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Scout Cavalry

Scout Rush

Harass with 3+ scouts in Feudal Age to deny villager work. Transitions well into knights or Fast Castle.

Total Games
223,818
Win Rate
52.0%

Top Civilizations

Magyars civilization iconMagyars
53.1%26,964g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
52.5%25,402g
Franks civilization iconFranks
54.3%20,921g
Persians civilization iconPersians
54.0%13,506g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
50.5%10,058g
Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians
51.2%9,289g
Huns civilization iconHuns
54.4%8,239g
Khitans civilization iconKhitans
55.2%7,442g
Hindustanis civilization iconHindustanis
54.7%7,017g
Wei civilization iconWei
53.1%6,131g

Win Rate by Map

ArabiaArabia
52.0%169,113g
MegarandomMegarandom
52.2%9,772g
EnclosedEnclosed
49.7%6,317g
Golden PitGolden Pit
53.9%4,343g
NomadNomad
48.8%4,266g
Land MadnessLand Madness
54.3%4,234g
VulpineVulpine
52.3%3,286g
CenotesCenotes
52.9%3,035g
CrownwoodCrownwood
56.9%2,396g
Mountain RidgeMountain Ridge
57.4%2,343g

About Scout Rush

Harass with 3+ scouts in Feudal Age to deny villager work. Transitions well into knights or Fast Castle. Based on 223,818 ranked matches, this opening has an overall win rate of 52.0%. The strongest civilizations executing it right now are Magyars, Mongols and Franks. 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
53.6%30,303g
1000-1200
52.8%79,133g
1200-1400
51.5%50,126g
1400-1600
50.8%27,889g
1600-2200
49.5%27,434g
2200+
48.2%2,479g