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Feudal Spearman opening
Use Spearmen to protect Villagers and ranged troops from cavalry, not to chase mounted units across the map.
Overview
Use Spearmen to protect Villagers and ranged troops from cavalry, not to chase mounted units across the map.
Plan and execution
Scout for a Stable or early Scouts, then station enough Spearmen between cavalry paths and vulnerable workers. Keep them near Archers that need a screen.
Risks and adaptation
Spearmen are slow and vulnerable to ranged units. Adjust production if the opponent changes composition. Place the screen where it protects a route or ranged group, and use walls or vision to reduce cavalry approaches. If enemy Archers arrive, add a ranged answer rather than asking Spearmen to hold the position alone.
Decision example
Spearmen can defend against Scouts and protect a vulnerable resource while the economy sets up Archers or another follow-up. Train enough to cover the threatened approach, not so many that food and wood for the next step disappear. Keep them near workers or a ranged group rather than chasing cavalry that can simply ride away. If the opponent shows Archers instead, change production and use the surviving Spearmen as a screen or vision unit.
- Focus
- Feudal anti-cavalry defense
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Battle strategy
- Classification
- Battle strategies