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Spanish

Spanish — a Gunpowder and Monk civilization from Southern Europe.

Gunpowder and Monk · Southern European

Ranked Stats

1v1 RM · Update 162286
Tier
B
Win rate
50.83%
±0.1
Play rate
3.3%
Team
50.93%
B

Win rate by Elo

Win rate by map

Win rate by patch

Source: aoestats.io ranked ladder archive (all-time) · 50% = average

Matchups

Strongest against

Weakest against

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

  • Builders work +30% faster
  • Receive +20 gold for each technology researched
  • Blacksmith upgrades cost no gold
  • Gunpowder Units attack +18% faster
  • Cannon Galleons fire more accurately at moving targets

Team Bonus: Trade Units generate +25% gold

Unique Units

conquistador
Conquistador
HP
55
Attack
16
Range
6
70f 60g
missionary
Missionary
Stats not yet available for Missionary.

Unique Techs

  • Inquisition — Monks and Missionaries convert faster; Missionaries +1 range
  • Supremacy — Villagers +40 HP, +6 attack, +2 melee/+2 pierce armor

Spanish are a Gunpowder and Monk civilization from Southern Europe.

How to Play Spanish

Ideal opening (Dark → Castle): Spanish are flexible in the early game — open with whatever suits the map, whether scouts, a spear-skirmisher mix, or archers. The priority is securing your stone reserves, since the Castle Age plan revolves around massing Conquistadors out of one or more Castles.

Ideal late-game composition: Transition into a Supremacy-style army of buffed villagers backing up Bombard Towers for defense, with Halberdiers to stop cavalry and Hussars to clean up skirmishers and raid. The free Blacksmith upgrades keep this trash-heavy mix surprisingly resilient.

Deathball composition (closed maps / team games): Roll forward with Conquistadors and Paladins as the core, supported by Inquisition-boosted Monks for conversions and healing, plus Trebuchets and Bombard Cannons to crack buildings and siege from range.

Recommended build: Scout Rush