Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

Top Civilizations

This list does not include the new Rise of Rome Expansion

1. Lithuanians
   • Cavalry and Monk Civ
   • Extra food to start
   • Extra units with relics
   • Unique Unit: Leiti and Winged Hussar
2. Vikings
   • Naval and Infantry Civ
   • Unique Unit: Longboat and Berserker
   • Berserker regenerates health while resting
3. Mayans
   • Archer Civ
   • Versatile with the ability to dominate on any map type
   • Good archer counter: skirmishers throw an extra spear
   • Unique Unit: Plumed Archer
4. Britons
   • Archer Civ
   • Unique Unit: Longbowman
   • Longest archer range in the game
5. Persians
   • Cavalry Civ
   • Unique Unit: War Elephants
6. Chinese
   • Archer Civ
   • Unique Unit: Cho Ko Nu
   • Start with extra villagers, but no food
7. Cumans
   • Cavalry Civ
   • Feudal age building privledges
   • Unique Unit: Kipchaks
8. Huns
   • Cavalry Civ
   • No houses needed
   • Unique Unit: Tarkan
   • Enemy relics generate half the normal rate
9. Aztecs
   • Infantry Civ
   • 33% more gold generated from relics
   • Unique Unit: Jaguar and Eagle Warriors
10. Malians
    • Many tech bonuses
    • Strong all around civ
11. Byzantines
    • Defensive Civ
    • Almost every tech is available
    • Unique Unit: Cataphract
    • Cataphract is one of the most powerful units in the game
12. Tatars
    • Cavalry Civ
    • Bad infantry and converstion resistance
    • Unique Unit: Keshik
    • Keshik generates gold with each attack
13. Koreans
    • Defensive Civ
    • Free upgrades and longer range for towers
    • Unique Unit: War wagon, Turtle Ship
14. Franks
    • Powerful cavalry civ
    • Faster food collection
    • Castles built for 488 stone
    • Unique Unit: Throwing axeman

Fast Castle

• First two villagers build a house, third villager builds additional house
• Next 3 to food (6)
• 4 to wood and build lumber camp
• 4 to berries and build mill, one needs to build houses
• 2 to boar/sheep/berries then to farms
• 5 to wood
• 2 to gold and build mining camp
• 6 to stone
• Loom and Feudal
• Use stone miners to build walls as needed
• Build market and blacksmith (2 and 1 villager respectivley)
• 1 to house and farm
• Castle age
• Monastary and get relics and build castle
• Keep building up military and economy