There are four factions inAge of Mythology: Retold, and each one has three to four Gods of which to worship. Your starting God will determine your faction, so knowing which combinations to start with is crucial. What’s more, there’s a litany of other minor Gods to choose from as you advance through the game.
I’ve ranked all the Age of Mythology: Retold factions from best to worst, and then I’ve further ranked the Gods available to each faction below them. I didn’t think it would be fair to make a separate ranking for all the Gods combined, asthey each complement the different systemsthat each God belongs to. Additionally, I’ve separated the major and minor Gods.
Final note: This ranking has been concluded by me personally after extensive playtime with all four factions. However, the best tier list is the one you make yourself. ensure to experiment a little before making your own judgment, and consider this ranking a tool rather than an objective list. We all have our own opinions, after all!
1. Egyptians
I believe that the Egyptians are the greatest faction in Age of Mythology: Retold. Although theirFavor generationis limited by their Monuments, you can get themup and running fairly quicklyand can improve their generation rate.
Building obelisks to scout is a convenient method of map control, and having many of their buildings free to build allows forstronger resource allocation for militaristic purposes. Being able to throw more resources toward soldiers and myth units and having all of your Workers focused on resource generation is simply a treat.
All Egyptian Major Gods, ranked
The Egyptian major Gods in Age of Mythology: Retold get dwarfed by Isis. Not only are her own buffs and boons much more powerful and useful, buther selection of minor Gods contains the bestGods for each age.
Most pressingly, she negates the use of enemy God Powers in a wide radius around your Monuments, which is apretty hard counter to many other strategies and abilities. You get five of them, too, meaning for some pretty wide coverage.
All Egyptian Minor Gods, ranked
The Egyptian minor Gods have one of the most catastrophic God Powers in the game, althoughtheir myth units aren’t the strongest on averagecompared to some other Pantheons. Considering the Egyptian’s unique economy, however, most of the technologies are dedicated to improving the military, allowing for powerful units in the late game.
It was prettydifficult to choose between Thoth and Osiris, although the magnitude of Thoth’s God Power is hard to compare to.
1. Thoth (Age IV)
2. Osiris (Age IV)
3. Horus (Age IV)
4. Sobek (Age III)
5. Sekhmet (Age III)
6. Nephthys (Age III)
7. Bast (Age II)
8. Anubis (Age II)
9. Ptah (Age II)
The Greeks provide a more classical experience, with worshippers and legendary heroes. Althoughtheir champions are excellent against myth units, there’s a limit to their number. Also, having to dedicate a portion of your Workers to generate Favor puts a strain on the economy that other factions don’t have to deal with.
Amassing an army of humans, myth creatures, and heroes, however, allows for apowerful army that’s fun to use. Additionally, their human units are much stronger than other factions, making the Greeks one bit more formidable, for only a slight economic hold-up.
All Greek Major Gods, ranked
Hades is objectively the greatest major God that the Greeks have to offer. Not only do myth units gain much more hit points, butfallen humans have a 20% chance of returning as shades. Alongside other militaristic buffs, Hades will make warfare and defense much, much easier.
Naturally, if you’re playing on a naval map, then Poseidon does have merit, althoughshouldn’t be a go-to.
3. Poseidon
All Greeks Minor Gods, ranked
The Greek minor Gods are more concerned with trickery and effects to make your armies’ fight easier. There are only two God Powers that directly harm and lay waste to your foes,with all others performing sabotage, such as turning enemy soldiers to pigs or encasing your own soldiers in bronze.
However,their myth units are generally very powerful, especially the Colossi that Hephaestus provides.
1. Hephaestus (Age IV)
2. Hera (Age IV)
3. Artemis (Ave IV)
4. Dionysus (Age III)
5. Apollo (Age III)
6. Aphrodite (Age III)
7. Athena (Age II)
8. Ares (Age II)
9. Hermes (Age II)
As much as I wanted to love the Norse, I find their playstyle a little too convoluted. Their basic military act as both the builders and the scouts, meaningyou’ll have to micromanage these unitsinstead of easily ordering dedicated scouts or builders.
Generating Favor by attacking and destroying means that you’ll always be keen on the attack, which onlydivides your attention furtheras you attempt to execute raids whilst also managing your civilization to not fall behind. However, assembling an army is easy and Gatherers can be promoted to Berserkers. I can’t say it’s not fun to amass a Norse force, but the system can prove a headache.
All Norse Major Gods, ranked
The Norse have a total of four more Gods available than the other Pantheons, although not all of them are that great. However, the best major Gods allow fora range of bonuses and benefitsto the economy and military.
BothOdin and Loki make excellent candidatesfor any game, with Thor being a little too concerned with Dwarves and Freyr only having one good thing going.
All Norse Minor Gods, ranked
The many Norse minor Gods provide an array of interesting and devastating abilities. Their myth units are powerful and diverse, as are their God Powers. I’d say most of the best abilities in Age of Mythology: Retoldare a part of the Norse Pantheon.
Whether you want to lay waste to your foes outright with a God Power or uproot a forest to attack them,this roster of minor Gods has it all. Granted, not all of them are good, but there are many of them.
1. Hel (Age IV)
2. Vidar (Age IV)
3. Tyr (Age IV)
4. Baldr (Age IV)
5. Bragi (Age III)
6. Njord (Age III)
7. Aegir (Age III)
8. Skadi (Age III)
9. Frejya (Age II)
10. Forseti (Age II)
11. Ullr (Age II)
12. Heimdall (Age II)
4. Atlanteans
The Atlanteans are heavily specialized people, but this will mark their downfall most of the time. Not having access to military units until the second age made me ripe for annihilation by every other faction who bee-lined toward me.
Although the citizens are efficient workers and their army can be a very dominating one, other players simply won’t let the Atlanteans get to that stage as it’s so easy to wipe them out by slaughtering and stifling their Citizens. They make for a faction that requires a high level of skill, but are far too easy to cut down before they’re a threat.
All Atlantean Major Gods, ranked
The Atlantean major Gods aremostly concerned with utility and assistance, such as Gaia’s lush coverage and Oranos’ Sky Passages. They may not help you win any wars, but they’ll make the road to militarisation easier.
I believe Gaia to be the best as her bonuses make getting started easier, which is vital for this faction. However, Oranos’ pick of Minor Godsincludes the best of each age, so he is in averyclose second.
All Atlantean Minor Gods, ranked
The God Powers of the following minor Gods are typically less concerned with dealing direct damage, but withsetting up traps and spreading confusion and nasty surprises.Turning your enemy’s units against each other and being able to summon your entire army to a point can be devastating with the right setup and effort.
Late-age Gods also have somepretty devastating myth unitsthat really take advantage of some of the God Powers, leading to dangerous assaults and attacks if you gather enough Favor.
1. Helios (Age IV)
2. Atlas (Age IV)
3. Hekate (Age IV)
4. Theia (Age III)
5. Rheia (Age III)
6. Hyperion (Age III)
7. Prometheus (Age II)
8. Leto (Age II)
9. Oceanus (Age II)
Now that you have a comprehensive tier list of all factions and Gods in Age of Mythology: Retold, you’ll be able to pick which faction and Gods to use with confidence.
Aidan Lambourne
Aidan Lambourne is a contributing writer for PC Invasion, with almost a couple years of experience in the industry. He has written about Roblox extensively, although has keenly covered new releases and indie games. A passionate writer and gamer, he still can’t really believe he gets to indulge in both for a career.
