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Civilization · Archer

Mayans

Mayans play as an archer civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the Plumed Archer. Start with +1 Villager, but -50 food.

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Early economyCheap army
Focus
Archer
Introduced
The Conquerors (2000)
Win rate
49.4%
Pick rate
1.81%

Civilization bonuses

  • Start with +1 Villager, but -50 food
  • Resources last +15% longer
  • Foot Archers cost -10/20/30% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age

Unique technologies

Unique unit

Team bonus

Walls cost -50%

How strong are the Mayans on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Mayans hold a 49.4% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #29 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.81% of matches (37,205 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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