AGE OF EMPIRES IV
CIVILISATION MATCHUPS
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French are a cavalry civilization centered on armored knights with charge attacks and rapid villager production, enhanced by the Keep's cost-reduction aura for nearby production buildings.
Matchup advice8 TIPS

Spears and Earl's Guard. Perfect counter up against the Knights.

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As House of Lancaster, you can go for six manors and look to play that feudal age. You can't exactly go fast castle with three manors; you're definitely going to die. But with six manors, I think you can get away with that and mount the defense pretty comfortably if you macro effectively in the early game.

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Against French knights, prioritize the Collar of Esses upgrade before other unit upgrades to counter them effectively.

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Knights in combination with spears is definitely going to work wonders against the French composition.

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Going for King's College and Essence of the King (for +6 damage vs knights) is very strong against French knights and archers.

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Unique Units
UNITDESCRIPTION
Royal KnightHeavy cavalry gaining bonus damage after charge
ArbalétrierCrossbowman deploying shield for ranged armor
CannonMobile siege weapon with no setup time
GalleassWarship with mounted bombard gun
War CogTransport warship for moving units over water
Landmarks
Chamber of Commerce
Acts as a Market. Trains one free Trader for every economic technology researched.
School of Cavalry
Acts as a Stable. All Stables produce units 20% faster.

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