Guide

Introduction

This guide presents a more aggressive, all-in style Demeter build for Age of Mythology: Retold — often called the “Undead All-In” in community experiments. Instead of a pure boom, you use Demeter’s tools to hit hard in midgame while still leveraging Town Center synergy and Lekon myth units.

Use this when you want to surprise opponents who expect a greedy Demeter macro game.

Concept & Goals

• Faster Classical and Heroic than a pure boom
• Earlier 2nd TC, but with a committed timing push behind it
• High unit production on 2 TCs, leveraging free Lekon myth units
• Well-timed Wither on enemy eco as you push

Archaic — Aggressive Eco Setup

1. 4 villagers to food (hunt), build Granary
2. 2 villagers to gold
3. Next 2 villagers to wood for houses and later farms
4. Stay on hunt as long as possible to accelerate age-up
5. Build Temple at 150 gold (do not delay for extra houses)
6. Click up to Classical once you have enough food/gold, even if wood is a bit behind

While Aging

• Shift 1–2 villagers from food to wood if you are low on houses
• Scout for your ideal 2nd TC location — ideally on gold or contestable mid-map
• Start stacking resources for a quick TC drop + early military buildings

Classical — 2nd TC + Pressure

1. Immediately drop 2nd TC near a gold mine, using as many builders as safe
2. Train villagers from both TCs as soon as they finish
3. Build 2 military buildings (e.g., Barracks + Archery Range) as resources allow
4. Start producing a mix of Hoplites/Hypaspists + Toxotes
5. Use free Lekon from TCs as front line meat

First Timing Push

• Once 2nd TC is up and you have ~2 control groups of army, move toward enemy outer eco
• Cast Wither on the area with the most enemy villagers (gold/farms)
• Focus on killing villagers and forcing idle time, not necessarily buildings
• Pull back before heavy losses; you want to fight again with reinforcements

Transition to Heroic

• After the first or second push, start banking for Heroic
• Keep both TCs producing villagers until ~70–80 pop, then prioritize army
• Use your map control to safely grab a 3rd TC if game goes long

Key Tips

• Don’t overboom. This build is about pressure — you must attack when your 2nd TC finishes and Lekon spawn
• Wither timing. Casting Wither at the start of your first real push is much stronger than holding it
• Unit focus. Lekon soak damage; keep your human units alive with decent micro
• Commitment. This is an all-in leaning build — if you sit back too long, you lose the advantage of surprise