English vs Jeanne d'Arc: how to win the matchup
Playing English against Jeanne d'Arc, you win 46.4% of ranked 1v1 games (7,377 games). Here is how to beat Jeanne d'Arc, what they do and when.
Win rate by rank
bronze
49.5%
1,425
silver
46%
1,399
gold
43.9%
2,818
platinum
49.9%
1,071
diamond
47.5%
280
conqueror
40%
177
How to beat Jeanne d'Arc
- Hunt Jeanne early while she's a 150 HP villager
- Scouting a School of Cavalry means Knights are coming, prepare Spearmen
- Wall in the gold and berries before minute 5
- In Castle use Men-at-Arms or cavalry against Arbalétriers
- Kill the Traders in long games
Units that work against Jeanne d'Arc: Spearmen · Camels · Men-at-Arms · Gilded Spearmen
When Jeanne d'Arc hits
- 5:00First Royal Knight wave with Jeanne (5 to 7 minutes)
English strengths to lean on
- Safe economy: farms cost half and gather faster near a Mill
- Strong defense: Network of Castles boosts attack speed by 20% near TCs and Outposts
- Longbows have +2 range and Palings against cavalry
- Men-at-Arms train 40% faster, plus Vanguard Men-at-Arms from the Dark Age
- The White Tower Keep trains any unit 75% faster
English weaknesses Jeanne d'Arc can punish
- Longbows fall to Men-at-Arms, Knights and Rams
- Slow and immobile; cavalry and Horse Archers punish it
- If he turtles, he loses to relics, trade and scaling
- Siege and late game are very average
Strongest Castle Age armies (simulator)
- English: Man-at-Arms (0.72)
- Jeanne d'Arc: Man-at-Arms + Arbalétrier (0.8)
FAQ
- Is English good against Jeanne d'Arc?
- English wins 46.4% of 7,377 ranked games against Jeanne d'Arc (Jeanne d'Arc is favored).
- How do I beat Jeanne d'Arc as English?
- Hunt Jeanne early while she's a 150 HP villager Scouting a School of Cavalry means Knights are coming, prepare Spearmen Wall in the gold and berries before minute 5
- When does Jeanne d'Arc attack?
- 5:00 — First Royal Knight wave with Jeanne (5 to 7 minutes)
Data from the open game data (aoe4world/data), patch 16.2.10884, public ranked statistics, and Layla Coach's battle simulator. Layla Coach is an independent tool, not affiliated with Microsoft, Relic Entertainment or World's Edge.