AGE OF EMPIRES IV
CIVILISATION MATCHUPS
YOUR CIV
OPPONENT
JapaneseJapanese establish early pressure through Samurai with deflective armor and bonus melee damage, then scale into late game via Daimyo-upgraded farms and elite Bannermen leaders that amplify nearby infantry damage, maintaining momentum through flexible religious traditions and escalating farm production.
Matchup advice2 TIPS
So if I just prep say things like raider elephants, because usually if you think about feudal age for Japan, it's going to be Yumi at some point, right? Like that's the big threat. And the raider elephants are pretty damn effective at slowing and stopping that.
Against Japanese, it was a perfect storm: just not being able to get the transition into castle age, just courtesy of the healing, because there were enough healer elephants in time to deny the gold completely. Outpost is not enough as a defense.
Unique Units
UNITDESCRIPTION
SamuraiDark Age melee unit with block ability
Mounted SamuraiMelee cavalry with deflective armor
Yumi AshigaruArcher replacement with ranged attack
Onna-BugeishaFast light infantry with extended reach
Onna-MushaHorse archer vs heavily armored units
ShinobiLight unit disguising as villagers
OzutsuHeavy cannon with area-of-effect damage
Katana BannermanGrants melee infantry attack bonus
Yumi BannermanGrants ranged infantry attack bonus
Uma BannermanGrants mounted units attack bonus
Shinto PriestPlaces sacred objects for building bonuses
Buddhist MonkWeakens enemy damage, strengthens position
AtakebuneNaval warship armed with rockets
Treasure CaravanCaravan delivering resources from trade posts
Landmarks
Koka Township
Allows training of Shinobi.
Kura Storehouse
Serves as a drop-off location for all resources. Periodically generates free Farms in the surrounding area.
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