18 Vils Korean Spear Skirm Rush
TrashA trash/no-gold open: spearmen + skirmishers in Feudal, leaning on cheap food/wood units. Korea's free range/tower upgrades make it civ-flavoured but the fingerprint is generic trash pressure.
Recommended civs: Koreans, Vietnamese, Italians
Source: Hera strategy guide, p. 22
Timeline
Dark Age

6 villagers to sheep
6 vils · 6 pop

Click to Feudal at 18 pop
Feudal Age@ 9:00 · 18 vils

Archery range -> skirmishers, barracks -> spears

Trash floods, no gold spent; tower up vs aggression
Steps
- 01dark age6 vils — 6 villagers to sheep
- 02dark ageClick to Feudal at 18 pop
- 03feudalArchery range -> skirmishers, barracks -> spears
- 04feudalTrash floods, no gold spent; tower up vs aggression
Age targets
Feudal
9:00
18 vils on click
What's next
- Skirm + spear trash war, add towers
- Castle: pikes + elite skirms + monks