Altar of Hephaestus is a temple building chain in a Total War Saga: Troy. These can be built exclusively in province capitals. Only a single temple can be built in each province. Each temple built earns 10 additional favour gained from a hecatomb. Each new temple also increases the cost of a hecatomb by 25%. Temples enable the recruitment of priestesses. Every temple increases the capacity for fieldable priestesses by 1 up to a maximum of 3.
The god of artisans and blacksmiths, Hephaestus forged nearly all the great weapons and armour of legend, including Apollo's bow and arrows, Diomedes' cuirass, and even Zeus' mighty thunderbolts. According to the Iliad, Hephaestus was cast out of Olympus by his father Zeus, but later returned to the divine realm where he put his unrivalled skills in service to the king of the gods. Such was his mastery of metalworking that he was said to have created wondrous metal automatons to assist him with his work.
Altar of Hephaestus (tier 2)[]
Built on an empty slot. Requires a tier 2 or higher province capital. Can be upgraded to Sanctuary of Hephaestus.
Equipping units to receive +5 to armour and melee attack costs 20 bronze per unit, and is performed by clicking the "Upgrade" button when a unit is selected in the army display on the campaign map. Units recruited in a province with an Altar of Hephaestus automatically receive this equipment for free on recruitment.
| Building | Construction Cost | Remark | Effect |
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860 wood | Hephaestus learned his trade from the native Sintians of Lemnos during his time in exile. | Favour of Hephaestus: +100
-20% to construction cost of all production buildings (this province) Units in this province can be equipped to receive +5 to armour and melee attack +5 to armour and melee attack for all units on recruitment (this province) |
Sanctuary of Hephaestus (tier 3)[]
Upgraded from Altar of Hephaestus. Requires a tier 3 or higher province capital. Can be further upgraded to Temple of Hephaestus.
Equipping units to receive +10 to armour and melee attack costs 40 bronze per unit, and is performed by clicking the "Upgrade" button when a unit is selected in the army display on the campaign map. This cost may be decreased by the amount of bronze previously spent on lower level equipment for a unit. Units recruited in a province with a Sanctuary of Hephaestus automatically receive this equipment for free on recruitment.
| Building | Upgrade Cost | Remark | Effect |
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720 wood 340 stone |
A master blacksmith, Hephaestus relies on wondrous metal automatons of his own design to assist him in the forge. | Favour of Hephaestus: +200
-30% to construction cost of all production buildings (this province) Units in this province can be equipped to receive +10 to armour and melee attack +10 to armour and melee attack for all units on recruitment (this province) |
Temple of Hephaestus (tier 4)[]
Upgraded from Sanctuary of Hephaestus. Requires a tier 4 or higher province capital.
Equipping units to receive +15 to armour and melee attack costs 80 bronze and 10 gold per unit, and is performed by clicking the "Upgrade" button when a unit is selected in the army display on the campaign map. This cost may be decreased by the amount of bronze previously spent on lower level equipment for a unit. Units recruited in a province with a Temple of Hephaestus automatically receive this equipment for free on recruitment.
| Building | Upgrade Cost | Remark | Effect |
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1130 wood 470 stone 150 gold |
Cast out of Olympus by his father Zeus, Hephaestus has since returned to forge divine weapons of war. | Favour of Hephaestus: +350
-40% to construction cost of all production buildings (this province) Units in this province can be equipped to receive +15 to armour and melee attack +15 to armour and melee attack for all units on recruitment (this province) |