12 Best Age of Mythology Retold Build Orders

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If you’re exploring Age of Mythology for the first time thanks to the Retold remaster or returning after a long break, you’ve likely realized how crucial build orders are. They provide a structured way to ensure efficient resource management and rapid advancement through the ages, giving you a significant edge against your opponents.

As you work your way up the leaderboards, mastering basic build orders is essential before moving on to more advanced strategies. While the Retold version is still fresh and there aren’t many established build orders yet, we’ve compiled all the available strategies in one place for you. Of course, since the game mechanics are pretty much the same, these build orders are very similar to those from the original Age of Mythology.

Plus, we’re working on some new ones ourselves, which we’ll share soon. Stay tuned!

Rush Build Orders (Early Game)

1. Zeus Minotaur Rush (Greek)

The Zeus Minotaur Rush focuses on advancing quickly to the Heroic Age and unleashing powerful myth units, primarily Minotaurs, to overwhelm your opponent.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Start by sending 4 villagers to gather food (hunt animals if possible) and 2 villagers to mine gold.
    2. Build a Granary near a huntable food source to boost food gathering efficiency.
    3. As soon as you have enough wood (100), build a House and a Temple.
    4. Send additional villagers to food collection. Keep 6-8 villagers on food, 2 on wood, and 3 on gold.
    5. Advance to the Classical Age using Athena.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build more Houses to support your population growth.
    2. Begin training Minotaurs at the Temple.
    3. Start producing Hoplites from the Barracks.
    4. Focus on maintaining food and gold production.
    5. As soon as you have enough resources, advance to the Heroic Age using Dionysus.
  • Heroic Age:
    1. Once you reach the Heroic Age, continue producing Minotaurs and Hoplites.
    2. Use your enhanced Minotaurs and Peltasts (anti-cavalry) to launch a full-scale attack on your opponent’s economy or military base.

Why it Works: The Minotaurs benefit from Zeus’s bonuses to myth units, making them stronger than other civs’ early myth units, allowing for an early aggressive push

2. Loki Fast Heroic (Norse)

Loki thrives on early aggression, favor generation through combat, and rapid advancement to the Heroic Age.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Start with 3 villagers on food and 2 villagers on gold. Build an Ox Cart to increase resource efficiency.
    2. Build a House and Temple as soon as possible.
    3. Focus on hunting animals for fast food collection. Train more Hersirs to gather favor early through combat.
    4. Train 2 additional villagers and send them to food.
    5. Advance to the Classical Age with Forseti.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build Houses and a Longhouse to start producing raiding units like Raiding Cavalry.
    2. Begin aggressive raids on enemy villagers and economic buildings.
    3. Keep training Hersirs to gather favor and prepare to advance to the Heroic Age.
    4. Focus on gold and food collection.
    5. Advance to the Heroic Age using Skadi.
  • Heroic Age:
    1. Build more Longhouses to expand military production.
    2. Train more Hersirs and use favor to unlock powerful myth units.
    3. Launch larger raids and begin attacking strategic enemy buildings or military units.

Why it Works: Loki’s Hersirs generate favor through combat, allowing you to field myth units earlier than your opponent, enabling powerful early-game aggression

3. Odin Cavalry Rush (Norse)

The Odin Cavalry Rush is all about fast-paced raids and cavalry pressure in the Classical Age.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Send 3 villagers to food and 2 villagers to gold. Build an Ox Cart to improve resource efficiency.
    2. Build a House and Temple.
    3. Focus on hunting and gathering wood. Build Longhouses for early military production.
    4. Train more villagers and send them to food.
    5. Advance to the Classical Age with Freyja.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Begin producing Raiding Cavalry as soon as you reach the Classical Age.
    2. Keep the pressure on your opponent by raiding their villagers, targeting their economy.
    3. Continue training villagers to gather food and gold, and build additional Longhouses for production.
    4. Build more Houses to sustain population growth.

Why it Works: Odin’s cavalry is strong and mobile, allowing you to hit enemy workers early and often, disrupting their economy before they can defend themselves

4. Kronos/Oranos 2:30 Classical Advance (Atlantean)

This build focuses on advancing to the Classical Age at the 2:30 mark, giving you a rapid economic and military advantage.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Send your first citizen to gather wood and the second to build a Manor, then send that citizen to gold.
    2. Move your wood-gathering citizen to food once you have enough wood.
    3. Build a Temple next to your gold-mining citizens to reduce travel time.
    4. Train 6-8 more citizens to gather food from hunting. Make sure all new citizens are focused on food collection.
    5. Click to advance to the Classical Age as soon as possible (2:30 mark) with Prometheus.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Depending on your opponent and map, either build a second Town Center or start producing military units at a Barracks or Counter Barracks.
    2. Focus on maintaining food production while you begin creating your first military units.

Why it Works: The 2:30 Classical Age advancement gives you a significant early-game advantage, allowing you to either rush your opponent or set up a booming economy before they can react.

Middle Game Build Orders

5. Thor Armory Opener (Norse)

The Thor Armory Opener is designed for balanced play, focusing on economic growth and early military presence.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Start with 4 villagers on food and 2 on gold. Build an Ox Cart to improve resource collection efficiency.
    2. Build a House and Temple as soon as you can.
    3. Train more villagers and send them to food. Keep 6-8 on food, and 3 on gold.
    4. Advance to the Classical Age using Freyja or Forseti (depending on your strategy).
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build Houses and start producing military units like Raiding Cavalry and Hersirs.
    2. Construct an Armory to prepare for a quick transition into the Heroic Age.
    3. Focus on gathering enough resources (especially gold) to advance.
  • Heroic Age:
    1. Advance to the Heroic Age using Skadi or Baldr, depending on your strategy.
    2. Focus on expanding your military presence with myth units like Frost Giants or Einherjar.

Why it Works: Thor’s dwarves gather gold faster, allowing you to maintain a balanced economy and build a strong military force early

6. Ra Two-Town-Center Boom (Egyptian)

Ra’s economy-centric build focuses on expanding your economy early with two town centers, setting you up for a powerful late-game.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Send 3 villagers to collect food, and 2 villagers to mine gold.
    2. Build a Granary near a food source and use the Pharaoh to empower it.
    3. Build a House and a Monument to increase favor generation.
    4. Train 3-5 more villagers to focus on food gathering.
    5. Once you have enough resources, build a second Town Center to expand your economy quickly.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Shift some villagers to wood collection and gold.
    2. Build Houses to support your growing population.
    3. Produce military units like Spearmen and Chariot Archers from your Barracks.
    4. Focus on gathering resources to sustain two town centers and advance to the Heroic Age.

Why it Works: Ra’s ability to empower buildings allows you to efficiently gather resources, and the second town center provides a huge economic advantage for the mid-gamee.

7. Atlantean Archaic Build Order (Fast Classical)

This build emphasizes a fast transition to the Classical Age while balancing military production and economic growth.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Use your Oracles to scout and generate favor passively.
    2. Send citizens to food and wood. Build a Manor and Temple early. 3Here’s a detailed breakdown of each build order, now continuing where we left off:

8. Atlantean Archaic Build Order (Fast Classical)

This build order focuses on Atlanteans advancing swiftly to the Classical Age, ensuring they can transition smoothly into military or economic strategies.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Start with your Oracles spread out to generate passive favor and scout the map.
    2. Assign 3 citizens to food and 2 citizens to wood.
    3. Build a Manor to increase your population cap and a Temple to prepare for your age advancement.
    4. Continue producing citizens and send them to food, wood, and gold as needed.
    5. As soon as you have enough resources, click to advance to the Classical Age.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build an Economic Guild to improve resource gathering rates and gather the resources needed to build military structures like a Barracks and Counter Barracks.
    2. Focus on food and wood to maintain a steady production of Murmillo and Turma units.
    3. Keep training citizens to increase your economic efficiency while maintaining a solid defense.

Why it Works: The Atlantean economy is naturally efficient, and the ability to generate favor passively with Oracles allows you to focus on other critical aspects of the game like resource collection and military production.

9. Isis Balanced Opener (Egyptian)

Isis provides a balanced approach, where resource gathering, military production, and myth unit generation work hand in hand.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Start by sending 3 villagers to gather food and 2 villagers to mine gold.
    2. Build a Granary near the food source, using the Pharaoh to empower it and speed up resource collection.
    3. Build a House and Monument to increase your favor generation.
    4. Train 3 more villagers and send them to collect food. Focus on hunting animals, as it provides faster food gathering.
    5. Once you have sufficient resources, click to advance to the Classical Age with Ptah.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build 3-4 more Houses to increase your population cap.
    2. Shift some villagers from food to wood and gold collection.
    3. Begin training Spearmen, Axemen, and Slingers to create a balanced army.
    4. Use the favor generated from your Monuments to train myth units and prepare for early attacks or defenses.
    5. Advance to the Heroic Age with Anubis or Hathor, depending on your needs.

Why it Works: Isis’s Monuments ensure a consistent flow of favor, allowing for a steady production of myth units while maintaining economic growth.

Late Game Build Orders

10. Atlantean Rheia Mythic Boom (Fortress and Titan Focus)

This strategy is focused on setting up a booming economy and rapidly advancing to the Mythic Age to summon Titans and dominate the late game.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Spread your Oracles to scout and generate favor passively.
    2. Assign 3 citizens to food and 2 to wood. Build a Manor and a Temple.
    3. Produce more citizens and focus on gathering food and gold to sustain early growth.
    4. Once enough resources are gathered, advance to the Classical Age.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build additional Manors to increase your population limit.
    2. Focus on gathering wood and gold to support building Town Centers. Build multiple Town Centers to boost your economy and generate more favor with Rheia’s passive abilities.
    3. Build Fortresses to defend your territory and produce siege units.
  • Mythic Age:
    1. Use your resources to summon a Titan to dominate your opponents in battle.
    2. Focus on maintaining a balanced economy by sending caravans between town centers to generate gold.
    3. Use your fortresses to produce siege units and crush enemy defenses.

Why it Works: Rheia’s ability to generate favor through Town Centers allows you to passively grow your economy and unleash powerful siege units and a Titan in the late game.

11. Gaia Siege Push (Atlantean)

This build order focuses on a defensive buildup with a powerful siege push to dominate in the late game.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Focus your citizens on food and wood collection.
    2. Build Manors to increase your population and a Temple to prepare for a fast Classical Age transition.
    3. Spread your Oracles to scout and gain map control while generating passive favor.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build Counter Barracks and Barracks to start training Murmillo and Turma units for defense.
    2. Focus on gathering wood and gold to start producing Cheiroballista siege units from your Fortress as soon as possible.
    3. Build Houses to increase your population limit and create defensive structures.
  • Siege Push:
    1. Transition into mass siege unit production with Cheiroballista and Destroyers.
    2. Push forward with your siege units, targeting enemy buildings while your infantry and myth units protect the siege engines.
    3. Maintain a steady flow of resources to keep your military production going.

Why it Works: Gaia’s defensive nature, combined with her ability to heal buildings over time, allows you to fortify your position while preparing a devastating siege push.

12. Zeus Titan Push (Greek)

This late-game strategy revolves around summoning a Titan and myth units to dominate your opponent in the Mythic Age.

Step-by-Step Guide:

  • Archaic Age:
    1. Send villagers to gather food and gold, while constructing a Granary and Temple.
    2. Focus on quickly advancing to the Classical Age by gathering food and gold efficiently.
  • Classical Age:
    1. Build more Houses and Barracks to start producing Hoplites and Toxotes.
    2. Focus on gathering resources to prepare for a fast transition to the Heroic Age.
  • Mythic Age:
    1. Advance to the Mythic Age with Hephaestus or Hera.
    2. Build a Fortress to produce Colossi and other myth units.
    3. Summon a Titan to lead your final push.
    4. Use your Titan and myth units to break through enemy defenses and secure victory.

Why it Works: Zeus’s myth units and the power of the Titan make this strategy a game-ending force in the late stages of the game.

Specials thanks to AoMBuildOrders.com for part of these build orders. Also, we will be going to make articles to detail specific build orders/

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