The Son of Orisis won the vote in my last guide, so here it is. As most of us know, the SoO is the bird headed guy that shoots lightning. It is also made from the GP of (in my opinion) the best Mythic Age Egyptian God. First, let's look at the stats.

Attack: 60
Hack Armor:30%
Pierce Armor: 50%
Range: 18
Hitpoints: 420

WOW!! Look at that attack!! 60 attack. That's almost as much as the titan!! but let's see how well it does in the tests. Oh, one more thing. I used all the appropriate upgrades for the human Soilders, but I used no Hero techs because not all can get them. i.e. I didn't use any of Nephytys techs like Funeral Rites.

Test 1: 1 SoO vs. 3 Champion Hopolites

The Hopolites won in 20 seconds. 1 Hopolite was killed and another had 138 hp left. I was slightly surprised. I expected that it would do better. However, ranged heroes like Odyessous seem to do poorly against enemy human melee units.

Test 2: 1 SoO vs. 3 Toxtotes

The SoO won in 9 seconds with 305 hp left. Interestingly, it hit all three at a time with chain lightning but not with the Hopolites. It took 3 shots to kill all Toxtotes.

Test 3: 1 SoO vs. 2 Golden Collosi

SoO died in 39 seconds. Both Collosi had only 180 out of 1500 hp left. This was Excellent!!! Those Collossi were expensive!!

Test 4: same as test 3, only with Bellpheron:

Bellpheron was killed and killed 1 Collosi. He was killed before he could damage the other. Hmmmm. Although it did destroy 1 Collosi, it didn't deal as much damage as the SoO.

Test 5: SoO vs. Bellpheron

SoO won in 27 seconds with 205 hp left. I'm also going to take this as a chance to dispel a popular myth. The special attack of Bellpheron DOESN'T take away half of SoO's health. It only does 43 damage to SoO. The normal attack did 11 damage to the SoO.

Test 6: SoO vs. Polyphemous

SoO won in 44 seconds with 107 hp left. Polyphemous did better than Bellpheron against the SoO.

Test 7: 1 SoO vs. Perseus

SoO won in 38 seconds with 190 hp left. I've always thought Perseus was a quite poor Greek hero compared to the others. His special, while good, is no better than the Medusa.

Test 8: SoO vs. 3 battle boar

The battle boars won in 21 seconds, but they only had 1 hp left!! This is awesome!! Even without it's vital meatshield, the SoO is great!

Test 9: SoO vs. 2 Fire Giants

The SoO won in 17 seconds and still has 180 hp left.

Test 10: SoO vs. 1 Titan

Titan wins (duh) in 20 seconds. SoO did 210 damage.

Test 11: same as test 1, but with Bellpheron

Titan won in 29 sec. He inflicted 355 damage to the Titan.
As is obvious, Bellpheron did better than SoO vs. the Titan.

Suggested uses:

General Startegy: Always keep a meat shield around him like Chariots. He is extrememly vulnerable to enemy human melee troops, so if it looks like you can't win the battle, get him out of there! He moves quite slowly, so retreat him sooner rather than later. He can't be healed, so be careful. Also, don't forget to have him empower buildings while he's not on the battlefield. oh, and if you chose Hathor, keep a Roc close by so he can get away quickly.

vs Norse: hehe. SoO is great vs. the norse. Their units have poor armor, so the SoO does well even against human units. Their pricey MU's like Fire Giant and Frost Giant will get cut to pieces by the devestating and long range attack. Their lack of ranged units make it tough for them to attack him without breaking the meatshield.

vs. Greek. The SoO is ok against the Greece, but he's more vulnerable against their heavy units like Hippikons. Keep that meatshield!! on the plus side, their MU's are expensive so as long as you keep him protected, you can kill his expensive MU

vs. Egyptian: SoO is good against the Eggy. Their units are light so that his chain lightning kills even human units quickly. Their mostly light MU's are also easy prey.

vs. Atlantean: The Atlanteans are a mixed bag. Their ranged units like the Arcus and Chrieoballista are a real danger to the SoO, but their light, cheap MU's like the Automotan let's the SoO cut through them. Just keep them away from ranged units and your golden.

HOW TO COUNTER

Greeks: If you are Zeus and you saved bolt, you can kill him instantly. For those of you who don't play Zeus or already used it, there is still hope!! Have your calvary attack SoO. Get through the meatshield as quickly as you can before he can escape. Calvary do alot of damage and if he doesn't have him escape with a Roc or kill your clavary, you can kill SoO quite quickly. Also keep a couple of your ranged units attacking him so you can slowly wear him down.

Egyptians: Use your ranged units. If you have Pesteuchos, or another similar long range unit, have them concentrate on him. Slingers and Chariots also work well.

Norse: You have a tough time getting SoO. The only way is to break through his meatshield as fast as you can. Huskrals or Raiding calvary work well because chances are he is using chariots or slinger as his meatshield so they can still attack.

Atlanteans: Getting the SoO is much easier. You have two excellent ranged units, specifically the Chrieoballista and Arcus. If you want to break through his meatshield, some calvary or Murmillo will work great.

The minor god, Orisis

God Power: SoO. You don't need any explanation.

Techs: Desert Wind: increases speed, attack, hitpoints of camels. cost is 360 gold and 40 favor. This is pretty expensive. I'd probably pass unless you are planning on tons of camels.

Atef Crown: Improves Mummies into mummy Vizers and makes minions last longer. cost is 270 gold 25 favor. Another ok tech. If you build plenty of mummys, this will be great, else you can pass.

Funeral Barge: Kenbits do bonus damage to archer ships. This is a good tech if you still are having sea battles in the Mythic. Cost: 450 wood 30 favor

New Kingdom: This is a must have tech!! It gives you another Pharoh. This boosts your economy and is pretty cheap, 270 gold and 25 favor. While I'm on the topic, I'm going to share a neat trick with you. Research this tech before you use SoO. When you get your second Pharoh, turn him into SoO. A little while later, you will get another Pharoh!! This gives you an ENORMOUS boost in production, essentially having the empowering ability of 3 pharohs, not to mention the battle abilities too. But if the SoO dies, you won't get another Pharoh. You will be stuck with 2, not the 3.

Oh, one more thing. Isis and Ra can get Orisis in the Mythic age. Set cannot.

So, what did you think of my guide? If you liked it, please vote for my next guide from the following. If you didn't like it, please give me some nice suggestions about how I can improve it.

Nidghogg
Anubite
Sphinx
Bellpheron
Perseus
Golden Collosus
Medusa
Nemean Lion
Jason
Hydra

EDIT: 1 more small note, the SoO CANNOT be healed.

[This message has been edited by Darth Persia (edited 03-26-2004 @ 04:58 PM).]