AoE2 Analysis | Headbanguer

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Headbanguer

970

9W - 9L

#15523896

Gameplay Summary

Favors Scout Rush as primary opening (57%). Plays a cavalry-heavy style in mid/late game. Struggles against Unique Unit compositions. Prefers a defensive, fully-walled playstyle. Teutons specialist (100% pick rate).

Elo

970

Top 65%

Rank

#25,876

1v1 RM

Games

249

9W / 9L

Steam

13 years

Verified

No risk factors detected

Player Analysis

7 games

Early Game

Quick Facts

Favorite Openings

Scout Rush

57%

Knight Rush

14%

No Rush

14%

Skirmisher Rush

14%

Overall Behavior

Scout rush (57%) Knight rush (43%) Ram push (14%) Skirmisher rush (14%)

Walling Style: Turtle

Prefers heavy walls and defensive play. (100% of games)

Opening Success Rates

Scout Rush 4 games

50%

Loses to

Steppe Lancer Rush 62.1%

Fire Lancer Rush 61.5%

Beats

No Rush 65.1%

Skirmisher Rush 59.6%

Cavalry Archer Rush 58.9%

Early-Game Strengths

No dominant matchups found

Early-Game Weaknesses

They struggle against these:

No Rush (3 games)

0% win rate

How to Beat This Player

Early Game

If they open Scout Rush (57%), often loses to:

BEST Fire Lancer Rush 61.5% WR

Militia Rush 52.8% WR

Mid & Late Game

If they go Cavalry (60%), often loses to:

BEST Unique Unit (3L)

No Rush

3 games

100%

win rate

No dominant strengths detected

Quick tips: Heavy waller - bring siege

Mid & Late Game

60%

Cavalry

PRIMARY STYLE

Infantry (Spear) 60% 33% WR

Heavy Cavalry 60% 100% WR

Skirmishers 20%

Heavy Monk 20%

Dominates vs

Infantry (Spear) +3

Archers +2

Struggles vs

Unique Unit −3

Tendencies & Patterns

Civ. Stats

Teutons 57%

Win Rates by Civ Type

Infantry Civs

57%

Their Best Infantry Civ: Teutons

57% WR

Civ Playstyle Analysis

Teutons

7 57% Scout Rush

Top Opening: Scout Rush

Playstyle Analysis

Feudal: 9:45 Castle: 21:31

scout rush

57%

knight rush

43%

Map Tendencies

Map	Games	Win Rate	Likely Opening	Loses To
Arabia	4	50%	Scout Rush 50%	No Rush (2)

Performance

Performance by Time of Day

Night

00:00 - 06:00

25%

4 games

Morning

06:00 - 12:00

No games

Afternoon

12:00 - 18:00

66.7%

6 games

Evening

18:00 - 00:00

50%

8 games

Performs best in the Afternoon (66.7% WR).

Based on 18 matches • Times in UTC

Win Rate by Game Length

Avg. Win

41 min

Avg. Loss

31 min

Games

Age Stats vs Below 1000 Elo Winners (Avg)

Feudal Age

(-01:27)

9:45

/ 11:12 target

Fast Feudal - 71%

III

Castle Age

(+00:33)

21:31

/ 20:58 target

Imperial Age

--:--

/ 36:38 target

Economy Profile

Dark Age Idle TC (Avg.)

00:16

Excellent

Reaches Imperial

Early aggression

Win Rates vs Opponent Civ Type

Best Matchups

—

Worst Matchups

—

Infantry (50%)

Gunpowder (100%)

Cavalry (100%)

Cavalry Archer (0%)

Archer (0%)

Most Faced Civs

Franks 67%

3 games 2W - 1L

Mongols 50%

2 games 1W - 1L

Italians 0%

2 games 0W - 2L

Magyars 100%

2 games 2W - 0L

Cumans 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Japanese 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Top 6 of 11 tracked opponent picks

Rating History (Last 60 days)

-33 Elo 11 games

Current

970

Peak

1004

Low

970

Record (W:L)

5 - 6

Effective APM (Last 7 games)

Overall

34.2

actions per minute

Faster than average for 970 Elo

0 Avg (24)

Dark Age

37.4

Feudal

30.7

Castle

29.4

Imperial

Peak: 72.7 eAPM

Recent Match History (7 games analyzed)

Result	Map	Civ	Opponent	Duration	Date / Actions
DEFEAT 970 (-15)	Golden Pit #457782444	Saracens	guvenkaranfil235 Cumans (1011)	00:48:45	Feb 21, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 985 (-17)	Golden Pit #457778206	Saracens	JuL10SSJ Tupi (981)	00:35:53	Feb 21, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 1002 (+15)	Arabia #457712858	Saracens	JavierU Magyars (961)	00:49:08	Feb 20, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 987 (+16)	Four Lakes #457657480	Saracens	Zeitghast Teutons (976)	00:30:38	Feb 20, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 971 (-15)	Four Lakes #457651358	Saracens	Guthix Muisca (1017)	00:30:44	Feb 20, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 986 (+15)	Golden Pit #457417555	Saracens	YutoriWakabayashi Mongols (958)	00:48:10	Feb 19, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 971 (-16)	Four Lakes #457414180	Saracens	TheHaze Franks (983)	00:25:31	Feb 19, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 987 (-17)	Golden Pit #457278499	Celts	Juanse7991 Italians (976)	00:19:23	Feb 19, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 1004 (+17)	Hideout #457275155	Celts	Estranged Franks (1000)	00:29:25	Feb 19, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 987 (-16)	Golden Pit #457270257	Teutons	chaveztec2 Vietnamese (1008)	00:43:40	Feb 18, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 1003 (+15)	Golden Pit #457269674	Teutons	Zizou Magyars (956)	00:01:20	Feb 18, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 988 (+17)	Arabia #452762918	Teutons Scout Rush	MostlikelyUrdad Koreans (988)	00:34:22	Jan 31, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 971 (+18)	Arabia #452393584	Teutons Skirmisher Rush	Jesus Loves You Bulgarians (1001)	00:39:55	Jan 30, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 953 (-16)	Arabia #452210968	Teutons Scout Rush	NIGHTMARE FLARE Italians (971)	00:28:31	Jan 29, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 969 (-15)	Shrubland #452206788	Teutons Scout Rush	LumiWolfPanda Japanese (1011)	00:35:13	Jan 29, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 984 (-15)	Arabia #452203234	Teutons No Rush	BATWIN Mongols (1012)	00:29:17	Jan 29, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 999 (+14)	Socotra #452090141	Teutons Knight Rush	Renato Franks (947)	01:10:25	Jan 29, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 985 (+15)	Socotra #452087688	Teutons Scout Rush	RADIOxSNIPES Portuguese (950)	00:19:44	Jan 29, 2026 2 months ago

VICTORY

Headbanguer (971)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:28

CAS

0:21:14

IMP

Scout Rush Knight Rush

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

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

DEFEAT

MostlikelyUrdad (988)

Civilization

Koreans

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:41

CAS

0:23:41

IMP

Archer Rush

Main Composition

Archers Infantry (Spear)

Tips & Suggestions

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

48% Win 52% Loss

Actual Result

Victorious against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:34:22

Date: Jan 31, 2026

VICTORY

Headbanguer (953)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Skirmisher Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:19

CAS

0:21:50

IMP

Skirmisher Rush Knight Rush

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry

DEFEAT

Jesus Loves You (1001)

Civilization

Bulgarians

Opening

Militia Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:33

CAS

0:23:59

IMP

Militia Rush

Main Composition

Light Cavalry Infantry (Spear)

Tips & Suggestions

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

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

Defied the Odds!

Win/Lose Prediction

43% Win 57% Loss

Actual Result

Major upset against a clear favorite.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:39:55

Date: Jan 30, 2026

DEFEAT

Headbanguer (969)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:28

CAS

0:20:37

IMP

Scout Rush

Tips & Suggestions

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

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

VICTORY

NIGHTMARE FLARE (971)

Civilization

Italians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:10

CAS

0:16:03

IMP

Fast Castle Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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.

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

50% Win 50% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat in a perfectly even matchup.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:28:31

Date: Jan 29, 2026

DEFEAT

Headbanguer (984)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:30

CAS

0:22:25

IMP

Scout Rush

Main Composition

Archers Infantry (Spear)

Tips & Suggestions

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

Your Crossbows don't have Bodkin Arrow. Get blacksmith upgrades to keep your archers effective.

VICTORY

LumiWolfPanda (1011)

Civilization

Japanese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:13

CAS

0:17:38

IMP

Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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.

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

46% Win 54% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Shrubland

Duration: 00:35:13

Date: Jan 29, 2026

DEFEAT

Headbanguer (999)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:08

CAS

0:20:08

IMP

Main Composition

Infantry (Spear)

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

BATWIN (1012)

Civilization

Mongols

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:54

CAS

0:18:34

IMP

Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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.

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

48% Win 52% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:29:17

Date: Jan 29, 2026

VICTORY

Headbanguer (985)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Knight Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:27

CAS

0:22:51

IMP

Knight Rush Ram Push

Main Composition

Skirmishers Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry Heavy Monk

DEFEAT

Renato (947)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:48

CAS

0:26:01

IMP

1:06:07

Archer Rush Fast Imp

Main Composition

Archers Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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

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

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

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

Expected Victory

Win/Lose Prediction

55% Win 45% Loss

Actual Result

Victory as the statistical favorite.

Map: Socotra

Duration: 01:10:25

Date: Jan 29, 2026

VICTORY

Headbanguer (970)

Civilization

Teutons

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:54

CAS

IMP

Scout Rush

DEFEAT

RADIOxSNIPES (950)

Civilization

Portuguese

Opening

Militia Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

CAS

IMP

Militia Rush

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

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

53% Win 47% Loss

Actual Result

Victory with a slight odds advantage.

Map: Socotra

Duration: 00:19:44

Date: Jan 29, 2026