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Perfusion Goth production-surge plan
Perfusion greatly increases Goth military production, turning a stable late-game economy into a rapid wave of Champions, Halberdiers, or Huskarls. Build enough production and resource income to use the faster rate.

Overview
Perfusion greatly increases Goth military production, turning a stable late-game economy into a rapid wave of Champions, Halberdiers, or Huskarls. Build enough production and resource income to use the faster rate.
Plan and execution
Prepare food, gold, and multiple Barracks before researching Perfusion, then keep the queues active and rally troops toward one target. Choose Champions against infantry, Halberdiers against cavalry, or Huskarls when the opponent’s ranged line is the main threat. Use the production surge to replace losses quickly and keep the opponent defending while siege attacks a key position.
Risks and adaptation
Faster training cannot fix a weak economy or a poor unit matchup. Avoid spending on the technology before the Barracks network exists, and do not flood the map with one unit line if the opponent can counter it efficiently.
- Focus
- Barracks mass after the economy is ready
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Technology strategy
- Classification
- Technology strategies