Chinese play as an archer and gunpowder civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Chu Ko Nu and Dragon Ship. Start with +3 Villagers, but -50 wood and -200 food.
Open the Chinese in the Civ Codex →Early economyCheap technologies
Focus
Archer and Gunpowder
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
48.9%
Pick rate
2.03%
Civilization bonuses
- Start with +3 Villagers, but -50 wood and -200 food
- Technologies cost -5/10/15% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Town Centers +7 line of sight and provide +15 population space
- Fire Lancers and Fire Ships move +5/10% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Unique technologies
- Great Wall (Walls, Watch Tower-line and Bombard Towers +30% HP)
- Rocketry (Scorpions, Rocket Carts and Lou Chuans +25% attack; Lou Chuans fire rockets)
Unique units
Team bonus
Farms +10% food
How strong are the Chinese on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Chinese hold a 48.9% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #36 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 2.03% of matches (41,639 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.