Post-Game Content & New Game+

Congratulations, Champion! Vanquishing Kronos and restoring balance to the world is a monumental achievement, but your journey in Age of Mythology: Retold is far from over. The post-game offers a wealth of challenges, rare artifacts, and opportunities to further refine your divine powers. Furthermore, New Game+ provides a fresh perspective and increased difficulty for those seeking ultimate mastery.

The Olympian Gauntlet: Trials of the Gods

Upon completing the main campaign, a new structure, the Olympian Gauntlet, will appear in your capital city. This serves as your hub for post-game challenges. Interact with it to access a series of increasingly difficult trials, each presided over by a different Olympian deity.

Trial of Zeus (Lightning's Fury): Located in the Stormy Peaks region, this trial pits your chosen hero against waves of empowered Cyclopes and Minotaurs, all under a constant barrage of lightning strikes. Successfully completing it rewards you with the Aegis Fragment (Zeus), which permanently boosts your hero's lightning resistance and grants a small chance to reflect ranged attacks.
Trial of Poseidon (Tides of War): Found within the newly accessible Sunken City of Atlantis, this trial requires you to defend a series of Atlantean Temples from an endless assault of Kraken and Leviathans. Victory here grants the Aegis Fragment (Poseidon), enhancing your hero's water-based abilities and increasing the effectiveness of naval units in future encounters.
Trial of Hades (Underworld's Embrace): Deep within the Tartarus Depths, this trial challenges you to navigate a labyrinthine dungeon filled with spectral warriors and empowered shades. The final encounter is against a resurrected Cerberus. Overcoming this trial bestows the Aegis Fragment (Hades), providing a significant boost to your hero's health regeneration and granting a chance to fear nearby enemies.
Trial of Athena (Wisdom's Test): Situated atop the Mount Olympus Summit, this trial is less about brute force and more about strategic resource management and precise unit control. You must defend a vulnerable Oracle from waves of intelligent, flanking enemy units. Completing this trial earns you the Aegis Fragment (Athena), which reduces the cooldown of all God Powers and increases the experience gain of your hero.

Collecting all four Aegis Fragments unlocks the ultimate challenge: the Trial of the Pantheon, a multi-stage boss rush against empowered versions of all major mythological creatures, culminating in a direct confrontation with a shadowy manifestation of Kronos himself. Triumphing here grants the legendary Aegis Shield of Olympus, a powerful artifact that provides unparalleled defensive bonuses and a unique God Power: Divine Intervention, which can instantly revive a fallen hero or unit once per mission.

Mythic Artifact Hunts

Beyond the Olympian Gauntlet, the world is now open to discover hidden Mythic Artifacts. These are often guarded by powerful legendary creatures or require complex puzzles to solve.

The Golden Fleece: Rumored to be hidden within the Colchian Forest, this artifact is protected by the Dragon of Colchis. Defeat the dragon to acquire the Fleece, which significantly boosts the health and attack of all Myth Units in your army.
The Bow of Apollo: Located within the Delphi Oracle's Sanctum, this artifact requires you to solve a series of riddles posed by the Oracle herself. Once acquired, the Bow of Apollo grants your hero a powerful ranged attack that deals bonus damage to Myth Units.
The Hammer of Hephaestus: Deep within the volcanic caverns of Mount Etna, this artifact is guarded by a colossal Talos. Defeat the Talos to claim the Hammer, which allows your hero to instantly repair any damaged building or siege unit once per mission.

New Game+

Upon completing the main campaign on any difficulty, you will unlock the option to start a New Game+. This mode allows you to replay the entire campaign with several key differences:

Retained Progress: Your hero's level, all acquired God Powers, and any Mythic Artifacts you collected will carry over. This allows for diverse build strategies from the outset.
Increased Difficulty: All enemy units and heroes will have significantly boosted health, attack, and defensive capabilities. New enemy unit compositions and God Power usage will also be introduced.
Unique Rewards: Completing New Game+ on higher difficulties unlocks exclusive cosmetic skins for your heroes and units, as well as powerful new "Divine Blessing" passive abilities that can be equipped to your hero.
Titan Difficulty: A new, ultimate difficulty setting is unlocked only in New Game+. This mode is designed for the most seasoned players, featuring extreme enemy aggression, limited resources, and unique environmental hazards. Conquering Titan Difficulty rewards you with the prestigious Crown of the Gods, a cosmetic item that signifies your ultimate mastery.

Embrace the challenges, seek out the hidden treasures, and prove your worth as the true champion of the gods!