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When playersfirst build the tier 3 and 4 Town Hallfor their faction inAge of Wonders 4, they may be disappointed by the units they unlock. While each culture comes with several tier 1 and 2 units, they each only have one tier 3 unit that a Town Hall 3 will let them build and no tier 4 or 5 units. So where are all the great units that enemy factions seem to find, and how can players get access to them?
The answer is to look beyond building structures to build a perfect army. Players can get access to plenty of high-tier units, but they must earn access by researching them through tomes or annexing ancient wonders. This guide will explain exactly where each tier 4 and 5 unit comes from inAge of Wonders 4and how to acquire them.
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Tome Units
Tomes are the research aspectofAge of Wonders 4. Each faction starts with access to one tome, and as players research new spells and unit types they can unlock additional tomes and eventually climb up from tier 1 to tier 5. Not all of these tomes offer new units, but many of them do.
In addition, while some tome units come from summon spells that cost world map casting points and use strategic spells, other units must be recruited in cities. And while players must build a Town Hall 2 to access their culture’s tier 2 units and a Town Hall 3 to access the tier 3 unit, all tome units are available to recruit even in a brand-new city.
Both recruited and summoned units can be tier 1 to tier 5. The following list is limited to the tier 4 and 5 units available from tomes.
Summoned or Recruited?
Druid of the Cycle
4
5
Tome of the Creator
Summoned (in combat)
Tome of the Reaper
Fiend
Mythic
Players should note that “player race” units are the same race as the city that recruited them. So if players choose the First Elves to start withand integrate a vassal city of Wholesome Halflings, any Tyrant Knights they build in the Halfling city will be Halflings instead of Elves. This is important because race transformations apply to one race at a time, and not to every race within an empire.
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Ancient Wonder Units
The other way to get high-tier units is byclearing and then annexing Ancient Wonders. Among its other benefits, each controlled Ancient Wonder contributes one or more units to the Rally of the Lieges. These units range in power from tier 1 up to tier 4.
Currently, there are only three tier 4 units that Ancient Wonderscan contribute to the Rally of the Lieges. The first one is the Entwined Scourge, a Plant Battle Mage that comes from the gold fey tree type of Ancient Wonder. The second one is the Bone Dragon, a Dragon Mythic unit that comes from the gold wizard tower ruins. At least in the base game, recruiting a Bone Dragon is also the only way to get the achievement “Fiery Friend.” The last unit is the Fire Giant, a typeless Mythic unit recruited from the forge Ancient Wonder.
There are also a few other ways to get tier 4 units. For instance, the Wild Expansion skillin the Nature branch of the Empire Development treecreates a new animal unit on each newly annexed province, and sometimes this animal turns out to be a tier 4 Phoenix. However, the methods listed here are the guaranteed ways to get tier 4 and 5 units inAge of Wonders 4.
Age of Wonders 4is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
