Cavalry Archer Line (Archery Range) — every civilization at full Imperial upgrades
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Heavy Cavalry Archer and Elephant Archer rankings for Age of Empires II: the best mounted-archer civilizations at full upgrades, simulated head-to-head.
| # | Civilization | Unit | HP | Attack | Armor | Sim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurjaras | Elite Elephant Archer | 300.0 | 11.0 | 6.0/4.0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Dravidians | Elite Elephant Archer | 280.0 | 11.0 | 3.0/6.0 | 97.0 |
| 3 | Saracens | Elite Mameluke | 125.0 | 14.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 92.6 |
| 4 | Mapuche | Elite Bolas Rider | 65.0 | 9.0 | 3.0/6.0 | 89.4 |
| 5 | Berbers | Elite Camel Archer | 80.0 | 12.0 | 4.0/5.0 | 85.1 |
| 6 | Koreans | Elite War Wagon | 200.0 | 13.0 | 3.0/8.0 | 83.0 |
| 7 | Wei | Xianbei Raider | 60.0 | 9.0 | 8.0/6.0 | 82.8 |
| 8 | Magyars | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 12.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 80.9 |
| 9 | Mongols | Elite Mangudai | 80.0 | 12.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 80.5 |
| 10 | Bengalis | Elite Elephant Archer | 300.0 | 11.0 | 3.0/6.0 | 79.7 |
| 11 | Khitans | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 75.4 |
| 12 | Turks | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 100.0 | 11.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 75.0 |
| 13 | Cumans | Elite Kipchak | 65.0 | 8.0 | 4.0/6.0 | 72.6 |
| 14 | Tatars | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 6.0/7.0 | 72.1 |
| 15 | Spanish | Elite Conquistador | 90.0 | 19.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 71.2 |
| 16 | Huns | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 71.0 |
| 17 | Japanese | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 70.4 |
| 18 | Bengalis | Elite Ratha (Ranged) | 135.0 | 10.0 | 6.0/7.0 | 70.2 |
| 19 | Saracens | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 68.6 |
| 20 | Vietnamese | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 96.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 67.4 |
| 21 | Portuguese | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 62.1 |
| 22 | Bulgarians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.9 |
| 23 | Berbers | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.7 |
| 24 | Chinese | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.7 |
| 25 | Hindustanis | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.7 |
| 26 | Lithuanians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.7 |
| 27 | Spanish | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 61.7 |
| 28 | Mongols | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 60.6 |
| 29 | Koreans | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 57.3 |
| 30 | Khmer | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 52.3 |
| 31 | Cumans | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 10.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 50.6 |
| 32 | Persians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 10.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 50.6 |
| 33 | Poles | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 49.7 |
| 34 | Byzantines | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 47.0 |
| 35 | Ethiopians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 47.0 |
| 36 | Shu | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 47.0 |
| 37 | Italians | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 46.6 |
| 38 | Jurchens | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 44.7 |
| 39 | Georgians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 44.1 |
| 40 | Goths | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 43.5 |
| 41 | Malians | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 10.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 40.9 |
| 42 | Burmese | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 11.0 | 3.0/3.0 | 35.2 |
| 43 | Malay | Cavalry Archer | 50.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 32.6 |
| 44 | Britons | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 11.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 28.4 |
| 45 | Burmese | Elite Arambai | 85.0 | 15.0 | 2.0/5.0 | 24.5 |
| 46 | Romans | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 10.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 24.2 |
| 47 | Slavs | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 80.0 | 10.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 24.2 |
| 48 | Celts | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 60.0 | 10.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 14.6 |
| 49 | Franks | Heavy Cavalry Archer | 72.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 13.0 |
| 50 | Armenians | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 9.8 |
| 51 | Wu | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 7.5 |
| 52 | Sicilians | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 6.6 |
| 53 | Vikings | Cavalry Archer | 50.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 5.0 |
| 54 | Burgundians | Cavalry Archer | 50.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 2.8 |
| 55 | Teutons | Cavalry Archer | 70.0 | 9.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 1.3 |
Scores come from full round-robin battle simulations (equal numbers and equal resources) at Imperial-age upgrades — methodology. Rows without a score are outside this line's simulated pool.