Tupi

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

InfantryArchers

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

Overview

Archer and infantry civ without a Stable: start with +25 of each resource. Settlements replace the Mill and camps, and Villagers can garrison in them. Fallen units return 15% of their cost. Archery Range and Barracks upgrades cost 50% less food. Unique units: Blackwood Archer (from the Castle, trained in pairs, half a population slot each, only 20 HP) and Ibirapema Warrior (infantry from the Barracks with a frontal area attack). Caciques: Champi Warriors and Slingers attack 25% faster. Curare: foot archers and fortifications deal poison damage. Team: towers and Castles +10 population space. Since patch 185872 Blackwood Archers cost 40 instead of 35 wood.

Typical army

Feudal Age

Champi RunnerArcherSpearmanSkirmisher

Castle Age

Blackwood ArcherChampi WarriorPikemanCrossbowman

Imperial Age

Elite Blackwood ArcherHalberdierElite Ibirapema WarriorElite Champi Warrior

What to expect from the Tupi

On open maps usually Archers with Champi Runners in front – Hera's Champi Rush for the South American civs – often also straight Fast Castle. According to aoe2insights, Champi Scouts and Runners are their most-built unit (scouting, raids, Outposts). The turning point is the first Castle: Blackwood Archers come in pairs at half a population slot each, with Spearmen or Ibirapema Warriors in front. Late game Curare makes archers and fortifications poisonous. Scout early where their Castle is.

Build orders for the Tupi

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.