AoE2 DB

The complete Age of Empires II database

Every civilization, unit, building and technology — with exact in-game figures, attack bonuses and armor classes, plus a counter matrix derived live from the data, so it stays correct across balance patches.

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59Civilizations800Units470Buildings1,429Technologies

Live ladder win rates

The one thing the game files don't carry: how each civ actually performs. These are the strongest civilizations right now, measured from 1.9M ranked 1v1 games on patch 162286.

1Romans54.3%2Bulgarians53.4%3Sicilians52.1%4Vikings52.0%5Malay51.9%6Wu51.9%

Green = significantly above 50% at 95% confidence. The full table breaks win rate down by elo bracket and map, with play rates and the civ-vs-civ matchup matrix.

Tools

Counter Matrix

What counters X? A live counter matrix from every unit's attack bonuses and armor

Army Counter Planner

Enter the enemy army and your civ — get the exact units to build to counter it, ranked and filtered to your tech tree

Battle Simulator

Pit any two units against each other — who wins, how many survive and what the fight costs, computed live from in-game stats

Civ Matchups

Pick your opponent's civ (or a whole lineup) and see the best civ to play against it — ranked by how hard each one counters their signature units

Civ Compare

Compare any two civilizations side by side — bonuses, units and tech-tree gaps

Production Planner

How many Barracks, Archery Ranges and Stables to mass your army by a deadline — plus the villager income to sustain it

Trade Cart Calculator

How much gold a Trade Cart route earns — gold per trip, round-trip time and gold per second, plus the fleet size for any income target

Build Orders

Scouts, Archers, Fast Castle and more as structured, filterable build cards

What beats what

Camel

Camel

Cavalry

All matchups
Strong against
Cavalry+8–18Ships+5–9Camels+5–9

Every counter here is the bonus damage a unit deals to an armor class, read straight from the game's figures — so it stays correct across balance patches.

Civ vs. Civ win rates

Win rates tell you who's strong overall — matchups tell you who to fear. Pick a top civ to see its easiest and hardest opponents on the 1v1 ladder, then tap any matchup for exactly what to build against every unit they field.

Romans

Romans

best & worst opponents on the 1v1 ladder

All matchups

Each figure is the picked civ's win rate against that opponent across every ranked 1v1 game the two were drawn together (patch 162286) — the game count is shown so you can weigh how settled each matchup is.

Database

Civilizations

All 59 civs with bonuses, team bonus, unique units, unique techs and focus

Units

Every unit with exact stats, cost, attack bonuses and armor classes

Unique Units

One signature unit per civilization, cross-linked to counters

Buildings

Every building with HP, cost, garrison and what it trains

Technologies

All 1,429 techs with cost, research time, effects and source building

Tech Tree

The full interactive tech tree for any civilization — what each civ can build and research, by age

Maps

All maps

Every random, real-world and special map with its generation style and terrain

Arabia

The default open land map — sparse water, lots of room to fight

Arena

Walled-in start for safe booming into a big mid-game push

Black Forest

Forest walls and chokepoints — trash wars and long games

Nomad

No starting Town Center — scout, settle and survive the open start

Islands

Everyone on their own island — the water map decided by navies

Migration

Start on a small island, then sail to the mainland to expand

Hideout

Forest-walled but with early openings — a faster closed map

Four Lakes

Land and water both matter — a hybrid of open play and navies

Reference

Game Guide

Where to play (PC, Xbox, PS5 and Mac), what the editions and DLC include, and how to get started

Campaign Timeline

Every campaign in chronological order — real-world year, DLC and playable civ

Farming & Rates

Gather-rate tables — wheelbarrow, hand cart and civ farming bonuses

Hotkeys

Default hotkeys and recommended ranked settings

Taunts

Every taunt number and its message, ready to memorise

Cheat Codes

Every cheat code and what it spawns or unlocks

Achievements

Every achievement grouped by DLC with completion notes