Chinese
Chinese — an Archer and Gunpowder civilization from East Asia.
Archer and Gunpowder · East Asian
Ranked Stats
1v1 RM · Update 162286Win rate by Elo
Win rate by map
- Africanclearing57.29%
- Saltmarsh55.33%
- Frigidlake53.84%
- Steppe↗53.2%
- Landnomad52.01%
- Enclosed51.99%
- Canals49.59%
- Thepassage49.21%
- Graveyards49.16%
- Socotra49.06%
Win rate by patch
Source: aoestats.io ranked ladder archive (all-time) · 50% = average
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Win-rate edge vs each opponent (50% = average). Team = when the opponent is on the enemy side; confounded by the 3 other civs. Source: aoestats.io ranked ladder archive (all-time)
Civ Bonuses
- Start with +3 Villagers, but -50 wood and -200 food
- Technologies cost -5/10/15% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Town Centers +7 line of sight and provide +15 population space
- Fire Lancers and Fire Ships move +5/10% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Team Bonus: Farms +10% food
Unique Units
Unique Techs
- Great Wall — Walls, Watch Tower-line and Bombard Towers +30% HP
- Rocketry — Scorpions, Rocket Carts and Lou Chuans +25% attack; Lou Chuans fire rockets
Chinese are an Archer civilization from East Asia.
How to Play Chinese
Ideal opening (Dark → Castle): Lean on the three extra starting villagers and open with a Scout Rush. The economy lead lets you stay flexible — apply early Feudal pressure, weather whatever your opponent throws back, and then let the head-start in villager numbers snowball you into a strong Castle Age.
Ideal late-game composition: Anchor your army on massed Arbalests or Chu Ko Nu for ranged firepower, screen them with cheap Light Cavalry to chase down skirmishers and raiders, and add Trebuchets to crack down standing buildings and defenses.
Deathball composition (closed maps / team games): Build a slow, grinding ball of Heavy Scorpions and Chu Ko Nu for overlapping volleys, push it forward behind Cavalier as a melee shield, and bring Trebuchets to demolish fortifications as you advance.
Recommended build: Chinese Fast Feudal