Byzantines build orders & counters

What the most-played Byzantines builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them. From the popular builds on aoe4guides.com.

Style: Mostly macro2 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:38Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Longbowmen, Limitanei, HorsemenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Byzantines build orders

Most-played Byzantines build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Grand Winery Timing Attack (2026)by Valdemar1902	—	4:14	—	—
Grand Winery 3 Stone Openerby Valdemar1902	Timing Attack	4:38	~13:05	Longbowmen, Limitanei
Hippodrome Mill Opener Into 12 Min Castleby Valdemar1902	Timing Attack	4:00	~12:24	Longbowmen, Limitanei
SwaggyProfessor - Fast 5 Cistern Build (Dum Dum's Copy)by Private Dum Dum	Fast Castle	4:32	12:00	Limitanei, Cataphracts
Byzantine 2 TC Boom Dum Dum's Copyby Private Dum Dum	Boom	5:00	—	Longbowmen, Limitanei
Byzantine 5 Cistern 2TC at 6:34by Mrblingblong	Boom	5:05	—	—

Each build opens on aoe4guides.com, where its author wrote it. Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated). Browse every build on aoe4guides.com.

How to counter Byzantines

Their popular builds lean on longbowmen, limitanei and horsemen. Answer with:

LongbowmenHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
LimitaneiArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers
HorsemenSpearmen · Knights

What Byzantines units beat

Playing Byzantines? Your main units are the answer to:

LongbowmenSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
LimitaneiHorsemen · Knights · Lancers · Camel riders
HorsemenArchers · Longbowmen · Crossbowmen · Handcannoneers

Counters follow the unit-class rules of MetaAOE's counter sheet (Alt+C in game), not patch numbers. Upgrades and numbers still decide the fight.

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