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Civilization · Infantry

Malians

In Age of Empires II, the Malians are an infantry civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the Gbeto. Buildings cost -15% wood.

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Early economy
Focus
Infantry
Introduced
The African Kingdoms (2015)
Win rate
52.1%
Pick rate
1.62%

Civilization bonuses

  • Buildings cost -15% wood
  • Villagers drop off +10% more gold
  • Barracks Units +1/+2/+3 pierce armor in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age

Unique technologies

  • Tigui (Town Centers fire arrows without garrison)
  • Farimba (Cavalry +5 attack)

Unique unit

Team bonus

Universities work +80% faster

How strong are the Malians on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Malians hold a 52.1% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #6 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.62% of matches (33,222 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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