Build Orders Guide Age Of Mythology Retold

Best build orders for all Pantheons in Age of Mythology Retold

Each of the four Pantheons in Age of Mythology: Retold has an easy, beginner-friendly build guide below. But, out of the four, the Greek Pantheon is the best one to play if you aren’t familiar with Age of Mythology. Before we get started — this is what a relic looks like in Age: of Mythology: Retold (see image above). They’re tiny, but they show up as a mini lantern-like graphic in white on the map, and they look like this when you get close enough to see one. I slowed down to build everything and take screenshots, so do ignore the scoreboard and timer in the top right of the screen for this entire guide.

Best Greek Civilization build order — Hades

As tempting as it may be to have Zeus as your God for a Greek Civilzation build, it’s going to be easier to get started with Hades. Hades has an ability that automatically gives you more gold, which is something you’re going to need a lot of as you build up your town. The Greek Civilization may be basic and good for beginners, but you’re still about to spend a lot of time learning terminology and figuring out where each of the items is on the different menus. You’ll start your game with four villagers when you play the Greek Pantheon. This should set you up nicely for the game, and you can just start producing more fighters and villagers as needed. For more Myth Units, have more villagers worshipping at the Temple. Once you have your military set up, you can consider fighting your enemy. Personally, I’d be looking at reaching the Heroic Age first (which you need an Armory or Market to do), and building a fence to give your town an extra layer of defense. But, if you do decide that you can take on the opposition, just be sure you go in with at least twenty fighters and that you understand what your God Powers do —you can find out by hovering over the powers in the bar at the top of your screen. You can also look at nearby areas and turn abandoned settlements into towns like yours, but that does mean expanding the area you need to defend.

Egyptian Civilization build order — Set

For this guide, we’re going with Set because it matters when you build their Temple, as opposed to the other major Egyptian gods where it doesn’t make much of a difference. You’ll start with a Priest, a Pharaoh, a Baboon of Set, and four villagers. In the beginning, only your Pharaoh will be able to pick up relics, and they’ll be busy, so we’ll need to fix that. That’s the basic setup for the Egyptian Civilization. As I said, playing Egyptians requires less wood, but they do need more gold. Be sure to add more villagers onto the Gold Mine, and build houses as needed for your population. From here, you should also start setting up your military from the Barracks, and consider building an Armory. Once you have enough resources, remember to take a look at the other available upgrades, too.

Norse Civilization build order — Thor

There are four major gods that you can choose from for the Norse Pantheon, but you will need to pay for Freyr with real money if you want to play with him as your God. As much as I like Loki, this build is going to focus on Thor because he’s pretty popular and has a unique set-up. Thor’s focus is Dwarves and the Armory, so you’ll have a better time choosing him for this build than another God. The cool thing about Thor is that you get a free Dwarf every time you get an Armory upgrade, so you can utilize his powers well for a Dwarven build. The Norse Civilization build is a bit more complicated than the others because it includes Dwarves as well as regular villagers. You’ll start with three Dwarves, a Berserk (that’s not a typo), and an Ox Cart. One last note before you start: The Norse Pantheon doesn’t have a Scout. Use your Berserker to manually scout nearby when you’re not fighting. You can now start producing your preferred Military Units and continue to build and upgrade your town. The Dwarves and the Dwarven Armory and Gold Mine are your biggest assets here. But, if you’re not playing with Thor as your God, then just replace those with regular villagers, a normal Armory, and the standard Gold Mines. There isn’t too much difference, to be honest.

Atlantean Civilization build order — Oranos

You’ll start your Atlantean town with two villagers and three Oracles. Oracles are used to scout and help you gain favor. You don’t need as many villagers when playing an Atlantean Civilization, so it’s another good beginner-friendly Pantheon to play. It has fewer steps than the Greek Pantheon, but there’s less information out there about how to run a good Atlantean Civilization because the Greeks have been in Age of Empires games much longer. Be sure to consistently check on your Oracles. When they stop for a long time and start waving their sticks, they’re ready to move on. Start building up your army and checking out which upgrades you want. Remember to create more Manors as and when you need them, and occasionally check on your Oracles to make sure they’re not crossing each other’s paths (this will largely depend on the map you’re playing). You’ll notice that the Atlantean build doesn’t use any storage facilities. Once you have the Economic Guild up, you won’t need any. It basically takes the place of the Granary in other builds.
I found the guide for easy build orders that informed this article over on YouTube, but I found the video went far too fast for new players and didn’t explain certain terms. I’ve broken it down here for our readers and made a few changes to set up new players in a way that’s easier to understand. Huge thanks to Moose AOM for his efforts. Want to read more about Age of Mythology: Retold here at Pro Game Guides? Check out this other guide for new players: Age of Mythology Retold Tier List – All Gods Ranked.