Priests are Egyptian Heroes that are among the few units with the ability to heal. They have a short, ranged attack that improves in later ages and is devastating against enemy <link="topic:Myth Units">myth units</link>.  Make sure that Priests are accompanied by units that can protect them from <link="topic:human soldiers">human soldiers</link>. Because they have a ranged attack, Priests can strike at slow-moving myth units, but may fall in battle against myth units with a strong hand-to-hand attack that manage to close with the Priests. 

Each major god's Priests have different abilities. Ra Priests can empower buildings. Set Priests can convert wild animals. Isis Priests can quickly summon inexpensive Obelisks.