Top 5 Archer Civilizations in AoE2

[@dimimitrijenogic1272]

And the best archer civilization is... the Saracens! *spits tea*

[@gunjeetsingh90]

imagine if he said spanish

[@tyrant_hermit]

Even your name fits into this lol

[@dimimitrijenogic1272]

Yeah, didn't notice

[@mr.mister2783]

gunjeet singh imagine Spanish intro

[@ArtanisOwns]

tfw spoilers are top rated comments. my mistake but your dishonor

[@ubelmensch]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Fatslob The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Arabia players would tell you. It’s a Viking legend. Darth Fatslob was a Viking Lord of Black Forest, so powerful and so patient he could use Siege and Walls to influence his opponents to stop... raids… He had such a knowledge of Black Forest that he could make his opponents resign with full resources. The defensive gameplay is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing a game after 5 hours, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught Voobly everything he knew, then some of the players started posting their victories against him in his wall. Ironic... he could save others from being attacked, but not himself.

[@m3gusta17]

how does this not have more likes

[@DGlad91]

Jaqen H'ghar Is it possible to learn this power?

[@burhanettinhasdemir4964]

@@DGlad91 Not from an Arabia player.

[@samsnead7]

Great story. Loved T90 s Legend of Gatslob videos..

[@icjet1ks]

Enough of that, I m calling mace spirit lawindu to deal with you, stay where you are

[@Stevelovesgummybears]

"Without thumb ring the longbows aren't that accurate..." Proceeds to show clip of longbows sniping unit after unit.

[@_antares031]

"Saracens, you call that a team bonus? That's adorable, get outta here."

[@pearse9116]

A Mayan with Saracen team mate is a very scary thing.

[@kotzebrecher]

A Mayan with a Briton team mate is a very very scary thing

[@Dubster9990]

Don't forget the Chinese! "Good job Saracens, you did a thing".

[@frikativos]

It is almost as good as the Inca's bonus.

[@peterkeleher]

hey ! rehelekretep here from DW. always funny seeing you here :3

[@Volcano4981]

I saw the Mayans and Britons ranking coming from a mile away due to your comment on the Mayans Overview video, but love the vid nevertheless. Huge props for the little Saracens gag that gave me a giggle despite you picking on their team bonus almost being a running joke!

[@BurnRoddy]

You sir are a highly inquisitive person.

[@Volcano4981]

I better be as a potential future academic ;)

[@BurnRoddy]

:D

[@elduquecaradura1468]

Volcano4981 it wouldn't be Spirit of the Law if he don't bother the sarracens

[@Volcano4981]

Good point. XD

[@erasmus4743]

That Saracens joke was brilliant!

[@heavyreynald]

Mine is Spanish... You cannot call a civ an archer civ when their archers are replaced with crossbows! :V

[@Alexplainow]

Plumed Archer, Longbowman and Rattan Archers?

[@ravenknightvincent2722]

Longbowman aren't strictly archers though. It's not in their name.

[@randomcommenter494]

@@ravenknightvincent2722 That's actually right. Also, knights aren't cavalry because of their name...

[@filipzdarilek6274]

@@randomcommenter494 but wait, scout cavalry and light cavalry are cavalry but hussar isn't

[@Bambadawg]

Halbs aren't men....

[@ageofnumbersyt8557]

Cool idea, nice editing, well explained, Yes, it`s a video from spirit of the law :)!

[@ihathtelekinesis]

On the subject of the Britons, I’ve never really been able to work out if Thumb Ring is actually all that important. Yes, it can help raiding, but if you’re just firing longbows into a massed-up army, in all likelihood you’re still going to hit something, and Thumb Ring might just mean you overkill a few units to the detriment of the rest of the army.

[@PhilippiansCh1v20]

I think the Vikings should have had an honorable mention due to them having the best early economy bonus in the game along with the full Archer tech tree. I mean their is a reason why Vikings almost always go archers in feudal.

[@vegannegan9652]

Yep, vikings abhor horses :p

[@luciaankinet4434]

Absolutely right. I would them even give the only honourable mention !

[@erictokunhaga9482]

Italians should be on the list rather than viets, italians get unique tecnology + full tech tree. and eco bonus.

[@Omerizorman]

I am From The Future Vikings dont have Thumb Ring Anymore

[@dennisaskeland5870]

@@Omerizorman downvote.. but also upvote...til bardaga...

[@joedalton155]

I am a mameluke and i find this offensive

[@cettechaineestcloture.1351]

joedalton155 MAMELUKE must be...

[@nelsonmejiaslozada9362]

Spirit is a mamelukephobic

[@alperenbaser7952]

So you are Türk ?

[@alperenbaser7952]

@@malik2709 You arent teacher and your words are lie

[@malik2709]

@@Boykofan oh.. thanks for the information.

[@TheZeug]

And then, out of nowhere, Persians : "FREE ARCHERS !"

[@ahumblemerchant241]

Back In Nam, They shot us real hard with their Rat'Tan archers

[@PierreLucSex]

"back in nam"

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

Nam? lol

[@mrnobody6354]

M16 rounds can't pierce their rice hats I take it?

[@whossoap355]

I'm sexually identified as a rattan archer and I find this offensive

[@luyenluyen7763]

@@whossoap355 LOL in Vietnamese the North is Bac and the South is Nam

[@Aurichalcam]

Congratulations to Saracens for being the best archer civs. Really breaking down some stereotype walls with that one

[@Tepalus]

05:27 Me: "So, Maya no thing anymore? kayyyyy....." 05:58 Spirit: "Wololol"

[@IllyrianTiger99]

Rogan?

[@schnitzelhd3844]

@@IllyrianTiger99 Mandatum

[@Yugdax]

Every time you upload it bring a smile to my face. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@Skaitania]

That straight face while saying "Saracens' team bonus is useful for breaking down walls quickly" should get you an award. Because I actually thought for a split second you got lost in what video you were narrating.

[@ccractoruss1157]

I HAVE ACHIEVED CRITICAL MASS

[@cfv7461]

*unexpected savage onager shot*

[@agihammerthief8953]

That mass, of course, is 90 kilograms, and the distance is 300 meters.

[@emilyding2496]

YOU get an archer! YOU get an archer! EVERYONE GET'S AN ARCHERRRRR!!!!!!

[@mcthunderstick2374]

silly me for thinking you seriously forgot the Mayans LMAO

[@migueeeelet]

After playing some games as the italians, I've come to the conclusion that the Genoese crossbowmen are very powerful. First there's the shock factor of your paladins dying to crossbows without much effort, then there's stuff like they can hold their own against skirmishers and other ranged units. I once saw them massacre an army of battle elephants in 10 seconds! Amusingly, their biggest counter is halbs.

[@ez_company9325]

wat

[@religionofpeaceturningyoui3810]

House Frey sure has the best crossbowmen.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

But House Tyrell has the best farmers! *GROWING STRONG!*

[@PhilippiansCh1v20]

The North remembers...

[@religionofpeaceturningyoui3810]

Tarik Durmis Top 5 dagger civs coming up next?

[@oom-3262]

Good point sire. And house targaryen has the best dragons.

[@Bestsuk]

Attack bonus VS villagers and Kings.

[@KorpiklaaniLordi]

I am subscribed for more than a year now - never played AoE2 though. Today, I finaly bought the game on steam and can't wait to play it - I wasn't such excited for a long time.

[@HekateMGO]

I’m here from the future & all I gotta say is: RIP Mayans.

[@roelofsonneveld1049]

Because of the hu’elche javelineers?

[@emilyding2496]

@@roelofsonneveld1049 , the Obsiden Arrows, they're gone. 🦀🦀🦀

[@roelofsonneveld1049]

@@emilyding2496 I know, I just don’t think obsidian arrows is that much better than hue’lche javileneers (don’t know how to spell it)

[@emilyding2496]

@@roelofsonneveld1049 , if you own the HD edition of AoE2, just try those motherfreakers out. They shred TCs, Castles, and even fortified walls. Watch some of the T90's 2v2 World Cup vids, one of them is dedicated about how insane Obsiden Arrows can be. It's not a joke. 40 Mayan Arbs kill castle faster than Siege Rams

[@emilyding2496]

@@roelofsonneveld1049 , the new mayan skirts tech can actually be quite more useful then people thought. And they can shred through buildings as well since for some reason their second projectile does one sold damage no matter how much pierce armor a building/unit has. Making Castle take 2 atk than 1. And with a Saracen Ally, it becomes 4.

[@NobodyAgeofEmpires2]

Great video and hope you continue this series! We need someone to do top 5s or top 10s in the community and this was perfect! You can extend this to top other units, tops civilizations on certain maps, top maps, top ... moments, ect... Its really endless

[@k.s.s.ramaniyer2283]

Age of Empires Coach - Nobody Love #University

[@jakubgacek7215]

Sometimes I just randomly re-watch some of your videos. Your dedication to this game is admirable.

[@tannermaxwell7321]

Spirit Of The Law uploads and I have brief moment of satisfaction! Keep up the good work bud!

[@su0tin731]

I knew Mayans were going to be 1º and Saracens would be made fun of because of their team bonus, hilarious :D.

[@Lamawalrus]

Hey SOTL! Really appreciate your rational videos and humor.

[@michaelwiesinger3401]

I just discovered the Persians as my archer civ. They only cost wood with the Persians special bonus, so you can spam them out like the cheapest trash unit. Combine that with the raiding Paladins, the tanky Elephants & the faster working TCs.. oh I m in love with the Persians! :D

[@Ruperdepuup]

Haha, you had me there for a second, Spirit! I was like: "Huh, Saracens? I wonder what kind of marvelous explanation he has for why the're so good. Oh wait, he's trolling." XD

[@milindaggarwal8141]

I usually don't subscribe, but when i do i make sure it's spirit of the law!! You sir have my respect. :)

[@jcpkill1175]

Saracens was a must-have to feature here. Hilarious way you added it in though. Keep up the good work :D

[@ilPapu99]

Love the card reading! Thanks for all your help SotL!

[@yizhenji5564]

Nothing better than seeing a Spirit of The Law overview vid :3

[@tomasbragagnolo1230]

Hi Spirit. I really appreciate what you do. I´ve been watching you since the very first japanesse overview civ and i could improve my game thanks to you. I think that aoe2 community has grown up on by the work of youtubers like you who show that aoe2 isnt just an ordinary game. In fact, its an unique piece of art. Thank you very much and keep making vids. Thumbs up for Vietnamese overview!!!

[@GottesAb]

Finally! I hope you continue this series for the other types 😊

[@Lucas_Jeffrey]

Hey man, if you abuse the market for the saracens (namely selling 300 stone as soon as you hit feudal), you can do an incredibly mean archer rush. Not to mention you can also fast castle by 14:40 (25 villagers+loom) without interrupting your economy and immediately start making two cavalry archers at a time right as you hit castle age (who DO shred through walls)

[@firemyst9064]

I love that these videos are still relevant for new players, whether they want to play casual or serious.

[@bigcheese8287]

As a Mayan player pretty much every game I was sat here fuming when he said Saracens #1, only to be made look foolish about 10 seconds later :') great vid SOTL

[@angelboss121]

So i just found this channel and I am definitely an aoe noob, but even I can see the controvercy behind the saracen bait. Great channel btw!

[@charliestanislav4263]

Love your videos man, keep on doing what you do

[@skelskeleton]

I cant believe i both fell for that joke and only realized until you said it wasnt them. I was just sitting here thinking “are you serious?”

[@ne0267]

It seems like forever for me ti see a new video, but they are really great and that's what is important.

[@christianbutler4428]

My ranking would be: 1. Mayans 2. Italians 3. Britons 4. Vietnamese 5. Ethiopians. I think the Italians having a bonus for each of their 4 foot archers paired with the fact they all counter different things is highly underrated. You can make an army of skirmishers (more armor, counters archers) Genoese Xbow (counters cavalry) hand cannoneers (cheaper, counters infantry) and arbalests (more armor, general purpose) and crush anything your opponent throws at you

[@elcamaradajulian4437]

Christian Butler then the enemy just spams onagers and rams and GG

[@Tocaraca]

Italian skirms don’t have extra armor, Pavise doesn’t affect them anymore. Other than that you’re right

[@elduquecaradura1468]

Christian Butler that and the cheaper age up upgrade, that helps a lot

[@chirantans2162]

Plus they have Pavise unique tech - no mention in this video

[@ez_company9325]

@Fernando JS who loses their italian archers to siege late game with a civ that gets a super fast imp time, that comes with a fully-upgraded-for-free-3/4-Huskarl? and how am i the first one mentioning the obvious a year later?

[@aldoestebanrailefvillanuev5852]

Excellent top man. I really enjoy your vids :3 Keep making them!!

[@rickr8328]

You got me there with the saracens, I was trying to figure out just how and why XD. Good list!

[@TheCHAOXUS]

Mayans as #1 and Britons as #2 was pretty much set in stone and I believe almost nobody would object. The rest #3-#6 spots are also easy to point out with the Chinese, Ethiopians, Italians and Vitnamese, though their specific ranking is up for debate and cannot be 100% determined imho, since they are quite different from one another. In the ranking system of Spirit of the Law, I would say Britons and Mayans are A+, Chinese, Ethiopians, Italians and Vitnamese are A or A-, and all other Civs rank at B+ or lower. This is all ignoring Horse Archers and Hand Cannons. With these in mind, the ranking is a lot harder, but I think for foot archers, Spirit of the Law did a great job with the ranking, though some might argue between specific placements. Still I don't think anyone would have a much different view.

[@VeniVdVici]

Oh I object to both. The Mayans don't have a good answer to anything with high pierce armor. The britons are quickly out-shot by other factions that get in range.

[@Volcano4981]

That 'against high pierce armour' thing is probably the only thing that keeps the Mayans from being totally OP tbh. And Plumes still deal 2 dmg to Huskarls per shot because of +1 vs Infantry so it's a bit better than a generic archer. With the Brits, Mayans and Vietnamese are your safest bet for 'closing the distance', as well as the aforementioned Huskarls - the rest will get peppered before they even get in range though. A high rate of fire means nothing if you are dead. :p

[@drearyplane8259]

Sniping castles with swarms of longbowmen is so fun. Love the Britons.

[@Tocaraca]

With a Saracen ally

[@drearyplane8259]

Tocaraca I need to try this! The archers will be sooo much more effective!

[@Volcano4981]

I know I'm late to the party - but yeah, even if it doesn't win for raw damage against buildings, the Saracen-allied Briton Longbows are actually quite frightening against Castles, even, when they're in a decent-sized group. If you can just protect them from getting picked off by Huskarls, Skirmishers or Onagers, you're golden - while you may not raze their Castles very quickly, you're effectively untouchable for a good amount of time, for all intents and purposes, and can keep dealing damage from well out of the enemy's range. Then you can bring the Rams out while your opponent is effectively 'suppressed' by the sheer volume of arrows flying out at all directions. ... again, all assuming you can protect the Longbowmen well.

[@daigonnasema]

Until you discovered that is a teutonic castle

[@neerithedragon298]

I'm a simple man. I get a notification that SOTL uploaded a video, I drop everything and watch the video.

[@light_david7]

Same. left my meal in the microwave, this is much more important

[@joakinfrati7867]

Age of Numbers is really good like sotl 😉

[@JTP1982]

Neeri The Dragon also an unoriginal one.

[@brainwasher9876]

dropped my newborn baby for this vid

[@whodoobucrew2960]

For a second i thought that you had changed your mind on the Saracens team bonus. Well played!

[@jasonsudana5320]

Play as Chinese Ally with the Saracens Mass production of Chuko Nu "Walls? Watch me."

[@ShermTank7272]

You actually had me there for a quick second with the Saracens. Ha ha!! Good vid.

[@voxkine9385]

Would be cool to see a “top 5 generalist civs” breakdown. Look at cigs that may not be very good at any one thing but do well across the board.

[@ArtanisOwns]

a fresh video! good to see it

[@Fiyaaaahh]

Obviously, the Spanish are the best archer civ. Pony mounted archers with lead projectiles are superior in every way imaginable.

[@livingechoes]

At 3:50 I thought there was a single massive longbowmen behind the regular ones lol

[@rovsea-3761]

The extra arrows actually do 3 damage on the chu-ko-nu, it's just that armor almost always neutralizes this down to 1.

[@Kevin-wx7wu]

How curious that I was thinking about this yesterday

[@legion8585]

I was getting ready to watch some corn movies but phuck me, here comes a SotL notification. Guess I have to wait for another 7 mins.

[@nathangamble125]

corn movies? You strange, strange man.

[@legion8585]

Is it strange that I watch children of the corn?... the movie series? why would y... oh... OH NO! GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER YOUNG MAN!

[@JS-jd6or]

Finally!Thx Spirit :) Best KZbinr !

[@creepy3ric]

I waited so long for this!

[@edgaralves6904]

With the new civilizations and the latest update (removal of Obsidian Arrows) I think this topic already deserved a new video

[@itsdave92]

Saracens didn't even realize they were going to get an award cause they're still trying to break down that palisade wall.

[@xarin42]

woke up to a new spirit of the law video. happiness.

[@MathewCowdery]

The Saracen are my #1 most infuriating civilization. I WANT to love them. The ideas behind them are interesting and fantastic. Archers that can take down walls fast, very unique market bonus, mamelukes are insanely fun to use, and an elite navy, yet almost every one of those bonuses have something wrong with them. The archer bonuses aren't nearly strong enough, their market bonus, while it is actually the most useful thing imo and way better than people think for an early game speed boost, but kind of debatable (I would really love a SotL Saracen video that analyzes this!), Mamelukes cost way too much gold, especially for the Zealotry upgrade, and the galley bonus is actually kinda meh in the new navy meta (good but not great).

[@micahbush5397]

Seriously, though, I hope the Saracens get a nod when you do a civilization overview of the Vietnamese; the high pierce armor of the Elite Rattan Archer, coupled with the Saracen team bonus, makes them surprisingly strong against buildings.

[@mystigan95]

I was for the first time considering disliking your video because you put Saracens as #1, as Mayans is my favorite civ and you didn't even give them an honorable mention! you totally got me! lol Great video man keep it up!

[@CHSPART4N117]

Great video, updated version pls :D!

[@jimhalpert9803]

Had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@whistledawg7206]

Very well done, ya had me for a bit!

[@bouteilledeau1463]

I love the music change as he says "walls".

[@innertuber4049]

Love the humor towards the end

[@augustobarbosa7644]

GOD DAMN, YOU MAKE GOOD VIDEOS BRO!

[@tomt.8387]

What I think is that you had me going there with Saracens. Your videos are getting better and better. Done any casting?

[@glowcloudwheatproducts495]

Spirit going out of his way to shade the Saracen team bonus is my aesthetic

[@Jovian999]

Mayans are one of my favourite civs. They're surprisingly good on the water as well.

[@Svengalish0000]

It's definitely the adrenaline shot of dodging mangonel shots.. that's definitely it.

[@a.warrior7116]

I was about to rage quit before knowing the sarracens thing was a joke, good one!!

[@johnapple6646]

i've been looking forward to this

[@chulécompeido]

New Top 5 Archer Civ please !

[@devilsownweaponhaha]

Please do infantry, cavalry, navy and so on as well. Great work!

[@xaviermanning6951]

If you are considering unique units, Korean War Wagons can be considered among the best archers in terms of their tankiness and high base attack, though they can be vulnerable to units with anti-calvary bonuses. I believe they also deserve an honorable mention.

[@c.j.2558]

Hahah I had a good laugh... thx, excellent vid as always spirit

[@walter_lesaulnier]

I always set defending ranged units that are behind a wall and near a gate so they stand still while firing. If they are on a setting where they can move, they may chase a moving enemy thru the gate and the moment the gate opens, the enemy will rush in and kill them.

[@charlytales971]

This vídeo needs a remake with the new expancions

[@crossetler_2184]

Hey there Spirit! Any chance of more of these top (unit type) civs videos? And more importantly : updated videos about civ team-up (pls ?) Many thanks and great, precisely detailed vids as always.

[@philipfang4259]

you really got me on the Saracens joke, good job, cause I think it's Mayan, too

[@svitp.n.8374]

Next:Top 5 infantry civilizations?

[@youmukonpaku3168]

Probably some combination of Japanese, Goths, Teutons, Aztecs and Slavs.

[@pronoob2439]

svit p.n. 1. Goths 2. Goths 3. Goths 4. Goths 5. Celts

[@ulforcewarrior5132]

IMO: 1st: Goths 2nd: Japanese 3rd: Malays/Slavs Cant decide for 4th and 5th really tough choice X,.,x

[@Super_Syrian]

@Ulforce Warrior are you kidding me, it's malians on the 1st or 2nd, their infantries have a huskarl p.Armor Aztics are pretty good too

[@Kevin-wx7wu]

Yeah but the chinese, brits and mayans can make use of the sarracen bonus quite well

[@seizan88]

I saw the Saracens troll so coming :'D hahaha well done!

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

Glorious. I love your videos. Can you make a video on the most difficult civilisations to play? Or, to put it bluntly; stroke my ego when you get to the Khmer and Chinese.

[@copitodenieve8581]

As a real life mayan, im giving you a super like!

[@lord_blank]

I really like the intro😂😂

[@darkuser9992]

i only realised you were pulling my leg when you showed archers firing on a palisade wall...lol

[@LordMalice6d9]

I've always been more of an Archer and Siege favoring civilization player. Britons, Mayan's and Turk's were some of my personal mains.

[@nicolaabbate4704]

Make a video on the top 5 best infantry civ next!

[@paulybuschmann819]

Lol bro I love you and your channel, keep it up =)

[@basst7366]

Please do this for cavalry! (I think being able to avoid/kill/counter spearmen is more important than slightly better cavalry, what do you think?)

[@moiserares6974]

You gave me a little heart attack there

[@ruicruzeiro7493]

If the theory of the Multiverse is correct and there is an infinite number of universes with KZbin in them, then we live in the universe with the best KZbin channel: SOTL