Play Heavenly Spear and the New Gauntlet in Age of Mythology: Retold – Age of Empires

AoE Official
September 30, 2025

Call upon a powerful roster of gods, command heroes, and summon the yokai of Japan in the all-new expansion available now: Heavenly Spear! Play a sweeping 12-mission campaign, wield the powers of the entirely new Japanese Pantheon, and so much more! Plus jump into the newest game mode: the Gauntlet!

Heavenly Spear is not all that’s new! The Gauntlet is now available to all owners of Age of Mythology: Retold! Challenge yourself in the labyrinth with a series of escalating battles. Pick your path, earn unique bonuses, and overcome the Boss Battle in singleplayer or co-op with a friend. You can find more details on the Gauntlet below.

Heavenly Spear is now available on Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox, and PlayStation 5! If you already own the Premium Edition of Age of Mythology: Retold, Heavenly Spear is availale to play now!

What’s Included in Heavenly Spear:

• 12 gods from Japanese mythology, each with unique blessings and playstyles 
• 12 new myth units drawn from ancient legends 
• A 12-mission campaign filled with divine conflict and heroic choices 
• New god powers, techs, and strategic layers to master 
• Expanded Skirmish and Arena of the Gods experiences

Still want more? Click below for all the extra information!

Excited about the new myth units in Heavenly Spear? You’re in luck – here’s a quick run-down of everything you need to know!

Heavenly Spear Available Now!

Heavenly Spear is now available on Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox, and PlayStation 5!

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Introducing the Gauntlet: Quick-Start Guide

Now available to all owners of Age of Mythology: Retold, the Gauntlet is currently a “BETA”, and therefore, may still be subject to some additional changes or balancing.

Enter a new Arena of the Gods experience and play the new Gauntlet in Solo or Co-op Mode! This new mode is available alongside the existing Story Mode and brings some new twists that will provide a unique experience every time you play!

Run the Labyrinth

Progress through the labyrinth, unlock new missions and carve out your own path.

The core of the Gauntlet is called your Run – it’s your path (with 3 lives) to victory. Make your way through 9 nodes of the Labyrinth to get to the Boss Battle and win your Run! However, if you lose 3 battles, you are defeated and sent back to the beginning with no Blessings.

Count Your Blessings

Players can select and change from their equipped blessings in the lobby screen.

In the Gauntlet, there are two types of Blessings. 

A Blessing is a special boost to stats, speed, or a special unit, and you can unlock and accumulate more Blessings as you win each match. Choose Blessings at the beginning of a node to help you win the match, but note they are only available during your run and will disappear as soon as you start a new path through the labyrinth.

Eternal Blessings are a bit different. Eternal Blessings can be unlocked in Arena of the Gods Story Mode. Eternal Blessings are also acquired after completing the Boss Node and will be yours to add to your pool of choices for all subsequent runs.

When starting a new gauntlet run, players will be able to use a “Starter Blessing” from the pool of blessings they have unlocked in Story Mode.

Choose Your Legend

Players can select and look up information on any of the Legends they have unlocked.

From the beginning of the match, choose a Legend to help you along the way. These Legends are powerful Heroes that unlock as you complete each run through the labyrinth! As a bonus, after Legends are unlocked they are available for all future play-throughs! All players will start with Kastor from the Arena of the Gods Story Mode.

Mix It Up With Events

The event timers and event history as it appears in a new tab on the “Game Summary” popup.

During each Gauntlet mission, three types of events will periodically occur: Player Blessing, Enemy Blessing, and Chaos-type events.

• Player Blessing events will periodically award you with a gift of resources from the Gods or a Blessing to use until the mission ends.
• Enemy Blessing events will periodically make all enemies stronger by empowering them with a Blessing until the mission ends.
• Chaos-type events periodically bring the wrath of the Gods down on all players.

The frequency of these events and what they can do changes depending on the difficulty you have chosen for your Gauntlet Run.

The HUD event timers, as they appear on the default layout when using keyboard and mouse.

View the time until the events occur by looking at the timers near the Minimap and the history of events in the Game Summary UI.

Favor Stash

The “Favor Stash” popup. Now accessible in-game from the Market.

Your Favor Stash accumulates a wealth of currency to be used as you wish in the Gauntlet. You can save your wealth to purchase new items, cash it out as usable Favor, or save it up for the more difficult matches. But be careful – you are limited on the amount you can use during each match!

If you prefer, you can also choose to use your Favor Stash currency in some other Single-player content, such as the regular Skirmish mode!

Level Up Your Game

The victory screen, showing XP rewards and progression to next level.

Each node you win during a Gauntlet Run will earn you XP and Favor Stash currency. As you level up from earning XP, you can unlock new options for usable items in the Favor Stash. (Currently the last item becomes available after reaching level 45). More XP is awarded for playing on higher difficulties and if you are close to the Boss Battle node.

As you progress up to the maximum level of 99, you will continue to increase the maximum Favor you can hold on to and increase how much you can use during each mission.

Progression and Prestige

The updated version of the profile screen shows off a player’s showcased badges.

Highlight your favourite heroic deeds in your profile with your hard-won badges! Show off your efforts on the Leaderboards with the number of runs you have completed on different difficulties, the number of nodes completed, and your best Run time.

The player can use the “Badge Picker” popup to select badge/titles for their showcase and look at the unlock requirements of badges they still haven’t achieved.

We look forward to seeing what players think of this new mode!

Heavenly Spear Available Now!

Heavenly Spear is now available on Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox, and PlayStation 5!

Available Now!