In Age of Empires II, the Bengalis are an elephant and naval civilization with 5 civilization bonuses, led by the Ratha. Town Centers spawn 2 Villagers when the next Age is reached.
Open the Bengalis in the Civ Codex →Early economy
Focus
Elephant and Naval
Introduced
Dynasties of India (2022)
Win rate
50%
Pick rate
0.99%
Civilization bonuses
- Town Centers spawn 2 Villagers when the next Age is reached
- Cavalry +2 attack vs. Skirmishers
- Elephant Units receive -25% bonus damage and are more resistant to conversion
- Monks +3 melee/+3 pierce armor
- Ships regenerate 15 HP per minute
Unique technologies
- Paiks (Rathas and Elephant Units attack +20% faster)
- Mahayana (Villagers and Monks take -10% population space)
Unique unit
Ratha
Unique unitTeam bonus
Trade Units generate +10% food in addition to gold
How strong are the Bengalis on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Bengalis hold a 50% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #23 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 0.99% of matches (20,295 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.