AoE4 civs from worst to best (according to the stats!)

What are the best and worst civilizations in AoE4? Let's dive into the stats!

0:45 Abbasids
2:45 Delhi Sultanate
4:05 Holy Roman Empire
5:02 Chinese
5:55 English
7:00 Rus
8:05 French
9:18 Mongols

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Game: Age of Empires IV

[ChristopherMB]

No civilization can get over 50% win rate on all maps.
Unless you are, of course, the Mongols

[ChewingGumFlavor]

"It's Genghis Khan, we must flee!"
- Aoe4 players when they get tower rushed by Mongols

[TheRealLanMisa]

There is one little thing to look out for: All the graphs are scaled differently, so a vast gap for one of the earlier civs (like Delhi) in winrate may be a 20% difference while for something like the Rus it's more like 6%.

[ChewingGumFlavor]

French winning against English on water? What is this, Napoleon's wet dream?

[nanoboso]

AoE game designer: I would have an OP French civ
AoE community: How original
AoE game designer: And a top tier Mongol civ
AoE community: Daring today aren't we

[NekoGamiSamaa]

If we weren't entertained by maths and stats, we wouldn't be subscribed to the channel, lol

[markymark]

You really have to appreciate the historical accuracy of the Rus having their worst match up be the Mongols.

[asuncionpryor]

So one thing to consider when looking at "win rate based on length of game" is that the relative volume of games that end in that timeframe is also significant, particularly with very early games. For example if a civilization has no tools for rushing an opponent but have very good early-game defensive options, just looking at the win rate might suggest they are "bad" at early game because they are never looking to end games early. But if there are very few games that in this length range because they almost always survive the early game, then calling them bad can be deceptive. And in general why WOULD you be picking a non-rushing civ in order to win a game in under 10 minutes? So player behavior also comes into play.

I'm not claiming that any AoE4 civs fit into that category; just pointing it out as a factor.

[EicnaJR]

French losing on French pass sound like the most French thing ever.

[youhavenoMARBAS]

8 Abbasid dynasty 0:45
7 Delhi Sultanate 2:47
6 Holy roman empire 4:10
5 Chinese 5:04
4 English 5:58
3 Rus 7:00
2 French 8:10
1 Mongols 9:24

[DeniableWhistle]

It's a little interesting that the 4 worst civs were the ones that didn't have their own single-player campaigns.

[FoxEatingBamboo]

Mongols are the best civ? That's just historical accuracy.

[salt_]

Ah Abbasid, nice to see nothing has changed since AoE2 Saracens

[PsydeON]

It somehow feels very fitting for the French to have a bad winrate on French Pass

[micaeldelalibera]

No civilization can get over 50% win rate on all maps

Mongols - *we are the exception*

[ANSELAbitsxb]

Just keep in mind that with the HRE the reason they do so poorly early on is because most players are just trying to go fast imp instead of using the massive eco bonus to fight

[noofconsequence]

Mongols: are winning severely.
*throat-singing intensifies*

[bananapie]

I'm a pure Abbasid after going through the civs and learning them, and I have a winrate I'm very happy with. The "trick" is go heavy spears early on, fast castle, and squeeze out a mangonal. At that point you are really uncontested in matchups. I try not to get greedy with a second town center until I have some map control, and being that spearmen can run across the map then build siege, it's pretty simple. I haven't played a game yet where camel archers even were remotely a good idea, but I do get some camels out to buff infantry. I love them and for the first time ever in an Age game I feel really competitive :) Btw I LOVE YOUR VIDS!

[MrAllmightyCornholioz]

0:45 Al'usrat aleabaasiat hi al'aswa'a.
2:45 दिल्ली सल्तनत खराब है।
4:05 Das Heilige Römische Reich ist schlecht.
5:02 中國人很壞。
5:55 The English are good.
7:00 Русы хорошие.
8:05 Les Français sont bons.
9:18 Монголчууд хамгийн шилдэг нь.

[SFtheWolf]

I wish there was a channel like yours for every esport (especially fighting games) focusing on statistical analysis