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Archer

Archer Rush

Send 4+ archers into the enemy base in Feudal Age. The most popular competitive opening — flexible and effective on open maps.

Total Games
198,076
Win Rate
50.0%

Top Civilizations

Ethiopians civilization iconEthiopians
50.8%16,552g
Vietnamese civilization iconVietnamese
51.3%15,305g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
51.1%11,597g
Britons civilization iconBritons
50.0%11,080g
Maya civilization iconMaya
51.1%10,291g
Chinese civilization iconChinese
52.1%7,630g
Saracens civilization iconSaracens
50.3%6,259g
Persians civilization iconPersians
51.9%5,882g
Italians civilization iconItalians
50.5%5,588g
Magyars civilization iconMagyars
47.9%5,465g

Win Rate by Map

ArabiaArabia
50.1%145,074g
MegarandomMegarandom
50.9%7,693g
EnclosedEnclosed
49.3%7,147g
NomadNomad
47.0%3,567g
HaboobHaboob
50.9%3,533g
Golden PitGolden Pit
49.8%3,311g
Land MadnessLand Madness
52.5%2,971g
VulpineVulpine
50.3%2,846g
CenotesCenotes
52.6%2,629g
Border DisputeBorder Dispute
53.8%2,566g

About Archer Rush

Send 4+ archers into the enemy base in Feudal Age. The most popular competitive opening — flexible and effective on open maps. Based on 198,076 ranked matches, this opening has an overall win rate of 50.0%. The strongest civilizations executing it right now are Ethiopians, Vietnamese and Mongols. Compare full civilization tier data on the tier list, dig into the full statistics table, check head‑to‑head win rates on the matchup matrix, or browse all openings on the meta overview.

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Win Rate by ELO Range

800-1000
50.5%24,495g
1000-1200
49.8%64,317g
1200-1400
49.7%40,851g
1400-1600
49.4%25,611g
1600-2200
51.0%32,929g
2200+
50.2%4,574g