In the end though it completely depends on your play style and the type of game you. There are no objectively bestworst civs in aoe iii or its expansions overall however some civilisations are easier to play than others in different situations.

Age Of Empires Iii Wars Of Liberty Civilizations
Age of empires 3 civilizations tier list. The original 12 civilizations were divided into four groups greek mesopotamian egyptian and asian. In the single player campaign and throughout most maps they are complemented by the introduction of native minor civilizations that players can access using trading posts. This bonus also grants them a travois which can be turned into any age 2 building meaning they can have a barracksshipment point at half map and have established map control before their opponent has even aged. Top tier mayans quite versatile civ mongols 2nd most versatile civ after celts no big weakness huns strongest rush top feudal castle high tier celts most versatile civilization in the game strong all around magyars slavs persians strong. In order to make this tier list all encompassing ill make 3 parts. The major civilizations of age of empires iii number fourteen in total.
That said you can get a pretty high rating doing unorthodox things with underused civilizations. Please vote for how you feel about each civ in 1v1 p i might update for team games in the future. Shrines produce all the resources youll ever need 2. All military units of the warchiefs civilizations are unique with the exceptions of canoes and war canoes. Age of empires edit. These civilizations will get steamrolled by any other race from the a and b tiers.
Age of empires 2 definitive edition civilizations which are hard to play and not worth it if you want to win at all. The thing about iroquois is that their rush is incredibly fast and strong. This is what i heard saw online on reddit. Japanese exalted ashigaru spam is really hard to defeat. British not really a civ for spamming. Thevipers tier list is based on 1v1 arabia while heras tier list is more focused on the game as a whole.
Below is the list of all civilizations of the original release and their bonuses. The first will be an age of empires 2 definitive edition overall tier list the second will be a tier list for 1v1 and finally ill give a list of civilizations that are good for beginners. Until you hit a 2100 elo or brigadier on eso civilization is mostly irrelevant. The original age of empires release introduced 12 civilizations based on the prominent civilizations and nations of the ancient world. They have an age up fast option that only takes 30 seconds to get them to colonial other ageups take 90s. This aoe 2 de civ tier list is updated for the latest patch 35584 february 27th.
C tier underpowered. Aoe3 tier list updated april 3 update. Artillery cavalry and infantry are all very strong 3. Can someone give me an idea about the power weakness of the different factions please. This list is of the civilizations from best to worst in my opinion and the reasons why they are so ranked.