Danes 19 Pop Man-at-Arms Rush

Man-at-Arms opening built on three Danes bonuses. The extra food on drop-off makes an easy fast Feudal Age, the cheaper Man-at-Arms upgrade lets you go to gold later than usual, and every enemy building you destroy gives you back a quarter of its cost. **The whole build is about attacking nonstop and destroying buildings.** Hit villagers when you can reach them; when they run, hit lumber camps, houses and above all farms. **Every farm you kill gives you 15 wood**, while your opponent loses the 60 wood it cost. That wood is what keeps your army and your economy going, so never stop raiding. This is a first impression from Hera's pre-release video against the AI, so treat the follow-ups as a starting point, not settled meta.

Added 17 Oct 2026

  1. **6** on sheep
  2. **3** on wood; one of them builds a **house**
  3. **1** lures the **boar**
  4. **6 more** on sheep and boar under the TC
  5. **2** on berries; **1 from the boar** builds a **house**, then goes on berries
  6. 6:45 Research **Loom** and **click up to Feudal Age** (19 pop)
  7. While going up: **1** from under the TC builds a **barracks**, **2** from sheep to **gold**, **3** from sheep to **wood**, barracks builder to wood. Make **3 Militia**
  8. **Double-Bit Axe**, **Man-at-Arms** upgrade, keep making villagers
  9. **Wall** with 2 houses and palisades
  10. New villager builds a **farm**
  11. **Pressure** with Man-at-Arms: villagers first, then buildings, especially farms
  12. New villager to **wood**; all sheep villagers move to **straggler trees**
  13. New villager builds a **farm**; more **Man-at-Arms**
  14. **Archery range** for skirmishers
  15. Straggler villagers move to **farms** when you can; research **Arson**
  16. **2** new villagers to **gold**; build a **market** (second Feudal building needed for Castle)
  17. Build a **blacksmith**; **3 more** new villagers to **gold**
  18. **Click Castle Age** while you keep pushing. On the way: **Horse Collar** and **Gold Mining**
  19. Choose your follow-up: more **barracks** or more **archery ranges**