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18 Vils Scouts into Archers

Scouts

Open scouts, then transition to archers in Feudal. Flexible: heavy Feudal + bloodlines, or save for a faster Castle crossbow timing. Defining signal: BOTH scouts and archers appear.

Recommended civs: Chinese, Huns, Malians, Portuguese, Vietnamese
Source: Hera strategy guide, p. 10
Timeline
Dark Age
Villager
6 villagers to sheep
6 vils · 6 pop
Villager
Lure boar
1 vils · 9 pop
Loom
Loom, click to Feudal at 18 pop
Feudal Age@ 8:50 · 18 vils
Stable
Make a stable, start scouts
Archery Range
Add an archery range, transition to archers
Light Cavalry
Fletching, keep archers + a few scouts
Steps
  1. 01dark age6 vils — 6 villagers to sheep
  2. 02dark age1 vils — Lure boar
  3. 03dark ageLoom, click to Feudal at 18 pop
  4. 04feudalMake a stable, start scouts
  5. 05feudalAdd an archery range, transition to archers
  6. 06feudalFletching, keep archers + a few scouts
Age targets
Feudal
8:50
18 vils on click
What's next
  • All-in Feudal: keep adding farms + scouts, get bloodlines + forging/cav armor
  • Save for Castle Age crossbow timing
  • Castle: crossbow + a few knights to counter skirms/siege
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