Adopting strategies influenced by Hera’s guides shared exclusively with Twitch Prime Subscribers. I’ve made slight adjustments to align with my preferred playstyle. Currently, I find great satisfaction in playing as Georgians, Armenians, Sicilians, Poles, and Teutons.
Bonus!
- aoe2-build-order-subs
- hera-strategy-guide-2023-12.pdf (1.5 MB)
- hera-builds-2022.pdf (32 MB)
Armenians
Georgians
Age | Vil | Task | Note | |||||
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7 | Send 7 villagers to sheep | 7 | 7 | |||||
1 | Send 1 villager to lure boar | 8 | 8 | |||||
3 | Send 3 more vils to boar under TC | 11 | 11 | |||||
– | [Highly Recommended] Lure deer with scout and use mule cart to explore | |||||||
1 | Send 1 vil to make house then mill on berries | 12 | 12 | |||||
1 | Send 1 vil to get second boar | 13 | 13 | |||||
3 | Send 3 more vils to hunt under TC | 16 | 16 | |||||
– | Either get loom or make one more villager and send to hunt under TC | |||||||
– | Research Feudal Age (perfect landing time: 8:00) | |||||||
– | Right away send 8 vils from hunt to woodline where you position your mule cart | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
– | Send 3 more vils from hunt to berries for 4 total on berries | |||||||
– | Send 2 villagers to make a barracks once you are 50-60 percent up to Feudal | |||||||
– | Queue up loom if you opted for an extra vil in Dark Age | |||||||
– | Make a Stable | |||||||
– | Research Double-Bit Axe | |||||||
– | Assign one builder to each side of your base, use stable builders, and construct a mix of houses and palisade walls for defense. | |||||||
– | Make 3 scouts and harass your opponent | |||||||
– | Research Horse Collar | |||||||
– | Start farms with new villagers. Low wood? Gather from straggler trees and build a farm. | |||||||
– | Once you have 13-14 farms, send the next 7 vils to gold; make mule cart | |||||||
– | Make a blacksmith | |||||||
– | Castle ASAP (if you make extra vils send them to wood) | |||||||
– | Decide what you want to do, usual plan is either 2 stable knights or castle and Monaspa spam | |||||||
– | When your berries run out, make farms with the berry vils around the mill | |||||||
– | Research Bloodlines, Forging, and Scale Barding Armor | |||||||
– | Research Gold Mining upgrade | |||||||
– | Spam either knights or Monaspas | |||||||
– | Research Bow Saw | |||||||
– | Make a fortified church in the best location for your vils | |||||||
– | Make monks for relics | |||||||
– | Make a second TC on another woodline |
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Outro
- Georgians benefit from an early game advantage: a free mule cart at the cost of -50 food.
- Optimize this bonus by scouting with the mule cart and using the scout to lure deer (optional but recommended).
- Wood gathering is unnecessary in the early game, making the build straightforward and easy to follow.
- Rely on the cavalry healing bonus to survive the Feudal Age; create exactly 3 scouts (+1 initial) for a rush, then wall up as demonstrated in the video tutorial.
- Minimize time spent in the Feudal Age, maximizing value with a few scouts for hit-and-run tactics; consider defensive measures like towers, additional scouts, or a range for skirmishers if needed.
- Choose between getting loom or making an extra villager and advancing without loom; opting for the latter involves a risk, aiming to gather extra resources before picking up loom in the Feudal Age to address threats.
What now?
- Manage the game by utilizing cavalry; knights regenerate 10hp/min, so if they’re low on health, maneuver them strategically and wait before engaging. Monk healing can be employed to expedite recovery.
- Introduce siege units when necessary, whether for defense or offense.
- Expand your economy by building additional Town Centers (TCs) and churches. Prioritize gathering stone for impactful Castle Age strategies.
- In the Imperial Age, opt for a standard composition of cavalry accompanied by skirmishers or hand cannoneers.
Sicilians
- Coming soon!
Poles
- Coming soon!
Teutons
- Coming soon!
Some nice videos on YouTube for Armenian that do a good job breaking them down… https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Armenians+aoe2