[ AOE2 CIVILIZATION ]
Jurchens
Heavy cavalry plus oversized Scorpions — a pocket civ with a unique siege-line twist.
[ IDENTIDAD ]
The Jurchens are a cavalry + siege civilization. Their UU, the Iron Pagoda, is a heavy mounted lancer with very high armor — effectively a cavalry-line unit that serves where other civs would use paladin mass. Their second UU (Castle Age, Aobing) is a dismounted heavy infantry option that shows up rarely. The civ's most distinctive economic/military wrinkle is the Scorpion line: Jurchen Scorpions gain bonus damage (and the civ reaches Heavy Scorpion), making the Scorpion a legitimate primary siege unit — not the fallback it is for almost every other civ. Combine Iron Pagoda + Heavy Scorpion and you get an unusual composition: tanky cavalry screen in front, range-18 bolt-thrower spam behind. They lack full Paladin (stop at Cavalier) and Champion (stop at Two-Handed Swordsman), so their Imperial identity is Iron Pagoda + Heavy Scorpion + Hussar. They have Bloodlines and Husbandry and a competent stable, so knight rush is viable but Iron Pagoda timing — when the UU arrives from castles — is the true power spike.
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⚡ Civ bonuses
Cavalry units regenerate HP slowly while out of combat.
Scorpions (regular + Heavy Scorpion) gain bonus attack vs archer-line units.
Scorpions become a primary counter to archer masses, not just a building-clearer. Combined with Heavy Scorpion availability (rare), Scorpion is a main-line unit for Jurchens.
Heavy cavalry (Knight line, Iron Pagoda) gain additional pierce armor.
Makes Iron Pagoda particularly resistant to archer fire; Cavalier tank more volleys before falling.
Stable cavalry upgrades (Bloodlines, Husbandry, blacksmith armor/attack) are cheaper or researched faster.
Smoother progression through the Knight tree into Iron Pagoda + Cavalier.
Villagers carry +2 wood and +2 stone (or similar resource capacity bonus on wood/stone).
Accelerates castle and siege workshop placement, compounding with the civ's Scorpion/castle orientation.
- · Paladin — Stops at Cavalier — the Iron Pagoda is the late-game cavalry unit, not a paladin. A civ-defining omission.
- · Champion — Stops at Two-Handed Swordsman — infantry is a supplementary line, never a main one.
- · Arbalest — Stops at Crossbowman — Foot archer is a secondary option; no late-game archer line.
- · Siege Onager — [VERIFY] — likely stops at Onager; Jurchens rely on Heavy Scorpion instead of Siege Onager for AoE clearing.
- · Bombard Cannon — [VERIFY] — if missing, Imperial push vs walls must rely on Heavy Scorpion + Trebuchet.
- · Elite Cannon Galleon / Fast Fire Ship — Water tree is limited. Jurchens are a land civ.
- · Redemption / Block Printing — [VERIFY] — monastery likely limited; conversion wars weak.
Pagoda de Hierro
heavy mounted lancer with exceptional armor; serves the paladin-role for Jurchens
- · Tank archer civ volleys where a normal knight would fold
- · Front-line for Heavy Scorpion push — Pagoda soaks, Scorpion erases
- · Castle Age power spike at ~22-25min (one castle producing)
Aobing
heavy dismounted infantry with niche uses; second unique unit
- · Fills the missing-Champion gap when infantry is needed
- · Niche pick in matchups where Halberdier + Two-Handed is insufficient
- · Rarely seen in 1v1 pro; occasional team-game anti-meta choice
[VERIFY]
[VERIFY — Castle Age UT for Jurchens has been reported as either a Scorpion accuracy buff or a cavalry-line eco discount. Current patch requires confirmation.]
When: [VERIFY]
[VERIFY]
[VERIFY] — Imperial UT is reported to enhance either the Iron Pagoda (additional armor or attack) or Heavy Scorpion (projectile speed, area damage). Confirmation required for the exact effect in patch 169123.
When: [VERIFY]
🎯 Recommended build order
Castle Drop Iron Pagoda + Scorpion Transition
Bracket 1300-1600Decide castle placement based on scouting: forward if opponent is booming, defensive if opponent is aggressing.
Alternativa
Scorpion-Forward Castle Age — Opponent scouted as archer civ (Mayans, Britons, Ethiopians, Vietnamese)
❌ Common mistakes playing Jurchens
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Not building a castle → no Iron Pagoda
Iron Pagoda is the civ's defining unit. Without a castle, you play a worse generic cavalry civ.
fix:Always build a castle by 24-26min. Mine stone during Feudal Age.
▸Trying to commit to Scorpion at this bracket
Scorpion micro is hard; at low ELO the unit dies before trading well.
fix:Stick to Knight + Iron Pagoda at 0-1000. Add Scorpion only when comfortable.
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Tu Jurchens en Arabia and Nomad (open-ground cavalry scaling) · Scouts → Castle → forward or flanking castle for Iron Pagoda + Heavy Scorpion in Imperial....
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⚠️ Building castle too defensively
→ Forward or flanking castle placement. Iron Pagoda should apply pressure within 1-2 minutes of production.
❌ Skipping Halberdier vs camel/pike civs
Next match: Scouts → Castle → forward or flanking castle for Iron Pagoda + Heavy Scorpion in Imperial. The civ rewards commitment: once committed to the Scorpion + Iron Pagoda composition, you out-produce and out-tank most mid-bracket opponents.
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Anti-cavalry specialist; counters Iron Pagoda mass.
Bonus damage vs cavalry; Jurchens have limited camel to mirror.
Ignores armor — nullifies Iron Pagoda's main strength.
Anti-cavalry specialty + speed; Iron Pagoda dies to it.
AoE damage on clumped Scorpion + Iron Pagoda; Jurchens lack own Siege Onager.
Tanks Scorpion + Iron Pagoda; protects gunpowder behind it.
🗺️ Performance por mapa
Jurchens on Arabia are a B-tier pick — viable but not optimal. Iron Pagoda timin…
Similar to Arabia — open-map cavalry identity translates, but Runestones' stone …
Arena is a weaker map for Jurchens. Walls neutralize knight pressure, and the FC…
No specific Nomad bonus (no pre-TC resource advantage), so scrappy early game. O…
Trash + Iron Pagoda wall-break works, but lack of Paladin and Siege Onager hurts…
Pre-walled base suits a cavalry commit. Castle drop outside walls for Iron Pagod…
Partial walls + boom favors the Iron Pagoda-from-castle plan. B-tier behind dedi…
Mixed water/land — water weakness hurts; land side intact.
Avoid. No naval identity; pick another civ if given the chance.
Avoid.
Transport phase is brutal; land game comes online too late.
Water split; land bonus intact but water is given up.
Variance favors less specialized civs; Jurchen siege-cav identity needs specific…
Hybrid; Jurchen land game reasonable, cede water to opponent.
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