Age of Wonders 4: Empires & Ashes – all new units

Unleash the beasts of war with a new Culture and new Tomes of Magic

Marco Wutz | Nov 7, 2023

Age of Wonders 4: Empires & Ashes – all new units /

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A new Age of Wonders 4 DLC is out with Empires & Ashes, a superb expansion that adds a ton of content to the turn-based strategy game alongside a free update releasing at the same time. Players with Empires & Ashes have access to a total of 18 new units, which originate from the brand-new Reaver Culture, four fresh Tomes of Magic, a newly added Infestation, and a new Ancient Wonder.

Early Reaver armies immobilize their enemies with the throwing nets of Harriers, after which their Overseers subdue the units to add them to their own ranks after the battle. Mechanical Observers keep an eye on things from the sky, marking targets for Magelocks to take down.

Empires & Ashes has brought lots of fun units to the table :: Triumph Studios / Paradox Interactive

From the tricky Afflictors, which poison and weaken enemies, to the magic-disrupting Severing Golems, Empires & Ashes has a lot of new things to discover and strategize with – and here are all new units in Age of Wonders: Empires & Ashes in one handy overview.

Tier 1

Harrier

Type: Skirmisher, Origin: Reaver Culture

Mercenary

Type: Polearm, Origin: Reaver Culture

Observer

Type: Scout, Origin: Reaver Culture

Tier 2

Afflictor

Type: Ranged, Origin: Tome of Alchemy

Magelock

Type: Ranged, Origin: Reaver Culture

Overseer

Type: Support, Origin: Reaver Culture

Brown Bear

Type: Fighter, Origin: Wildlife

Polar Bear

Type: Fighter, Origin: Wildlife

Scrap Hermit

Type: Shield, Origin: Wildlife

Tier 3

Dragoon

Type: Mounted Skirmisher, Origin: Reaver Culture

Magelock Cannon

Type: Ranged, Origin: Reaver Culture

Tier 4

Dire Bear

Type: Fighter, Origin: Wildlife

Ironclad

Type: Mythic, Origin: Tome of the Dreadnought

Roving Furnace

Type: Shock, Origin: Wildlife

Great Bombard

Type: Siege, Origin: Tome of the Dreadnought

Tier 5

Herald of War

Type: Mythic, Origin: Wildlife

Progenitor Golem

Type: Mythic, Origin: Wildlife

Severing Golem

Type: Mythic, Origin: Tome of Severing

Make sure to read our Age of Wonders: Empires & Ashes review to get more details on the DLC.

Age of Wonders 4: all Tomes of Magic

Published Nov 7, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

Contents

Tier 1

Harrier

Mercenary

Observer

Tier 2

Afflictor

Magelock

Overseer

Brown Bear

Polar Bear

Scrap Hermit

Tier 3

Dragoon

Magelock Cannon

Tier 4

Dire Bear

Ironclad

Roving Furnace

Great Bombard

Tier 5

Herald of War

Progenitor Golem

Severing Golem

Age of Wonders 4: all Tomes of Magic