18 Pop Double Barracks Eagles
Source: Hera
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Target
- feudal
- Duration
- ~9 min
Recommended civilizations
Step Timeline
Follow the population rail and phase breaks while you play.
Opening
7 steps · pop 6-16
- pop 6#1
Food Town Center 6 → sheep under TC
- pop 8#2
Wood Lumber Camp +2 → wood, build lumber camp
- pop 9#3 Food
+1 → lure nearest boar
- pop 10#4 Food
+1 → hunt under TC
- pop 11#5House Mill Food
+1 → build house then mill on berries
- pop 12#6 Food
+1 → lure 2nd boar
- pop 16#7 Food
Loom +4 → hunt (16 total)
Aztecs/Incas: research Loom now; click Feudal at ~8:50
Feudal Age
4 steps · pop 16-22
- pop 16#8 Wood Lumber Camp
Feudal arrives — 5 vils → wood (7 total lumberjacks)
- pop 18#9
Gold Mining Camp Barracks House +2 vils; 2 → gold, build Mining Camp; 2 vils build Barracks + House
- pop 18#10 Food
Double Bit Axe Barracks 3 → berries; research Double-Bit Axe; build 2nd Barracks
- pop 22#11 Gold
Eagle Scout +4 new vils → gold; produce Eagle Scouts from both Barracks
Strategy Notes
- This build is exclusive to Mesoamerican civs (Aztec, Inca, Maya).
- The goal is to seize map control early and set up a fast Castle Age transition.
- Weak against: Man-at-Arms and Archer openings.
- Strong against: Scout, Spear, and Skirmisher openings.
Options:
- Feudal All-In: Add 3rd and 4th Barracks for full Eagle + Spear pressure.
- Counter Archer Opening: Build 1 Archery Range, add Skirmishers and Fletching/Archer Armor.
- Castle Transition: Build more farms, pile gold, use Market as 2nd Feudal building, optionally sell stone for fast Castle Age.
Defense Tip: This strategy doesn’t sustain long in Feudal, so wall your base. Consider placing a Tower near your gold mine — losing gold is usually game-over.