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Rus build orders & counters

What the most-played Rus builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them.

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Style
Mostly macro1 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age
4:25Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units
KnightsKnightsWarrior monksWarrior monksArchersArchersMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Rus build orders

Most-played Rus build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
Rus Pro Scouts (2026)by Valdemar1902 — 4:07 — —
1TC FC Kremlinby Ehounds Fast Castle 4:05 8:50 KnightsKnightsWarrior monksWarrior monks
Standard Rus 2TCby Munchy Boom 4:45 10:20 Horse archersWarrior monksWarrior monks
Rus 2TC FCby Munchy Boom ~4:06 — —
Vortix's Kremlin 2TC RUS - Copy for me to understand seriesby murtuk — 4:25 9:20 Horse archersWarrior monksWarrior monks
Rus | Kremlin feudal aggroby JampiX Rush 4:05 — KnightsKnightsArchersArchers

Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated).

How to counter Rus

Their popular builds lean on knights, warrior monks and archers. Answer with:

  • KnightsKnightsSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenCamel ridersCamel riders
  • Warrior monksWarrior monksHorsemenHorsemenKnightsKnights
  • ArchersArchersHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsMangonelsMangonels

What Rus units beat

Playing Rus? Your main units are the answer to:

  • KnightsKnightsHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsHandcannoneersHandcannoneers
  • ArchersArchersSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHorse archersHorse archers

Counters follow the unit-class rules of MetaAOE's counter sheet (Alt+C in game), not patch numbers. Upgrades and numbers still decide the fight. Every unit: AoE4 counter chart.

Best and worst maps for Rus

Best map for Rus: Hideout, 52.7% (+4.6 pts vs. its 48.1% on all maps). Worst: Himeyama, 43.2% (−4.9 pts), 9.5 points below the best.

Pick it on

Best ranked 1v1 maps for Rus
MapWin ratevs. its average
Hideout52.7%+4.6 pts
Carmel52.0%+3.9 pts
Highwoods51.8%+3.7 pts

Ban it on

Worst ranked 1v1 maps for Rus
MapWin ratevs. its average
Himeyama43.2%−4.9 pts
Danube River43.9%−4.2 pts
Relic River45.2%−2.8 pts

Play Rus builds in time with the clock

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