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. From the popular builds on aoe4guides.com.

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 on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main 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

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 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.

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