Pangaea is one of the few original nations, which have been present in Dominions series since the original Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders game (back then things would look like this). It has always been a very thematic and interesting nation to play. To the date, EA and MA Pangaea (which are the logical successors of the original one) have preserved the original nations flavor and are normally played in the similar way.
From the Dominions 5 Manual:
"Pangaea is a nation of wild half-men of Greek myth, as they could have developed if
exposed to a vast and technologically superior humanity: Iron or skin. Adapt or die. As in
most cultures exposed to so-called civilization, some inhabitants cling to traditions, or current
perceptions of them; while others adapt to the circumstances, with loss or gain in influence. The loss of
ancient magic and traditions over the ages is quite apparent in this nation, but in the late era the centaurs
have found new paths of magic, giving hope to the nation." - Illwinter
Pangaea is a nation of "halfmen", such as centaurs, harpies, satyrs and minotaurs.
Special Race Attributes | Military | Magic Access | Priests | Buildings |
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Halfmen Superior MR ![]() ![]() | ![]() Fast movement ![]() Excellent light cavalry Poor leaders Cheap and effective stealthy thugs Dryad seducers/assassins | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heroes: ![]() ![]() Communions Reverse communions | Average (![]() Blood Sacrifices | Normal forts are 50% more expensive and can't be upgraded Labs cost 250 ![]() Temples cost 200 ![]() Instant Bramble Forts in Forests for 35 ![]() |
The Grove of Gaia |
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Early Pangaea lives off forests as many important commanders and units can be recruited in forests without a fort. Actually, placing a standard Palisade in a forest makes little sense because EA Pangaea can't upgrade forts without a mason.
Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
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![]() | Black Harpy![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() female | Black Harpies are easily the best recruitable scout in the game. Not only they can boast of high stealth value, fast map movement and flying,but unlike the most other scouts they can also lead troops! On top of all that they can be recruited in any forest in one turn for only 25 gold. As weird as it sounds, this simple scout unit is the true gem in Pangaean arsenal and is one of the key reasons the nation is so strong in hands of a competent player |
![]() | Satyr Commander![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Satyr commanders are stealthy and thus are mostly useful for leading stealthy raiding parties, as they are not available in forests and are very similar to the indie commanders in all other regards |
![]() | Minotaur Lord![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Minotaur Lords are just meh, unfortunately. For 70 gold they are not good leaders, are prone to catching an arrow, running forward and dying due to berserk, and they are not a good thug chassis because you have much better ones. Not good as commanders, not good as thugs. The least useful of pangaean commanders. |
![]() | Centaur Hierophant![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | This unit is, in my opinion, what defines Pangaea. It is their bread and butter He will be a good researcher if you take magic scales. He will be your best and most cost-effective thug (E variant) who can kill literally any amount of PD with very minimal gear and then sneak away. He will be the best leader and blesser for your white centaurs until they become really large because of high movement speed. N variant is less useful, and its primary use will be research and forging. However, with 2 gems an ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Centauride Hierophantide![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | Most of the above can be said about Centaurides except they are worse thugs and generally should not be used like that. W variant is a water forger and Frozen Heart spammer later on, so her best role will be to counter-thug if needed. Early on Centaurs are better. |
![]() | Dryad![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | This is another nation-defining unit and the reason why only the bravest or dumbest ones would invade Pangaean lands. Not as cost-effective as researchers (you would use Centaurs in Magic and Panii in Drain), Dryads are one of the best assassins in the whole game (forget about seduction part - the chance is really low and shouldn't be counted upon. Treat them as assassins). They can self-bless, Barkskin, Quicken Self, Holy Avenger, Breath of Winter, Elemental Fortitude, Liquid body, Mossbody, Personal Regeneration with a gem. On top of that, they have Awe 4 which makes them very hard to hit in melee. With minimal gear, they will kill most commanders or mages with or without bodyguards. The easiest way, however, is to give a Dryad 2 ![]() The main problem of Dryads is their low morale. Often one small hit will be enough to make her run and ruin your day. Their attack skill is also not great. That's why I generally don't advise using them as thugs - Centaurs are better in every way. |
![]() | Dryad Mother![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | For 120 more gold what you get compared to the normal Dryad is 1![]() Another important thing is Ivy Lord(1) tag. With an Ivy Crown Dryad Mothers will be summoning 4 Vine Ogres per cast for only 3 gems. This way, it is a very cost-effective and upkeep-free tanky summons with 55 HP and 9 Protection that can even deliver some big punches with its two 11-attack fists. Overall, Dryad Mothers are niche but situationally very useful mages |
![]() | Pan![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Summon in Turmoil(Maenad) | Pan is the main recruit-anywhere Pangaean mage, able to cast almost any Nature or Earth battlefield spell, free chaff generator, ticket to Blood, Communion Master and Slave and a good thug chassis. Pan's only downside is his high cost and upkeep, and Pangaea will always be money-constrained. |
Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
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![]() | Harpy![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | Harpies are your most effective patrollers, siege units (they are the most cost-effective siege units Pangaea has) and can defend walls pretty well too. You can use them as raiders but it's not very effective because attrition will be high. |
![]() | Satyr Sneak![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Almost naked undisciplined troops with no shield and low morale, what else can be said. However, Satyr Sneaks cause unrest, are recruitable in all forests and easily massable, so you can deploy sneaky economy-disrupting squads in the enemy territory, and the enemy will have only to guess what is causing all that unrest. Just don't use them in combat. |
![]() | Satyr![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Satyr Warrior![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Warriors are the disciplined version of Satyr with a shield and better stats, however, they still have very little armor, are not recruitable in forests, not stealthy, expensive and not massable because their recruitment point cost is high. So, if you really need heavy infantry, better find some indies. |
![]() | Reveler![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Revelers are upgraded Sneaks that cost almost twice more in both gold and recruitment points and are not recruitable in forests. For the increased cost you get slightly better stats, 3 more HP and 2 attacks with berserk. I find it hard to justify the cost, because if you need sneaky unrest creators, Sneaks are better and if you want raiders, Centaurs are better. I can see Revelers used successfully, but just think they are not cost-effective. |
![]() | Minotaur![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | As size 3 trampling bersekers, minotaurs are not very effective against human infantry, as they tend to run deep into the enemy ranks, become surrounded and die quickly, and the trample damage they are doing is not very high. However, against size 3 and larger troops with relatively low defense (like giants) minotaurs will be quite deadly. For this purpose, Minotaur warriors are much better since they can be scripted and have better stats, mainly 1 more attack and 1 more berserk value. So, when berserked they will be hitting for 34 slashing damage with 15 attack, which is very impressive. Minotaurs are your go-to units to deal with giants and awake pretenders or thugs. |
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![]() | Centauride![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | Centaurs and Centaurides are the only archer units that Pangaea can mass. Both can be recruited in all forests and both are stealthy. Centaurs have 1 less precision but use longbows, so, they are better in almost all situations. While Centaurs may be very deadly in the battle, 25 gold is pretty expensive for an archer, and Pangaea doesn't have good shielded troops to use as frontline. Also, being naked, Centaurs will succumb to the enemy archer fire quickly. The best use I'm seeing for them is stealthy raiding in Order builds. |
![]() | Centaur![]() ![]() ![]() Can recruit in all forests | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Centauride Warrior![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | Again, very similar units, and again, Centaur Warriors are clearly better than Centaurides because they have 4 more HP, a Helm and Berserker +3 instead of a Javelin and better Defense. They are 5 gold more expensive but the difference is easily worth it These are very good fast light cavalry units that should probably be the core of your army at all times if you're not going for bless strategy. Good for expansion, good for sneaky attacks, good for flanking in combat. Also, they are good units to mix in with White Centaurs to disrupt archer fire. In a large-scale battle Centaur Warriors will be better against smaller troops or units with higher defense. |
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![]() | White Centaur![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | White Centaurs are almost the same as Centaur Warriors except they are sacred, cost 20 more gold and have a Javelin (which is often a downside). But since Centaur Warriors are very good units, White Centaurs are even more so since you can additionally buff them with your bless. We'll discuss this more in the Strategy section but overall White Centaurs should either be the centerpiece of your strategy or you should neglect them and employ Centaur Warriors instead |
![]() | Maenad Autosummoned by Panii, amount depends on Turmoil scale of the province | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Female | Maenads are not exactly your national units but they kinda are because in Turmoil 3 your Panii will be summoning hordes of them. They are very bad at fighting - they die like flies and even though they have berserk, with 0 protection and 10 hp it will hardly ever proc before they die. They are especially bad at patrolling. However, they are completely free and free stuff can't be bad if you know how to use it. They can break walls pretty well, however, harpies are better for this purpose. Unlike undead, maenads can't be banished, have good morale and if you buff them up they can actually put up some fight. So, it is very essential to not use them early at all and wait until you have at least Wooden Warriors to protect them. The more battlefield-affecting magic you have, the better Maenads will become. |
Sprite | Unit Name | Special_Attributes | Comments | |
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![]() | Karya and Petraios - Blessed Couple | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dying Shape: Karya - Grieving Dryad | This hero has two forms: the first one has ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If the first form (the Centaur) dies, the Dryad will start grieving and gain ![]() | |
![]() | Arcopythera - Harpy Queen | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() female ![]() Summon Harpy each month. | Harpy Queen is a very good hero allowing you to break into Air and Search for air magic sites. She also passively summons several Harpy units each turn which is equivalent to about 30 gold on average since Harpies are almost always useful. | |
![]() | White Minotaur Multi-hero | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | If you take Luck scale, you're likely to end up having many of these white minotaurs. They're good leaders and blessers, nothing exceptional, however. Worthy Heroes mod makes White Minotaur H3 meaning he becomes the best Pangaean priest and can claim thrones, cast Divine Blessing and Smite. This one change makes this hero much much better. |
What magic path/mages define your nation, what can you level, e.g. thunderstriking, astral, elementals, earth buffs, blood, what is recruitable anywhere and good, what are some summons you are likely able to get and are useable
The Pan can do are the powerhouse of Pangaea. Though slow to recruit, they can be recruited in any fort with a lab and don't require a temple. These are what you want to use for rituals, site searching, and combat magic.
Pans can normally get up to 4 paths in Nature, 2 in earth or blood. They have a small chance due to their 10% random extra path to push each of these up by one, opening themselves up to further paths through boosting.
Troll Shamanss can be summoned pans. These allow Pangaea to break into Death magic. Similarly, a Dryad Mother with a water booster can get you Naiads and Sea Kings for more water.
Air is a useful path for Pangaea because of the Fog Warriors spell. You should try to secure Crystal Sorceresses early on if you can, otherwise Faerie Court can get you an air mage somewhat late in the game. Air is also useful as a Death cross path, giving you Wailing Winds, Wind of Death, and Foul Air, so consider putting it on a pretender.
Monster Boar Conjure 5, 3 10
: an annoyance spell. forces the enemy to send forces to their money-making province to stop the unrest the boar is producing.
Grow Fortress: Alt 0, 35,
4. Only in Forests and non-deep Sea. Build a lab in a forest and make a new Bramble Fort. Should have plenty of Nature Gems to spam them and save gold.
Tune of Fear: Ench 0, 1. Inficts Fear on enemy.
Tune of Growth: Ench 0, 1. Inflict Entangle on an enemy.
Tune of Dancing Death: Ench 0, 1. Inflict a lot of Fatigue Damage
Awaken Hamadryad Enchantment 5, 4 25
, (summon 1
Hamadryad) A immobile
3 mage. Sutuational as a defence implacment.
Pans are masters of Nature magics (being at least 5), and cast a good amount of earth buffs. They can also power up further if they form blood Sabbaths.
Dryad Mothers also plays a role by being a Foul Vapors and Bone Melter caster.
If your Pangaea, Mother Oak should be a Garienty for you. Mothers are also good Spammer of Vine Men. Transformation can reduce the upkeep you pay on Pans (and may gain additional paths).
You have blood but not on the most cost-efficient hunters. They can summon Demons like Demon Knights. Crossbreeding is not as effective at making chaff as Vine Men giving how little effort it takes in comparison. Blood Fecundinty Can make provinces more profitable.
For thug gear, a Frost Brand and Kithaironic Lion Pelt is generally all you need to kit a Pan. Alternatively if you can get death magic, an Implementor Axe is useful if you want Fear instead of AoE damage, and a Shadow Brand, Vine Shield, and Boots of Quickness are all good options if you want to invest more gems.
To counter thugs and SCs, you have the Axe of Hate and Black Bow of Botulf.
Though expensive, Cornucopias can be a good investment for Midgame armies that constantly rely on nature gems.
Panic Apostates equipped with The Black Heart make excellent assassins, and can be a good investment in the mid to late game. Unfortunately, the Chest Wound affliction is tied to the item and is not healed through Recuperation.
If you're pursuing a sabotage strategy, scouts equipped with a Bane Venom Charm jumping from province to province can do a lot of damage.
(How to expand, potential pitfalls and how to get around them, obvious weakness strength, how much do you have to focus on war/infrastructure)
(what is the first big research rush, what is the first big powerspike, where do you shift recruitment to? what are the big magic diversity issues, are there particular globals you should gun for)
(How do you close out the game if you are in it, is the high level research stuff you can do uniquely well, does your nation fall off, aka do you have to force things to conclude swiftly)
youtube of someone discussing the nation
guide page on steam??
forum thread or AAR