

-Notes:
Build Longhouses for defence (train fast) +Upgrade Ulfsarks
Max out population CAP but not LIMIT (this allows for myth units to spawn in battle)
Rampage with Hersirs (set Spy, capture relics)
Get good gold procution and queue Fire Giants.


-As Norse remember:
Ox Carts are mobile drop points
You only gain favour by battling
Soldiers (are the only units that) can build

-Specialisation: Siege & Myth Units

-Description:
Timeshift Buildings
Siege & Myth Units cheaper

-Godpower: Deconstruct
-Upgrade: Oracles walk+scout faster

-Minor Gods:
Prometheus
Hyperion
Helios

-Notes:
Build large human army, upgrade into heroes just before attacking: saves population limit.

Can rush by time shifting military buildings, deconstructing enemy buildings

Build Siege and Myth Units too

Secure gold + Couple of Town centres
Upgrade walls to maximum
Build loads of towers (can shift later)
Defend with Automaton army (20 minimum)
Area control with towers
Can attack with behemoth+humans when time is right

Atlanteans:
Villagers better but slower to make and more expensive, need no resource drops
Oracles
Can promote human units to heroes
Generate Favour from Town Centres
Can Nomad (Manors support a lot of population)

-Specialisation: Human Military

-Description:
Sky Passages
Shares Line of Sight to Settlements with Allies
Human units Faster

-God Power: Shockwave
-Upgrade: Sky passage +cheaper +sight +attack

-Minor Gods:
Oceanus
Theia
Hekate

Notes:
Contarius Cavalry/orCounter archers + Fanatics= Strong Army
Defend with Murmillos first
Reinforce with Caladria+Stymphalix

Atlanteans:
Villagers better but slower to make and more expensive, need no resource drops
Oracles
Can promote human units to heroes
Generate Favour from Town Centres
Can Nomad (Manors support a lot of population)
Hekate Means Titan Regenerates slowly

-Specialisation: Economy & Economic Units

-Description:
Lush
Buildings Regenerate Health
Economic Improvements are cheaper
Fishing ships & Caravans More HP and Cheaper

-God Power: Gaia Forest
-Upgrade: Villager Speed

-Minor Gods:
Leto
Theia
Hekate

-Notes:
Super Defensive
Guild early
Secure corner of the map with walls + towers
Build towers around Town Centre
Defend with Automatons and Archers
Then Focus on Stymphalix, Cavalry and Fanatics
Hekate for Myth Health regen.


Atlanteans:
Villagers better but slower to make and more expensive, need no resource drops
Oracles
Can promote human units to heroes
Generate Favour from Town Centres
Can Nomad (Manors support a lot of population)
Hekate Means Titan Regenerates slowly

-Specialisation: Buildings & Heroes

-Description:
Can use Blessed Construction to speed up building construction.
Buildings cost 20% less wood.
All eight Immortals can be trained from the Archaic Age.
Unit line upgrades 20% cheaper.

-God Power: Year of the Goat
-Upgrade: Domestication

-Minor Gods:
Huang Di
Zhong Kui
Chongli

-Notes:
Harass with heroes early but dont over commit
Rush to end age then get all armory upgrades almost free.
Defend with immortals and terracotta warriors

Fu Xi is the most conducive of the Chinese major gods to aggressive play. In addition to the general wood savings, Blessed Construction and cheaper buildings allow players to train soldiers earlier. This combines with cheaper line upgrades and an early hero advantage to give followers of Fu Xi a very strong Classical-Age military.

Early aggression isn't the only way to play as Fu Xi however, since his followers will be able to quickly respond to an enemy attack themselves. Additionally, the cheaper buildings can be used to build Gardens more quickly and rely less on villagers. This, as well as his god power and technology, allow players to stockpile food easily.

Chinese:
Monks that Heal and Convert
Gardens that give favour/other resources
8 ranged/melee "immortal" heroes

-Specialisation: Economy & Human Units

-Description:
Gardens generate Favor faster and provide +1 population.
All human soldiers are 10% cheaper.
Markets can be built in the Classical Age.

-God Power: Recreation (villager revive)
-Upgrade: Accupuncture (villager regen)

-Minor Gods:
Huang Di
Dabo Gong
Chongli

-Notes:
Economic Rusher:
6-8 villagers first age, 1-2 gardens
Get corner of map to build market in second age
Rush to second age
(get cheaper Farms and Warriors upgrade,)
Build 12 farms& Ox caravans, some gold miners,
Rush to third age
(get garden upgrade, villager upgrade 2&1)
Rush to fourth age
(get armory upgrades for almost free)
Destroy enemies with Vermillion Birds and Fire Lances

Terracotta warriors --> Pixiu --> Vermillion Birds
War Academy units --> Castle units

Nu Wa's bonuses are entirely economic, with an emphasis on getting more out of less. This allows players to recover easily from a bad start. Enemies will find early raids less effective, while animal attacks early on will be less punishing. Gardens provide stronger conveniences, especially in the early game. Finally, establishing an early Market will give the player an additional source of gold and make their economy harder for enemies to judge.

Chinese:
Monks that Heal and Convert
Gardens that give favour/other resources
8 ranged/melee "immortal" heroes

-Specialisation: Monks & Siege Units

-Description:
Monks convert Myth Units (not just human units) and heal faster
Siege Weapons deal more damage
Wall upgrades are cheaper

-God Power: Timber Harvest
-Upgrade: Wheelbarrow

-Minor Gods:
Chang'e
He Bo
Xi Wangmu

-Notes:
Build Walls and upgrade them asap
Build two baracks and defend with small army+ Heroes
Monks in third age, so rush there (15 monks good standard)
Attack with Fire Lances+ Sitting Tigers
(Dont forget wheelbarrow and favour trickle upgrades!)

Chinese:
Monks that Heal and Convert
Gardens that give favour/other resources
8 ranged/melee "immortal" heroes