In Age of Empires II, the Franks are a cavalry civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Throwing Axeman. Foragers work +15% faster.
Open the Franks in the Civ Codex →Early economyFree upgrades
Focus
Cavalry
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
50.2%
Pick rate
4.93%
Civilization bonuses
- Foragers work +15% faster
- Mill technologies free
- Mounted Units +20% HP starting in Feudal Age
- Castles cost -15/25% in Castle/Imperial Age
Unique technologies
- Bearded Axe (Throwing Axemen +2 range)
- Chivalry (Stables work +40% faster)
Unique unit
Team bonus
Knight-line +2 line of sight
How strong are the Franks on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Franks hold a 50.2% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #19 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 4.93% of matches (101,233 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.