Requires more multitasking and micro then other build orders, not recommended for new player.Īnother very common build order, usually you go for 3-5 scouts, but you can add more if needed.įast castle build orders are usually used in closed maps (like arena or black forest), or as a pocket in team games. Very common build order, the 3 Men at arms are used to disrupt your opponent’s eco, and buy you some time to mass your archers, new players should start by learning a normal archer rush build order first (without men at arms). For water maps, fishing ships should always get the deep fish first and not the shore fish.

Get double bit axe ASAP, get attack upgrades for archers, and bloodlines / defense upgrades for knights.

Create military units: usually, 3 for the men at arms, 3-5 for the scouts, and non-stop production for the rest.

Build a 2nd lumber-camp once you have 6-8 vills on the first.

Lure the 2nd boar before the 1st one runs out, kill the sheep and boar right under the TC and try to only kill one at a time.

Scout your map, you need to find your 8 sheep and 2 boars.

Make houses (build 2 houses at the start).

Like most build orders, this does not include many small details, so if you’re a new player remember to:

“Pop 22 | 2 Fv to Wood” means at Pop 22, 2 vills that are working on Sheep / Boar go to wood.Ĭreated military units are not counted in Pop.

“Pop 7 | 4 to wood” means at Pop 7, the next 4 vills (pop 8 to 11) go to wood.

Bv = Villagers currently working on Berries.

Fv = Villagers currently working on Sheep or Boar.

F = Food (only Sheep and Boar) | Fr = Farm | B = Berries.

This guide contains 11 build orders (9 land and 2 water) in 3 sheets.

I grouped build orders with a similar start together, and put 2 build order groups on each sheet, so I can fold the sheet vertically and have a build order on each side.

I tried to write them in a way that’s easy to follow while playing.

The land build orders are from Cicero’s “Build order reference” ( Link) and the water build orders are from Hera’s YouTube video guides ( Video1, Video2).

I originally created these sheets for personal use.

This guide contains 11 build orders in 3 sheets.īased on “Build Order Reference” by Cicero, and Hera’s video guides. Build orders with a similar start are combined together to minimize the number of sheets.

Ages of empires 2 build order