Franks at a glance

This civ is versatile, with strength across Cavalry, Ranged and Infantry -- allowing flexible strategies that adapt to any opponent. Strong anti-cavalry defense with Halberdier to hold positions against cavalry pushes. Vulnerable to massed archers -- consider aggressive play before ranged compositions develop. Pushing behind trebuchets maximizes the ranged advantage -- set up trebs and let Elite Throwing Axeman protect them.

Cavalry: Paladin (Signature), Light Cavalry (Bad)

Ranged: Crossbowman (Worst), Heavy Cavalry Archer (Worst), Elite Throwing Axeman (Signature), Hand Cannoneer (Generic), Heavy Scorpion (Generic), Elite Skirmisher (Situational)

Infantry: Champion (Generic), Halberdier (Generic)

Siege: Bombard Cannon (Generic), Cannon Galleon (Generic), Onager, Capped Ram (Generic), Trebuchet (Generic)

Navy: Heavy Demo Ship (Situational), Fast Fire Ship (Generic), Galleon (Bad), Carrack (Generic)

Tiers come from full round-robin battle simulations at Imperial-age upgrades — see how it works.