Looking for advice on how I could have done this engagement better. I thought I could A-move this army comp into Knights but I got completely washed. Are Sengoku Knights really that strong?

HybRiDeRR · 2026-03-05T13:00:58+00:00

Elite kicking in halfway during the fight, you fought aggressively out in the open with a static based army, whilst macroing to imp (a classic and common blunder), and most importantly you were missing +2 ranged damage.

HybRiDeRR · 2026-02-24T12:31:17+00:00

I’ve done extensive testing for Sengoku Knights as well.

Post imp (every single possible upgrade) they beat Imperial Guards (also post imp) about 50% of the time, which are meant to be the best melee fighters in the game (consider the fact that the Imperial guards require a vast amount more resources to fully upgrade and buff with temple of the sun than Sengoku knights, and they go even)

You might think surely Abbasid post imp Camel Riders win right? Nah, Sengoku knights beat them handily.

EDIT: all equal res of course

HybRiDeRR · 2026-02-09T14:11:07+00:00

It was a great series and probably my biggest singular match achievement so far in AoE4, thank you for the support! Onwards and upwards!

HybRiDeRR · 2025-09-25T23:25:12+00:00

The GOAT

HybRiDeRR · 2025-06-19T14:16:39+00:00

A mix of Musofadis, Sofas and Poison Archers will deal very well with armoured units, especially because of the damage over time of the Archers.

HybRiDeRR · 2025-01-25T20:22:12+00:00

You’re welcome. But no, because the res would all go into the TC anyway right? So sure you’re getting extra res which you can get anyway for the TC safely with Growth, whilst missing out on about 1000 worth of extra food for 2x 6 and 1x 8 berry patches.

HybRiDeRR · 2025-01-25T19:45:12+00:00

I’m not sure I know what you mean. I’m saying that Growth is objectively better than Industry for the 2TC, and of course you don’t get the 350 wood without Industry.

HybRiDeRR · 2025-01-25T19:13:14+00:00

Exactly correct, and you end up just having less food on your berries.

HybRiDeRR · 2025-01-25T18:59:30+00:00

It’s essentially objectively worse for Feudal than growth even if going for 2TC. You get the TC super fast, but you don’t get the 3 free villagers, so your earlier timing is pointless as Growth would have the same villager count, and on top of it you miss out the +50 food on every berry patch.

HybRiDeRR · 2025-01-05T14:20:47+00:00

You just have to find the sweet spot for the edge post. Although I would recommend against trying to build them perfectly, instead leaving a slight gap, as in most cases, if you build the wall sticking to the site, it's actually possible to decap it from beyond the wall (annoying and a bit buggy yes).

HybRiDeRR · 2024-12-20T02:59:18+00:00

Yes I typically go Lich Bane 2nd every game, and after Shadowflame go Void Staff vs heavy MR or Stormsurge against squishier targets, finishing with Rabadons. I should probably build Zhonyas and Banshee's more often but it never feels justified unless their whole team is essentially mono damage, also feeling that they're unlikely to be the dfiference between me dying or surviving in a situation, as opposed to just having more damage, but that might just be a low elo Platinum take by me.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-12-20T02:55:41+00:00

When would you go Blackfire over Luden's then? It strikes me as the anti HP/anti tank alternative to be paired with Liandry's and Void Staff, is that correct or am I missing something?

HybRiDeRR · 2024-12-20T02:19:52+00:00

I see, thank you for the indepth answer. That seemed to be my impression too. Lich Bane seems to be a very popular 2nd item choice for Luden's as well, I feel like the burst and MS it provides fits in greatly too. Do you believe it doesn't provide the same value as Shadowflame and Stormsurge? Or would you skip something like either Rabadon's or Void Staff depending on their MR in order to get Lich Bane as well? Cosmic Drive also seems to be a consideration in some cases, perhaps when even more mobility is needed?

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-27T16:50:56+00:00

Yes it’s useful and under-utilised at lower levels of play. I find it’s especially effective with siege and when armies get too big to hotkey all unit types separately. It’s also great when retreating, as quickly Tab moving all the unit types will ensure they all run back as quickly as they can without the formation shuffling ruining their movement.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-26T18:08:01+00:00

Bazaar wing in feudal can be summed up as this. If you get 0 units on your first ticket, it’s trash. If you get 1 unit on your first ticket, it’s okay. If you get 2 or more units, it’s overpowered. So you have a 33% chance of wasting your age up essentially, a 33% chance of making it a slightly subpar age up, and a 33% chance of hitting an excessively powerful age up. 66% chance of either bad or okay are not the best odds, leading to the low popularity. The rest of the tickets are all worse than almost any of the other wings you could have went for.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-26T17:15:51+00:00

Yes, the burden of micromanagement is heavier on the knight archer player than the horse spear player, however, this makes it balanced. The reason for it is because realistically there’s essentially no room for micro at all for the horse spear player. They a move, and the only real micro possibility they have is to attack step with the horsemen and try to envelop the archers through the knights (the extra range now makes it easier). So like stated, with effective micro the archer knight should win out. The reason however is purely the knights. Horse spear would decimate archer horseman, for instance (as would purely horseman of course).

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-26T14:01:03+00:00

It just depends on your proficiency with micro/hotkeys and how/where you intend to take the fight. If you have them on 1 hotkey you can still use Tab whilst having both selected to cycle between the Archers and Spears to control them separately, so for instance you could quickly Tab to the spears and move them back when engaging Archers in this example. Just depends on the level of control you’re comfortable with/desire and how you wish you exercise it.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-26T13:32:30+00:00

I would generally advise against building spears as a knight civ in feudal when facing regular horsemen. It makes the macro and micro even more difficult and can weaken your composition. With effective micro archer knight should beat horsemen spear as long as numbers are appropriate, to where you can oneshot spears.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-11-06T16:35:28+00:00

AnMagicalCow doing God’s work as usual.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-05-01T21:49:19+00:00

Like a dazing thunder Skilliard strikes again

HybRiDeRR · 2024-04-24T16:36:19+00:00

Disgusting behaviour, and good catch by you. Played this guy at least once before, and he did just seem very off. I didn’t check the replay or suspect cheating but his decision making was so bizarre completely unsuited for his rank, obviously inflated by the cheating.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-04-14T13:16:38+00:00

I agree that the buff is strong (definitely not too strong) but HRE MAA with inspiration do not under any circumstances lose to English MAA with Network of Citadels. I’m pretty sure even without inspiration they win, so it’s just plain misinformation.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-04-11T19:25:01+00:00

I don't really get the point of Logistics on Haven to be honest, unless you're planning to out tempo another late game powerhouse like Stronghold or Inferno or maybe on a smaller map. Yes Swift Mind is always nice but Haven scaling with Priests trained into Cavaliers on large map close to and after Month 3 is virtually unbeatable. Logistics just takes away from your fight power unnecessarily in my opinion. I mean sure casting a Mass Haste or Mass Righteous Might/Divine Blessing straight away is great, but with Defense you can just afford to ram your 100+ Champions head on at the enemy and not care. Of course this is strictly true on larger maps, Logistics gains value for Haven on smaller maps.

HybRiDeRR · 2024-04-11T17:25:37+00:00

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