So You Want To Play Teutons

Welcome back to another video from the series. Today we take a close look at teutons, a civ that has received several changes recently. Currently I think they are a solid pick in some situations, but still have certain weaknesses that lowers how consistently they can perform. This is a great civ for beginners now in my opinion, so feel free to use it if you enjoy playing it at beginner-intermediate levels. Hope you guys enjoy the video, vote down below in the comments for the next civ!
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[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Alright guys, thanks for all the comments. It will be slavs next week!

[@Nata-ch2bk]

Cool

[@atomickipachaka821]

Cumans Please. That 2 TC/Feudal Ram goodness is lacking proper KZbin attention. Show the new civs some love, Bro!

[@diegoperez1238]

@Hera, would you also include a lil bit of your computer specs? I wanna buy a new PC and would be good to know what to look for AOE2-wise. Thanks!

[@Manameiszac]

But i want to play Vikings

[@santiagoescobarortiz202]

I'd love to see a vietnamese video

[@Lohabquas]

I have a confession to make: I have a serious attraction to Teutonic Knights. The way their smooth capes flow over the perfectly chiseled bodies makes me an instant horndog. I can't imagine going a day without giving into my carnal urges watching them stroll onto the battlefield. I have spent the last few months writing fanfiction and poetry to express the deep, sexual energy these boys in blue express with every step.

[@paritoast_]

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[@LuckyStriker89]

Copypasta right on point

[@Runenschuppe]

How dare you play them in blue!?! They need their golden cloaks!

[@ryanwilliams160]

I have a wet dream about those hot muscled Teutonic Knights every knight. So good

[@newname4941]

@@Runenschuppe Grey is the way to go with teutons.

[@legendofJupp]

The stat values between pikemen and knights are very precisely tuned in the castle age. a)knight attacking pikeman If the knight has an upgrade lead against the pikeman (attack vs. defense) the pikeman dies in (55/(10+1)*5=5)5 hits. On equal upgrades, it dies in (55/10

[@windwindy5356]

Taking an extra hit seems good to me

[@crocopde]

but if the halberdier meet a teuton knight how bad does is life go ?

[@daydodog]

except pikes attack slow as hell

[@DuaLeaD]

LOL Think about how much time when into gathering the information for this post just so you could put a quick +1 like on it ~_^

[@scubasteve2095]

@@daydodogtrue and ik this comment is 3yrs old but its perfect for me to say we have Roman’s now to boost their attack speed by 33% if you were to play them or a friend sends some centurions over to boost you’re army

[@adij92]

Intro 0:00 Civ Perks and Tech tree Summary 5:50 Map Choices 6:05 Twitch Q&A 7:10 Game Start 13:50

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

Congrats Hera on surpassing Nili and becoming the 6th largest aoe 2 youtuber!

[@Nata-ch2bk]

Teuton farms are 40% cheaper, meaning they cost 60 x 0.6 = 36 wood instead of 60. You save 24 wood per farm. At the end of this game, you had 41 farmers, so during this game you saved up at leat 41 x 24 = 984 wood. And that's not counting the re-seeds. Let's suppose during this game, you had around 20 reseeds. (41+20) x 24 = 61 x 24 = ~1500 wood. Not bad :D

[@mariobeastable]

Thank-you Spirit of the Law!

[@Justjustinp]

Japanese plz. Also gg wp. Teutons are finally viable but beating Mayans with them is a result of skill alone.

[@Logan00710]

not exactly, if you use the units wells you can win always

[@daydodog]

@@Logan00710 (that's what skill is)

[@spectre9065]

I think Teutons have always been better than the other beginner civs, like Byzantines and Spanish, simply because they have an eco bonus. Building farms for 2/3 the cost is better than the Spanish's faster building and the Byzantines' cheap trash. Teutons are also not weak at any stage of the game unlike the other 2, though they are restricted to a knight rush in Castle because of their lackluster archers.

[@markusdegenhardt8678]

Well i think that the teuton win rate proofes that your argument was false. They havent been below the eleventh Spot since over a year.

[@Justjustinp]

@@markusdegenhardt8678 this comment was made 2 years ago …

[@PuppetierMaster]

I just got into playing AoE 2 DE with some friends who are well, the word I use is better but seeing my civ being played is very helpful for me thanks. my strat was to get as many castles on the field with 20 archers a castle owned means 20 crossbowmen later on

[@OpiatesAndTits]

You don’t need to put archers in the castle if you have crenellations you can use infantry instead.

[@LuizFelipe-lg6qq]

I think that Malay are a great suggestion anyway, how flex they are in water AND land maps and their unique playstyle seems an edge. This will be a nice idea since we have only land games and land tips in this series right now... Great video as well💓

[@DiggyWizzy]

Great showcase/demonstration. Your analytic commentary is a great addition as wel. Ggwp

[@mathewderdzinski7033]

It is great to see you play them so well, they are my favorite civ but have a hard time playing them

[@carlcheng7720]

Aztecs ftw

[@wysanniktestovironapananas1585]

yes, Im in love with eagles

[@jondewey1876]

I’m stoked to see Bulgarian‘s

[@sniperjelly9537]

My friend describe the Teuton pretty well: "An army of slow-moving melee ball of death"

[@majike0355]

This is great! You should make a "how to play [civ]" series like this video! Edit: Well shoot. I guess it already is a series! sweet

[@HahnValentin]

Slavs

[@somersetbassett4580]

Have you done Frank's yet? Just found the channel and eager to explore new civs as I'm just coming back to the game

[@theobald_indoaoe]

So You Want to Play Slavs

[@juliandiazpascielli2383]

17:05 look at the girl villager in the berries

[@anything.with.motors]

Hill fort. They have beast towers an +3 range in castles, you would think they would be op

[@mojalo1149]

Cumans!

[@bizzhat]

very educational - thanks for this. **a historically related Question: how would the Teutons fare against the Cumans? (~> 1220s)

[@woodenbullets822]

fuck yea. all these peeps underestimating the teutons thx m8

[@leonardlevine1254]

Vikings next please!

[@jonathancapps1354]

Can you do Lithuanians plz

[@bernardomuniz4631]

Aztecs or vikings next will be DOPE!

[@katarina_kali_linux6112]

Hello hera its dodgers Kappa i vote for berbers or slavs ;)

[@ivobarbisdostal9630]

Next week pls Vikings

[@benjaminmitchell7141]

Sweet fight at the end

[@benitussussolini4669]

Wait, did he win cause the other one was out of resources?

[@USAltefore]

Britons or Byzantines, please!

[@justxavier9999]

Top donor : Hoang

[@offroadturkey]

Byzantines!

[@j.walker6845]

Just want to wish you a gg on a fine victory

[@olivet7499]

Slavs!!

[@bstress]

Cumans

[@paternaaoe1478]

Lithuanians next time!

[@SlayerRiley]

33:00 ... PAIN :D

[@hjelsethak]

Ah, Tootin' around, I see?

[@paulybuschmann819]

what does SO mean?

[@lambchopsmtl]

That felt like a mirco game lol

[@michelbellair2749]

Franks

[@thomasvrielink299]

Lithuanians please! (Any other new civ would be cool as well)

[@Arehandoro1986]

It would be cool to see a water civ, I am just starting playing ranked thanks to your vids, but I haven't played any water map, so, watching a water civ would be cool! Maybe Portuguese or Japanese?

[@trevorp875]

Spirit of the Law would recommend Japanese for fish boom as well as cheaper mine/lumber which is huge wood savings to buy more ships with. They also have nice infantry once you do want to attack an island or if the map is land/water.

[@woodenbullets822]

goths

[@meatmachine144]

*Team Bonus: Units resist conversion* Anyone have any numbers on this? The "Faith" tech makes units 50% harder to convert, but what about this team bonus?

[@jagartharn6361]

Its 25% and yes it stacks with faith

[@lucaa.9709]

why does a civ with tower/garrison bonuses lacks bracer?

[@MrHodoAstartes]

Because they have bonuses to garrisons, effectively. Bad field archers, great static defenses, especially since you can stack your Castle with Champions and mow down attackers at range and sally forth against rams as needed.

[@yannd.7248]

Slavs !

[@choopa1670]

do one on the eskimoes or the Polynesians... ;)

[@meepo5223]

when it comes to 31:00 I thought Hera would get lots of trouble but，knights rush from back and onager hit predicted point killing massive crossbowman，wow

[@carlosangulo6430]

Aztecs

[@pilchem]

Aztecs pls

[@Mermaidkilla]

Slavs please!

[@massrival1835]

britons please. im attracted to longbowmenn

[@joreecollins7267]

honestly 1 teuton knight per monk as protection is fabulous cause their both slow as shit

[@herrwolle316]

Vikings pls

[@et34t34fdf]

Saracens next, please.

[@miguelsanschaise3421]

Britons =)

[@rebirthofshien364]

Cumans please!

[@Taydris0]

Cumans would also be acceptable. Something that is not simply 'turtle up and send in knights and scouts.' Seeing this play style over and over is losing me.

[@fizz7941]

You was said that there is no quick walls in tutorial series😡🤣

[@torminater1990]

Khmer

[@MrGyr0]

Celts plz ! I love them, but think they are hard to play.

[@Kelanchane]

Go eat TC!

[@olteanul1986]

Just watch Hoang

[@unyieldingdeath6678]

Aztecs

[@hansoskar1911]

One of the best things about Teutons is they invalidate so many of the opponents options. You cant Trush them bc they will win every towerfight. You cant really use Monks. Crenellations invalidates Bombardcannons. So the opponents has a very narrow set of options what makes it very predictable. I think Teutons have a big potential for optimization on the midgame bc you can help yourself but float a ton of wood. So finding the right balance there or using the wood productivly is key to making Teutons a lot better. It is an AOK civ but people have shied away from it for so long that there is probably still potential for improvement.

[@allan7236]

The last patch changes also made the civ more viable overall, maybe more people will start optimizing BOs to get the most of them, i think they have a specific role they are the best at which makes them at least niche instead of weak.

[@Matthew-uv6gl]

The farm bonus always was nice, but it wasn't enough alone. I think the +armor bonus is enough to boost their potential. When combined with the eco bonus, it gives them enough of an edge in mirror situations, or close to it. And if opponent doesn't want to mirror and go xbow or something instead, that is also good, because knights + siege can do well. TK's will always be niche, but tankier knights + eco means they will always be at least mid tier overall.

[@VIJ47035]

i'd love to see bulgarians!

[@massrival1835]

@Steward Benson where wtf?

[@rockin1014]

Yessss we need Bulgarians

[@slothner943]

Slavs!

[@ichigoblackTWD]

TOOOOTONS

[@Kieva_Storm]

I remember back in the Age of Kings days, and only until the Conquerer's expansion came out, Teutons were actually classified as a defensive civ.

[@paritoast_]

Byzantines would be interesting to watch :)

[@tkzsfen]

Yeah, i want to play Slavs!

[@ameythedoc]

Britons

[@skyvenrazgriz8226]

How to play Teutons: "...have faith in my quick walling..." Okie, if that is all one has to be able to XD

[@hadlrc9]

Awesome series ! Lithuanian please so we can play 6 hours games properly

[@henriquemarques4307]

Vietnamise please =D

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

Slav please!

[@zackhibbert8507]

Tatars!

[@DuaLeaD]

Been playing Teutons for 20 years - No one can weather a siege and defend the team like they can. Can't tell you how many times I've been hanging by a thread, pulled through, and came back from the grave. Hera, you are the expert here and I respect your opinion but let me add this. It is easy to discount a civ on paper but some civs are EXREMELY powerful on a team rather than solo 1v1. Teutons are def one such civ. If your team can provide fast cheap units to intercept incoming siege and solid archer cover for your slower armies, the Teutons are unstoppable with their epic siege lines and heavy firepower late-game raids. As a Teutonic player, your biggest problem will be countering archers and fast-moving units. Best to defend your siege lines with heavy scorpions, halberdiers, and hand cannoneers.

[@cheefadareafer]

Yupp all about stacking them castles up and building them knights up

[@matthewmcneany]

I feel like the correct mill placement was one square down-left and two squares down-right. Slightly further to the TC but if the berries were taken from the top it would be just as safe in reality, plus then Hera could have then fit exactly three rows of farms in between the TC and the mill. #MarginalGains.

[@Taydris0]

Without showcasing Crenellations or heavy Siege Presence and by using exclusively archers this was literally a waste of a tutorial video. The fact that we are talking about building placement or desperately asking for civs that will force a different playstyle leads me to this conclusion.

[@Maxime1131]

No I don’t want to play Teutons.

[@carlosd8029]

hahaha

[@ilsgrade8357]

We all do! Deus Vult. Let's take back Jerusalem⚔

[@battleforevermore]

Byzantines please and you need to redo the match... only knight's armor and cheaper farms were useful here... rest was just hera playing

[@CG-eh6oe]

Knight armor wasnt used...

[@battleforevermore]

@@CG-eh6oe true... also there are about 3 comments and more likes for Byzantines.

[@CG-eh6oe]

@@battleforevermore Im all in for more likes for Byzantines! Still no reason to post bullshit :)

[@whisperwalkful]

There was also anti-conversion.

[@lukasscholl344]

Lithuanians. How do Leitis look like now.

[@BlueShellshock]

I wonder how Hera feels about Crenelations? That range bonus isn't small; feels like it patches their usual weakness to archers on small maps where a castle is hard to avoid, and fits the 'slow death' push style of Teutons.

[@nixxblikka]

What I really like about Hera: He always has this super engaged attitude / voice and still makes fun of himself in the same way ("I pretend I knew this, to keep the credebility") :-D

[@ZachSquatch7]

Just seeing Hera in the past couple days. I have to say guys, I'm 30 and been playing since the OG game, you guys know.your stuff. It's really impressive. Never done much multilayer and would hate to come across most of you. The game play has changed a little bit over 20 years.

[@RealAmnz]

slavs please!!

[@CG-eh6oe]

Love how the only civ bonus that was actually used in this game was the cheaper farms (and the resist conversion, but its hard to tell how much of a difference this made). Really shows that this is what teutons are about.

[@Nata-ch2bk]

Yeah, he saved between 900 and 1500 wood during this game, thanks to the bonus :o

[@Michal235]

True, the farm bonus actually saved Hera around 800 wood. At this stage of the game it doesn't matter what type of resources you're saving as they're all viable and worth roughly the same amount of villagers' work time. So 800 value = 6 bonus knights extended between ~20th and 30th minute.

[@Nata-ch2bk]

@@Michal235 41 farms x 24 wood = 984 wood saved at least, not counting the reseeds If we suppose he did 15 to 20 reseeds during this game, that would bring the total wood saved between ~1300 and ~1500

[@Matthew-uv6gl]

Well if your opponent goes xbows, can't do much to see their other bonuses. I'd have loved to see a game up against knights, even if it were a team game. The farm bonus + armor knights against enemy knights would have better showcased their strengths I think.

[@wackiechan300]

Britons man

[@eliteteutonicknight1]

Only correction is Herbal medicine is at a monastery instead of the university. It's a great bonus because since garrisoned infantry fire arrows from towers and castles (with Crenellations) they can safely heal while offering firepower.

[@vonstockhausentheo5668]

Sarazens please

[@Gui101do]

Great series! Have you done Britons yet?

[@seanmcgrady8688]

Deus Vult.

[@spartancobra1187]

So you wanna play Huns?

[@JulianMakes]

I love these civ tutorials thanks!

[@asbukabu175]

Britons please

[@leonardlevine1254]

Vietnamese next!

[@jasperry.6254]

Slavs

[@sobreinquisidor]

Byzantines

[@williamzarek9520]

Solid. Vikings, Bulgarians, Vietnamese, or Aztecs :)

[@AmiWG]

Gimme the Litho civs!!