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Age of Empires 2

Best Age of Empires 2 civilizations

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37contenders high-voltage

3.2kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 04:00 PM

Persians1341

The worldwide ranking generated by 3.2k votes

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Persians1341

Cumans1325

Magyars1305

Saracens1295

Ethiopians1289

Vikings1284

Lithuanians1271

Mongols1267

Franks1260

#10

Slavs1257

#11

Berbers1255

#12

Portuguese1246

#13

Burgundians1239

Spanish1224

Chinese1217

Tatars1217

Japanese1205

Huns1202

Mayans1193

Vietnamese1191

Bulgarians1190

#22

Turks1183

#23

Goths1181

#24

Malians1177

#25

Celts1170

#26

Incas1168

#27

Britons1154

#28

Italians1149

#29

Khmer1145

#30

Indians1140

#31

Byzantines1138

#32

Aztecs1134

#33

Sicilians1122

#34

Teutons1101

#35

Koreans1087

#36

Burmese1052

#37

Malay1029

What the community says

Persians leads with an ELO of 1,341, ahead of Cumans (1,325) and Magyars (1,305). Ranked over 3,223 duels between 37 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.