The Ideal Unit Composition For Every Civilization | AoE2 

This video took a lot of work to make, especially for my editor. I really hope you guys enjoy it! Edit: elephant archers are pretty good right now, dravidians and bengalis can definitely go for them as the power backline unit.

The way you ‘theorized’ a long time ago the partition of 1 gold 1 trash and 1 siege unit has guided my comp choices ever since- i’m still a pleb so i blame you but still ❤️

Man these videos cover things I didn't even realize I wanted. Nice to see ideal comps for civs I rarely play as well. Hera also confirming my bias that Portuguese late game is scary strong 11.

SotL on being shouted out for the Japanese: "Oh yeah" SotL on seeing Yasama Towers being suggested: * O face intensifies* SotL on seeing Supremacy villagers suggested: *Passes out from sheer pleasure*

This video is very much appreciated Hera and K1. Great quality. I struggle to know what my goal composition should be so this will be an ongoing reference for me.

I started watching your videos a few days ago, and as a low elo player it is very helpful to have a video like this that goes over which units comps are ideal for each civ. Big thumbs up.

Great video :) I’m already waiting for part two dealing with castle age. Have a feeling quite a few of these ideal comps will look different there.

Awesome video and editing. My ideal comps used to always just be max UU and some trebs lol. This vid really helps to show the strengths of each civ.

Both the quality and rythm in which you are putting out this content is insane. Don't get burned out! 🙏

I just rewatched your video where you spoke about the win condition for Magyar. That video is super helpful for me to think about how to play Magyar. So happy you made an entire video about the idea composition for every civ.

Dude this a great video. So much info. The fact it’s not just pictures of the units, but the units actually in the game…idk, that’s awesome. That’s a lot of extra work/time taken to make this. So good.

What a wonderful reference! Thank you for the work you put in to these videos!

Massively appreciate this video! Excellent, loved it from start to finish.

This has to be the most useful video you have posted yet. Thank you Hera and to your editor too for the amazing content!

Awsome content, I just saved so I could check at the start of games. Thanks Hera!

REALLY nice esp because you included bookmarks. Thank you!

Wow, incredible video. This is genuine AoE2 textbook, thank you Hera!

Huge work , well done man!

Got this video in my favorite and watching it each time I am trying a new civ. This video is gold. Thx Hera.

Thank you very much! Awesome video ❤️

Great video Hera! Super helpful and interesting topic!

Fantastic video and great editing! Thank you!

These videos are aesthetically pleasing, you and your editor are definitely stepping it up my man. That's some pro stuff right there

Awesome format and very insightful!

Would love to see you use your community stuff for youtube, polls announcements, etc. you could get a lot more attention for high effort stuff like this. Help it pop in the algorithm. Loved how precise and efficient this video is!

Great video! Thank you both! Great work

Hi Hera! Thanks for this video, I just recently got into AoE2 for the first time and your guides have been so informative. My struggle now is just deciding how big my arm should be before moving out of my base.

Such a good guide, keep up the good work mate! Like dropped as always

So well crafted! Love the content, brother. Keep it coming

Wow! This took a lot of work to make this video. Great work Hera!

Great video bro. This is what I wanted and asked for in some forums a few months ago but didn't get much response. Most are intuitive enough but it's good to hear your opinion. THANKS BRO AND UR EDITOR GREAT CONTENT. I WISH U HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS

Great vid as usual Hera. Would be great to see a video around composition switches for different civs/situations sometime.

thank you so much, i was just asking for this

Amazing! Thanks for giving back to the community! It's much appreciated by us casual gamers!

Great video Hera! 42 civs in 24 min, as good as it gets. 😁😁

Absolutely wonderful video. I would love a civ guide book with this. Each page could have the tech tree, bonuses, maybe references to build orders and these compositions.

Great vid! Would love to see a similar vid of quick talking points about each civs power spike windows or main "win condition" soon!

I been waiting for this video for so longggg thnksss

Good as usual! This is honestly huge for 800 elo newbie…

Loved the format, easy to listen to and appreciated the gaps between civs, helped me process what I'd just heard. I wonder if cutting footage from games where you played the civ would be easier on the editor for future videos like this. Problem would be it might not exactly match the comp content being discussed but I think it would be visually engaging

I can tell you put your heart in this one, cheers Hera

I wish there was a button to MEGA-like all your videos. Thanks for all for the effort that you put into making the videos. I thoroughly enjoy them.

Loved this video! I think Vietnamese also have a great late game comp with imperial skirm + elite battle elephant. But the rattan archer is really strong too so I'll try that one out as well. :)

I LOVE playing Khmer knight/hussar + Scorpion/Ballista Elephant. So glad it got a mention Also, Sicilian Cavalier are stronger against all the things cavalier are somewhat weak against when compared to other civs

Cool Video Hera! Sadly I cannot learn anything from it cause Fast Imp Arbs is just too satisfying to use for me, but nice vid nonetheless!

Surprised not to see the hussars from Burmese mentioned, nor the nearly FU CA from Spanish (although tbf I'm probably a bigger proponent of that than most people :p ). Good video! It's interesting to see how ubiquitous the strong ranged siege options are.

The best composition is the friends we made along the way 💜

the bonus damage of Burgundian HC's makes it a perfect 2-shot kill vs. standard FU halberdiers, whereas all other HC's in the game take three. this breakpoint is super relevant when pairing them with cavalry, for obvious reasons

Keep making these type of videos guys

Amazing. Thank you for all the work you put in for us noobies

Great video! What are your thoughts on 1v1 vs. team games regarding the late game comps? In team games, late game is such a big deal, but you have a completely different economy with the gold from trade. Are there a few civs that work completely different in team games?

00:48 - 01:25 Aztecs: Eagle warrior + skirmisher + monk + trebuchet 01:25 - 01:57 Bengalis: ratha + halberdier/skirmisher/light cav + elephants/trebuchet 01:57 - 02:23 Berbers: camel archer + hussar + bombard cannon/trebuchet 02:23 - 02:50 Bohemians: halberdier + houfnice + arbalester 02:50 - 03:41 Britons: longbowman/arbalester + halberdier + trebuchet 03:41 - 04:19 Bulgarians: hussar + siege onager/ram + halberdier 04:19 - 05:16 Burgundians: coustillier + hand cannoneer + bombard cannon/trebuchet (+flemish rev if +140 vills) 05:16 - 05:41 Burmese: halberdier + arambay + monk + bombard cannon/trebuchet 05:41 - 06:24 Byzantines: halberdier + skirmisher + monk + bombard cannon/trebuchet + catafracts/ heavy camel/hand cannoneer (depending on enemy) 06:24 - 06:47 Celts: halberdier + siege onager + siege ram + trebuchet 06:47 - 07:11 Chinese: chu ko nu/arbalester + light cav + trebouchet 07:11 - 07:30 Cumans: elite kipchak + hussar + trebuchet 07:30 - 08:04 Dravidians: skirmisher + halberdier/champion/urumi swordsman + bombard cannon (+ arbalester if needed) 08:04 - 08:27 Ethiopians: arbalester + halberdier + bombard cannon 08:27 - 09:09 Franks: paladin spam (good vs halb) + skirmisher/hand cannoneer/throwing axeman (if needed against enemy halberdier) + strong castle push/imp with +4 relics 09:09 - 09:43 Goths: halberdier + huskarl spam + bombard cannon/trebuchet if needed 09:43 - 10:22 Gurjaras: chakram thrower + shrivamsha rider/hussar + bombard cannon/trebuchet 10:22 - 10:55 Hindustanis: 1) hand cannoneer + hussar + bombard cannon/trebuchet 2) imperial camel + skirmisher + bombard cannon/trebuchet 10:55 - 11:08 Huns: heavy cav archer + hussar + trebuchet 11:08 - 11:48 Incas: kamayuk (vs cav civ)/elite eagle (vs archer civ) + skirmisher + trebuchet/siege ram 11:48 - 12:33 Italians: genoese crossbowman + hussar + bombard cannon 12:33 - 13:09 Japanese: halberdier + arbalester + yasama (tower) + trebuchet 13:09 - 13:51 Khmer: hussar spam + heavy scorpion/ballista elephant/arbalester + trebuchet 13:51 - 14:24 Koreans: halberdier + arbalester/war wagons (if enough res) + tower + bombard cannon/trebuchet 14:24 - 14:51 Lithuanians: elite leitis (with relics) + skrmishers + bombard cannon/trebuchet 14:51 - 15:20 Magyars: heavy cav archer + magyar hussar + trebuchet 15:20 - 15:56 Malay: halberdier + arbalester + bombard cannon 15:56 - 16:22 Malians: cavalier/light cav/heavy camel + gbeto/hand cannoneer + bombard cannon 16:22 - 17:01 Mayans: halberdier/elite eagle + arbalester/plumed archer + siege ram/trebuchet 17:01 - 17:34 Mongols: mangudai + hussar + siege ram/onager 17:34 - 17:57 Persians: paladin (no elephants) + crossbowman/skirmisher + bombard cannon/trebuchet 17:57 - 18:36 Poles: 1) winged hussar + arbalester + bombard cannon/trebuchet 2) obuch + skirmisher + bombard cannon/trebuchet 18:36 - 19:34 Portuguese: arbalester/organ gun + light cav/halbardier + bombard cannon + feitoria + bombard tower 19:34 - 20:21 Saracens: 1) arbalester/heavy cav archer + light cav + bombard cannon/trebuchet 2) heavy camel + skirmisher + bombard cannon/trebuchet 3) mameluke spam (vs cav civ) + bombard cannon/trebuchet 20:21 - 20:59 Sicilians: cavalier(w/UT)/serjeant + skirmishers + trebuchet 20:59 - 21:16 Slavs: halberdier + hussar + siege onager/ram 21:16 - 21:42 Spanish: supremacy->bombard tower + halberdier + hussar 21:42 - 22:15 Tatars: 1) heavy cav archer + hussar + trebuchet 2) keshik + skirmisher + trebuchet 22:15 - 22:54 Teutons: halberdier + monk + siege onager/bombard cannon/trebuchet 22:54 - 23:23 Turks: heavy cav archer + hussar + bombard cannon 23:23 - 23:43 Vietnamese: rattan archer + halberdier + bombard cannon 23:43 - 24:14 Vikings: skirmisher + berserker + siege ram/trebuchet

Thanks for this!

Thx hera, you are the best

Good Video!

First of all: Really nice video. Second of all: How sad is it that there were neither Battle Elephants nor Elephant Archers present in any of those compositions? (Because they suck, which is kinda sad)

Very good video Love the content

Great video!

Amazing video!

Really good editing

I come back to this video every so often just to check what I should be playing towards with each civ. Hera I really like conqs is there an optimal late game option that includes them for Spanish?

Amazing video 👏

Awesome video!!

Awesome job 😁👍

I think I had never really seen a well-made summary of civ comps, only video per civ, which is nice but takes more time, so I think it really can be the go-to video to help both new and a bit more experienced players to get the best comp and not use Malay light cav or Spanish archers as main army in a 45+ minute arena team game, I think mostly it all sums up to: Archer civ= archer/cav archer + halb/hussar + treb/bombard cannon (siege ram depending the case) Cavalry civ= cav/camel + skirms/HC + treb/bombard cannon Infantry civ = halb/champion/eagle warrior + skirms/ archer (double gold in some cases like meso civs) + usually SO/ treb/ siege ram As a Malian fan I was waiting for the pseudo huskarl champion mention but I guess IT DEPENDS as always. Amazing work from you and the editor, keep it up! :D

Thanks for this.

I randomed into Burmese and didn't know what to do with their late game. So I just followed your suggestions and won. Thank you for that.

Great video, as for Poles, would you not use their cheap cavalier?

Great video! But we all know light cav/hussar spam is your ideal comp regardless of civ

I love the way he pointed out the Teuton inflexibility in post late game with paladin

When I play random civ I often get wrecked in late game cause I don't know what I should be going for, so this is so helpful, thank you bro

Hey hera absolutely loved this video. Would you be able to make a paper guide/ website I would be able to reference for this entire video? Amazing content as always!

Ideal Bengalis composition is ctr+alt+del and End Task

Enjoyed this video cause you don’t have to watch the video to understand what’s going on I can do my work whilst listening to the army compositions suggestions

2:23 I'm not really a high skill player myself but I found for myself that halbs work great with a mix of all three archery range units (they get the hand cannon an age earlier)

Amazing video as always! Can someone please tell me the music name / genre, really love the vibes!

Amazing❤️Hera K1 OP

Wow so good, i will need to subscribe on Twitch :D

This is what we needed.

Great so now we can analyze what units are best vs you if I meet you in my 1200 elo games! Like mass scorpions vs Vikings right?

It’s good to know the compositions that I will try but probably not manage to get 1111 Awesome video though, for real!

great one!

15:56 you can also go malian champion with farimba cavalier if you go against archer civs specifically

This is great!

Amazing content! Can you make a list or cheatsheet for quick reference?

Great video

Spanish conq & donk no viable option? Great vid through, helps a lot!

What mods are you using for your game to look this pristine? I'd love to know. Especially the buildings and units.

The power of throwing axeman is that they use both the cheaper castle bonus and the same attack upgrades that the paladin

Hey if you got a script try using a nice fluffy blanket on you and, mic and screen to help tone down the echo. Would make a major improvement to the audio quality.

what about updating this one? this is already 1yo and it's one of the most useful videos i've ever seen

Top tier content

poles cheap kts are so good to ignore, much much better than going hussar. Thanks for the video!

Ive been finding success with pike, skirms, monks and treb/bbc while running around with a few knights or light cav to pick off vills and siege.

Hey Hera, thx for the video! I have a question - Bohemians, do you prefer - recommend Arbalests over Handcanonneer? I always thought the Handcanoneers are much better and you can also have them already in the castle age. Thx for your answer - i am noob 900 -950 ELO player, but trying to get better.

Hera's recommendations are for high level players too like for turkey for example, the janissary is much more dummy proof than cav archers but if you can micro like Hera the cav archers are the way to go for gold units, same goes for his recommendations for Bulgaria and Celts IMHO their unique units are pretty ez and effective though I admit you can do some big moves without them too otherwise I generally agree

I’m curious if you would change the dervidian and Bengali compositions now that they recently buffed the elephant archer?

Hi Hera! I realised that you didn’t put any kind of elephants. Only the ballista elephant. Dont you recommended them?

For the Byzantine, I suggest a minor change where frontline units are the combination of Cataphracts and Camel Riders instead of Halberdiers, escorted by skirmishers and trebuchets. I know this is rather gold intensive, especially when factoring upgrade but I feel like this combination is much deadlier, especially when considering that the "trash" combo cannot effectively deal with onagers or even scorpions

15:10 it doesn't hurt to mix in a few regular hussar to deal with monks! And because castle units can be hard to mass.