Top 5 Army Control Tips To Improve Your Micro | Aoe2

00:00 - 00:56 Intro
00:56 - 02:57 5) Staggered Formation
02:57 - 05:20 4) Target closest unit
05:20 - 07:08 3) Stand Ground
07:08 - 09:37 2) Runners
09:37 - 10:29 Honorable Mentions
10:29 - 13:23 1) Melee Units
13:23 - Final Talk & Outro

Edits by K1

[henryericson]

This is legit one of the most useful guides on aoe2. Very rare that this type of stuff is covered in a practical way.

[Danicastil]

Man you're golden for the aoe2 community! Thank you so much! It would be amazing if you did a 3v3 and 4v4 guide :)

[Megiago]

cool tips. Number 1 was new to me and seems super helpful.
About tip 3 Stand ground: You can also hold the control-key and focus a unit with that. it works the same way and you don't have to switch stance. You can also shift-que your scouts away after a focus kill with control on vill for example. Got this tip from Survivalist.

[secretspy]

This content is gold. I can't believe we've never had videos with this kind of detail, but you do it. We want more!

[plain]

It may be the most useful video I’ve seen. Thank you, I play the game since 23 years and have never known the tip 1 melee vs melee.

[abidkhattak]

It's content like this and guys like you SOTL, T90, Viper, that has helped this community grow and prosper. Thank you for the effort and amazing content.

Will definitely use the scout patrol in front of my archers next time I play.

[thefrickenchicken]

Wow man. I honestly regret not watching your videos BEFORE I started playing the game. I thought I had the combat figured out but I genuinely didn't know any of these tips and tricks. It's mind blowing the amount of tactics and strategies that go into this game.

Thanks a lot for sharing them with us man. I really believe videos like these will make more people feel more comfortable when playing the game and it will grow even faster. Bless!

[gherlwinfireson]

WOW! I have always wished that the formation and stances were more useful and you just showed us how to make it. Brilliant!!! ❤❤❤

[tylerwatson]

You don't have to use stand ground with melee anymore. Simply hold CTRL before right clicking. They will focus only on the specific unit you click to attack

[domhuckle]

Hera - committed to creating worthy adversaries

[jarrodvanturnhout]

Fantastic video, I overvalued the line stand ground formation for arbalest, literally had no idea how powerful staggered is! These uploads have been godlike lately, keep up the great work.

[ParamecioLord]

Incredibly useful explanation of these mechanics. I'll definitely check this video again in the future!

[franciscobuitrago]

This video is amazing beacuse it shows both, why Hera is the best teacher and also why AOE II is the best game ever created. Outstanding work!

[CaptainCorobo]

Just wanna give a shout out to you hera! These types of videos are a great help for the aoe2 community

[itzfitz]

Holding alt while targeting to avoid firing at buildings deserves an honorable mention. A lot of beginners and even low elos with some experience don't know this. It's huge for raiding with archers - makes a big difference.

[PiperZuko]

Learned something new in every single number god damn this slapped. Thanks hera.

[guarapaah]

Hera, you are legit. This tips help a LOT, I'll send them to my friends so they suck less, hahaha

[Lifestreem]

Amazingggg!!
So much of knowledge in this one video and this can certainly help players of all levels to be better...
Thanks a ton Hera.

[thekroks]

Hera I have pro tip for you can control right click the spear or any other unit and the army will ignore everything else and just kill this unit. So you do not need to use stand grand anymore and snipe monks easily. This works for almost year now

[faisalmunawar]

Thank you Hera, these tips will make a huge difference for my game