Cumans

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

CavalryAggression

Ranked 1v1 on Arabia, current patch (since 23 September 2026), mirrors excluded. Source: aoe2companion. Updated weekly.

Overview

Cavalry and boom civ: they can build an additional Town Center already in Feudal Age. Mounted units move 5/10/15% faster in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Archery Ranges and Stables cost 75 wood less. Siege Workshop and Battering Ram are available in Feudal Age, the Capped Ram in Castle Age. Kipchaks (unique unit from the Castle) are mounted archers that fire several arrows per shot. Steppe Husbandry: Scout Cavalry line, Steppe Lancers and Cavalry Archers train twice as fast. Cuman Mercenaries: every ally can train 5 free Elite Kipchaks per Castle. Team: Palisade Walls +33% HP.

Typical army

Feudal Age

Scout CavalrySpearmanSkirmisherArcher

Castle Age

KnightLight CavalryKipchakSteppe Lancer

Imperial Age

PaladinElite KipchakElite Steppe LancerHussar

What to expect from the Cumans

Usually a Scout rush with a second Town Center behind it already in Feudal Age – for Hera by far the best way to play them, and it almost always wins if unpunished. Less often Archers or a Drush; Feudal Age Rams are possible but rare. They reach Castle Age late but with a big economy: Knights, Steppe Lancers and Kipchaks, which arrive fast and in numbers thanks to Steppe Husbandry. Their cavalry is faster than yours – an open economy gets raided constantly.

Build orders for the Cumans

• Cuman 2 TC BoomBoom · Feudal 8:50 · Intermediate · by Hera
• Cuman Trush + 2 TC Boom Chicken VariationTower Rush · Feudal 8:50 · Intermediate · by Unflushable Poo
• Cumans 2 TC BoomFeudal Rush · Feudal 8:00 · Advanced · by Morley Games
• Feudal BoomBoom · Feudal 9:40 · Intermediate · by Hera
• Hillfort Feudal BoomKnight Rush · Feudal 9:15 · Castle 25:15 · Intermediate · by Hera's BO re-written by WololoCrash
• Ram SpamDrush · Feudal 7:10 · Advanced · by tytythechoochoo

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