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Regional Units
100

This civilization gains two line-of-sight increasing civ techs for free!

Who are the Byzantines?
100

This feudal age man may not be swift as the coursing river, but certainly has all the force of a great typhoon when it comes to killing scout cavalry.

Who is the Spearman?

100

Added in the Age of Kings, the Spanish are known for their fast Castle into Conquistador strats, but did you know they also have fully upgraded Elite Skirmishers, Halberdiers and Hussars?

Actually, the Spanish were added in The Conquerors

100

Huns

What are Houses?

100

This is by far the most widely available regional unit, available to all African, Middle Eastern and Central Asian civs.

What is the Camel Rider?

200

Keep a close eye on your sheep, because this civilization is able to capture them even if you have units next to them.

Who are the Celts?

200

This man, whose sword is a bit bigger than his predecessor's, is available to nearly every single civilisation.

Who is the Long Swordsman?

200

Joan of Arc is the first non-tutorial campaign of Age of Empires 2, and it follows the Maid of Orleans as she fights the Britons, the Teutons and of course, rival Frankish factions during the 100-years war. Except for the final mission of the campaign where we instead follow Guy Josselyne, a fictional French commander whose name is inspired by lead designer Sandy Petersen's family tree.

Actually, there are no Teuton enemies in Joan of Arc

200

Jurchens

What is the Long Swordsman?

200

This regional unit was introduced in the Conquerors expansion, and is now available to three civilizations.

What is the Eagle Scout/Warrior?

300

Of course we all want as many Chonkers on the field as we can get, that's why you should pick this civilisation whose team bonus increases elephant training speed.

Who are the Gurjaras?

300

This is the only unique unit from the Forgotten who is a man, or at least the only one with 'man' in their name.

Who is the Genoese Crossbowman?

300

Although the Bulgarians have no economic bonus, they are frequently among the top win rates in lower-elo games. Their automatic militia-line upgrades, cheaper blacksmith technologies and powerful cavalry utilizing their unique tech Stirrups may all be contributing factors to their performance.

Actually, the Bulgarians have an economic bonus: Their town centers only cost 50 stone

300

Tatars

What is Chain Mail Armour?

300

This is the regional unit with the highest base HP total.

What is the (Elite) Battle Elephant?

400

Down to only two applicable technologies now, this civilization reduces the cost of gunpowder technologies.

Who are the Turks?

400

Known for their swift horses and cheap buildings, these mans became a major feature of Red Bull Wololo 5.

Who are the Cumans?

400

In the Definitive edition, mission 6 of Montezuma has 3 Elite Cannon Galleons that you can capture in the top corner of the map to help you siege down the Spanish, but in the original Conquerors campaign, no ships can be found here.

Actually, in the original Conquerors campaign you can find three Turtle Ships instead

400

Sicilians

What is the Watch Tower?

400

This is the only Castle Age regional unit with exactly 1 base pierce armor.

What is the Steppe Lancer?

500

Food can be hard to come by, so make sure to pick this civ that specifically reduces the food cost of Bloodlines and Scout Cavalry upgrades.

Who are the Poles?

500

Clearly it is manlier to fight archers than buildings! Grab this reworked southeast asian tech now for just such an occasion.

What is Manipur cavalry?

500

In the original plans for Age of Empires 2, a few select civilisations were planned to be 'Raider civilisations' that could steal enemy resources and villagers. These included the Celts, the Vikings, the Huns and the Mongols.

Actually, the Huns were not planned for the original Age of Empires 2 release

500
Aztecs, Malians and Khitans

What is Galleon?

500

This cavalry civilization entered the game without a regional unit, but received one with the release of an expansion.

Who are the Lithuanians?

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