Since it is a trash unit with high hp and pierce armor, scouts are often used as what is called a “meat-shield” to assist with ranged units dealing damage but not taking damage, ensuring the ranged units behind can have a net-positive production increasing the changes of an effective snowball.Īs with all trash units, scouts are effective against one form of trash unit (skirmishers) but struggle against another (the spearman). Scouts are also effective against skirmishers and is an ideal cheap raiding unit to damage an opponents economy due to its mobility. Scouts are very effective against monks as they have a conversion-resistance and deal bonus damage to monks. Scouts can be countered by spearman or militia, knights, or massed archers. The scout-line includes scouts, light cavalry, and hussars. Like all trash units, skirmishers excel against one trash unit (the spearmen-line) but are weak against another (the scout-line). Skirmishers are an anti-archer unit however, they have significant bonus damage to archers and have additional pierce armor which assists in defending from them. This is as, although they have high pierce armor, they lack melee armor, are low hp and have a minimum range, rendering them unable to attack melee units. Skirmishers are countered effectively by the knight-line, scout-line, eagle warriors, siege and militia-line.
#AOE 2 SPECIAL UNITS UPGRADE#
Spearman are relatively cheap to produce and to upgrade and is essential in most games that go into the late game.Īs with all the three trash units, spearman are countered by one trash unit (the skirmisher) and counters one trash unit (the scouts). While scouts with bloodlines are the strongest units in feudal aggression, spearman on scouts will deal the highest damage that any unit can deal on another in the feudal age. Generally speaking, anything that is not cavalry will counter the spearman, however mangonels may struggle if the spearman closes the distance and gets into the minimum range.
Spearman can be countered by archers, skirmishers, militia, scorpions or hand cannoneers. The spearman-line includes spearman, pikeman and halberdiers. The spearman-line is an infantry trash unit. Knights also are an effective unit to raid an opponents economy, as they usually can stand up to town-center fire where other cavalry units struggle, and have high mobility. Knights are very effective against skirmishers, siege, infantry (other than spearmen) and hand cannoneers. Knights are a high hp, high armor and high attack unit, and are relatively easy to use. As knights are very expensive, it can be difficult or there can be a delay to massing them – this is why monks are the ideal counter. It can be countered by spearmen (although they beat spearmen one on one), monks and archers when those archers have a critical mass, and typically when they are crossbowmen. The knight-line includes knights, cavaliers, and paladins. The archer-line is effective against infantry and even cavalry when they reach a critical-mass. Archers that are on patrol naturally attack the closest unit until that unit is killed, and then attack the next closest unit, meaning that archers require lots of micro to win-out against this strategy. One particularly effective method of dealing with archers or crossbows is by using a few rams patrolled in front to soak up damage, while other units attack. The archer-line includes Archers, Crossbow and ArbalestĪrchers can be countered by skirmishers, siege or eagle warriors. The archer-line is a ranged, high attack, low HP unit in the archer class. Militia counter trash units (skirmishers, spearmen, scouts) and eagle warriors. Militia can be countered by the archer-line, knight-line, hand-cannoneers and massed scorpions. The militia-line includes militia, man at arms, long swordsmen, two-handed swordsman and champions.
#AOE 2 SPECIAL UNITS HOW TO#
Now, let’s get started with AoE2 Counters! How to Counter the Standard Units in AOE2 Militia-Line Mine is Siege Ram – The higher up the ranked ladder you progress, the more you see players using siege rams to soak up arrow shots and take positional advantages. Let us know in the comments below what you think the most under-appreciated unit in the game is. See our counter guide below to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each unit and how each unit functions as another unit’s counter.īut before we get started, we have a question for you!! Age of Empires 2 is a complex game where each military unit has a role to play in battle each military unit is a counter for another unit and may be countered by another unit.