How Good Are Teuton Paladins? [AoE2]

In this video I'll try to place the Teutons' new bonus for +2 melee armor within the wider Paladin civ hierarchy.

0:50 Best in melee fights?
2:15 Teutons and Franks vs halberdiers
2:50 vs Ranged units?
3:25 Situational advantages for other civs. Creation time, speed, etc
5:20 Cavalier civilizations vs Teuton paladins
5:50 So are Teutons the best?




Game: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, with Forgotten Empires, African Kingdoms, Rise the Rajas, and Last Khans expansions

[LPkletten]

How much Gold does your Civ need?
Teutons: YES YES YES

[civ-fanboy]

What we all really want to know: how good are Teutonic Scouts? :D

[viethung]

"Teutonic units are like a SLOW but UNSTOPPABLE force" - SOTL once said.

[takekoputa]

I'm a simple AoE player. I see Teutons, I click like.

[ethantaylor]

"...a bit slower than most"
Story of Teuton life...

[lexwayfarer]

last time i was so early i arrived before lithuanian militia rush

[devilsownweaponhaha]

Teutons also have the team bonus of units resisting conversion. So their paladins are good against monks which could be a counter to raiding paladins.

[Dartaen]

Teutons using tank warfare before it became cool.

[Sosuke]

That's the best thumbnail of 2020 ! ✨❤️

[PyroBeef]

I live for the puns and phrasing of your videos Sotl, I've stolen the "Virtually because it's a video game" from your old Teuton analysis for so many game conversations hahah

[thevillager]

Once I saw a samurai griping it’s sword a little too much, as if he was anxious, it’s part of his animation, so could you do a video on unit psychology by watching their attack animation, walking animation, idle animation, and dying animations, also, how come villagers don’t run from a paladin but an eagle warrior runs just to get to a random place?

[TheNumb]

I hate how the attack animation is so inconsistent with the actual time of damage being applied

[Septimus_ii]

I think the conversion resistance is a significant benefit for paladins which maybe makes them equal to Lithuanians or Franks. Either way, they're firmly in the top 3.

[thomasjoshua]

Teuton halbs can also take one more hit from standard fully upgraded pal (14+4) than standard fully armor upgraded halbs, making the civ a truly melee beast ;)

[eristaviserbia]

This is a fantastic video that you did on Teuton Paladins! I can't wait to try them out.

[alejandrofigueroa]

Hey Spirit!
I'm a 30 year old dude that used to play AoE when I was like... 9 maybe. And your videos are incredibly awesome. You've got me hooked on this game again. When it comes to this game I think of it maybe a little bit more like star craft in terms of unit composition and attack/harrasment strategies and I haven't really found anything good like that for AoE2.
I know a lot of us would appreciate a video explaining more about strategy and attacking with certain units. Harrassing with Cav Archers and what are the pros/cons of it...
Anyways great vid!
Thank you for continously making content!

[Ahmadabdal_]

5:00 the ultimate tatar sheep bonus counter play

[Aldissimo]

waking up in the morning and listening to melee armor considerations while having breakfast. Now, this is life. Thanks SoTL

[AlphaSections]

Teutons are the best because they're in no hurry to destroy you. Who needs running when you have a cape?
My favorite civ!

[salahhamad]

SOTL been following you since late 2015, and honestly you're the one who made me love this iconic game more than I ever have, thank you for all these great videos and content 💛 take care man and stay safe.