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    Our Essential Builds

    The proven way to start your competitive matches.

    Scout Rush

    intermediate

    Start harrassing your opponent with highly mobile Cavalry Scouts as soon as...

    • Feudal Age 21
    AoE2 Build Guide: Scout Rush

    Fast Castle → Knights

    beginner

    Reach the Castle Age as fast as possible and then go on the aggresive with...

    • Feudal Age 28
    • Feudal Age 30
    AoE2 Build Guide: Fast Castle → Knights

    Drush → Fast Castle

    advanced

    One of the fastest rushes in the game for most civilizations! Create three...

    • Feudal Age 28
    • Feudal Age 30
    AoE2 Build Guide: Drush → Fast Castle

    Scout Rush

    intermediate

    Start harrassing your opponent with highly mobile Cavalry Scouts as soon as...

    • Feudal Age 21
    AoE2 Build Guide: Scout Rush

    Fast Castle → Knights

    beginner

    Reach the Castle Age as fast as possible and then go on the aggresive with...

    • Feudal Age 28
    • Feudal Age 30
    AoE2 Build Guide: Fast Castle → Knights

    Drush → Fast Castle

    advanced

    One of the fastest rushes in the game for most civilizations! Create three...

    • Feudal Age 28
    • Feudal Age 30
    AoE2 Build Guide: Drush → Fast Castle
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    Community Builds New

    The newest builds created by AoE Companion users, made using our own Build Creator.

    Britons 19pop Fast Archers

    advanced

    Start harassing your opponent early or clean up your opponent's drush or MAA...

    • account_circle By lnz
    • star Stars: 17
    • calendar_today 9 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Britons 19pop Fast Archers

    Cuman 2 TC Feudal Boom

    intermediate

    Taking advantage of their ability to construct an additional Town Center in...

    • account_circle By Esteb
    • star Stars: 9
    • calendar_today 6 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Cuman 2 TC Feudal Boom

    Lithuanian instant Drush

    advanced

    Arrive at your opponent's base at less than 3 minutes into the game and catch...

    • account_circle By Monkeybone
    • star Stars: 11
    • calendar_today 6 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Lithuanian instant Drush

    Britons 19pop Fast Archers

    advanced

    Start harassing your opponent early or clean up your opponent's drush or MAA...

    • account_circle By lnz
    • star Stars: 17
    • calendar_today 9 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Britons 19pop Fast Archers

    Cuman 2 TC Feudal Boom

    intermediate

    Taking advantage of their ability to construct an additional Town Center in...

    • account_circle By Esteb
    • star Stars: 9
    • calendar_today 6 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Cuman 2 TC Feudal Boom

    Lithuanian instant Drush

    advanced

    Arrive at your opponent's base at less than 3 minutes into the game and catch...

    • account_circle By Monkeybone
    • star Stars: 11
    • calendar_today 6 Jul, 2020
    AoE2 Build Guide: Lithuanian instant Drush
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    Pro Builds Review

    We break down the builds that top AoE2 pros are using. Try them out in your own games!

    • 12 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Hera's Chinese Scouts Build

    The Chinese are a unique civilization, because they start with 6 Villagers and 0...

    • Hera

    • Chinese

    • Scouts

    • 7 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Surprise Siege Tower in Arena

    We recently saw TheViper trying out this fun sneaky strategy in Arena, a map where...

    • Arena

    • TheViper

    • Hera

    • +2

    • 1 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Daut's Persian Douche

    Welcome to Weekly Builds! In this section, we will be breaking down interesting...

    • Daut

    • Persians

    • 12 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Hera's Chinese Scouts Build

    The Chinese are a unique civilization, because they start with 6 Villagers and 0...

    • Hera

    • Chinese

    • Scouts

    • 7 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Surprise Siege Tower in Arena

    We recently saw TheViper trying out this fun sneaky strategy in Arena, a map where...

    • Arena

    • TheViper

    • Hera

    • +2

    • 1 Jun, 2020 calendar_today

    Daut's Persian Douche

    Welcome to Weekly Builds! In this section, we will be breaking down interesting...

    • Daut

    • Persians

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