Knights Templar build orders & counters

What the most-played Knights Templar 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: Mixed4 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:15Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Chevaliers confrères, Archers, SerjeantsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Knights Templar build orders

Most-played Knights Templar build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Beasty New 2TC KTby lxwrncx	—	4:15	—	—
(2026) 1TC Fast 2x Pilgrim Into Aggroby Valdemar1902	Aggressive	3:20	—	Templar Brothers
2TC after TC cost update (2026)by RonnieFlex	—	4:30	—	—
(2026) Templar 2TCby Valdemar1902	Timing Attack	4:30	—	—
2 TC Templarby Fenil	Boom	4:05	—	Serjeants, Spearmen
Templar 2TC Knights Hospitallerby Valdemar1902	Timing Attack	4:30	—	—

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 Knights Templar

Their popular builds lean on chevaliers confrères, archers and serjeants. Answer with:

Chevaliers confrèresSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Camel riders
ArchersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
SerjeantsCrossbowmen · Handcannoneers · Knights

What Knights Templar units beat

Playing Knights Templar? Your main units are the answer to:

Chevaliers confrèresHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers · Gunpowder infantry (Streltsy, Janissaries)
ArchersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
SerjeantsArchers · Longbowmen · Spearmen · Camel riders

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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