Age of Empires 2 counters Flashcards
How to counter archers?
Skirmishers, onagers, rams
How to counter hand cannoneers?
Skirms, onagers, rams works good. Cavalry also decent.
How to NOT counter hand cannoneers?
Infantry
How to counter skirmishers?
Onagers and cavalry (not cavalry archers). Infantry also okay.
How to counter scouts?
Spearmen (scattered, not grouped), camels, achers above critical mass.
How to counter knights?
Spearmen (scattered, not grouped), camels, achers above critical mass and monks.
How to counter cavalry archers?
Skirmishers, onagers, spearmen, camels (i.e. anything that works on either archers or cavalry: bonus damage is the same)
How to counter camels?
Spearmen is decent, archers
How to counter elephants?
Spearmen, camels, scorpions, onagers, monks (last three exploits the elephant’s slow movement)
How to counter spearmen?
Skirmishers, archers, swordsmen
How to counter eagle warriors?
Swordsmen
How to counter swordsmen?
Hand cannoneers, archers
How to counter rams?
Infantry, cavalry, swordsmen, vils
How to counter mangonel?
Cavalry, eagle warrior, bombard cannon
How to counter trebuchet?
Cavalry, eagle warrior, bombard cannon