Golden Horde vs Jeanne d'Arc: how to win the matchup
Playing Golden Horde against Jeanne d'Arc, you win 50.2% of ranked 1v1 games (1,766 games). Here is how to beat Jeanne d'Arc, what they do and when.
Win rate by rank
silver
53.6%
224
gold
52%
679
platinum
46.5%
415
diamond
45.9%
168
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)
Golden Horde strengths to lean on
- Trains units in batches; with Reinforcements the army doubles quickly
- Ovoo gives free stone without villagers
- Safe food at home from Stockyards
- Khan, Torguuds and Keshik control the map early in Feudal
- Muscovy Yasak gives +2 ranged armor to cavalry and Men-at-Arms instantly
Golden Horde weaknesses Jeanne d'Arc can punish
- Weakest Dark Age in the game, and the Ovoo is usually outside TC range
- Slow age-up, with no Khan or Torguuds while aging
- The Fortified Outpost is expensive: 150 wood and 50 stone
- Weak against 2 TC and against fast Castle behind pressure
- Bad on water and hybrid maps
Strongest Castle Age armies (simulator)
- Golden Horde: Man-at-Arms + Veteran Spearman (0.87)
- Jeanne d'Arc: Man-at-Arms + Arbalétrier (0.8)
FAQ
- Is Golden Horde good against Jeanne d'Arc?
- Golden Horde wins 50.2% of 1,766 ranked games against Jeanne d'Arc (Even matchup).
- How do I beat Jeanne d'Arc as Golden Horde?
- 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.