Holy Roman Empire build orders & counters

What the most-played Holy Roman Empire 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: Mixed2 of its 6 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:05Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Men-at-arms, Spearmen, ArchersMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Holy Roman Empire build orders

Most-played Holy Roman Empire build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
HRE Feudal Aggro Into Castle (2026)by Valdemar1902	Aggressive	4:05	—	Spearmen, Archers
New Player Guide to HREby Shaada	—	—	—	Horsemen, Archers
HRE Burgrave Aggression - via RTS_Papercut Videoby Blondeyboy	Fast Castle	—	~10:00	—
HRE Burgrave – Deer pack openingby SeekNDstroy	—	—	—	Men-at-arms, Knights
HRE Burgrave – Sheep opening (geen deer)by SeekNDstroy	—	—	—	Men-at-arms, Knights
HRE Pro Scouts - Meinwork Feudal Aggroby Zack Matson	Rush	4:00	—	—

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 Holy Roman Empire

Their popular builds lean on men-at-arms, spearmen and archers. Answer with:

Men-at-armsCrossbowmen · Handcannoneers · Knights
SpearmenArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers
ArchersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels

What Holy Roman Empire units beat

Playing Holy Roman Empire? Your main units are the answer to:

Men-at-armsArchers · Longbowmen · Spearmen · Camel riders
SpearmenHorsemen · Knights · Lancers · Camel riders
ArchersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai

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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