Rush · Burgrave — Holy Roman Empire AoE4

Gold, sheep and Chapel (0:00–5:30)

Start the Aachen Chapel around 3:00 with 2 villagers near the wood and the gold, then secure the gold with an Outpost at 5:00.

0:00 — 3 villagers on gold and 3 on sheep.
— One more villager to gold, then rally on the sheep until the age-up. Put the sheep on the same side of the Town Center as the gold.
— Have the Prelate visit the gold miners once or twice for the bonus; a miner builds the Houses when needed.
3:00 — Age up: 2 villagers build the Aachen Chapel, near the trees and the gold. (Time estimated by the author.)
— Rally on wood until 250 to 300 wood: enough to pay for 2 Houses and 1 Outpost.
— 3 food villagers gather one load of stone for the tower’s Arrowslits. Against knight civilizations (French, Rus…), more stone to upgrade the Outpost.
5:00 — Outpost on the gold; 5 villagers on gold once the tower is done.
— Produce a Prelate at the Town Center before the age-up finishes: it will go into the Aachen Chapel.

Rally on food until the age-up, then start the Burgrave Palace around 6:30 with 6 villagers while keeping at least 8 villagers on food.

5:30 — Rally on food until the age-up.
6:30 — Age up: 6 villagers build the Burgrave Palace. Keep at least 8 villagers on food, send the others to wood near the Chapel, and rally on wood.
— The 6 Palace builders go back to food when the building is done.

As soon as Age III starts, build a Monastery, a Blacksmith and close the base with Palisades or a Stone Wall.

10:00 — Right after the age-up: a Monastery, a Blacksmith, then Palisades or a Stone Wall around the base.

Against knight civilizations (French, Rus…), plan more stone to upgrade the gold Outpost.
The Aachen Chapel speeds up gathering while the Prelate is inside: surround it with Farms and place it so it covers several resources (another author’s precision).
Variant: VortiX (Spearmen then Chapel) chooses at 10 villagers between the Burgrave Palace and the Regnitz Cathedral depending on the opponent; with the Cathedral, a Stable and a game built around relics.
The times in this build are landmarks set by the author: the Chapel around 3:00, the Burgrave Palace around 6:30 to 7:00 and Age III around 10:00.