MetaAOE

English build orders & counters

What the most-played English builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them.

Style
Mostly macro2 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age
4:15Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units
Longbowmen, Spearmen, HorsemenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played English build orders

Most-played English build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
2TC White Tower (2026)by Valdemar1902 Boom 4:22 10:14 —
Longbow Rush Into Age 3 Timing (2026)by Valdemar1902 Rush 4:00 — Longbowmen, Spearmen
English | 2TC | Team Gamesby Jockxtar Boom 4:40 — Men-at-arms, Longbowmen
Vortix's 1TC Eco/Aggro English - Copy for me to understand seriesby murtuk Aggressive 4:15 — Spearmen, Longbowmen
English 2 TC defensiveby JampiX Boom ~4:40 — Longbowmen, Spearmen
English | FI | Horsemen raidsby Jockxtar Fast Imperial 4:10 9:20 Horsemen, Men-at-arms

Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated).

How to counter English

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

  • LongbowmenHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
  • SpearmenArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers
  • HorsemenSpearmen · Knights

What English units beat

Playing English? Your main units are the answer to:

  • LongbowmenSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
  • SpearmenHorsemen · 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.

Play English builds in time with the clock

MetaAOE shows your build over the game, step by step with the match clock, reads your opponent's civ and puts the counters one key away. Free, on Overwolf.

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