In Age of Empires II, the Khitans are an infantry and cavalry civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Liao Dao and Mounted Trebuchet. Pastures replace Farms.
Open the Khitans in the Civ Codex →Early economy
Focus
Infantry and Cavalry
Introduced
The Three Kingdoms (2024)
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
0%
Civilization bonuses
- Pastures replace Farms
- Melee attack upgrade effects are doubled
- Skirmishers, Spearman-, and Scout Cavalry-line train and upgrade +15% faster
- Heavy Cavalry Archer upgrade available in Castle Age and costs -50%
Unique technologies
- Lamellar Armor (Infantry and Skirmishers reflect 25% melee damage back to the attacker)
- Ordo Cavalry (Cavalry regenerates HP in combat)
Unique units
Team bonus
Infantry +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers
How strong are the Khitans on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Khitans hold a 0% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #50 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 0% of matches (0 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.