Malian | Trade Farimba - Team Games

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Trade build for team games. Play defensive at the beginning like usual and make cows. Start producing traders only when it's safe to do so (you have a big enough standing army and/or good walls). This build order works well in closed maps where you can take a bit more time to ramp up your trade eco and catch enemies off-guard by making more than 30 units in 3 minutes (yep, Farimba is that insane).

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Dark Age

neutral to know where to build the landmark.

Save 5 villagers in one control group and 3 in another.

0:00

Malians -> Wood -> Sheep

Transition to Feudal Age

2:40

Malians -> -> Wood

Feudal Age

Ideal army:

+ to defend

3:40

Transition to Castle Age

Scout your opponents and choose a target to all-in. Prioritize enemies that are playing very greedy or that still need more time to start producing units like China English Holy Roman Empire Jap Ott Rus

If there is none (or they already have big army), attack a player that has been fighting against your allies and has lost troops.

11:00

Castle Age

Ideal army:

+ +

Add vs cavalry

Add vs Man At Arms and its variants

Transition to Imperial Age

is a good choice if your team has control of a key area in the map. Rally your reinforcements wherever you build it so that they will be safe until you decide to make them join the rest of the army or go to a different location to defend.

Imperial Age

Ideal army:

+ + + Culverin

Add vs cavalry

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Malians -> -> -> -> -> Sheep

2:20

Rally -> Wood (14)

The ideal position for is the closest point to your base that's in the future trade route.

This build plays around trade for the extra

gold economy. This landmark provides protection and extra value to the .

3:20

1 Sheep Malians -> Repair on Deer / Berrybush

~3:40

If you built near Deer: research

4:20

Build to produce
You will need at least to protect yourself from early raids
Next Malians -> -> on
Rally -> Gold (8)

~4:33

Malians -> 2nd with full and around it (keep them mining Gold there)

6:40

Rally -> Food (12)

~6:54

Build to produce
and should be enough to defend yourself from early harassment.
If you scout an opponent is going to all-in you, make more units that properly counter their army and ask for help until you have numbers advantage.

~7:08

Produce Cattle from as you get the Gold
Slowly add as you produce Cattle

9:00

Rally -> Wood (20)

~9:13

Repair and start making only after securing your base with units and/or Wall.
Remember to build in the trade route to defend and boost your trade, but make sure their influence areas don't overlap or you won't gain the bonus Gold and Food!!

~9:27

Research after you run out of Deer and move to Berrybush
Stop producing Cattle and when you feel ready to Age 3

10 Food -> Repair -> Gold
Rally -> Food (16) {If you run out of Berrybush and Deer, build }

~11:40

Build 2nd , 2nd &

~12:20

Gather Stone for .

~13:00

Produce units from constantly.
First ; then and/or depending on how the opponent decides to counter your , although are always nice to have around in case any enemy decides to flank your army with cavalry.
If they make mass ranged units, you can make one or two to break them. Still, with good micro, the poison arrows and the high production speed should be enough to win you the fight.

~13:40

Produce from stables and slowly transition into as you get more .
These units will work as a meat shield for your infantry and maybe even force the opponent into making Spearman

Don't forget to research all economic upgrades and build more , & (5 of each is ok for now but as you get more you will need more)
Don't produce from at first, spend the Wood on buildings.

Choose an opponent and all-in them. If you are not able to finish them off completely, ask an ally to send a few troops to aid you.
You should win any 1v1 and 2v2 if you produce the right units and keep your mass high enough.
Build to destroy buildings for more permanent damage. Prioritize additional then , &

If the all-in fails, your base and start raiding with .
Send the rest of your army to support your allies wherever they go.
If you get attacked, ask your allies for help.

It's also ok if you desperately need a keep in your base to defend from an inminent attack, but remember that it has the stats of a regular .

has two unique active abilities that can help a lot at replenishing lost army and a third one that's very powerful to finish off opponents by giving your units additional siege damage.
If your team doesn't have map control or things between both teams are even, this landmark will be more useful.

<- Eco should look like this
Stop at

For upgrades, prioritize this order: -> -> -> ->

Your role at this stage of the game will be to defend your team's side of the map and support your allies in combat.
Don't forget to raid the enemies' economy and wall areas with important resources.