Civilization Compositions

All recommended civilization compositions include:

• A siege unit for pushing.

• A stone-costing building (Castle or Tower) for support.

Exact choices may vary depending on the match and your opponent’s civilization, but you can rarely go wrong with the setups below.

Armenians – Composite Bowmen (UU) + Champions + Trebuchets + Castles
Aztecs – Jaguar Warriors (UU) + Skirmishers + Trebuchets + Castles
Bengalis – Elephant Archers + Light Cavalry + Trebuchets + Castle
Berbers – Camel Archers + Hussars + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Bohemians – Halberdiers + Hand Cannoneers + Houfnice + Castles
Britons – Longbowmen (UU) + Halberdiers + Trebuchets + Castles
Bulgarians – Konniks (UU) + Scorpions + Trebuchets + Kreposts
Burgundians – Hand Cannoneers + Paladins + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Byzantines – Skirmishers + Camels + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Celts – Halberdiers + Scorpions + Siege Rams + Castles
Chinese – Chu Ko Nu (UU) + Light Cavalry + Trebuchets + Castles
Cumans – Kipchaks (UU) + Hussars + Trebuchets + Castles
Dravidians – Skirmishers + Champions + Halberdiers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Ethiopians – Arbalests + Halberdiers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Franks – Halberdiers + Hand Cannoneers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Georgians – Monaspas (UU) + Hand Cannoneers + Trebuchets + Castles/Towers
Goths – Huskarls (UU) + Halberdiers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Gurjaras – Elephant Archers + Hussars + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Hindustanis – Imperial Camels + Hand Cannoneers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Huns – Hussars + Cavalry Archers + Trebuchets + Castles
Incas – Kamayuks (UU) + Skirmishers + Rams + Castles
Italians – Genoese Crossbowmen (UU) + Hussars + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Japanese – Halberdiers + Cavalry Archers + Trebuchets + Towers
Jurchens – Iron Pagodas (UU) + Cavalry Archers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Khmers – Ballista Elephants (UU) + Hussars + Trebuchets + Castles
Khitans – UU + Skirmishers + Mounted Trebuchets + Trebuchets + Castles
Koreans – Halberdiers + Rocket Carts (UU) + Bombard Cannons + Towers
Lithuanians – Leitis (UU) + Skirmishers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Malians – Gbeto (UU) + Light Cavalry + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Magyars – Cavalry Archers + Winged Hussars (UU) + Trebuchets + Castles
Malay – Arbalests + Elephants + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Mayans – Eagle Warriors + Halberdiers + Rams + Castles
Mongols – Mangudai (UU) + Hussars + Trebuchets + Castles
Persians – Hand Cannoneers + Savars + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Poles – Cavaliers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Portuguese – Arbalests + Cavaliers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Romans – Halberdiers + Scorpions + Rams + Castles
Saracens – Mamelukes (UU) + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Shu – White Feather Guards (UU) + Arbalests + Unique Hero + Traction Trebuchets + Castles
Sicilians – Serjeants (UU) + Halberdiers + Rams + Donjons
Slavs – Halberdiers + Scorpions + Rams + Castles
Spanish – Conquistadors (UU) + Hussars + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Tatars – Cavalry Archers + Hussars + Trebuchets + Castles
Teutons – Halberdiers + Hand Cannoneers + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Turks – Cavalry Archers + Hussars + Bombard Cannons + Bombard Towers
Vietnamese – Rattan Archers (UU) + Light Cavalry + Bombard Cannons + Castles
Vikings – Champions + Arbalests + Trebuchets + Castles
Wei – Tiger Cavalry (UU) + Xianbei Riders + Unique Hero + Traction Trebuchets + Castles
Wu – Fire Archers (UU) + Halberdiers + Hero + Traction Trebuchets + Castles