Amazon | Factions in Age of Wonders Planetfall Age of Wonders Planetfall guide, tips

The Amazon faction in Age of Wonders: Planetfall is closest to the classic elves that can be found in many fantasy games. Their units are full of genetically modified beasts, and the faction is best suited for forest areas where it receives various bonuses. In this section, you will learn the features of the Amazon faction, which technologies are worth unlocking as soon as possible and read a few tips related to the gameplay of this faction.

• Amazon - features
• Technologies worth unlocking as soon as possible
• Tips

Amazon - features

Amazon faction stands out from the others due to the following features:

1. Uses two groups of weapons - Bio and Laser weapons. Thanks to them, the units mainly deal Bio and Thermal damage.
2. They use genetically modified beasts in combat.
3. Possibility of terraforming forests.
4. The economy and combat capability of units are increased in forests.
5. Racial ability: Forest Affinity

Amazon units have good mobility.

Amazon units use two types of weapons - Bio and Laser, dealing biochemical and thermal damage. Biochemical damage is great for destroying enemy armor, as most of these types of attacks are able to destroy armor points upon a hit. Some of these attacks are also capable of inflicting Poison, reducing a unit's morale and dealing specific damage each turn. Thermal damage has good accuracy and has a chance to set the target on fire - a burning enemy is 10% easier to hit and it takes damage each turn.

As noted in the introduction, this faction prefers forest terrains. Troops located in the forest fields will receive a bonus to morale (which increases their damage), and buildings and technologies kept in a forest allow you to generate more resources. Like the Dvar faction, who can terraform mountains, Amazon are able to create forests.

Technologies worth unlocking as soon as possible

Verdant Awakening is a technology that should be developed at the beginning of the game.

While playing as the Amazon, you should get the following technologies:

1. Verdant Awakening from the Doctrine Tech tree. Unlocks very useful operations that can be taken as doctrine - one offers +10 to Production for each forest sector belonging to the colony, the second gives +10 to Food. Both doctrines will gain strength along with new forest territories belonging to the colony, so it is worth unlocking them as soon as possible to take advantage.
2. Frontier Policies from the Doctrine tree - opens the Colonizer unit, as well as two very useful doctrines that can be activated during the next turns.

As for the Faction Tech tree, you have complete freedom here - there are no technologies for this faction at the initial stage of the game that would give a significant advantage.

Tips

Below you can check a few tips on how to play as this faction:

1. Units of this faction have great mobility - make use of this regularly by moving troops on the battlefield and trying to flank enemy units.
2. Unlock Verdant Awakening from the Doctrine Tech tree immediately after starting the game. This gives you access to two doctrines (+10 to Production from each forestry sector and +10 to Food) that are great at the beginning of the game. It is important to note that they scale throughout the game - each forest terrain gives you bonuses.
3. Try to create new colonies regularly, especially around the forest areas - thanks to the mentioned doctrines, you will be able to develop them quickly, and these zones will strengthen all your colonies.
4. Take advantage of the fact that your units are better in forests. A morale boost increases the chance of a critical hit - that always comes in handy during fights. If you have the opportunity, fight in forests.