Civilization · 1v1

Bulgarians

Tier S#3 win rate of 56 civs

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Winrate: 53.1 %#3 of 56
Since last patch: +0.5 ptsvs previous patch
Pick rate: 1.8 %#23 of 56
Games: 20,411
Avg ELO: 1089

Format

1v12v2 3v3 4v4 Team All modes

Map

Period

ELO

Duration

At a glance

EloBest Elo range1200-13992,890 games54.9 %

minBest game lengthUnder 20 min3,463 games57.1 %

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

Patch changes

Official patch notes that mention or affect Bulgarians

7 recent notesBuff 5Balance 2

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Champion

Champion bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +8 → +9.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Man-at-Arms

Infantry Man-at-Arms bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +2 → +3.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Long Swordsman

Long Swordsman bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +6 → +8.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Two-Handed Swordsman

Two-handed Swordsman bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +8 → +9.

Update 162286

Dec 2, 2025

BuffBalance Changes / General

Gambesons

Gambesons cost reduced from 100 food 100 gold → 50 food 100 gold.

Update 162286

Dec 2, 2025

BalanceBalance Changes / Bulgarians

Krepost Can now train Petards.

Update 153015

Aug 12, 2025

BalanceBalance Changes / Bulgarians

Elite Konnik

Krepost Can now research Elite Konnik upgrade.

Parsed replay profile

How Bulgarians is played, and how to answer it

1v1 replay signals from the 1200–2000 Elo Arabia and Arena samples. These insights stay hidden on team-game pages until a comparable TG corpus exists.

Arabia playstyle

The openings and units most frequently observed with this civilization.

Most played openings

Drush451 player observations52.1%

Drush → Archers179 player observations58.7%

Scout rush61 player observations32.8%

Fast Castle → Castle drop41 player observations53.7%

Spears + skirmishers18 player observations50.0%

Common army units

Militia lineObserved in 389 games

SkirmishersObserved in 383 games

KnightsObserved in 348 games

KonnikObserved in 305 games

MonksObserved in 299 games

Light cavalryObserved in 271 games

Answers to Bulgarians on Arabia

Openings are ranked by their overall performance against this civilization, regardless of what the opponent opened with. Open one to see the matchup detail.

Best openings against this civ

Best unit counters

Monks56.1% winrate · 346 games

Camel Scout55.6% winrate · 72 games

Light cavalry54.3% winrate · 256 games

Rams54.1% winrate · 109 games

Militia line53.8% winrate · 132 games

Cavalry archers53.7% winrate · 136 games

Top maps for this civ

#	Games	Winrate	Elo
1	9,394	52.7%	1111
2	2,435	49.6%	967
3	2,401	54.5%	1246
4	2,025	56.7%	1065
5	795	54.0%	992
6	737	61.5%	1111
7	607	53.0%	1030
8	493	56.8%	987
9	464	44.6%	1050
10	277	42.6%	996
11	261	61.3%	1079
12	153	46.4%	873

Matchups vs other civs

#	Games	Winrate	Edge vs 50%
1	78	66.7%	+16.7 pts
2	320	62.5%	+12.5 pts
3	111	60.4%	+10.4 pts
4	270	60.0%	+10.0 pts
5	361	58.7%	+8.7 pts
6	399	58.6%	+8.6 pts
7	482	57.1%	+7.1 pts
8	366	57.1%	+7.1 pts
9	99	56.6%	+6.6 pts
10	262	56.5%	+6.5 pts
11	297	56.2%	+6.2 pts
12	403	56.1%	+6.1 pts

At a glance

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

How Bulgarians is played, and how to answer it

Most played openings

Common army units

Best openings against this civ

Best unit counters

Top maps for this civ

Matchups vs other civs

Other civilizations