Map presentation:

Arena is a closed map where you start with stone walls surrounding your base. This gives you safety early on, allowing you to focus on building your economy or executing Castle Age-focused strategies. Games on Arena often go into the late game, where relic control can become crucial depending on your skill level. Compared to open maps, Arena features more powerful and expensive units due to the slower and more strategic pace of the game.

General tips:

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General Tips:

  • Learn and practice a solid Fast Castle build order.

  • Choose a civilization with strong economic bonuses and good late-game potential, such as Burgundians, Bohemians, Turks, or Bengalis.

  • Think ahead about your late-game army composition, especially based on the civ matchup.

  • Optimize your Dark Age efficiency as it’s easy on this map.

  • Prioritize economic upgrades early as this is a macro-focused map!

  • Hide your scout inside your base when transitioning to the Feudal Age to keep it safe.

  • Aim to get a castle before reaching the Imperial Age in most games.

  • Don’t forget to continue villager production at the start of Imperial Age, even while microing your army.

  • Focus on building a strong, steady push in the late game, army control is key.

Strategy & Build Orders: