Best Offensive Civilizations In Age Of Empires 4. Here are the best offensive Civilizations for Age of Empires 4 players who enjoy playing offence.
Age of Empires 4 is the latest instalment in the classic RTS series. Fans who begin playing will immediately notice some significant differences in the game. Consider the number of playable Civilizations.
Some Civilizations in Age of Empires 4 are naturally good at defence, while others are naturally good at offence. The key to great offence comes primarily from powerful Cavalries who can be recruited early in the game.
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French
Having access to the Royal Knights at the start of the Feudal Age proved critical in the early game. These Heavy Cavalry are hulking but lethal. Their charged attack has the potential to breach enemy lines and scatter them across the battlefield.
The French are well served by progressing through the ages. The further they advance, the more powerful their military becomes. When transitioning from the Dark Age to the Imperial Age, they have three military Landmarks. The three Landmarks are as follows:
- School of Cavalry provides the ability to recruit the Royal Knights 25% faster.
- Royal Institute allows the French to research all their unique technologies without any Age restriction, especially Royal Bloodlines, which increases all French Cavalries’ HP by 35%.
- College of Artillery grants the French access to the best siege unit in the game, Cannons, and further boosts its damage by 20%.
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Mongols
Rather than sending a Villager to build near enemies, Mongols can simply relocate their entire base there. The highly mobile Civilization has the ability to be aggressive from the start of the game. Mongols can push enemies to raid their buildings and plunder gold and food because they have access to light Cavalry from the Dark Age.
If that isn’t enough, Mongols can recruit Mangudai during the Feudal Age. Because it can shoot arrows while moving, the light-ranged Cavalry can annihilate armies without being touched. It can be even more powerful when combined with the Khan, a unit capable of leading the Cavalries and providing field buffs.
Up until the Imperial Age, the Mongols had access to three Military Landmarks:
- Deer Stones provide the Yam Speed Aura buff when a unit enters the Landmark’s and Outposts’ area of influence. The effect lingers for 20 seconds after leaving.
- Kurultai allows the Khan to heal and buff all the Mongols units by 20% for 30 seconds. It’s tricky to use Kurultai offensively, but it can be very beneficial.
- Khaganate grants the Mongols a free army of Cavalry every 90 seconds.
Chinese
At the start of the match, the Chinese are not the most offensive Civilization. However, if they survive to the Imperial Age, they can be the most lethal Civilization on the planet. The Chinese can destroy any army with many buffs to their Gunpowder units and access to some unique end-game units. The Spirit Way is their most important landmark. It allows the Chinese to freely recruit all previously attained Dynasty troops. This provides players with access to:
- Fire Lancer: Requires Yuan Dynasty
- Zhuge Nu: Requires Song Dynasty
- Grenadier: Requires Ming Dynasty