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Magyars

In Age of Empires II, the Magyars are a cavalry civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the Magyar Huszar. Villagers defeat wolves with one strike.

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Cheap armyFree upgrades
Focus
Cavalry
Introduced
The Forgotten (2013)
Win rate
50.5%
Pick rate
3.31%

Civilization bonuses

  • Villagers defeat wolves with one strike
  • Scout Cavalry-line costs -15%
  • Melee attack upgrades free

Unique technologies

  • Corvinian Army (Magyar Huszar gold cost is replaced by additional food cost)
  • Recurve Bow (Mounted Archers +1 attack, +1 range)

Unique unit

Team bonus

Mounted Archers train +25% faster

How strong are the Magyars on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Magyars hold a 50.5% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #17 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 3.31% of matches (67,979 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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