Part 17

Beneath the Surface: Scout the northwest, destroy forests and houses with god powers. Push towards the enemy circle from the left, using Portable Rams or Armory upgrades to destroy walls and Hill Forts around the Well of Urd. Destroy all enemy buildings and create large armies. Once the final gate is down, defeat the appearing Myth Units with your heroes.

Beneath the Surface - Resource Management: Send gatherers and ox-carts west for berries and Elk. Send a second ox-cart and dwarves into the mine by right-clicking the Well of Urd. Research Pig-Sticker at the ox-cart. Mine gold with dwarves. Locate three relics and return them to your temple. Create more gatherers for food and wood. Build houses and Longhouses. Create 8 Ulfsarks and head north to raid an enemy town, destroying buildings to slow them down and allow advancement to the Heroic age after building an Armory. Contain the enemy by setting up a wall, Longhouse, and Hill Fort if necessary. Ensure all gatherers and dwarves are busy mining gold and consider farming. Build houses, more gatherers for farms, and a market. Hold off on Armory improvements until the Mythic age.

Beneath the Surface - Mythic Age and Victory: Send heroes across the bridge with torches to defeat Myth Units. Scout north and south of the bridge for artifacts, retreating to the temple if engaged. By the Mythic Age, the gate should be around 50% damaged. Build more Longhouses, create an army, upgrade to Champion Infantry, and research Armory upgrades. Assemble all troops at the Well of Urd, cross the bridge, and destroy enemy troops ahead of the gate. Strike no later than when the gate is 80% damaged for victory.

Unlikely Heroes: Do not mine the Taproot too quickly; focus on mining gold first to avoid early enemy attacks. Assign dwarves to the nearest gold mine and use the Dwarven Mine god power for an additional mine. Have a few chop Taproot cautiously.

Unlikely Heroes - Eitri and Nidhogg: When Eitri arrives, send him and his Hersir west, destroying enemies and breaking down a wall to free dwarves. Heal with the Valkyrie and mine the nearby gold. Move the Hersir slowly north to a second gold mine. Bring the Hammerhead up but go no further. When Nidhogg appears, attack him with Reginleif, drawing back other troops. She can fight him 1v1. Protect the dwarves and mine gold. Once all gold is mined, begin on the Taproot. Gather reinforcements north of the Healing Spring and separate them.