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Ignores the gold mining mechanic, which is where the risk is for most civs. No worry for knight harass or villager rushes.
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Has fastest monks which also fight and buff troops without even needing to research such a buff like HRE. Comes out the gate packing.
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Dont need to worry about floating, golden gate solves your problem whatever it is
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If you get a little bit ahead you can make horse archer which is a better archer that doesnt lose the game to a horseman suprise switch
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Has the only true viable walling option with palasade walls, no one makes stone walls on these maps
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Has towers with more impact than english towers
Like what, did vlad himself come to the studio and say Rus must be powerful?