How to beat
Golden Hordeas Byzantine
Matchup tips
With Torguuds and Keshiks on the field, Byzantine horsemen cannot effectively deal with Golden Horde archers.
You have to actually scout the Golden Tent itself to know that an age-up is underway. At the same time, the economy for the Golden Horde stays completely intact after pressing that button. No villagers are used for the age up.
Torguuds have eight ranged armor, so they can stay under a Town Center or outpost indefinitely.
Golden Horde finishes around 4:30, 4:40 depending on the opening. And ultimately, what that leads to is that Byzantines can even go up to three on stone, and they're going to be more than happy to just set up all the cisterns on all of the berries.
Golden Horde is so susceptible to dark age aggression that even Byzantines, who don't have the strongest dark age, can punish them. Limitanei are stronger spears, and the Cistern economy helps.
Against Golden Horde's early Khan and Torguud push, rushing up barracks and getting out Limitanei quickly is critical.
Javelin throwers require careful micro; Golden Horde's mobile cavalry can easily collapse on them if they are out of position.
Golden Horde's mobility allows it to exploit Byzantines' slower units like Cataphracts, making it difficult for Byzantines to split their army.
Golden Horde's unit production comes in slow batches because units are produced two at a time for double cost and time. This makes it hard to get a reasonable army quickly. Byzantines are the antithesis: mercenaries come out so quickly, allowing a very fast, large army.
Against a cavalry-oriented civilization like the Golden Horde, Camel Riders are a nice mercenary choice.
With the Grand Winery boosted by Cistern influence, you can produce a monk in 15 seconds as soon as you hit Castle Age, making it very unlikely for Golden Horde to secure any relics.
Golden Horde Unique Units
Golden Horde Landmarks
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