The Top 10 Best Age of Empires 2 Players in 2024

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  • @twinsenjo8345
    @twinsenjo8345 17 днів тому +201

    So Daut climbed from #10 2023 to #9 2024
    at this pace the Lord will be coming for the #1 spot 2032

  • @adoringpigeon4714
    @adoringpigeon4714 17 днів тому +256

    That image of Hera giving the medal to Hera had me rolling 😂

    • @knowledge70526
      @knowledge70526 17 днів тому +3

      12:53

    • @AnitaSV
      @AnitaSV 16 днів тому +3

      Yes, and the bad photoshop to boot.

    • @tt7077
      @tt7077 16 днів тому +5

      The avengers music too😂 editor deserves a raise

    • @aa01blue38
      @aa01blue38 16 днів тому +2

      The overbaked bass boosting 11

    • @chrisbowler3073
      @chrisbowler3073 16 днів тому +3

      11, agreed. I 100 percent laughed out loud there.

  • @Irfanhill
    @Irfanhill 16 днів тому +95

    People who wouldn't know Hera would think he's arrogant, but he's being really humble, while so much ahead of the field in elo and most tournaments. He really deserves to give himself the gold medal and a pat on the back. Congrats Hera!

    • @Nomatterwhat101
      @Nomatterwhat101 16 днів тому +4

      umble

    • @agustinfranco0
      @agustinfranco0 16 днів тому +4

      he didnt even mention the 3K elo

    • @SenatorAri
      @SenatorAri 16 днів тому

      @@agustinfranco0 Because it went down :(

    • @agustinfranco0
      @agustinfranco0 16 днів тому +1

      @SenatorAri but he still made it

    • @TheGospel7905
      @TheGospel7905 7 днів тому

      A person can be both and by being both he is neither one.

  • @safeflightppg196
    @safeflightppg196 17 днів тому +48

    I absolutely enjoy The Viper. Watching him play with his commentary and comments "BAM BAM" "OH SHEEET" is just hilarious. "BABIE IS MAKING NOISES!"

  • @austinfox5268
    @austinfox5268 16 днів тому +28

    Great list Hera. I would like to have seen an honorable mention part of the list at the end where you list out a handful of players who maybe came close to the top 10 or at least crossed your mind when you were thinking about this video.

    • @andresperedo1275
      @andresperedo1275 16 днів тому +2

      I think everybody knows which players will be there: dogao, sitaux, mbl, barles, nicov...

    • @austinfox5268
      @austinfox5268 15 днів тому +1

      @@andresperedo1275 Yea, that's fair I guess. If people don't follow every tournament though, they might not be as up to date on who those people are and their tournament results.

  • @philip2111
    @philip2111 17 днів тому +12

    Great list, the top 3 really just feel very clear at least from my perspective. 2 and 3 could be swapped as you mentioned, it all comes down to small things between them on the day.
    The scene feels so healthy with so many young talents, including yourself, coming in and showing up. Love to see it as a long term fan.
    Congrats with all your success both on and off of UA-cam, hope you luck into some A tier victories this year!

  • @BelialTnTn
    @BelialTnTn 17 днів тому +23

    How about a tournament where the players have to pick one single civilization for the whole set? That way we'll get to see some weird civs on different maps we don't usually see.

    • @matthieumenard8149
      @matthieumenard8149 17 днів тому +1

      I like that idea !

    • @CptSquirrel
      @CptSquirrel 17 днів тому

      there already was one

    • @cristofervidre8378
      @cristofervidre8378 17 днів тому +4

      they would pick bizantines or some other civ that is well-rounded.

    • @HeraAgeofEmpires2
      @HeraAgeofEmpires2  16 днів тому +13

      its been done before and was very fun! a nice weekend tourney

    • @thijsoskam2198
      @thijsoskam2198 16 днів тому

      Wouldnt that just make byzantines, saracens and chinese even more powerfull?

  • @TheoLonghair
    @TheoLonghair 16 днів тому +32

    Did you not notice Tristan Berry I think his name is, attends everey s tier tournaments?

    • @ns-islandsroblox
      @ns-islandsroblox 16 днів тому +1

      hmm never heard of him i wonder who he could be. 🤔

  • @erick9972
    @erick9972 16 днів тому +14

    Hi, could you make a list of promising young talents to keep an eye on in 2025? Thank you very much for everything you do, Hera.

  • @taowroland8697
    @taowroland8697 17 днів тому +24

    In terms of best player, i am pretty sure Lierrey has the highest natural talent, he just seems to be occupied with school. Like the amount that other top 10 players play, should make it so they never lose to him, but hes actually putting up great results

    • @unflushablepoo8243
      @unflushablepoo8243 17 днів тому +1

      He's not in school, he has a full time job.

    • @taowroland8697
      @taowroland8697 17 днів тому +10

      @@unflushablepoo8243 even more impressive then

    • @LaveshNK
      @LaveshNK 17 днів тому +4

      Also if u consider the fact that he played ranked the LEAST, his rise is even more impressive. Lierrey is a player who plays great with very little prep / experience.

    • @Calgaryman10
      @Calgaryman10 16 днів тому +3

      @@taowroland8697 Well Viper and Hera also have full time job. Just happens to be Aoe2 content creating. Playing lot for streams can be double edge sword. You can get burned out. Depends on personality I guess.

    • @daarom3472
      @daarom3472 16 днів тому +3

      it's not a given that an X amount of more effort on Lierry's side will lead to better gameplay. The parts where he struggles are actually very hard to learn by just practicing a lot, namely his late game strategy/macro and generally his transition from a castle age lead into an imperial age setup. In the past his go to was X bow into faster imp Arb then just wreck through the base right through the middle. But given the meta shifts that doesnt work anymore.
      Perfect case in point was the Liths (Hera) vs Persians (Lierry) match in the finals.

  • @EricB_LakeOneal
    @EricB_LakeOneal 16 днів тому +2

    Aoe2 pro scene is very classy and respectful. I've always appreciated Viper speaking well of the other players when he the undisputed #1 and I'm glad you have a similar attitude

  • @GintonicKnight
    @GintonicKnight 16 днів тому +10

    3:33 You said only 6 players have won an S-Tier tournament in Aoe2De. If Death Match World Cup and FreakinAndy doesn't count, aren't there still 7 players? Daut won RBW III.

  • @RolfReibach
    @RolfReibach 16 днів тому +1

    What a year for Hera, wp!
    Also Viper had solid results as a dad. That's not to be underestimated! I'm also glad Liereyy got back in shape ❤
    Have a great 2025 all together!

  • @Skyace13
    @Skyace13 16 днів тому +1

    From my perspective, even though I have only watched a few years, I always pictured the top 5 as on a different level. Basically the “no surprise here” winners. This is mostly because I started watching around when Lierry was first getting bigger results. However, I LOVED watching ACCM this year. I remember him basically defining the meta in some tournaments but being out-executed as the tourney went on. I think he learned to maybe hide strats a bit in WWC and he ended up winning. I think he’s setting up to make it a Top 6 instead of a Top 5.

  • @Streetfood_by_Brigitte
    @Streetfood_by_Brigitte 16 днів тому +1

    hera you understand marketing and yt business and lift the scene so hard, we need an endboss to keep moving, before ranting i just want to say hera makes the "others" (even a good viper/larry oida) feel like childs wanting to play with their pro uncle. lets make aoe2 the n1 rst. hera has the drive to do a lot for the scene. stay humble

  • @krishero6524
    @krishero6524 16 днів тому +1

    You should do a updated list of the most fun players to watch. Always a great vi of you Hera

  • @kevin7315
    @kevin7315 16 днів тому +1

    I saw that 12:51 pic comming from the very beginning of the video. Totally deserved!

  • @nathanrohde3440
    @nathanrohde3440 16 днів тому +2

    Winning all the S-tier tournaments is reason enough to rank yourself first.

  • @podfamilyBM
    @podfamilyBM 16 днів тому

    Congrats for the content Hera, you really make this game way more interesting for beginner players. Before watching your videos, I could not even know there is so much to it. Good luck ahead of you!

  • @MIRAAAS
    @MIRAAAS День тому

    I am really excited what Sitaux & Nicov can bring to the table. I am sad that Villese has dropped out in form lately. But if you think of Sebastian - I think everyone on this list is a deserving olayer

  • @zeekbt_dores
    @zeekbt_dores 17 днів тому +4

    12:51 1111 the goat!

  • @Action_Clips_CODM
    @Action_Clips_CODM 16 днів тому

    Hera is next level really good. Good job Mr Hera. I used to play this game 20 years ago. And now I’m getting back into it and love your videos

  • @belisarian6429
    @belisarian6429 17 днів тому +8

    I am not following pro scene for years, but Daut still being in top 10 and rising? Damn, praise the Lord. Just little sad MBL is not there, few years back he was one of top players in Vipers era.

    • @AnkaraAnkaraMessiMessiMessi
      @AnkaraAnkaraMessiMessiMessi 16 днів тому

      This is based on tournament perfomance. But in the ladder MBL is totally a top player even when he has a full time job (less time to practice).

    • @aa01blue38
      @aa01blue38 16 днів тому +1

      MbL is in good shape, it's just that competition is fierce

    • @beaky8138
      @beaky8138 16 днів тому +1

      MBL is better than he's ever been, he's just a sloppy player and the rest of the scene is good enough to punish that now. His micro and resource awareness are both arguable for top 1 and, in fairness to him, his builds have tightened up a bit.

  • @smaruhmaruh6955
    @smaruhmaruh6955 16 днів тому

    Congrats on 151.000 abos here on youtube dude!

  • @moritzmonska9912
    @moritzmonska9912 16 днів тому

    So excited for more new names to come up O.O the bigger price pools make it more viable for players to try and contest for the tourney spots

  • @epsilon2944
    @epsilon2944 16 днів тому

    feels like MbL could also be interchangeable for #9/#10 spot, did not have too bad results this year

  • @julianbauer9775
    @julianbauer9775 16 днів тому

    I would love to see a tournament where you pick the civiliation for your opponent.

  • @taylorgreene8191
    @taylorgreene8191 10 днів тому

    Hera is not only the most skilled AoE2 player, but is also the all-time most dominant AoE2 of player comparatively speaking to his peers. Hera is playing the best AoE2 ever seen, by a large margin - and that margin is growing faster than ever. The skill gap between Hera and the next top 2-4 players is massive. Yes, Viper has a longer history of being the top player by duration, but in terms of being unmatched in level and consistency of play, Hera is the GOAT. No one in the last 15 years of AoE2 history has outclassed their competition more than Hera does. Cheers to the Hera Era!!!

  • @nelsonmejiaslozada9362
    @nelsonmejiaslozada9362 16 днів тому

    I'm still in shock about that tournament that Lierrey got like 10/10 spot and the following one he got second place.

  • @naveendennis
    @naveendennis 16 днів тому +1

    Hera talking about himself in third person is something that I enjoyed! 😄 Same reason why I liked "The Rock" as a wrestler 😅 Also, Hera being #1 is not even debatable at this point. So, no need to feed weird about it.

  • @JohnSmith-wx5bh
    @JohnSmith-wx5bh 16 днів тому +1

    Viper can produce some radical surprises ,,,,,,

  • @WestWarPigs
    @WestWarPigs 16 днів тому

    lol love it. Keep up the good work Hera!

  • @JohnThomas
    @JohnThomas 13 днів тому

    Great to see AOE2 still going well. Are there any places you can download recorded game files by AOE2 experts that work with the current version?

  • @Floris_VI
    @Floris_VI 16 днів тому

    I was just waiting for you at the end😂

  • @gebhard128
    @gebhard128 16 днів тому

    As always DauT is underrated, he only missed top 8 in red bull, top 6 NaC 5, top 8 warlords, top 8 hidden cup, good performance in A Tier events, he is consistent

  • @muhammadtayyabsohail2890
    @muhammadtayyabsohail2890 17 днів тому +3

    I love age of the empires 2
    still better than the new ones microsoft releases
    i watch HERA when i cant play or dont have time
    ALSO First comment

  • @andrewharris890
    @andrewharris890 17 днів тому

    I feel like liereyys only weakness is late castle age and early imp with civs that don’t get bracer. He’s mastered the early imp with bracer civs but it feels like he doesn’t really know what to do here when his civ doesn’t get bracer.

    • @daarom3472
      @daarom3472 16 днів тому

      even with bracer civs it has dropped off simply because Xbow is less viable in the current meta. Basically civs like Britons, Vikings and Ethiopians have become less viable.
      Lierry used to be knife slashing through the middle of a base, that strat works less well nowadays with a higher focus on mobility and map control.

  • @ar1sm70
    @ar1sm70 17 днів тому

    Great list Hera, very logical :)

  • @SoundOfAViolin
    @SoundOfAViolin 17 днів тому

    Hera, great video! Im curious, in noble apartment cup, do you think if Liereyy drafted a bit better he could have won? The Goths and Cumans pick just seemed weird to me and not his playstyle.

  • @Calgaryman10
    @Calgaryman10 16 днів тому +1

    Vinch has been that "watch out" for many years already. Seems to top out as 5-10.

  • @leonardonishizaki174
    @leonardonishizaki174 17 днів тому +3

    MBL not in top10. Props to Sebastian, breaking top8 and probably getting an even better spot in 2025.

    • @aa01blue38
      @aa01blue38 17 днів тому

      I think MBL has a very good shot to become top 10 in 2025

  • @pointteaboy7113
    @pointteaboy7113 16 днів тому

    3:06 the result could have been shown more intuitively and easier to read. Important information such as which place the player end up, is hard to read (you have to go into each tournament and see which place it is and also lower number is better performance we have to keep keeping that in mind) only circling in green.
    while less relevant information such as tournament being S or A tier, is popping up in our eyes.
    the presentation is like writing a newspaper with the title in tiny font hiding in the corner and the less-important texts are big and full of color being all over the place.
    You cannot read the screen in 1 sec and get the information that you wanted to convey then it is not a good presentation, this screen is showing unprocessed information as if it is a script in google doc and just brutally copy-paste everything on the screen and let the reader processes those raw information.

  • @CJ-111
    @CJ-111 16 днів тому +1

    I would say vinch over the lord. Liereyy over Viper, it’s splitting hairs though. Can’t argue with #1 though. Bring on 2025

  • @R3stor
    @R3stor 16 днів тому +1

    How come "the smallest maps ever" showmatches from T90 and T-west are not in Stier group of tournaments???

  • @sefatasdelen3649
    @sefatasdelen3649 16 днів тому

    Regardless of the video, I would like to say that there are so many “ major” tournaments and so often that it is impossible to follow or get hyped anymore. Every time I look there is a tournament match between two very famous people and I don't enjoy watching tournaments or finals anymore.

  • @katwijk590
    @katwijk590 16 днів тому

    Like many of us who came back to AoE because of ZeroEmpires, Viper or T90, i think you are with your time investment in content creation just as big as an ‘ambassador’ for the game as them.
    2024 was your year, congrats

  • @SDizzzle
    @SDizzzle 16 днів тому +1

    2:43 Finishing 2nd place in *what* cup!??
    11

  • @mrskinny8555
    @mrskinny8555 16 днів тому

    We should rename Daut from The Lord to Lord Merlot because he's only getting better with age

  • @Lambopalooza
    @Lambopalooza 7 днів тому

    Can you and t90 please collab to make a top 10 jank strat video for ACCM?

  • @jk2duelingcommentaryandana744
    @jk2duelingcommentaryandana744 16 днів тому

    Hera is undisputed GOAT and it’s not close the results speak for themselves

  • @jond-yx7cr
    @jond-yx7cr 16 днів тому

    How about a tournament with a set of maps where a monster lives in the resources and gobbles up villagers at random intervals and you can give gaia gold or send villagers to worship a statue of Gaia in the middle of the map in order to make the monsters appear more often in your opponents resources... Forget it that sounds dumb as hell

  • @PurpleBraveGiraffe
    @PurpleBraveGiraffe 16 днів тому

    Nice video ! do a top 8 now..wait.

  • @alejandraliliagallardo3710
    @alejandraliliagallardo3710 16 днів тому

    Jajaja me dio risa la partida de fondo del final del video, esos explotonazos😂

  • @viper_fan
    @viper_fan 15 днів тому

    Congratulations for place one.
    Of course Viper still has it.

  • @SweetestFoil-s5z
    @SweetestFoil-s5z 16 днів тому

    I gotta respect the self awareness that this does seem like a major pat on the back... But he has been making these a long time, do you just stop a series because you're winning everything? Fair play.

  • @Action_Clips_CODM
    @Action_Clips_CODM 16 днів тому

    Are the A tier tournaments harder and why?

  • @Bayburtlu7
    @Bayburtlu7 15 днів тому

    Lierry is obviously levels ahead of Viper atm.

  • @louisstemler5004
    @louisstemler5004 16 днів тому

    I know Jordan stoped pro gaming, but what hapened to Villese this year? He used to be a real threat to top 10.

    • @HeraAgeofEmpires2
      @HeraAgeofEmpires2  16 днів тому +2

      he went full time engineering studies and part time aoe2

  • @TheSleepyBishop
    @TheSleepyBishop 16 днів тому

    Viper, hera, lierrey, yo, tatoh, vinchester, daut at least 7 have won S tiers, right?

  • @kylethe6248
    @kylethe6248 16 днів тому

    Dang it, I didn't make the list again...

  • @MC-wh3xm
    @MC-wh3xm 16 днів тому

    I mean its kinda undeniable you were the top player in 2024!

  • @drüamnami
    @drüamnami 16 днів тому

    congrats!

  • @powertester5596
    @powertester5596 10 днів тому

    All hail the 3K king 👑 🙌😊

  • @JG-nm9zk
    @JG-nm9zk 16 днів тому

    RIP Jordan

  • @lemarquisdemonocle
    @lemarquisdemonocle 16 днів тому +1

    No mbl seems so weird

  • @carlosjavierpalacios6793
    @carlosjavierpalacios6793 16 днів тому

    the AUDACITY 💀💀💀

  • @ReYDeR_PGB
    @ReYDeR_PGB 16 днів тому

    Another coronación de gloria!

  • @xiaonaps3529
    @xiaonaps3529 16 днів тому

    “Top micro and (awkward pause) economy player” 😂😂😂

  • @bossderbosse9939
    @bossderbosse9939 16 днів тому

    Whats going in with MBL 😮

  • @chrisl9112
    @chrisl9112 16 днів тому +1

    I can't believe Hoang has been snubbed yet again 😡 #Justice4Hoang #HeraIsAFraud

  • @RobinWalther-o2b
    @RobinWalther-o2b 16 днів тому

    hera is a rich men now.

  • @noahshipp6318
    @noahshipp6318 17 днів тому +1

    I haven't watched the video yet, but if DauT isn't #1 we riot

  • @TheShubrubles
    @TheShubrubles 16 днів тому

    😂😂😂😂😂 nice hera giving medal to hera

  • @michaelr4645
    @michaelr4645 16 днів тому

    You said 2024 when referring to vipers future success and strats

  • @agustinfranco0
    @agustinfranco0 16 днів тому

    thats so weird, i had myself as the best player on my own list

  • @SkynetVortex
    @SkynetVortex 16 днів тому

    What about MbL?

  • @dylanfalk3243
    @dylanfalk3243 16 днів тому

    Hera making this video to low key glaze himself lol

  • @Gustav2879
    @Gustav2879 16 днів тому

    you have forgotten Empiio

  • @apdj94
    @apdj94 17 днів тому

    5:42 I guessed “Hera”

  • @GolDRoger99999
    @GolDRoger99999 16 днів тому +1

    The only reason why Hera is the top player in 2024 because he’s the only player who won the most important tournament for us which is road to 3K.
    Honorable mention would be Sitaux/MBL because they gave you a really hard time to reach 3K.

  • @shacolin6546
    @shacolin6546 16 днів тому

    Got excited to see dogao back in a tournament, as a brazilian, but talk about getting the ice bucket. Shame he is past his prime, and I hope a brazilian player start standing out again. I sadly wasn't keeping track of AoE II during RiuT's era.

  • @rickychardzz
    @rickychardzz 16 днів тому

    Is heartt really better than sebastian ?
    Nice list by the way

    • @HeraAgeofEmpires2
      @HeraAgeofEmpires2  14 днів тому

      He beat him 3-0 in redbull when they matched up and has slightly better results overall

  • @hkggodka
    @hkggodka 16 днів тому

    Where does Villese go?

  • @jesusmgw
    @jesusmgw 14 днів тому

    Those bragging rights were well deserved.

  • @I_like_flying
    @I_like_flying 16 днів тому

    What about Hoang?!?!? Why is he not in top3 players?

  • @tobymdev
    @tobymdev 16 днів тому

    Nachov??

  • @NtK0000
    @NtK0000 16 днів тому

    Where is mbl

  • @andreiconstantinescu4125
    @andreiconstantinescu4125 16 днів тому

    wtf no barles?

  • @JG-nm9zk
    @JG-nm9zk 16 днів тому

    Hera was just playing the long game all those years ago to brag now.

  • @santiagowu5365
    @santiagowu5365 16 днів тому +1

    Vululuu!

  • @LuisM_Santana
    @LuisM_Santana 16 днів тому

    Nice meme bro 11111111111

  • @manix429
    @manix429 16 днів тому

    #humblebrag

  • @十里山路不換肩
    @十里山路不換肩 16 днів тому

    I thing Liereyy>Viper.

  • @thomasmuller546
    @thomasmuller546 16 днів тому

    As a humble ranked player I see myself within the top 10, just getting hold back by my mates dragging my elo down in soloq.

  • @Umdeuter
    @Umdeuter 16 днів тому

    Man, Hera, stop doing that. If anything make it a collaboration with some casters or so
    The overview for each player is great though!

  • @fdsfjhjtjtea6497
    @fdsfjhjtjtea6497 16 днів тому

    Davie should be number 1 imo

  • @SomaCoyote-z8l
    @SomaCoyote-z8l 15 днів тому

    ACCM FANS RISE UP

  • @watchman835
    @watchman835 16 днів тому

    Very subjective and conflict of interest to name Hera the number 1 player of the year…😂

  • @milliondollarart
    @milliondollarart 17 днів тому

    Hera let the other dogs eat, you dont have to win any A tier tourneys.

  • @Intedujag
    @Intedujag 16 днів тому +1

    no mbl is this a troll list?

    • @HeraAgeofEmpires2
      @HeraAgeofEmpires2  16 днів тому

      hes prolly top 11-15, his results just arent there consistently