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Civilization · Infantry

Celts

The Celts are an infantry and siege civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Woad Raider. Lumberjacks work +15% faster.

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Early economy
Focus
Infantry and Siege
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
50%
Pick rate
1.76%

Civilization bonuses

  • Lumberjacks work +15% faster
  • Livestock animals within Celt unit line of sight cannot be stolen
  • Infantry moves +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
  • Siege Weapons attack +25% faster

Unique technologies

  • Stronghold (Castles and Watch Tower-line attack +33% faster; Castles heal allied Infantry in a 7 tile radius)
  • Furor Celtica (Siege Weapons +40% HP)

Unique unit

Team bonus

Siege Workshops work +20% faster

How strong are the Celts on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Celts hold a 50% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #22 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.76% of matches (36,153 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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