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Vet's Book of Builds v1.0
by Scooby Doo

INTRODUCTION

A "Vet" should know all of these basic builds, and a few advanced ones.  All these builds assume 750 gold.  The basic builds can all be safely done with 700 gold.  Short companies are companies without the support slots filled.  A short settler company is settler/empty/empty for instance.

Nationalists

Basic Builds

Advanced Builds

Ceyah

Basic Builds

Advanced Builds

Council

Basic Builds

Advanced Builds

Royals

Advanced Builds

NATIONALISTS


Basic Goon

This build will give you 1 Dragoon company (with a Kohan) and ~+50 gold/minute

[1] Awaken 2 Kohans
[1] Recruit "short" settlers with Kohan
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Iron Export
[1] Market
[1] Bank
[2] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[2] Blacksmith
[2] Barracks
[2] Recruit a full dragoon company with Kohan (try to use a healer Kohan or the best melee Kohan if no healer)
[2] Sell Barracks
[2] Blast Furnace

Double Goon

This build will give you 1 Dragoon company (with a Kohan) and ~+35 gold/minute

[1] Awaken 2 Kohans
[1] Recruit "short" settlers with Kohan
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Iron Export
[1] Market
[1] Bank
[2] Recruit 2 short settlers with Kohan
[2] Blacksmith
[2] Armory Guild
[2] Barracks
[2] When Towns 3 and 4 are settled, and you have 72 gold, recruit 2 full dragoon companies
[2] Sell Barracks
[1] Sell Iron Export
[2] Sell Armory Guild
[1] Build Blacksmith
[2] Build Blacksmith
[3] Build Blacksmith
[4] Build Blacksmith

Super Engies

This build will give you 2 Companies Super Engies (with 1 Kohan) and ~+40 gold/minute.  I believe in most cases you are better off with a double goon.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Build Carpentry Guild
[1] Build Iron Export
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[2] Wood Export
[2] Mining Post
[1] Mining Post
[1] Library
[1] When you have 151 gold, recruit 1 comp Kohaned Engies/Ranger/Ranger and 1 comp Engies/Ranger/Ranger without Kohan

CEYAH


Scout and Skellies

This build lets you get out and take lairs and indies next to you while econing.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Recruit comp Shade/empty/empty
[1] Iron Export
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Bank
[1] Wood Export
[1] Recruit comp Kohan/Skellie/empty/empty Skellie/empty/empty
[2] Blacksmith

Short Shadow Beasts

This build is best used when you have Vulgari, Lazarus, or Sebak.  Economy ~+40 gold/minute.

[1] Awaken 2 Kohan
[1] Quarry
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Temple
[1] Sell Quarry
[1] Barracks
[1] Commission 2x Kohan/SB/empty/empty
[1] Sell Barracks
[1] Library
[1] Sell Temple
[1] Market
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Bazaar
[1] Woodmill
[2] Mana Forge
[3] Quarry (upgrade to mining post if you didn't raze your outpost(s))

Void Rush

I believe this build to be suicidal, which is probably why you never see it.  However, it is a lot of fun to bring out your voids at seven or eight minutes.  You had better let your teammates know you are using this build, and it is best to be in the back corner.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Bazaar
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Town to City
[1] Quarry
[1] Accumulate 190 gold
[1] Barracks
[1] Sell Quarry
[1] Temple
[1] Sell Bazaar
[1] Mage Tower
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Quarry
[1] Recruit comp Kohan/Void/Void/Void
[1] Sell Barracks
[1] Mana Forge
[1] Recruit comp Skellie/empty/empty

COUNCIL


Scout and Sticks

This build lets you get out and take lairs next to you while econing.  A variation would be full sticks, upgrading the Woodmill in Town 2.  High economy.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Iron Export
[2] Sawmill
[1] Recruit comps Scout/empty/empty Kohan/Foot/Foot/Foot Foot/Foot/Foot
[1] Bank
[2] Upgrade Town 2 from Village to Town
[2] Iron Export
[2] Bank

Basic Goon

If you get Thora, this may be the early game build for you.  Medium economy.  I like to get off a short scout early with this build to scout things to keep my goons fighting.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Barracks
[2] Blacksmith
[1] Recruit comp Kohan/Goon/Goon/Goon
[1] Sell Barracks
[1] Bank
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Wood Export

Super Scout Threesome

You can start recruiting the first two comps of these scouts earlier in the build as you see fit.  Getting one off early to scout with is a good idea.  Economy ~+35 gold/minute.

[1] Awaken 2 Kohans
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Woodmill
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Iron Export
[1] Library
[2] Woodmill
[3] Woodmill
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Sawmill
[1] Recruit comps Kohan/Scout/Ranger/Ranger, Kohan/Scout/Ranger/empty, Scout/Ranger/empty

"The Build"

I believe we can correctly attribute this build to Dr. Tater.  If you have Yss'tok and Thora, and happen to be front, this may be "The Build" for you.  Use it with care, because like all rush builds, you won't have an economy.

[1] Awaken 2 Kohans
[1] Recruit short settlers with Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Upgrade Town 1 from Village to Town
[1] Barracks
[1] Temple
[2] Blacksmith
[3] Blacksmith
[1] Recruit comps Kohan/Crossbow/Paladin/Cleric, Kohan/Crossbow/Paladin/Cleric
[1] Sell Barracks
[1] Quarry
[1] Sell Temple
[1] Library
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Sawmill

ROYALISTS


Super Lancers

On a high lair, high terrain map, this is a staple royals build.  Economy ~+27 gold/minute.  With 750 gold, you may be able to use a second Kohan.

[1] Awaken 1 Kohan
[1] Recruit short settlers and Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Library
[2] Workshop
[1] Recruit comps Kohan/Lancer/Ranger/Ranger Lancer/Ranger/Ranger
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Iron Export
[1] Woodmill

Goon and Horse Archer

Poor man's version of this build for 700 gold uses just 1 Kohan and puts a Bank in Town 1 instead of a Workshop.  Dylan goes with goons and Cyrus with horse archers.  Economy ~+30 gold/minute, quickly upgradeable to ~+40 gold/minute.

[1] Awaken 2 Kohans
[1] Recruit short settlers and Kohan
[1] Carpentry Guild
[1] Blacksmith
[1] Barracks
[2] Workshop
[1] Recruit comps Kohan/Goon/Goon/Goon Kohan/HA/HA/HA
[1] Sell Barracks
[1] Workshop
[1] Tell your teammates how many outposts you can take
[1] Sell Carpentry Guild
[1] Iron Export
[1] Wood Export