GUIDE · NORTHERN EUROPE
Danes Strategy
Danes: Favor an early infantry push that can turn damage to enemy buildings into additional resources. Men-at-Arms and later infantry can work with siege to keep a land attack advancing.
Overview
Danes: Favor an early infantry push that can turn damage to enemy buildings into additional resources. Men-at-Arms and later infantry can work with siege to keep a land attack advancing.
Opening decision and first timing
The food deposit bonus helps Villagers and Fishing Ships, so prioritize safe food that can keep infantry production active. Damaging an enemy building enough to destroy it can return resources, but attacking a worthless wall will not trigger the same benefit. Scout a useful target and avoid losing the first force under defensive fire.
Composition, counters, and transition
Jomsvikings and Varangian Guards support an infantry-led attack, while discounted Barracks and Siege Workshop research can bring upgrades forward. Faster Longships make water control a second route on suitable maps. Keep siege escorted and do not overbuild military structures before the economy can sustain their queues.
Opening priorities
Favor an early infantry push that can turn damage to enemy buildings into additional resources.
Core army
Men-at-Arms and later infantry can work with siege to keep a land attack advancing.
Technology & transition
Invest the early food advantage into production and follow successful pressure with more siege or a growing economy.
Watch for
Raiding bonuses pay off only when attacks connect; protect the economy while maintaining enough units to exploit them.
- Also known as
- Danes (Age of Empires II)/Strategy
- Focus
- Civilization opening and matchup plan
- Signature / category
- Strategy guide
- Release / context
- The Viking Sagas
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Classification
- Civilization plans