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Civilization · Siege

Khmer

Khmer play as a siege and elephant civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Ballista Elephant. No buildings required to advance to the next Age or to unlock other buildings.

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Fast age-upsEarly economy
Focus
Siege and Elephant
Introduced
Rise of the Rajas (2016)
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
3.09%

Civilization bonuses

  • No buildings required to advance to the next Age or to unlock other buildings
  • Farmers don't require Mills or Town Centers to drop off food
  • Villagers can garrison in Houses
  • Battle Elephants move +10% faster

Unique technologies

Unique unit

Team bonus

Scorpions +1 range

How strong are the Khmer on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Khmer hold a 48.8% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #39 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 3.09% of matches (63,416 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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