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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.

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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
LongbowmenLongbowmenSpearmenSpearmenHorsemenHorsemenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played English build orders

Most-played English build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
2TC White Tower (2026)by Valdemar1902 Boom 4:22 10:14 —
Longbow Rush Into Age 3 Timing (2026)by Valdemar1902 Rush 4:00 — LongbowmenLongbowmenSpearmenSpearmen
English | 2TC | Team Gamesby Jockxtar Boom 4:40 — Men-at-armsMen-at-armsLongbowmenLongbowmen
Vortix's 1TC Eco/Aggro English - Copy for me to understand seriesby murtuk Aggressive 4:15 — SpearmenSpearmenLongbowmenLongbowmen
English 2 TC defensiveby JampiX Boom ~4:40 — LongbowmenLongbowmenSpearmenSpearmen
English | FI | Horsemen raidsby Jockxtar Fast Imperial 4:10 9:20 HorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-arms

Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated).

How to counter English

Their popular builds lean on longbowmen, spearmen and horsemen. Answer with:

  • LongbowmenLongbowmenHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsMangonelsMangonels
  • SpearmenSpearmenArchersArchersMen-at-armsMen-at-armsHandcannoneersHandcannoneers
  • HorsemenHorsemenSpearmenSpearmenKnightsKnights

What English units beat

Playing English? Your main units are the answer to:

  • LongbowmenLongbowmenSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHorse archersHorse archers
  • SpearmenSpearmenHorsemenHorsemenKnightsKnightsLancersLancers
  • HorsemenHorsemenArchersArchersLongbowmenLongbowmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmen

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. Every unit: AoE4 counter chart.

Best and worst maps for English

Best map for English: Cliffside, 50.5% (+3.2 pts vs. its 47.3% on all maps). Worst: Baltic, 44.1% (−3.2 pts), 6.4 points below the best.

Pick it on

Best ranked 1v1 maps for English
MapWin ratevs. its average
Cliffside50.5%+3.2 pts
King of the Hill49.7%+2.4 pts
Hideout49.5%+2.1 pts

Ban it on

Worst ranked 1v1 maps for English
MapWin ratevs. its average
Baltic44.1%−3.2 pts
Ancient Spires44.2%−3.1 pts
Craters44.3%−3.0 pts

Play English builds in time with the clock

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