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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
207,160
Win Rate
52.0%

Top Civilizations

Magyars civilization iconMagyars
53.1%25,030g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
52.6%23,541g
Franks civilization iconFranks
54.4%19,460g
Persians civilization iconPersians
53.8%12,514g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
50.5%9,364g
Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians
51.4%8,628g
Huns civilization iconHuns
54.5%7,668g
Khitans civilization iconKhitans
55.4%6,897g
Hindustanis civilization iconHindustanis
54.8%6,444g
Berbers civilization iconBerbers
52.6%5,607g

Win Rate by Map

ArabiaArabia
52.0%156,955g
MegarandomMegarandom
52.4%8,933g
EnclosedEnclosed
49.8%6,206g
Golden PitGolden Pit
53.9%4,323g
Land MadnessLand Madness
54.3%4,215g
NomadNomad
48.7%4,150g
VulpineVulpine
52.3%3,219g
CenotesCenotes
52.8%2,985g
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 207,160 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%28,264g
1000-1200
52.8%74,423g
1200-1400
51.5%47,172g
1400-1600
50.9%24,783g
1600-2200
49.6%24,434g
2200+
47.7%2,268g