AoE2 Analysis | Xiphos

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Xiphos

985

9W - 8L

#3517884

Gameplay Summary

Often booms to Castle Age (38%), occasionally opens Archer Rush (25%). Plays a cavalry-heavy style in mid/late game. Struggles against Unique Unit compositions. Ethiopians specialist (100% pick rate).

Elo

985

Top 65%

Rank

#23,990

1v1 RM

Games

9W / 8L

Steam

14 years

Verified

No risk factors detected

Player Analysis

8 games

Early Game

Quick Facts

Favorite Openings

No Rush

38%

Archer Rush

25%

Militia Rush

13%

Knight Rush

13%

Overall Behavior

Archer rush (25%) Knight rush (25%) Militia rush (13%) Skirmisher rush (13%) Castle drop (13%)

Walling Style: Turtle

Prefers heavy walls and defensive play. (63% of games)

Opening Success Rates

No Rush 3 games

67%

Loses to

Eagle Rush 68.4%

Steppe Lancer Rush 67%

Scout Rush 65.1%

Beats

Skirmisher Rush 56.9%

Early-Game Strengths

No dominant matchups found

Early-Game Weaknesses

They struggle against these:

Archer Rush (3 games)

33% win rate

No Rush (5 games)

40% win rate

How to Beat This Player

Early Game

If they open No Rush (38%), often loses to:

BEST Eagle Rush 68.4% WR

Scout Rush 65.1% WR

Mid & Late Game

If they go Cavalry (63%), often loses to:

BEST Unique Unit (3L)

Archers (2L)

Archer Rush

3 games

67%

win rate

No Rush

5 games

60%

win rate

No dominant strengths detected

Mid & Late Game

63%

Cavalry

PRIMARY STYLE

Archers 75% 50% WR

Heavy Cavalry 50% 25% WR

Light Cavalry 38% 67% WR

Infantry (Spear) 25%

Dominates vs

Skirmishers +3

Unique Unit +2

Struggles vs

Unique Unit −3

Archers −2

Common Transitions

No Rush Archers 67% WR

Tendencies & Patterns

Civ. Stats

Ethiopians 38%

Win Rates by Civ Type

Archer Civs

38%

Their Best Archer Civ: Ethiopians

38% WR

Civ Playstyle Analysis

Ethiopians

8 38% No Rush

Top Opening: No Rush

Playstyle Analysis

Feudal: 10:46 Castle: 22:36

archer rush

25%

knight rush

25%

Map Tendencies

Map	Games	Win Rate	Likely Opening	Loses To
Arabia	5	40%	No Rush 60%	No Rush (2)

Performance

Performance by Time of Day

Night

00:00 - 06:00

50%

2 games

Morning

06:00 - 12:00

No games

Afternoon

12:00 - 18:00

100%

2 games

Evening

18:00 - 00:00

46.2%

13 games

Consistent performance across all time periods.

Based on 17 matches • Times in UTC

Win Rate by Game Length

Avg. Win

44 min

Avg. Loss

37 min

Games

Age Stats vs Below 1000 Elo Winners (Avg)

Feudal Age

(-00:26)

10:46

/ 11:12 target

III

Castle Age

(+01:38)

22:36

/ 20:58 target

Imperial Age

(+06:57)

43:35

/ 36:38 target

Economy Profile

Dark Age Idle TC (Avg.)

00:50

Average

Reaches Imperial

25%

Early aggression

Win Rates vs Opponent Civ Type

Best Matchups

—

Worst Matchups

—

Infantry (50%)

Elephant (0%)

Archer (0%)

Gunpowder (0%)

Defensive (0%)

Most Faced Civs

Hindustanis 100%

2 games 2W - 0L

Khmer 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Japanese 100%

1 games 1W - 0L

Sicilians 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Romans 100%

1 games 1W - 0L

Spanish 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Top 6 of 7 tracked opponent picks

Rating History (Last 60 days)

+158 Elo 12 games

Current

985

Peak

985

Low

827

Record (W:L)

8 - 4

Effective APM (Last 8 games)

Overall

39.0

actions per minute

Faster than average for 985 Elo

0 Avg (24)

Dark Age

39.5

Feudal

24.7

Castle

30.7

Imperial

12.2

Peak: 81.4 eAPM

Recent Match History (8 games analyzed)

Result	Map	Civ	Opponent	Duration	Date / Actions
VICTORY 985 (+26)	Arabia #467749928	Vietnamese	daniwinks Romans (1006)	00:36:09	Apr 03, 2026 1 day ago
VICTORY 959 (+22)	MegaRandom #467462267	Malay	Gharib Bohemians (906)	00:18:28	Apr 02, 2026 2 days ago
VICTORY 937 (+27)	Marketplace #466817476	Persians	victor.shultz Vietnamese (923)	00:23:02	Mar 30, 2026 5 days ago
DEFEAT 910 (-28)	Mongolia #466781737	Vietnamese	KaanK9 Lithuanians (924)	00:58:18	Mar 30, 2026 5 days ago
DEFEAT 938 (-30)	Glade #466774928	Vietnamese	TheTerrorizer72 Franks (956)	00:42:50	Mar 30, 2026 5 days ago
VICTORY 968 (+30)	Arabia #466704441	Vietnamese	Holle der Tolle Hindustanis (937)	00:49:23	Mar 30, 2026 6 days ago
VICTORY 938 (+30)	Arabia #466632566	Vietnamese	Ubaah Kawill Britons (884)	00:22:36	Mar 30, 2026 6 days ago
VICTORY 908 (+34)	Mediterranean #460936134	Vietnamese	vglCastro Hindustanis (881)	00:43:20	Mar 05, 2026 4 weeks ago
DEFEAT 874 (-33)	Arabia #460899847	Vietnamese	Juanitopistolero Armenians (931)	00:45:48	Mar 05, 2026 4 weeks ago
VICTORY 907 (+40)	Steppe #453757335	Ethiopians Archer Rush	matiajkr Persians (894)	00:49:26	Feb 04, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 867 (+40)	Arabia #453737032	Ethiopians Castle Drop	marco1453 Gurjaras (838)	00:29:02	Feb 04, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 827 (-37)	Arabia #453730298	Ethiopians Skirmisher Rush	CJ833442 Koreans (892)	00:31:06	Feb 04, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 864 (-40)	Arabia #453123232	Ethiopians No Rush	TheJustice Spanish (920)	00:46:41	Feb 02, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 904 (-42)	Socotra #453018383	Ethiopians Knight Rush	eLeMBi Ethiopians (954)	00:30:44	Feb 01, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 946 (-45)	Arabia #453010952	Ethiopians Militia Rush	pacoshcz Sicilians (989)	00:35:13	Feb 01, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 991 (+43)	Arabia #452957391	Ethiopians No Rush	huNter Japanese (924)	00:53:07	Feb 01, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 948 (-52)	Arena #452762574	Ethiopians Archer Rush	martincho Khmer (976)	00:38:53	Jan 31, 2026 2 months ago

VICTORY

Xiphos (867)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:35

CAS

0:20:18

IMP

0:43:32

Archer Rush

Main Composition

Archers Light Cavalry Infantry (Spear)

Tips & Suggestions

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

You reached Imperial but never used your unique unit (Shotel Warrior). Shotel Warriors train fast and deal high damage. Use for timing attacks.

DEFEAT

matiajkr (894)

Civilization

Persians

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:26

CAS

0:23:34

IMP

0:45:10

Archer Rush

Main Composition

Skirmishers Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

46% Win 54% Loss

Actual Result

Victorious against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Steppe

Duration: 00:49:26

Date: Feb 04, 2026

VICTORY

Xiphos (827)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

CAS

IMP

Castle Drop

Main Composition

Archers

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.

DEFEAT

marco1453 (838)

Civilization

Gurjaras

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

CAS

IMP

Main Composition

Skirmishers Unique Unit

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

48% Win 52% Loss

Actual Result

Victorious against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:29:02

Date: Feb 04, 2026

DEFEAT

Xiphos (864)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Skirmisher Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:29

CAS

0:24:29

IMP

Skirmisher Rush Knight Rush

Main Composition

Skirmishers

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 Bow Saw in Castle Age. Wood income is critical for military production.

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

VICTORY

CJ833442 (892)

Civilization

Koreans

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:05

CAS

0:27:40

IMP

Archer Rush Tower Rush Castle Drop Early Castle

Main Composition

Archers

Tips & Suggestions

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

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

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

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

46% Win 54% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:31:06

Date: Feb 04, 2026

DEFEAT

Xiphos (904)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:09

CAS

0:22:34

IMP

0:43:37

Main Composition

Archers Light Cavalry Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

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

You reached Imperial but never used your unique unit (Shotel Warrior). Shotel Warriors train fast and deal high damage. Use for timing attacks.

VICTORY

TheJustice (920)

Civilization

Spanish

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:00

CAS

0:18:11

IMP

0:40:03

Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit

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 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.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

48% Win 52% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:46:41

Date: Feb 02, 2026

DEFEAT

Xiphos (946)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Knight Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:14

CAS

0:22:38

IMP

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 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.

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

VICTORY

eLeMBi (954)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:14:13

CAS

0:19:36

IMP

Archer Rush Early Castle

Main Composition

Archers

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

49% Win 51% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Socotra

Duration: 00:30:44

Date: Feb 01, 2026

DEFEAT

Xiphos (991)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Militia Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:01

CAS

0:27:31

IMP

Militia Rush

Main Composition

Archers

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.

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.

VICTORY

pacoshcz (989)

Civilization

Sicilians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:37

CAS

0:24:52

IMP

Tower Rush

Main Composition

Unique Unit

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

50% Win 50% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat in a perfectly even matchup.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:35:13

Date: Feb 01, 2026

VICTORY

Xiphos (948)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

CAS

IMP

Main Composition

Archers Skirmishers Light Cavalry Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

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

DEFEAT

huNter (924)

Civilization

Japanese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

CAS

IMP

Main Composition

Archers Skirmishers Unique Unit

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

53% Win 47% Loss

Actual Result

Victory with a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:53:07

Date: Feb 01, 2026

DEFEAT

Xiphos (1000)

Civilization

Ethiopians

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:06

CAS

0:18:08

IMP

Archer Rush

Main Composition

Archers Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry

Tips & Suggestions

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

You made 10 Skirmishers but your opponent only made 0 archers. Skirms are only cost-effective against archers - consider other units.

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.

VICTORY

martincho (976)

Civilization

Khmer

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:08:51

CAS

0:14:59

IMP

0:28:51

Fast Castle Fast Imp Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

53% Win 47% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:38:53

Date: Jan 31, 2026