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Civilization · Cavalry

Wei

Wei play as a cavalry civilization with 3 civilization bonuses, led by the Tiger Cavalry and Xianbei Raider and Cao Cao. Receive one free Villager for each economic upgrade researched.

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Early economy
Focus
Cavalry
Introduced
The Three Kingdoms (2024)
Win rate
51.1%
Pick rate
1.33%

Civilization bonuses

  • Receive one free Villager for each economic upgrade researched
  • Hei Guang Cavalry and Xianbei Raider +20/30% HP in Castle/Imperial Age
  • Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuans cost -25%

Unique technologies

Unique units

Team bonus

Cavalry +2 attack vs. Siege Weapons

How strong are the Wei on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Wei hold a 51.1% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #12 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.33% of matches (27,219 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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