Malians (Infantry is really strong on this civilization)

Incas (never dictates the pace of the match, but got formidable counter to anything)įranks (buffed cavalry makes it the best cavalry faction, faster axemen makes it a viable imperial raiding unit were you to reach late game) )īritons (crazy flush, archer spam is much harder to counter than to pilot) Japanese (Bloodlines + Arrowslit on the same faction?. Huns (even with the -10/-15% cost nerf to CA, their feudal age / castle is dominant)Ĭelts (The most solid 1vs1 civilization with no weaknesses and crazy trash)Īztec (the loom nerf put them a bit behind for now, still crazy power)Įthiopians (a well micro-managed shotel warrior spam is just too strong) Mongols (The gods of Age of Empire II: Mangudai rate of fire, strong from dark age till imperial with faster villager, higher RoF from CA, and ridiculous siege power) I will list the only 'competitive' civilizations for 1v1, so don't get surprised some are not listed. As a current 1700 player, I would like to give you an idea & approximation of who is the best in the standard 1v1 format overall, taking into account the Drush, Flush, FC, unique units, traits, and late game consisting of mostly trash.

Age of empires 3 tier list