Danes

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

InfantrySiege

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

Overview

Infantry and siege civ: every destroyed building pays them 25% of its cost as loot. Fishing Ships and Villagers drop off 5% more food. Barracks and Siege Workshop upgrades cost 66% less gold. Varangian Guards and Longships move 10% faster. Jomsvikings (unique unit from the Castle) are very cheap anti-cavalry infantry that train in seconds and throw torches at buildings and ships. Hamask: infantry deal more damage the more HP they have lost. Northmen's Fury: Mangonel line and Catapult Galleons +1 range, siege weapons +40% attack vs. buildings. Team: siege weapons +2 line of sight.

Typical army

Feudal Age

Man-at-ArmsSkirmisherSpearmanScout Cavalry

Castle Age

JomsvikingVarangian GuardElite SkirmisherMangonel

Imperial Age

Elite JomsvikingElite Varangian GuardChampionSiege Onager

What to expect from the Danes

On open maps almost always Barracks first: a Drush or Men-at-Arms, plus Skirmishers and Spearmen; on closed maps almost always Fast Castle. In Castle Age Jomsvikings and Varangian Guards hold the front, with Mangonels and Rams behind. They target your buildings, since every destroyed building pays them loot. Their strongest window is early to mid Castle Age; in long games they fall off.

Build orders for the Danes

No civ-specific build orders yet – the general builds work fine.

Plus 149 build orders for every civ – step by step with voice guidance in the player.