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Castle Age

Fast Castle

Skip heavy Feudal aggression and reach Castle Age quickly (under 9 min Feudal-to-Castle). Opens up knights, siege, or unique units.

Total Games
67,272
Win Rate
53.9%

Top Civilizations

Spanish civilization iconSpanish
60.3%6,657g
Turks civilization iconTurks
59.0%5,795g
Portuguese civilization iconPortuguese
51.2%3,681g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
55.4%3,324g
Bohemians civilization iconBohemians
53.7%2,707g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
51.5%2,479g
Franks civilization iconFranks
51.5%1,949g
Magyars civilization iconMagyars
54.5%1,633g
Tupi civilization iconTupi
56.1%1,602g
Italians civilization iconItalians
52.1%1,557g

Win Rate by Map

ArenaArena
55.5%25,612g
ArabiaArabia
53.3%17,119g
NomadNomad
55.5%6,555g
MegarandomMegarandom
51.8%4,108g
GladeGlade
54.2%2,724g
HideoutHideout
50.0%2,136g
EnclosedEnclosed
50.9%1,787g
Black ForestBlack Forest
53.7%1,024g
Golden PitGolden Pit
47.2%765g
IsthmusIsthmus
49.7%656g

About Fast Castle

Skip heavy Feudal aggression and reach Castle Age quickly (under 9 min Feudal-to-Castle). Opens up knights, siege, or unique units. Based on 67,272 ranked matches, this opening has an overall win rate of 53.9%. The strongest civilizations executing it right now are Spanish, Turks and Portuguese. Compare full civilization tier data on the tier list, dig into the full statistics table, check head‑to‑head win rates on the matchup matrix, or browse all openings on the meta overview.

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Win Rate by ELO Range

800-1000
56.0%11,832g
1000-1200
54.2%25,238g
1200-1400
54.2%12,743g
1400-1600
52.7%6,659g
1600-2200
50.7%7,693g
2200+
50.8%857g