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Crucible alliance and sheep tribute

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Crucible alliance and sheep tribute

Crucible asks you to persuade four tribes while Kara-Khitai attacks. Secure the Kereyids first with a sheep tribute, then use their Monk to retrieve the Ungirrads’ Relic.

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Overview

Crucible asks you to persuade four tribes while Kara-Khitai attacks. Secure the Kereyids first with a sheep tribute, then use their Monk to retrieve the Ungirrads’ Relic.

Plan and execution

Collect nearby Sheep and bring twenty to the Kereyids to recruit their Monks and Cavalry Archers. Send a Monk for the Ungirrads’ Relic and complete the next tribe requests while the mounted force screens the routes. Use the four starting Light Cavalry and Cavalry Archers to repel Kara-Khitai raids, adding recruits from allied camps as they join.

Risks and adaptation

The sheep are scattered across the map and are needed for the first alliance. Gather them before losing access to the nearby herds, and protect the Monk carrying the Relic.

Focus
Pay the Kereyids in sheep and use their Monk for Relics
Signature / category
Plan and execution
Release / context
Age of Empires II system
Region
Battle strategy
Classification
Battle strategies
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