AoE2 DB

Men-at-Arms into Archers Build Order

Pressure in late Dark Age with a few Men-at-Arms, then flow into Archers in Feudal. The early aggression buys time for the archer mass to come online.
Map
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Difficulty
Advanced
Target
Feudal ~ 22 pop

Step by step

  1. 1–6Sheep; houses early.
  2. 7–9Wood — Lumber Camp.
  3. 10–12Lure boar; berries (Mill); start adding wood and gold.
  4. ~17Build a Barracks and train 3 Militia.
  5. 18–21Keep villagers on food and wood; click Feudal at ~21 with Loom.
  6. FeudalUpgrade to Men-at-Arms, snipe villagers, then build two Archery Ranges and switch to Archers.

Tips

  • The Men-at-Arms are a tempo tool — get value then retreat, don't feed them.
  • This build is greedy on micro; only attempt once your basic Scouts/Archers are clean.
  • Forward-build a Range near their base if you can defend it, to shorten reinforcement walks.

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