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Razing Hellas

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Razing Hellas

Lead a fixed Gothic force through four Greek cities without villagers or a conventional starting economy. Each captured city supplies new troops and resources; finish by breaking the Roman army blocking the route north.

Razing Hellas Age of Empires II campaign artwork
Razing Hellas Age of Empires II campaign artwork

Overview

Lead a fixed Gothic force through four Greek cities without villagers or a conventional starting economy. Each captured city supplies new troops and resources; finish by breaking the Roman army blocking the route north.

Player approach

Razing Hellas starts with a force that can quickly take Sparta, then use its surviving structures and Villagers to help against Rome. Preserve useful buildings rather than razing the settlement.

Step-by-step plan

Spend the opening resources on infantry upgrades, Pikemen, and ranged support for the Men-at-Arms and Huskarls. Use the Siege Tower to bypass the gate when the route permits, then focus on Sparta’s Town Center while leaving Towers and other buildings intact. Once Sparta changes sides, use its defenses to protect the new flank and keep its Villagers gathering so their resources can be tributed later. Apply the same capture-first approach to other cities when it creates useful production or defensive coverage.

Risks and adjustments

The early force includes counters that can be overwhelmed if it attacks every target at once. Keep Pikemen and ranged support together, and do not destroy Towers or Villagers that become valuable after the faction turns allied.

Focused strategy page

For a dedicated version of this plan, open Razing Hellas Sparta-preservation plan.

Mission overview

Lead a fixed Gothic force through four Greek cities without villagers or a conventional starting economy. Each captured city supplies new troops and resources; finish by breaking the Roman army blocking the route north.

Objectives

  1. Sack Sparta by destroying its Town Center.
  2. Sack Argos by destroying its Town Center.
  3. Sack Corinth by destroying its Town Center and the defenses around its markets.
  4. Sack Athens by destroying its Town Center and the defenses around its mines.
  5. Defeat the Roman army.
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