Sengoku Daimyo build orders & counters

What the most-played Sengoku Daimyo 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: Mixed3 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 5:05Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Yumi ashigaru, Yari, SpearmenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Sengoku Daimyo build orders

Most-played Sengoku Daimyo build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
The Racecar Build (DLC RELEASE VERSION)by Valdemar1902	—	4:14	—	Yumi ashigaru, Yari
Sengoku Opener (Beasty opener)by Drumz	—	5:15	—	—
Sengoku Fast Daimyo (2026)by Valdemar1902	—	5:20	—	Yumi ashigaru
Feudal Rush (from Beasty) - Copy for me to understand seriesby murtuk	Rush	5:00	—	Yumi ashigaru, Yari
Sengoku \| Team games guideby Jockxtar	Fast Castle	5:10	—	Spearmen
Beasty's NEW Sengoku Build Order - Belkinsby Belkins	Fast Castle	5:00	14:10	Yari, Yumi ashigaru

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 Sengoku Daimyo

Their popular builds lean on yumi ashigaru, yari and spearmen. Answer with:

Yumi ashigaruHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
SpearmenArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers

What Sengoku Daimyo units beat

Playing Sengoku Daimyo? Your main units are the answer to:

Yumi ashigaruSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
SpearmenHorsemen · Knights · Lancers · 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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