hehe, well, 9qwert's point was that Huns will anyway beat Mongols, so game wont pass into Imp age. The game does not reach imp because huns kills mongols before that. Huns have one of the faster Scout rushes in the game, and Britons with their sheep bonus and faster archer ranges can keep up with that. Also, I often find my micromanagement lax as the Mongols in that I fail to keep up with my population. I played a standard game (Arena) and I usually pick Random for my enemy. Huns if it's for 1v1's because they cost less than Mongol's CA.
Getting scouts out faster with +30% HP, in some cases a full minute earlier should beat most drush and flush strats and slow your enemy enough to win. This is due to their higher Rate of Fire which greatly improves the effective damage output of not only Cavalry Archers, but also Mangudai. That allows you to pill up pressure early and you get nice castle age transitions (archers -> xbows, scouts -> knights).Īnd frankly, while both (Huns/Mongols) might not be S-Tier any more, they're solid on their own without being overly specialized, so you can combine them with mostly everything. If I had to choose, I would probably pick Britons. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I think in theory you can easily combine them with any civ that has FU arbs. Meaning, sometimes the rules change such as if you are mongols-you can support, say, Celts attacking/defendings vs Goths. The Hussar is a light cavalry unit in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors that can be trained at the Stable once the Imperial Age is reached. said: said: Roguelife Perfectly Average 1v1 Tournament, Halloween showmatch! If you want to play one of your fav civs, I think both Portugese and Vietnamese are excellent picks for FU arbs with some bonus + both get BBC. As such they don't really have an advantage in feudal age. Jurchen Fury established so firmly in another thread that the Xiong Nu were speaking a very close if not identical language to Turks (Tu Jue), Uyghurs (Hui Hu) and other turkic peoples. If the spearmen get to your scouts, you're using them the wrong way. And that's ignoring the siege bonus mangudai have which is quite extreme! I doubt this would have been successful in a real battle. Just mass mangs and defend with camels if you really have to. Their light cavalry have extra hit points and lin… However, I don't know of any certain fact stating the relation, if at all, between the Xiong Nu and the Huns. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I have no skilled enough with any of my favorite civs, so I don't mind to try other civs. If you are being pressured, build units to counter your opponent. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. A mass of Huns CA can kill them in Castle Age, Aztec/Mayans can go Rams + Elite Eagles much sooner than Mongols can get Mangudai massed.Īge of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion. You can get so many more cav archers because of their price reduction, that the small attack speed boost for mongol cav archers pales in comparison. What are the best civs to be allied with mongols or huns? You both use cavalry, but while the Huns have paladins, you have better cavalry archers and hussars. Hmmmm how would the Teutonic face against them? But then, Briton archers have insane range, you can pick the onagers before they do much or any damage. If he goes archers you will be in trouble if you dont have good back recources.
If you do not have many Castles, making Arbalest + Hussars is not a bad idea either!Īlso, Mongols cant have intact eco,expecting that he will have tones of gold for siege onagers upgrade in early IMP, and then to mass like 2-3 onagers. You'll win eventually because paladins cost so much more. Since they don't need to build houses they are great at rushing since the resources and time spent on houses can be diverted to building an army.
As Huns, I have a more stable rush.Īs others have mentioned, some civs are as good as Mongols in lategame, like Saracens, Goths, Koreans and Celts - which all have ways to counter Mangudai. Take a pre-emptive strike and build Elite Skirms, Siege Onagers, or Arbalest! The Huns are a cavalry civilization.