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Most popular opening builds per civilization · parsed from ranked replays

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Map: Arabia·Games analyzed: 284,615·Updated: 2026-05-31

All Civilizations — Opening Breakdown

Opening
Scout Cavalry icon — Scout Rush opening
Scout Rush
156,955 games
52.0%
±0.2
Archer icon — Archer Rush opening
Archer Rush
134,619 games
50.1%
±0.3
Man At Arms icon — M@A Archers openingArcher icon — M@A Archers opening
M@A Archers
58,756 games
54.2%
±0.4
Villager icon — Other opening
Other
56,533 games
41.2%
±0.4
Castle Age icon — FC Boom openingTown Center icon — FC Boom opening
FC Boom
41,966 games
48.7%
±0.5
Man At Arms icon — M@A Rush opening
M@A Rush
39,036 games
51.2%
±0.5
Watch Tower icon — Tower Rush opening
Tower Rush
17,702 games
45.0%
±0.7
Castle Age icon — Fast Castle opening
Fast Castle
17,119 games
53.3%
±0.7
Spearman icon — Pike Skirm openingSkirmisher icon — Pike Skirm opening
Pike Skirm
14,319 games
41.4%
±0.8
Militia icon — Drush Archers openingArcher icon — Drush Archers opening
Drush Archers
6,458 games
57.0%
±1.2
Battle Elephant icon — Elephant Rush opening
Elephant Rush
6,081 games
51.7%
±1.3

Highest Win-Rate Openings

MilitiaArcher
Drush Archers
57.0%
MilitiaCastle Age
Drush FC
56.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
54.2%

Lowest Win-Rate Openings

Militia
Drush
41.3%
SpearmanSkirmisher
Pike Skirm
41.4%
Watch Tower
Tower Rush
45.0%
Mongols civilization iconMongols37291 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
17666
52.0%
Archer
Archer Rush
7379
50.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2815
51.9%

+10 more openings

Magyars civilization iconMagyars30077 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
19530
52.6%
Archer
Archer Rush
3713
47.5%
Villager
Other
1751
33.6%

+11 more openings

Franks civilization iconFranks26144 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
15133
54.8%
Villager
Other
2666
38.8%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
2572
51.6%

+10 more openings

Vietnamese civilization iconVietnamese23964 games
Archer
Archer Rush
10995
51.7%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3271
51.2%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2859
55.0%

+12 more openings

Persians civilization iconPersians21631 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
9733
53.5%
Archer
Archer Rush
4089
51.8%
Villager
Other
2744
45.4%

+10 more openings

Ethiopians civilization iconEthiopians20050 games
Archer
Archer Rush
11878
51.0%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
4466
55.6%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
897
45.2%

+11 more openings

Khmer civilization iconKhmer17600 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
6961
50.5%
Archer
Archer Rush
3411
51.0%
Battle Elephant
Elephant Rush
2413
50.9%

+11 more openings

Japanese civilization iconJapanese14755 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
5278
53.4%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
3696
50.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
1377
44.4%

+10 more openings

Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians14422 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
6568
51.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
1830
46.9%
Villager
Other
1657
42.6%

+11 more openings

Byzantines civilization iconByzantines13364 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3222
48.2%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2404
50.7%
Villager
Other
2347
44.8%

+10 more openings

Britons civilization iconBritons13063 games
Archer
Archer Rush
7260
50.8%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2063
53.5%
Villager
Other
789
35.5%

+10 more openings

Maya civilization iconMaya12743 games
Archer
Archer Rush
7322
51.4%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2269
57.2%
Villager
Other
1030
41.5%

+9 more openings

Chinese civilization iconChinese12638 games
Archer
Archer Rush
5365
51.9%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3254
53.9%
Villager
Other
1147
40.4%

+10 more openings

Huns civilization iconHuns12617 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
5133
54.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
2749
55.5%
Villager
Other
936
38.8%

+10 more openings

Spanish civilization iconSpanish12243 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3375
48.9%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
2306
49.2%
Castle Age
Fast Castle
1900
59.7%

+10 more openings

Hindustanis civilization iconHindustanis12049 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
5057
55.1%
Archer
Archer Rush
2186
50.5%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
1301
58.8%

+10 more openings

Bulgarians civilization iconBulgarians11316 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
4676
53.8%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1684
56.4%
Villager
Other
1220
42.2%

+10 more openings

Wei civilization iconWei10968 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
4631
53.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
2197
49.4%
Villager
Other
1850
46.5%

+10 more openings

Portuguese civilization iconPortuguese10275 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3757
50.6%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1510
48.7%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1462
54.6%

+10 more openings

Malians civilization iconMalians10078 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2828
59.6%
Archer
Archer Rush
1663
53.3%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1593
49.5%

+11 more openings

Tatars civilization iconTatars9970 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3739
51.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
3012
51.4%
Villager
Other
859
37.4%

+11 more openings

Teutons civilization iconTeutons9708 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2859
53.6%
Villager
Other
1272
41.4%
Watch Tower
Tower Rush
1233
49.4%

+10 more openings

Berbers civilization iconBerbers9359 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
4447
52.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
1806
51.2%
Villager
Other
1115
44.9%

+10 more openings

Romans civilization iconRomans9314 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
4231
57.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1310
57.1%
Villager
Other
964
47.4%

+10 more openings

Goths civilization iconGoths9223 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
3331
54.2%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1533
53.9%
Villager
Other
835
41.9%

+11 more openings

Burgundians civilization iconBurgundians9065 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2602
47.8%
Villager
Other
2440
48.8%
Archer
Archer Rush
1568
48.0%

+10 more openings

Vikings civilization iconVikings9050 games
Archer
Archer Rush
2518
54.0%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
2256
58.6%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
1292
52.3%

+10 more openings

Saracens civilization iconSaracens8991 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3964
50.8%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1603
45.4%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
965
48.8%

+11 more openings

Koreans civilization iconKoreans8642 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3089
52.7%
Watch Tower
Tower Rush
1307
45.6%
Villager
Other
999
39.9%

+11 more openings

Italians civilization iconItalians8457 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3633
50.6%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1443
54.9%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1205
48.6%

+10 more openings

Cumans civilization iconCumans8426 games
Town CenterTown Center
2TC Feudal Boom
5669
51.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
713
43.9%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
676
46.4%

+12 more openings

Aztecs civilization iconAztecs8303 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1918
55.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
1734
46.3%
Villager
Other
1695
48.6%

+10 more openings

Sicilians civilization iconSicilians8281 games
Serjeant
Serjeant Rush
5313
51.1%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1005
51.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
479
49.9%

+10 more openings

Poles civilization iconPoles8260 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3895
50.5%
Archer
Archer Rush
1282
46.6%
Villager
Other
867
39.2%

+11 more openings

Khitans civilization iconKhitans8245 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
5190
55.4%
Archer
Archer Rush
780
46.9%
Villager
Other
720
39.4%

+10 more openings

Celts civilization iconCelts8163 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1802
55.4%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
1800
51.8%
Villager
Other
894
39.6%

+10 more openings

Turks civilization iconTurks6989 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3136
49.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
1447
48.0%
Villager
Other
674
31.8%

+10 more openings

SlavsSlavs6931 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2237
50.9%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
1064
50.2%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
947
55.4%

+10 more openings

Malay civilization iconMalay6506 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1481
50.6%
Battle Elephant
Elephant Rush
1437
55.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1015
54.2%

+11 more openings

Bohemians civilization iconBohemians6403 games
Archer
Archer Rush
2178
51.1%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
910
50.3%
Villager
Other
768
36.5%

+10 more openings

Inca civilization iconInca6349 games
Archer
Archer Rush
3066
40.2%
Villager
Other
1953
39.6%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
540
41.3%

+4 more openings

Gurjaras civilization iconGurjaras5629 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2117
51.4%
Archer
Archer Rush
1630
51.0%
Villager
Other
669
43.3%

+10 more openings

Jurchens civilization iconJurchens5612 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
3034
52.6%
Archer
Archer Rush
813
46.6%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
477
50.3%

+10 more openings

Georgians civilization iconGeorgians5527 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2981
48.6%
Archer
Archer Rush
921
47.4%
Villager
Other
421
41.6%

+10 more openings

Burmese civilization iconBurmese5497 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1062
49.6%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
926
48.5%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
808
49.1%

+11 more openings

Bengalis civilization iconBengalis5306 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1332
49.1%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1095
50.9%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
654
47.2%

+10 more openings

Dravidians civilization iconDravidians5257 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1474
53.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
1376
48.1%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
545
55.2%

+10 more openings

Tupi civilization iconTupi5043 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1513
46.4%
Villager
Other
1133
46.1%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
923
54.7%

+3 more openings

Armenians civilization iconArmenians4799 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
1715
53.4%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
860
45.5%
Archer
Archer Rush
650
48.8%

+10 more openings

Shu civilization iconShu4444 games
Archer
Archer Rush
2132
52.2%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
719
57.4%
Castle Age
Fast Castle
387
56.3%

+10 more openings

Mapuche civilization iconMapuche3754 games
Villager
Other
1051
47.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
976
47.2%
SpearmanSkirmisher
Pike Skirm
809
47.6%

+3 more openings

Wu civilization iconWu3588 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
1012
54.2%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
693
54.1%
Archer
Archer Rush
474
48.5%

+10 more openings

Muisca civilization iconMuisca2844 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1555
44.2%
Villager
Other
734
41.1%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
215
38.6%

+3 more openings

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