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Civilization · Defensive

Koreans

Koreans play as a defensive and naval civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the War Wagon and Turtle Ship. Stone miners work +20% faster.

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Defensive buildingsCheap army
Focus
Defensive and Naval
Introduced
The Conquerors (2000)
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
1.9%

Civilization bonuses

  • Stone miners work +20% faster
  • Ranged Soldiers and Infantry cost -50% wood
  • Archer armor and tower upgrades free (Bombard Tower requires Chemistry)
  • Warships cost -20% wood

Unique technologies

  • Eupseong (Watch Tower-line +2 range)
  • Shinkichon (Rocket Carts and Turtle Ships +1 range, fire additional projectiles)

Unique units

Team bonus

Villagers +3 line of sight

How strong are the Koreans on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Koreans hold a 48.8% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #40 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.9% of matches (39,055 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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