An anax ruling over his people.
Anax titles are a gameplay mechanic in a Total War Saga: Troy. The various regions surrounding the Aegean Sea are divided into historical realms of great cultural importance to the various tribes of Achaea and Anatolia. Controlling all regions in a given realm grants the ruling faction a special bonus related to that realm, as well as an associated Anax title and gold.
Once a faction controls over 40% of a given historical realm, an Anax mission is issued that reveals all the necessary regions that need to be controlled to gain the associated title. Not all realms are created equal. Some of them, like Argos and Attica, are fairly small, while Troad and Crete cover a large area with spanning over various provinces and regions.
Anax is an ancient Greek word for "tribal chief," "lord," (military) "leader." It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king," the other being "basileus," and is inherited from Mycenaean Greece. It is notably used in Homeric Greek, e.g. for Agamemnon. The feminine form is anassa meaning "queen."
Anax missions[]
| Anax title | Required settlements | Equipment gained | Trait effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anax of Argos | Provinces: Argolis Regions: Cleitor, Mantineia, Tegea |
Seal of Argos | +2 to motivation +20 to growth in the local province (local province) |
| Anax of Attica | Provinces: Attica, Megaris | Seal of Athens | +10% to administration efficiency for royal decrees (factionwide) Favour of Athena: +3 per turn (factionwide) |
| Anax of Boeotia | Provinces: Boeotia & Graea, Locris & Cephissos Regions: Cyparissos, Elateia |
Seal of Thebes | -20% to recruitment cost of Spartoi (Hero's army) +30 to growth in the local province (local province) |
| Anax of Crete | Provinces: Ida, Lasynthos, Madares | Minos' Tablet | +1 to motivation +20% food per turn (local region) |
| Anax of the Cyclades | Provinces: Epagris, Syrmata, Cyclades | Poseidon's Sceptre | +10 to morale when fighting at sea (Hero's army) +15% food per turn (local region) |
| Anax of Euboea | Provinces: Ellopia, Euboea, Sporades | Poseidon's Trident | +10 to armour-piercing damage during island battles (Hero's army) |
| Anax of Miletus | Provinces: Kaystros, Erythraea, Latmos | Seal of Miletus | +2 to motivation +40 to growth in the local province (local province) |
| Anax of Mycenae | Provinces: Mycenaeca, Argolis, Tyrinthia | Seal of Mycenae | -2 to construction time 0f all main buildings (local region) -20% to construction cost of all military buildings (local region) |
| Anax of Propontis | Provinces: Bithynia, Thynia, Melas Regions: Cyzicos, Proconnesos, Priapos, Percote |
Prometheus' Ring | +2 to motivation The Hero becomes unbreakable! |
| Anax of Rhodes | Provinces: Pyrrokrapathos, Isthmos, Rhodes | Seal of Ialysos | +5 to influence (local province) -20% to recruitment cost of infantry units wielding two weapons (local province) |
| Anax of Thessalia | Provinces: Phthia, Magnesia Regions: Larissa, Pharsalos, Crannon, Arne, Tricca, Oechalia |
Deucalion's Aor Sword | +7 to melee attack of Hero |
| Anax of Thrace | Provinces: Sinticobisaltia, Thrace Regions: Aesyme, Antissara |
Horn of Thrace | +2 to motivation +40 to growth in the local province (local province) +5 to happiness in the local province (local province) |
| Anax of Troad | Provinces: Troas, Ilion, Ide, Dardania Regions: Pegaea |
Seal of Troy | Happiness +8 (local province) +20 to diplomatic relations with the Trojans (factionwide) +50 to growth in the local province (local province) |