Guide

Introduction

This guide covers a 4:30 Prometheus rush with Oranos in Age of Mythology: Retold. Oranos remains one of the strongest Atlantean gods with fast, flexible armies and powerful teleportation via Sky Passages.

For classic AoM/Titans Oranos strategies, see the existing Oranos guide on this site.

Oranos Bonuses (Retold)

• Citizens gather faster than other villagers
• Sky Passages for instant unit transport between gates
• Shockwave god power — stuns units in an area
• Prometheus minor god: Prometheans + Valor god power

Core Idea — 4:20–4:30 Prometheus Rush

• Major god: Oranos
• Classical minor god: Prometheus
• Hit Classical at ~4:20–4:30
• Immediate army: 1–2 Prometheans + 3–5 Turma/Murmillo
• Pressure enemy hunt/gold instantly with Shockwave

Archaic Build (~3:20–3:40 click up)

1. Citizen 1 to hunt (food)
2. Citizen 2 to wood
3. First new Citizen to gold — build Manor, then continue on gold
4. All next Citizens to food until 5-6 total on food
5. Then 2-3 more to wood (2-3 total on wood)
6. Build Temple with wood or gold Citizen when you have 150 wood + 50 gold
7. Advance to Classical at 8–10 Citizens (~3:30–3:40 click)

While aging:

• Shift 2 Citizens from food to wood
• If safe: build Economic Guild and get Hand Axe + Pickaxe
• If under threat (vs Loki, etc.): skip eco techs and keep more on food/wood
• Spread Oracles for vision + favor, keep them safe

Classical Hit — Immediate Actions

1. Use Valor on either 3 Citizens (for eco) or on early military units (for combat)
2. Drop Military Barracks + Counter Barracks
3. First Sky Passage behind your base
4. Start building Prometheans from Temple
5. Train Turma or Murmillo depending on matchup

Unit Choice

• vs infantry-heavy: more Turma (kite)
• vs cavalry/archers: more Murmillo

First Attack (5:00–5:30)

Target composition:

• 2 Prometheans
• 3–5 Turma/Murmillo
• 1–2 Valor’d units as heroes

Execution:

• Move toward enemy hunt or forward gold
• Use Shockwave to pin villagers or disable defenders
• Focus Prometheans on villagers and buildings
• Use Turma to kite infantry and myth units
• If enemy overcommits to defend, retreat through Sky Passage and hit another location

Economy Behind the Rush

• Continue building Manors on new hunt/gold spots (with future Sky Passages nearby)
• Target eco mid-Classical:

Resource	Citizens
Food	8–10
Wood	6–8
Gold	4–6

• Get Hand Axe / Pickaxe once rush stabilizes

Matchup Tweaks

• vs Norse/Egypt: Turma-heavy comp, focus on kiting infantry
• vs Greek cavalry: more Murmillo to engage Hippikons/Hippikon/Centaurs
• Open maps: earlier forward Sky Passage near secondary gold
• Closed maps: defensive Sky Passages between main base and outer resources

General Tips

• Shockwave wins fights. Use it proactively — don't sit on it
• Sky Passages change everything. Always think in terms of two fronts
• Prometheans trade up. They split on death — be aggressive with them
• Valor is flexible. Eco or army — pick based on matchup and pressure