AoE2 Analysis | Night Shade

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Night Shade

799

9W - 9L

#4700872

Gameplay Summary

Passive early game, rarely rushes in Feudal (64%). Transitions into cavalry-heavy compositions, especially Light Cavalry. Most successful with No Rush (56% win rate). Plays open and aggressive with minimal walling. Frequently employs forward Castle drops and FC into Unique Units. Often picks Turks (57%).

Elo

799

Bottom 20%

Rank

#34,427

1v1 RM

Games

148

9W / 9L

Steam

5 years

Unverified

No risk factors detected

Player Analysis

14 games

Early Game

Quick Facts

Favorite Openings

No Rush

64%

Scout Rush

36%

Overall Behavior

Castle drop (57%) Early castle build (50%) Fast imp (50%) Phosphoru (43%) Scout rush (36%)

Walling Style: Turtle

Prefers heavy walls and defensive play. (43% of games)

Opening Success Rates

No Rush 9 games

56%

Scout Rush 5 games

40%

Loses to

Ram Push 77.8%

Steppe Lancer Rush 72.2%

Monk Rush 65.5%

Beats

Skirmisher Rush 55.1%

Early-Game Strengths

They defend best against:

No Rush (7 games)

86% win rate

Early-Game Weaknesses

Not enough data to identify weaknesses

How to Beat This Player

Early Game

If they open No Rush (64%), often loses to:

BEST Scout Rush 65% WR

Men at Arms 63.4% WR

Mid & Late Game

If they go Cavalry (64%), often loses to:

BEST Archers (2L)

Skirmishers (2L)

Infantry (Spear) (2L)

No significant weaknesses detected

No Rush

7 games

86%

win rate

Quick tips: Predictable opener Plays open - pressure early

Mid & Late Game

64%

Cavalry

PRIMARY STYLE

Light Cavalry 45% 80% WR

Archers 45% 20% WR

Unique Unit 36% 75% WR

Heavy Cavalry 18%

Dominates vs

Light Cavalry +2

Skirmishers +2

Infantry (Spear) +2

Struggles vs

Archers −2

Skirmishers −2

Infantry (Spear) −2

Common Transitions

No Rush Light Cavalry 50% WR

Scout Rush Archers 40% WR

Tendencies & Patterns

Civ. Stats

Main Civ

Turks 75%

Chinese 17%

Win Rates by Civ Type

Gunpowder Civs

75%

Their Best Gunpowder Civ: Turks

75% WR

Archer Civs

17%

Their Best Archer Civ: Chinese

17% WR

Civ Playstyle Analysis

Turks

8 75% No Rush

Top Opening: No Rush

Playstyle Analysis

Feudal: 11:41 Castle: 18:22

fast imp

88%

castle drop

75%

phosphoru

75%

early castle build

63%

Chinese

6 17% Scout Rush

Top Opening: Scout Rush

Playstyle Analysis

Feudal: 11:16 Castle: 25:08

scout rush

67%

early castle build

33%

castle drop

33%

Map Tendencies

Map	Games	Win Rate	Likely Opening	Loses To
Arabia	6	17%	No Rush 50%	-
Arena	6	83%	No Rush 83%	-

Performance

Performance by Time of Day

Night

00:00 - 06:00

50%

12 games

Morning

06:00 - 12:00

No games

Afternoon

12:00 - 18:00

No games

Evening

18:00 - 00:00

50%

6 games

Consistent performance across all time periods.

Based on 18 matches • Times in UTC

Win Rate by Game Length

Avg. Win

43 min

Avg. Loss

40 min

Games

Age Stats vs Below 1000 Elo Winners (Avg)

Feudal Age

(+00:18)

11:30

/ 11:12 target

III

Castle Age

(+00:18)

21:16

/ 20:58 target

Imperial Age

(-05:37)

31:01

/ 36:38 target

Fast Imp - 50%

Economy Profile

Dark Age Idle TC (Avg.)

01:32

Improve

Reaches Imperial

64%

Balanced

Win Rates vs Opponent Civ Type

Best Matchups

Turks Gunpowder

2-0

Franks Cavalry

1-1

Vietnamese Archer

1-1

Worst Matchups

Lithuanians Cavalry

0-2

Franks Cavalry

1-1

Vietnamese Archer

1-1

Cavalry (33%)

Gunpowder (100%)

Archer (33%)

Defensive (100%)

Infantry (0%)

Most Faced Civs

Franks 50%

2 games 1W - 1L

Turks 100%

2 games 2W - 0L

Byzantines 100%

2 games 2W - 0L

Vietnamese 50%

2 games 1W - 1L

Lithuanians 0%

2 games 0W - 2L

Spanish 0%

1 games 0W - 1L

Top 6 of 11 tracked opponent picks

Rating History (Last 60 days)

-20 Elo 8 games

Current

799

Peak

819

Low

799

Record (W:L)

0 - 0

Effective APM (Last 12 games)

Overall

23.3

actions per minute

Average speed for 799 Elo

0 Avg (24)

Dark Age

21.2

Feudal

18.7

Castle

24.0

Imperial

16.3

Peak: 55.3 eAPM

Recent Match History (14 games analyzed)

Result	Map	Civ	Opponent	Duration	Date / Actions
DEFEAT 799 (-17)	Haboob #460777153	Incas	saquese4 Spanish (785)	00:25:04	Mar 05, 2026 1 month ago
DEFEAT 816 (-17)	Northern Isles #460775894	Incas	BroknParagon Incas (815)	00:13:51	Mar 05, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 833 (+14)	Northern Isles #460775270	Incas	juanpablocadavidmartinez Byzantines (775)	00:06:06	Mar 05, 2026 1 month ago
VICTORY 819 (+14)	Arena #452480723	Turks Scout Rush	toto7070 Vietnamese (752)	01:02:46	Jan 31, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 805 (-15)	Arena #452474143	Turks Castle Drop	13Fernan7w7 Cumans (843)	00:53:40	Jan 31, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 820 (-17)	Arabia #451279891	Chinese No Rush	CrishsrO Lithuanians (821)	00:46:08	Jan 26, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 837 (-14)	Arabia #451274550	Chinese Scout Rush	DON JULIO Lithuanians (890)	00:42:37	Jan 26, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 851 (+15)	The Passage #451274198	Vikings	Invader Zim Italians (815)	00:00:18	Jan 26, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 836 (+16)	Arabia #450958952	Chinese Scout Rush	Kingnach22 Franks (814)	00:54:18	Jan 25, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 820 (+16)	Arena #450951781	Turks Castle Drop	Rompejopos Portuguese (809)	00:39:21	Jan 25, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 804 (-14)	Arabia #450946828	Chinese No Rush	granada3660 Celts (852)	00:33:49	Jan 24, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 818 (-13)	Lowland #450941627	Chinese Scout Rush	Eli Hansen Vietnamese (887)	00:33:47	Jan 24, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 831 (+14)	Arena #447630083	Turks No Rush	Ghost Turks (778)	00:41:18	Jan 11, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 817 (+17)	Arena #446996612	Turks No Rush	ferblanco91 Persians (823)	00:42:42	Jan 09, 2026 2 months ago
DEFEAT 800 (-17)	Arabia #446512207	Chinese Scout Rush	[COBRA] PANCHITO RENE Mayans (788)	00:47:57	Jan 08, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 817 (+16)	Arena #446508660	Turks Castle Drop	[COBRA] PANCHITO RENE Byzantines (804)	00:31:06	Jan 08, 2026 2 months ago
VICTORY 801 (+18)	Glade #443007087	Turks Castle Drop	Lauergren Turks (831)	00:31:22	Dec 26, 2025 3 months ago
DEFEAT 783 (-17)	Arabia #443002320	Turks Castle Drop	Michael Jordan Franks (772)	00:20:35	Dec 26, 2025 3 months ago

VICTORY

Night Shade (805)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:54

CAS

0:19:15

IMP

0:29:37

Scout Rush Fast Imp Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Light Cavalry Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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.

DEFEAT

toto7070 (752)

Civilization

Vietnamese

Opening

Skirmisher Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:46

CAS

0:19:45

IMP

0:39:52

Skirmisher Rush UU Spam

Main Composition

Archers Skirmishers Infantry (Spear) Battle Elephants Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

You made 266 Skirmishers but your opponent only made 0 archers. Skirms are only cost-effective against archers - consider other units.

Expected Victory

Win/Lose Prediction

58% Win 42% Loss

Actual Result

Victory as the statistical favorite.

Map: Arena

Duration: 01:02:46

Date: Jan 31, 2026

DEFEAT

Night Shade (820)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:27

CAS

0:19:23

IMP

0:29:12

Fast Imp Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

Main Composition

Light Cavalry Camels Unique Unit

Tips & Suggestions

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

VICTORY

13Fernan7w7 (843)

Civilization

Cumans

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:59

CAS

0:22:19

IMP

0:29:47

Fast Imp Early Castle

Main Composition

Archers Light Cavalry

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

47% Win 53% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:53:40

Date: Jan 31, 2026

DEFEAT

Night Shade (837)

Civilization

Chinese

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:18

CAS

0:21:59

IMP

0:38:04

Main Composition

Archers Fire Lancers

Tips & Suggestions

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 reached Imperial but never used your unique unit (Chu Ko Nu). Chu Ko Nu fire multiple bolts. Great vs slow-moving targets.

VICTORY

CrishsrO (821)

Civilization

Lithuanians

Opening

Cavalry Archer Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:15

CAS

0:22:29

IMP

0:39:48

Cav Archer Rush

Main Composition

Skirmishers

Tips & Suggestions

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

You reached Imperial but never used your unique unit (Leitis). Leitis ignore armor. They destroy Teutonic Knights and Boyars.

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

52% Win 48% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:46:08

Date: Jan 26, 2026

DEFEAT

Night Shade (851)

Civilization

Chinese

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:43

CAS

0:25:16

IMP

Scout Rush Castle Drop Early Castle

Main Composition

Archers

VICTORY

DON JULIO (890)

Civilization

Lithuanians

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:16

CAS

0:21:59

IMP

0:41:27

Scout Rush

Main Composition

Infantry (Spear) Heavy Cavalry

Likely Outcome

Win/Lose Prediction

44% Win 56% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat against a clear favorite.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:42:37

Date: Jan 26, 2026

VICTORY

Night Shade (820)

Civilization

Chinese

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:43

CAS

0:24:57

IMP

0:47:23

Scout Rush

Main Composition

Archers Heavy Cavalry Unique Unit

DEFEAT

Kingnach22 (814)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:49

CAS

0:25:29

IMP

Main Composition

Skirmishers Infantry (Spear)

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

51% Win 49% Loss

Actual Result

Victory with a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:54:18

Date: Jan 25, 2026

VICTORY

Night Shade (817)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:40

CAS

0:17:38

IMP

0:22:57

Fast Imp

Main Composition

Light Cavalry

DEFEAT

Ghost (778)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:12:35

CAS

0:18:25

IMP

0:30:23

Main Composition

Light Cavalry

Expected Victory

Win/Lose Prediction

56% Win 44% Loss

Actual Result

Victory as the statistical favorite.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:41:18

Date: Jan 11, 2026

VICTORY

Night Shade (800)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:14:01

CAS

0:18:33

IMP

0:24:39

Fast Imp UU Spam

Main Composition

Unique Unit Light Cavalry

DEFEAT

ferblanco91 (823)

Civilization

Persians

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:15

CAS

0:14:43

IMP

0:32:25

Fast Castle Castle Drop Early Castle

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry Light Cavalry

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

47% Win 53% Loss

Actual Result

Victorious against a slightly favored opponent.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:42:42

Date: Jan 09, 2026

DEFEAT

Night Shade (817)

Civilization

Chinese

Opening

Scout Rush

Walls

Heavy Wall / Turtle

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:26

CAS

0:30:35

IMP

Scout Rush Early Castle

Main Composition

Heavy Cavalry

VICTORY

[COBRA] PANCHITO RENE (788)

Civilization

Mayans

Opening

Archer Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:09:55

CAS

0:24:21

IMP

0:45:14

Archer Rush

Main Composition

Archers

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

54% Win 46% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:47:57

Date: Jan 08, 2026

VICTORY

Night Shade (801)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:32

CAS

0:17:40

IMP

0:28:29

Fast Imp Castle Drop UU Spam

Main Composition

Balanced / Mixed

DEFEAT

[COBRA] PANCHITO RENE (804)

Civilization

Byzantines

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:04

CAS

0:15:47

IMP

Fast Castle

Main Composition

Balanced / Mixed

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

50% Win 50% Loss

Actual Result

Victory in a perfectly even matchup.

Map: Arena

Duration: 00:31:06

Date: Jan 08, 2026

VICTORY

Night Shade (783)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:11:29

CAS

0:17:27

IMP

0:28:14

Fast Imp Castle Drop Early Castle UU Spam

DEFEAT

Lauergren (831)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Standard

Age Timings

FEU

0:12:48

CAS

0:16:34

IMP

Fast Castle Early Castle

Defied the Odds!

Win/Lose Prediction

43% Win 57% Loss

Actual Result

Major upset against a clear favorite.

Map: Glade

Duration: 00:31:22

Date: Dec 26, 2025

DEFEAT

Night Shade (800)

Civilization

Turks

Opening

No Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:10:54

CAS

0:18:28

IMP

Castle Drop Early Castle

VICTORY

Michael Jordan (772)

Civilization

Franks

Opening

Knight Rush

Walls

Open / Aggressive

Age Timings

FEU

0:13:20

CAS

0:18:30

IMP

Knight Rush

Close Match

Win/Lose Prediction

54% Win 46% Loss

Actual Result

Defeat despite a slight odds advantage.

Map: Arabia

Duration: 00:20:35

Date: Dec 26, 2025