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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.

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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 confrèresChevaliers confrèresArchersArchersSerjeantsSerjeantsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Knights Templar build orders

Most-played Knights Templar build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain 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 — SerjeantsSerjeantsSpearmenSpearmen
Templar 2TC Knights Hospitallerby Valdemar1902 Timing Attack 4:30 — —

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

How to counter Knights Templar

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

  • Chevaliers confrèresChevaliers confrèresSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenCamel ridersCamel riders
  • ArchersArchersHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsMangonelsMangonels
  • SerjeantsSerjeantsCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHandcannoneersHandcannoneersKnightsKnights

What Knights Templar units beat

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

  • Chevaliers confrèresChevaliers confrèresHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsHandcannoneersHandcannoneers
  • ArchersArchersSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHorse archersHorse archers
  • SerjeantsSerjeantsArchersArchersLongbowmenLongbowmenSpearmenSpearmen

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 Knights Templar

Best map for Knights Templar: Migration, 65.7% (+12.1 pts vs. its 53.6% on all maps). Worst: King of the Hill, 50.9% (−2.8 pts), 14.8 points below the best.

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Best ranked 1v1 maps for Knights Templar
MapWin ratevs. its average
Migration65.7%+12.1 pts
Archipelago64.3%+10.7 pts
Craters61.0%+7.3 pts

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Worst ranked 1v1 maps for Knights Templar
MapWin ratevs. its average
King of the Hill50.9%−2.8 pts
Flankwoods51.2%−2.5 pts
Gorge51.2%−2.4 pts

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