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Civilization · Infantry

Wu

The Wu are an infantry and naval civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Fire Archer and Jian Swordsman and Sun Jian. Military production buildings and Docks provide +55 food.

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Early economyFree upgrades
Focus
Infantry and Naval
Introduced
The Three Kingdoms (2024)
Win rate
52.1%
Pick rate
0.69%

Civilization bonuses

  • Military production buildings and Docks provide +55 food
  • Infantry regenerates 10/15/30 HP per minute in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
  • Jian Swordsmen and Hei Guang Cavalry +2 attack in Imperial Age
  • Careening, Dry Dock free

Unique technologies

  • Red Cliffs Tactics (Demolition Ships and Fire Archers deal fire damage to ships and buildings)
  • Sitting Tiger (Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuan trebuchet weapons fire additional projectiles)

Unique units

Team bonus

Houses built +100% faster

How strong are the Wu on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Wu hold a 52.1% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #5 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 0.69% of matches (14,219 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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