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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
183,930
Win Rate
50.0%

Top Civilizations

Ethiopians civilization iconEthiopians
50.8%15,501g
Vietnamese civilization iconVietnamese
51.4%14,177g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
50.9%10,662g
Britons civilization iconBritons
50.0%10,322g
Maya civilization iconMaya
51.1%9,579g
Chinese civilization iconChinese
52.0%7,029g
Saracens civilization iconSaracens
50.8%5,856g
Persians civilization iconPersians
51.8%5,512g
Italians civilization iconItalians
50.2%5,215g
Magyars civilization iconMagyars
47.9%5,091g

Win Rate by Map

ArabiaArabia
50.1%134,619g
EnclosedEnclosed
49.2%7,064g
MegarandomMegarandom
50.9%6,998g
HaboobHaboob
50.8%3,511g
NomadNomad
47.0%3,501g
Golden PitGolden Pit
49.7%3,282g
Land MadnessLand Madness
52.5%2,961g
VulpineVulpine
50.3%2,792g
CenotesCenotes
52.8%2,582g
GladeGlade
45.2%2,402g

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 183,930 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
50.6%23,001g
1000-1200
49.7%60,776g
1200-1400
49.6%38,648g
1400-1600
49.5%22,774g
1600-2200
50.9%29,708g
2200+
50.3%4,153g