

They effectively replace Cavalry Archer but without the weakness against Camels or Halberdier. Their Plummeted Archers are great too, despite having less attack than other archer units they make it up with their tankiness and mobility. With an early economy bonus (+1 villager -50 food), cheaper Archers as the game progresses (10/20/30% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial) and Obsidian Arrows (Castle age tech: Archers have +6 attack vs buildings) Mayans are one of the strongest if not the strongest Archer Civilization. These bonuses make Britons particularly good at going for Fast Feudal Archers into Castle, as archers receive an attack bonus the momentt they are in Castle Age.Īs if a strong Feudal and Imperial wasn't enough Britons also have a good late game with mass Longbows and their incredible range Not ranked or ordered in any way here are some of the best Civilizations for an Archer Rush, followed by some mid to late game analysis as in team play you will still have to deal with late game despite executing a good rush.īritons have powerful Archer bonuses such as "+20% faster Archery Ranges" (Team bonus) and "Foot Archers +1/+2 range in the Castle/Imperial Age".

Queue up Archers in your Archery Ranges.Send idle villagers to wood or to build houses and farms.Build a Blacksmith, when it's done research Fletching.

Immediately after you are in Feudal build 2 Archery Ranges.While going to Feudal use 2 of your food or wood vills to build a house and a Barracks.Send 3 shepherd villagers to chop wood.Send 3 shepherd villagers to build a mining camp in your gold immediately after clicking to Feudal.Boars food should be depeleted by now, send those villagers to sheep.18, 19 and 20th go to wood (at the second lumbercamp).11th lures boar (sheep villagers go to boar after its lured).11 lumberjacks and 8 gold minners to keep archer production and farm building.
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If you either want shorter games to climb the ladder or know how to defend against enemy rushes, this guide is for you.Īn Archer Rush consists of going for a fast feudal with enough resources to make archers as fast as posible and then attack with them catching the enemy unaware. Together with Fast Castle, Archer Rush is one of the first strategies new players should learn and master.
