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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
71,882
Win Rate
53.9%

Top Civilizations

Spanish civilization iconSpanish
60.3%7,175g
Turks civilization iconTurks
58.7%6,123g
Portuguese civilization iconPortuguese
50.8%4,009g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
55.5%3,554g
Bohemians civilization iconBohemians
53.7%2,861g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
51.3%2,593g
Franks civilization iconFranks
50.9%2,074g
Magyars civilization iconMagyars
55.2%1,904g
Tupi civilization iconTupi
56.0%1,754g
Italians civilization iconItalians
52.3%1,617g

Win Rate by Map

ArenaArena
55.4%27,258g
ArabiaArabia
53.5%18,679g
NomadNomad
55.6%6,641g
MegarandomMegarandom
51.5%4,551g
GladeGlade
54.2%2,724g
HideoutHideout
50.0%2,142g
EnclosedEnclosed
50.9%1,810g
Black ForestBlack Forest
53.7%1,024g
Golden PitGolden Pit
46.9%769g
IsthmusIsthmus
49.9%670g

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 71,882 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
55.9%12,520g
1000-1200
54.3%26,530g
1200-1400
54.1%13,452g
1400-1600
52.7%7,385g
1600-2200
50.9%8,611g
2200+
50.7%911g