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Most popular opening builds per civilization · parsed from ranked replays

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Map: Arabia·Games analyzed: 32,832·Updated: 2026-05-09

All Civilizations — Opening Breakdown

Opening
Scout Cavalry icon — Scout Rush opening
Scout Rush
20,574 games
51.4%
±0.7
Archer icon — Archer Rush opening
Archer Rush
16,118 games
49.6%
±0.8
Man At Arms icon — M@A Archers openingArcher icon — M@A Archers opening
M@A Archers
7,903 games
56.1%
±1.1
Villager icon — Other opening
Other
5,818 games
42.0%
±1.3
Man At Arms icon — M@A Rush opening
M@A Rush
3,689 games
48.8%
±1.6
Castle Age icon — FC Boom openingTown Center icon — FC Boom opening
FC Boom
3,242 games
46.1%
±1.7
Spearman icon — Pike Skirm openingSkirmisher icon — Pike Skirm opening
Pike Skirm
1,703 games
41.2%
±2.3
Watch Tower icon — Tower Rush opening
Tower Rush
1,664 games
45.8%
±2.4
Castle Age icon — Fast Castle opening
Fast Castle
1,611 games
55.9%
±2.4
Battle Elephant icon — Elephant Rush opening
Elephant Rush
712 games
49.6%
±3.7

Highest Win-Rate Openings

MilitiaArcher
Drush Archers
59.0%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
56.1%
MilitiaCastle Age
Drush FC
56.1%

Lowest Win-Rate Openings

SpearmanSkirmisher
Pike Skirm
41.2%
Serjeant
Serjeant Rush
45.2%
Militia
Drush
45.2%
Mongols civilization iconMongols4404 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2231
50.4%
Archer
Archer Rush
937
49.1%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
339
53.1%

+10 more openings

Magyars civilization iconMagyars3930 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
2598
51.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
524
49.6%
Villager
Other
244
37.7%

+10 more openings

Persians civilization iconPersians2774 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1454
53.0%
Archer
Archer Rush
519
50.3%
Villager
Other
287
44.9%

+10 more openings

Vietnamese civilization iconVietnamese2768 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1190
49.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
452
56.0%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
379
52.0%

+11 more openings

Franks civilization iconFranks2552 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1724
54.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
285
49.1%
Villager
Other
198
39.4%

+10 more openings

Khmer civilization iconKhmer2474 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
1109
51.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
426
54.7%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
363
50.7%

+8 more openings

Ethiopians civilization iconEthiopians2449 games
Archer
Archer Rush
1404
49.3%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
686
55.2%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
59
40.7%

+9 more openings

Japanese civilization iconJapanese1746 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
805
51.3%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
353
48.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
181
51.9%

+10 more openings

Byzantines civilization iconByzantines1581 games
Archer
Archer Rush
386
44.0%
Villager
Other
292
47.9%
SpearmanSkirmisher
Pike Skirm
282
51.4%

+9 more openings

Huns civilization iconHuns1537 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
670
53.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
305
57.0%
Villager
Other
108
40.7%

+10 more openings

Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians1525 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
726
51.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
194
49.0%
Villager
Other
159
42.8%

+10 more openings

Malians civilization iconMalians1415 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
444
60.8%
Archer
Archer Rush
249
56.2%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
244
49.2%

+10 more openings

Britons civilization iconBritons1401 games
Archer
Archer Rush
807
48.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
281
55.9%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
89
46.1%

+9 more openings

Chinese civilization iconChinese1397 games
Archer
Archer Rush
571
51.0%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
420
55.0%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
132
46.2%

+10 more openings

Hindustanis civilization iconHindustanis1387 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
720
55.1%
Archer
Archer Rush
262
51.9%
Villager
Other
109
45.0%

+9 more openings

Maya civilization iconMaya1380 games
Archer
Archer Rush
823
51.9%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
256
57.4%
Villager
Other
85
40.0%

+9 more openings

Wei civilization iconWei1341 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
650
54.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
299
50.2%
Villager
Other
204
45.6%

+10 more openings

Portuguese civilization iconPortuguese1330 games
Archer
Archer Rush
576
52.4%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
236
52.1%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
234
45.7%

+9 more openings

Tatars civilization iconTatars1226 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
471
46.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
395
53.4%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
126
57.1%

+10 more openings

Berbers civilization iconBerbers1224 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
610
53.4%
Archer
Archer Rush
235
51.1%
Villager
Other
157
40.1%

+10 more openings

Bulgarians civilization iconBulgarians1198 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
385
48.6%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
254
66.5%
Villager
Other
143
41.3%

+10 more openings

Khitans civilization iconKhitans1166 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
797
56.1%
Archer
Archer Rush
107
48.6%
Villager
Other
102
42.2%

+9 more openings

Spanish civilization iconSpanish1132 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
413
48.2%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
173
40.5%
Castle Age
Fast Castle
171
63.2%

+10 more openings

Saracens civilization iconSaracens1112 games
Archer
Archer Rush
557
47.8%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
223
47.1%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
117
55.6%

+10 more openings

Teutons civilization iconTeutons1080 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
435
54.0%
Watch Tower
Tower Rush
160
46.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
127
43.3%

+10 more openings

Goths civilization iconGoths990 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
343
51.6%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
182
52.7%
Villager
Other
95
47.4%

+10 more openings

Italians civilization iconItalians978 games
Archer
Archer Rush
428
50.7%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
217
60.8%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
142
53.5%

+10 more openings

Koreans civilization iconKoreans974 games
Archer
Archer Rush
418
51.7%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
126
65.1%
Watch Tower
Tower Rush
118
44.1%

+10 more openings

Aztecs civilization iconAztecs970 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
245
60.0%
Archer
Archer Rush
210
47.6%
Villager
Other
207
49.3%

+9 more openings

Poles civilization iconPoles917 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
525
47.8%
Archer
Archer Rush
117
42.7%
Villager
Other
85
38.8%

+9 more openings

Romans civilization iconRomans915 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
376
53.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
144
64.6%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
116
55.2%

+10 more openings

Celts civilization iconCelts896 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
221
66.1%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
188
47.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
110
50.0%

+10 more openings

Burgundians civilization iconBurgundians891 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
298
44.0%
Villager
Other
237
50.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
165
47.3%

+8 more openings

Vikings civilization iconVikings878 games
Archer
Archer Rush
296
49.7%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
234
61.1%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
89
46.1%

+10 more openings

Cumans civilization iconCumans870 games
Town CenterTown Center
2TC Feudal Boom
610
51.6%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
81
45.7%
Archer
Archer Rush
68
47.1%

+10 more openings

Sicilians civilization iconSicilians855 games
Serjeant
Serjeant Rush
509
45.2%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
151
47.0%
Archer
Archer Rush
57
47.4%

+8 more openings

SlavsSlavs834 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
319
49.8%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
138
52.2%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
111
47.7%

+10 more openings

Turks civilization iconTurks770 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
403
48.9%
Archer
Archer Rush
165
52.1%
Villager
Other
61
39.3%

+8 more openings

Jurchens civilization iconJurchens740 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
388
55.2%
Castle Age
Fast Castle
92
72.8%
Archer
Archer Rush
81
42.0%

+10 more openings

Malay civilization iconMalay728 games
Archer
Archer Rush
194
43.3%
Battle Elephant
Elephant Rush
164
52.4%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
130
59.2%

+11 more openings

Georgians civilization iconGeorgians708 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
436
45.4%
Archer
Archer Rush
112
45.5%
Villager
Other
41
34.1%

+10 more openings

Inca civilization iconInca697 games
Archer
Archer Rush
346
39.3%
Villager
Other
221
33.0%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
55
34.5%

+3 more openings

Bohemians civilization iconBohemians604 games
Archer
Archer Rush
233
48.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
86
55.8%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
64
35.9%

+9 more openings

Dravidians civilization iconDravidians589 games
Archer
Archer Rush
181
47.5%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
169
55.0%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
55
49.1%

+10 more openings

Bengalis civilization iconBengalis581 games
Archer
Archer Rush
183
45.9%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
134
52.2%
Villager
Other
61
49.2%

+8 more openings

Gurjaras civilization iconGurjaras580 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
264
55.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
141
54.6%
Villager
Other
60
51.7%

+7 more openings

Burmese civilization iconBurmese569 games
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
118
44.1%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
88
38.6%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
88
51.1%

+10 more openings

Shu civilization iconShu527 games
Archer
Archer Rush
279
53.8%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
90
63.3%
Scout Cavalry
Scout Rush
48
45.8%

+10 more openings

Tupi civilization iconTupi515 games
Archer
Archer Rush
160
51.2%
Villager
Other
129
42.6%
Castle Age
Fast Castle
127
55.9%

+3 more openings

Mapuche civilization iconMapuche432 games
Villager
Other
115
51.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
106
47.2%
SpearmanSkirmisher
Pike Skirm
93
41.9%

+3 more openings

Wu civilization iconWu432 games
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
145
52.4%
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
81
54.3%
Archer
Archer Rush
55
41.8%

+9 more openings

Armenians civilization iconArmenians411 games
Man At Arms
M@A Rush
130
50.8%
Man At ArmsArcher
M@A Archers
74
43.2%
Archer
Archer Rush
72
41.7%

+9 more openings

Muisca civilization iconMuisca284 games
Archer
Archer Rush
170
47.1%
Villager
Other
69
33.3%
Castle AgeTown Center
FC Boom
22
40.9%

+3 more openings

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