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.
Open the Koreans in the Civ Codex →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.