In Age of Empires II, the Shu are an archer and siege civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the White Feather Guard and War Chariot and Liu Bei. Lumberjacks generate food in addition to wood.
Open the Shu in the Civ Codex →Early economyCheap technologies
Focus
Archer and Siege
Introduced
The Three Kingdoms (2024)
Win rate
49.5%
Pick rate
0.73%
Civilization bonuses
- Lumberjacks generate food in addition to wood
- Archery Unit technologies at the Archery Range and Blacksmith cost -25%
- Siege Weapons and Siege Warships move +10/15% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Unique technologies
- Coiled Serpent Array (Spearman-line and White Feather Guards gain additional HP when near each other)
- Bolt Magazine (Archer-line, War Chariots and Lou Chuans fire additional projectiles)
Unique units
Team bonus
Foot Archers +2 line of sight
How strong are the Shu on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Shu hold a 49.5% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #28 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 0.73% of matches (15,094 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.