AoE2 Analysis | lightningkiku

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lightningkiku

746

1W - 7L

#1251010

Gameplay Summary

Often booms to Castle Age (57%), occasionally opens Knight Rush (14%). Transitions into cavalry-heavy compositions, especially Heavy Cavalry. Struggles against No Rush (75% loss rate). Plays open and aggressive with minimal walling.

Elo

746

Bottom 20%

Rank

N/A

1v1 RM

Games

1W / 7L

Steam

Private

Hidden

No risk factors detected

Player Analysis

7 games

Early Game

Quick Facts

Favorite Openings

No Rush

57%

Knight Rush

14%

Scout Rush

14%

Archer Rush

14%

Overall Behavior

Early castle build (57%) Knight rush (29%) Scout rush (14%) Militia rush (14%) Cav archer rush (14%)

Walling Style: Turtle

Prefers heavy walls and defensive play. (14% of games)

Opening Success Rates

No Rush 4 games

Loses to

Ram Push 77.8%

Steppe Lancer Rush 72.2%

Monk Rush 65.5%

Beats

Skirmisher Rush 55.1%

Early-Game Strengths

No dominant matchups found

Early-Game Weaknesses

They struggle against these:

No Rush (4 games)

25% win rate

How to Beat This Player

Early Game

If they open No Rush (57%), often loses to:

BEST Scout Rush 65% WR

Men at Arms 63.4% WR

Mid & Late Game

If they go Cavalry (100%), often loses to:

BEST Skirmishers (2L)

Heavy Cavalry (2L)

No Rush

4 games

75%

win rate

No dominant strengths detected

Quick tips: Plays open - pressure early

Mid & Late Game

100%

Cavalry

PRIMARY STYLE

Heavy Cavalry 100% 25% WR

Unique Unit 75% 33% WR

Skirmishers 50%

Light Cavalry 25%

Dominates vs

No data

Struggles vs

Skirmishers −2

Heavy Cavalry −2

Tendencies & Patterns

Civ. Stats

Civ Playstyle Analysis

Japanese

3 33% No Rush

Top Opening: No Rush

Playstyle Analysis

Feudal: 11:31 Castle: 22:05

early castle build

67%

scout rush

33%

knight rush

33%

militia rush

33%

cav archer rush

33%

castle drop

33%

Franks

2 0% Knight Rush

Top Opening: Knight Rush

Insufficient data for detailed analysis.

Poles

1 0% Archer Rush

Top Opening: Archer Rush

Insufficient data for detailed analysis.

Spanish

1 0% No Rush

Top Opening: No Rush

Insufficient data for detailed analysis.

Map Tendencies

Map	Games	Win Rate	Likely Opening	Loses To
Arabia	5	0%	No Rush 60%	No Rush (2)

Performance

Win Rate by Game Length

Avg. Win

70 min

Avg. Loss

34 min

Games

Age Stats vs Below 1000 Elo Winners (Avg)

Feudal Age

(+01:02)

12:14

/ 11:12 target

III

Castle Age

(+01:54)

22:52

/ 20:58 target

Imperial Age

(+05:12)

41:50

/ 36:38 target

Economy Profile

Dark Age Idle TC (Avg.)

01:23

Improve

Reaches Imperial

29%

Early aggression

Win Rates vs Opponent Civ Type

Best Matchups

—

Worst Matchups

—

Cavalry (0%)

Gunpowder (50%)

Infantry (0%)

Defensive (0%)

Most Faced Civs

Wu 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Franks 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Turks 100%

1 games 1W - 0L

Portuguese 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Koreans 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Berbers 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Top 6 of 6 tracked opponent picks

Rating History (Last 60 days)

-155 Elo 5 games

Current

746

Peak

901

Low

746

Record (W:L)

0 - 5

Effective APM (Last 7 games)

Overall

10.1

actions per minute

Slower than average for 746 Elo

0 Avg (24)

Dark Age

9.6

Feudal

8.4

Castle

7.4

Imperial

4.2

Peak: 35.7 eAPM

Recent Match History (7 games analyzed)

Result	Map	Civ	Opponent	Duration	Date / Actions
DEFEAT 746 (-39)	Arabia #454527354	Spanish No Rush	Killshark Persians (767)	00:56:19	Feb 07, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 785 (-35)	Arena #454521986	Japanese Castle Drop	arturoisasa1 Lithuanians (854)	00:28:12	Feb 07, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 820 (-41)	Steppe2 #454521423	Franks	hak5fan Berbers (853)	00:00:59	Feb 07, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 861 (-40)	Arabia #454518094	Franks No Rush	lance_esky Koreans (916)	00:17:50	Feb 07, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 901 (-44)	Arabia #454513289	Poles Archer Rush	Rumparum Portuguese (939)	00:24:31	Feb 07, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 945 (+45)	Arena #452810011	Japanese Scout Rush	Pvt Nickel7513 Turks (904)	01:09:37	Feb 01, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 900 (-51)	Arabia #452805675	Japanese No Rush	STEVE 2014 Franks (916)	00:34:39	Feb 01, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 951 (-49)	Arabia #452747116	Franks Knight Rush	HornsUp213 Wu (993)	00:45:20	Jan 31, 2026 2 months ago

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (785)

Civilization

Spanish

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:41

CAS

0:25:45

IMP

0:46:26

Early Castle

Main Composition

Skirmishers Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

You made 17 Skirmishers but your opponent only made 0 archers. Skirms are only cost-effective against archers - consider other units.

VICTORY

Killshark (767)

Civilization

Persians

Opening

Knight Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:42

CAS

0:21:53

IMP

0:40:19

Knight Rush

Main Composition

Skirmishers Light Cavalry Heavy Cavalry Camels

Tips & Suggestions

You reached Imperial Age without Hand Cart. This significantly slows your economy.

You reached Imperial but never used your unique unit (War Elephant). War Elephant can be very effective.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

53% Win 47% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:56:19

Date: Feb 07, 2026

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (820)

Civilization

Japanese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:53

CAS

0:19:50

IMP

Castle Drop

VICTORY

arturoisasa1 (854)

Civilization

Lithuanians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:12

CAS

0:17:54

IMP

Early Castle

Tips & Suggestions

You reached Castle Age without Wheelbarrow. Get it before clicking up or around 22-25 villagers.

Japanese has strong infantry. Archers are very effective against infantry-focused civs.

Likely Outcome

Win/Lose Prediction

45% Win 55% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a clear favorite.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:28:12

Date: Feb 07, 2026

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (901)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:50

CAS

IMP

Tips & Suggestions

You didn't research Horse Collar. Your farms produce less food without it.

VICTORY

lance_esky (916)

Civilization

Koreans

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:27

CAS

0:15:43

IMP

Fast Castle Castle Drop Early Castle

Tips & Suggestions

You didn't research Double-Bit Axe. This is one of the most important early eco upgrades - get it in early Feudal Age.

You reached Castle Age without Wheelbarrow. Get it before clicking up or around 22-25 villagers.

You didn't research Horse Collar. Your farms produce less food without it.

You didn't research Bow Saw in Castle Age. Wood income is critical for military production.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

48% Win 52% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:17:50

Date: Feb 07, 2026

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (945)

Civilization

Poles

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:14:15

CAS

IMP

Archer Rush

Tips & Suggestions

You made cavalry without Bloodlines. This is essential - cavalry die too fast without the +20 HP.

Your Archers don't have Fletching. Get this as soon as you start massing archers.

VICTORY

Rumparum (939)

Civilization

Portuguese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:50

CAS

0:19:04

IMP

Castle Drop Early Castle

Tips & Suggestions

You reached Castle Age without Wheelbarrow. Get it before clicking up or around 22-25 villagers.

You didn't research Bow Saw in Castle Age. Wood income is critical for military production.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

51% Win 49% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:24:31

Date: Feb 07, 2026

VICTORY

lightningkiku (900)

Civilization

Japanese

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:12:13

CAS

0:21:58

IMP

0:37:14

Militia Rush Scout Rush Knight Rush Cav Archer Rush Early Castle

Main Composition

Light Cavalry Heavy Cavalry Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

You didn't research Bow Saw in Castle Age. Wood income is critical for military production.

DEFEAT

Pvt Nickel7513 (904)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:49

CAS

0:27:57

IMP

1:04:31

Fast Imp Early Castle

Main Composition

Infantry (Spear) Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

Japanese has strong infantry. Archers are very effective against infantry-focused civs.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

49% Win 51% Loss

Actual Result

Victorious against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arena

Duration: 01:09:37

Date: Feb 01, 2026

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (951)

Civilization

Japanese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:27

CAS

0:24:28

IMP

Early Castle

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

You made cavalry without Bloodlines. This is essential - cavalry die too fast without the +20 HP.

You made melee units without Forging (+1 attack). Blacksmith upgrades matter.

VICTORY

STEVE 2014 (916)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:28

CAS

0:23:14

IMP

Scout Rush Knight Rush

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

You made cavalry without Bloodlines. This is essential - cavalry die too fast without the +20 HP.

You didn't research Horse Collar. Your farms produce less food without it.

Japanese has strong infantry. Archers are very effective against infantry-focused civs.

Upset Defeat

Win/Lose Prediction

55% Win 45% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite being the clear favorite.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:34:39

Date: Feb 01, 2026

DEFEAT

lightningkiku (1000)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

Knight Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:13:20

CAS

0:22:20

IMP

Knight Rush Early Castle

Main Composition

Skirmishers Heavy Cavalry Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

You made cavalry without Bloodlines. This is essential - cavalry die too fast without the +20 HP.

You didn't research Horse Collar. Your farms produce less food without it.

VICTORY

HornsUp213 (993)

Civilization

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:47

CAS

0:21:13

IMP

0:41:37

Archer Rush Cav Archer Rush

Main Composition

Skirmishers Infantry (Spear) Cav Archers Heavy Monk

Tips & Suggestions

Your Cavalry Archers need Thumb Ring. Without it, they miss too many shots while moving.

You made 17 Skirmishers but your opponent only made 0 archers. Skirms are only cost-effective against archers - consider other units.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

51% Win 49% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:45:20

Date: Jan 31, 2026