Rankings at a glance

Land units are scored by Simulation V3 in equal-resource matchups at full Imperial upgrades, averaged across five seeded runs. Higher is stronger. Below are the top units in each category; use the interactive table above to explore every line, civ, and matchup.

Best Infantry

#	Unit	Civilization	Score
1	Elite Kamayuk	Incas	100.0
2	Champion	Armenians	92.4
3	Champion	Vikings	89.7
4	Elite Fire Lancer	Koreans	87.2
5	Elite Teutonic Knight	Teutons	86.7
6	Elite Jaguar Warrior	Aztecs	85.4
7	Champion	Goths	80.2
8	Legionary	Romans	80.1

Best Archers & Gunpowder

#	Unit	Civilization	Score
1	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Magyars	100.0
2	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Huns	91.3
3	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Turks	83.8
4	Elite War Wagon	Koreans	81.7
5	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Tatars	81.1
6	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Japanese	79.5
7	Elite Elephant Archer	Dravidians	78.4
8	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Mongols	77.8

Best Cavalry

#	Unit	Civilization	Score
1	Elite Leitis	Lithuanians	100.0
2	Elite Monaspa	Georgians	93.0
3	Heavy Camel Rider	Berbers	90.8
4	Elite Boyar	Slavs	87.8
5	Imperial Camel Rider	Hindustanis	84.7
6	Heavy Camel Rider	Saracens	82.6
7	Savar	Persians	82.3
8	Heavy Camel Rider	Gurjaras	79.4

Best Siege

#	Unit	Civilization	Score
1	Siege Ram	Celts	100.0
2	Trebuchet	Japanese	99.3
3	Trebuchet	Celts	98.6
4	Siege Ram	Slavs	97.7
5	Trebuchet	Saracens	97.6
6	Siege Ram	Aztecs	97.3
7	Siege Ram	Bulgarians	97.3
8	Siege Ram	Ethiopians	97.3

Best Naval

#	Unit	Civilization	Score
1	Elite Longboat	Vikings	100.0
2	Fast Fire Ship	Byzantines	100.0
3	Elite Turtle Ship	Koreans	100.0
4	Carrack	Portuguese	99.1
5	Thirisadai	Dravidians	89.1
6	Galleon	Portuguese	74.3
7	Fast Fire Ship	Bengalis	73.0
8	Fast Fire Ship	Koreans	72.3