Vikings play as an infantry and naval civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the Berserk and Longboat. Wheelbarrow, Hand Cart free.
Open the Vikings in the Civ Codex →Free upgradesEarly economyCheap army
Focus
Infantry and Naval
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
52.5%
Pick rate
1.66%
Civilization bonuses
- Wheelbarrow, Hand Cart free
- Infantry +20% HP starting in Feudal Age
- Warships cost -10/15/20% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Unique technologies
- Chieftains (Infantry +5 attack vs. Cavalry, +4 vs. Camel Units; generate +5 gold when defeating Villagers, Trade Units and Monks)
- Bogsveigar (Archer-line and Longboats +1 attack)
Unique units
Team bonus
Docks cost -15%
How strong are the Vikings on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Vikings hold a 52.5% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #3 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.66% of matches (34,116 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.