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Spanish builds

For the Spanish in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309, the Fortress Age army that answers the most enemy units for the same resources is Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet: between them they beat 89% of the 119 regular units of all civilizations out by then (average edge ×2.12). Colonial rush (Colonial Age): Rodelero and Hussar, 74%. Boom (Industrial Age): Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet, 89%. Treaty (Imperial Age): Musketeer, Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet, 96%.

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Quick answers (4)
What is the best Spanish army in AoE3?
Colonial Age: Rodelero and Hussar (beats 74% of 77 units); Fortress Age: Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet (beats 89% of 119 units); Industrial Age: Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet (beats 89% of 123 units); Imperial Age: Musketeer, Pikeman, Veteran Lancer and Falconet (beats 96% of 123 units) — base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309.
What beats the Spanish Fortress Age army?
Veteran Halberdier (its best answer, Veteran Lancer, is at ×0.73), Tomahawk (its best answer, Veteran Lancer, is at ×0.78), Rodelero (its best answer, Pikeman, is at ×0.82), Puma Spearman (its best answer, Pikeman and is at ×0.85).
Which cards should the Spanish send first?
For the fast fortress: 3 Settlers, 2 Settlers, 7 Semi-fattened Cows and 2 Falconets.
Which Spanish age-ups hand over the most?
to the Colonial Age: The Naturalist (≈ 500 resources); to the Fortress Age: The Scout (≈ 800 resources).

Colonial rush · Colonial Age

Army

Beats 74% of the 77 regular units out by the Colonial Age (average edge ×1.52), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Naturalist≈ 500

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.II7 RodelerosArmy · hands over ≈ 700 net
  4. 4.II8 PikemenArmy · hands over ≈ 640 net
  5. 5.II6 RodelerosArmy · hands over ≈ 600 net
  6. 6.IIArchaic Infantry HitpointsUpgrade · helps Rodelero
  7. 7.IIHand Cavalry AttackUpgrade · helps Hussar
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 SettlersI2 SettlersII7 RodelerosII8 PikemenII6 RodelerosIIArchaic Infantry HitpointsIIHand Cavalry AttackIV4 CulverinsIV24 CrossbowmenIV24 PikemenIV25 Bourbon AlliesIII2 FalconetsIII5 HussarsIII5 LancersIII12 PikemenIII9 Habsburg AlliesIIIHire Swiss PikemenIIHire Irish BrigadiersIIHire GallowglassesIIHand Cavalry HitpointsIITEAM Hand Infantry AttackICapitalismIExotic HardwoodsIFurrierIRum Distillery
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Fast Fortress · Fortress Age

Army

Beats 89% of the 119 regular units out by the Fortress Age (average edge ×2.12), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Naturalist≈ 500
  2. IIIThe Scout≈ 800

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.II7 Semi-fattened CowsEconomy · hands over ≈ 1,050 net
  4. 4.III2 FalconetsArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  5. 5.III5 HussarsArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  6. 6.III5 LancersArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  7. 7.IIILiberation MarchUpgrade · helps Pikeman, Veteran Lancer
  8. 8.IIIArchaic Infantry CombatUpgrade · helps Pikeman
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 SettlersI2 SettlersII7 Semi-fattened CowsIII2 FalconetsIII5 HussarsIII5 LancersIIILiberation MarchIIIArchaic Infantry CombatIV4 CulverinsIV24 CrossbowmenIV24 PikemenIV25 Bourbon AlliesIVHire Highland Mercenary ArmyIII12 PikemenIII9 Habsburg AlliesIIIHire Swiss PikemenII7 RodelerosII8 PikemenII6 RodelerosIIHire Irish BrigadiersIIHire GallowglassesIIArchaic Infantry HitpointsITEAM HidalgosICapitalismIExotic Hardwoods
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Boom · Industrial Age

Army

Beats 89% of the 123 regular units out by the Industrial Age (average edge ×2.16), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Naturalist≈ 500
  2. IIIThe Scout≈ 800
  3. IVThe Cavalry Marshal≈ 1,200

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.ICapitalismEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.II7 Semi-fattened CowsEconomy · hands over ≈ 1,050 net
  5. 5.II5 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 500 net
  6. 6.II4 SettlersEconomy · hands over ≈ 400 net
  7. 7.IIIRefrigerationEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  8. 8.IIILiberation MarchUpgrade · helps Pikeman, Veteran Lancer
  9. 9.IIIArchaic Infantry CombatUpgrade · helps Pikeman
  10. 10.IV4 CulverinsArmy · hands over ≈ 2,000 net
  11. 11.IV24 CrossbowmenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,920 net
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 SettlersI2 SettlersICapitalismII7 Semi-fattened CowsII5 SettlersII4 SettlersIIIRefrigerationIIILiberation MarchIIIArchaic Infantry CombatIV4 CulverinsIV24 CrossbowmenIICigar RollerIExotic HardwoodsIFurrierIIIRoyal MintIRum DistilleryISawmillsIISilversmithIISpice TradeIISustainable AgricultureIIITextile MillIV24 PikemenIV25 Bourbon AlliesIVHire Highland Mercenary ArmyIII2 Falconets
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Treaty · Imperial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 123 regular units out by the Imperial Age (average edge ×2.2), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Naturalist≈ 500
  2. IIIThe Scout≈ 800
  3. IVThe Cavalry Marshal≈ 1,200
  4. VEl Presidente≈ 2,000

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.ICapitalismEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  2. 2.IExotic HardwoodsEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  3. 3.IICigar RollerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.IIArchaic Infantry HitpointsUpgrade · helps Pikeman
  5. 5.IIHand Cavalry AttackUpgrade · helps Veteran Lancer
  6. 6.IIILiberation MarchUpgrade · helps Musketeer, Pikeman, Veteran Lancer
  7. 7.IIIArchaic Infantry CombatUpgrade · helps Pikeman
  8. 8.IIICaballerosUpgrade · helps Veteran Lancer
  9. 9.IIICavalry CombatUpgrade · helps Veteran Lancer
  10. 10.IIIRefrigerationEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  11. 11.IIIRoyal MintEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
The full deck (25 cards)
ICapitalismIExotic HardwoodsIICigar RollerIIArchaic Infantry HitpointsIIHand Cavalry AttackIIILiberation MarchIIIArchaic Infantry CombatIIICaballerosIIICavalry CombatIIIRefrigerationIIIRoyal MintIIHand Cavalry HitpointsIVPeninsular GuerrillasIITEAM Hand Infantry AttackITEAM HidalgosIFurrierIRum DistilleryIISilversmithIISpice TradeIIITextile MillIVBlood BrothersIVImproved BuildingsISawmillsIISustainable AgricultureITEAM Ironmonger
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What to train against the most common units

The Spanish unit that does best for the same resources against each of the 12 units most civilizations have (any age).

Enemy unitTrainEdge
UhlanRodelero×1.71
CulverinHussar×4
FalconetHussar×2.83
Gatling GunHussar×4
Horse ArtilleryHussar×3.04
HussarRodelero×1.9
DragoonPikeman×3.32
PikemanRodelero×1.22
GrenadierVeteran Lancer×3.76
MusketeerFalconet×1.44
Carbine CavalryPikeman×3.06
CrossbowmanVeteran Lancer×2.53
How this is worked out

Army: every mix of 2 (Colonial), 3 (Fortress, Industrial) or 4 (Treaty, Imperial) of the civ's own regular units out by that age is tried against every regular unit of every civilization out by then. Against each enemy the best unit of the mix counts, by its edge for the same resources (Lanchester's square law: strength = (resources ÷ cost)² × damage per second × hit points; edge = √ of the strength ratio, held between ×¼ and ×4). The mix with the highest geometric mean of those edges wins; "beats" = the share of enemy units where that edge is above ×1.

Age-ups: on the way, the choice that hands over the most (shipped units at their train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold, resources). Cards: economy first (villagers, crates, livestock, gathering and trickle bonuses), then the shipments of fighting units worth the most net of their price, then cards that raise hit points, damage, resists, range or speed of the army's units or cut their cost or train time. The Treaty plan keeps only cards that last (upgrades, gathering and trickle bonuses, building improvements), no one-off shipments. The deck adds more of the same by value, spread over the ages by the plan (an early plan keeps more early cards), at most 10 per age, 25 cards.

Not modelled: upgrades, civilization bonuses, range and speed (kiting), area damage beyond one target, abilities, maps, timing and the economy behind it. These plans are what the game's numbers favour, not build orders from top players.

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