In Age of Empires Mobile, hero pairings are critical for success in different game modes. Without good pairings, players will struggle to progress. Key factors to consider when pairing heroes include whether you’re defending, attacking, playing PvP, PvE, or gathering, and troop-type synergy. To help, a best pairings list has been created to guide players on optimal hero combinations, ensuring better performance and avoiding mismatches that can lead to defeat.
Unlike other games, Age of Empires Mobile features stacking talent tree builds for both heroes in a pairing, meaning all talent trees are active. It’s important to level up all heroes to maximize points. As new heroes and pairings emerge, the list will be updated for players to stay competitive.
| Hero 1 | Hero 2 | Hero 3 | Optional Hero | Troop Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josephine |  Harald |  King David |  Gao Meng |  Swordsmen |
 Hua Mulan | Josephine |  Rani Durgavati | King David |  Archer |
 Leonidas |  Joan Of Arc |  Frederick Barbarossa |  Wu Wei |  Pikemen |
 Guan Yu | Harald | Rani Durgavati |  Cavalry | |
 King Arthur |  Miyamoto Musashi |  Constantine the Great | Harald | Swordsmen |
Miyamoto Musashi | Constantine the Great |  Hammurabi | King David | Swordsmen |
 Sun Tzu |  Philip IV |  Theodora |  Baldassi | Swordsmen |
Josephine | Hammurabi | King David | Swordsmen | |
 Richard | Leonidas | Frederick Barbarossa | Wu Wei | Pikemen |
 Julius Caesar |  Octavian |  Queen of Sheba |  Thanius | Pikemen |
 Cid |  Khalid | Queen of Sheba |  Axel | Cavalry |
 Hannibal |  Justinian the Great |  Attila The Hun |  Clyde | Cavalry |
Guan Yu | Harald | Attila The Hun | Rani Durgavati | Cavalry |
Hua Mulan | Josephine | Attila The Hun | King David | Archer |
 Suleiman |  Queen Seondeok | Theodora |  Yuan Xia | Archer |