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Slavs

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

InfantrySiege

49.7 %Win rate

BTier

3,873Games analysed

1.1 %Picked in

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

Overview

Infantry and siege civ: Farmers work 15% faster. Arson and Gambesons are free. Siege Workshop units cost 15% less. Monks move 20% faster. Boyar (unique unit from the Castle): cavalry with exceptional melee armor, 8 as Elite. Detinets: 40% of the stone cost of Castles and Watch Towers is replaced by wood. Druzhina: infantry deals trample damage. Team: military buildings (except Castles) +5 population space.

Typical army

Feudal Age

Scout Cavalry

Spearman

Man-at-Arms

Skirmisher

Castle Age

Knight

Long Swordsman

Boyar

Battering Ram

Imperial Age

Champion

Elite Boyar

Cavalier

Siege Onager

What to expect from the Slavs

On open maps about equally often Barracks first with a Drush or a Scout rush; Hera recommends them for the Knight Rush. The strong farming economy carries an early Knight attack in Castle Age, plus cheap Rams, Scorpions and Mangonels and fast Monks. Boyars come out against Knights and infantry because they take very little melee damage. Late game Champions with Druzhina, Halberdiers, Boyars and cheap Siege Rams and Siege Onagers.

How to beat the Slavs

Pressure them early, before the farming bonus kicks in. Archer wars don't suit them: without Arbalester, Bracer and Thumb Ring their Archers lose almost every duel. Counter Boyars and Knights with Halberdiers, Camel Riders or Arbalesters; against arrows Boyars are only average. Don't send infantry blobs into Champions with Druzhina; use Archers, Hand Cannoneers or Onagers. Intercept their siege pushes with Light Cavalry or Bombard Cannons. They also lack Paladin, Hand Cannoneers, Bombard Cannons, Architecture and Keep.