Civilization · 1v1

Persians

Tier B#14 win rate of 56 civs

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Winrate: 51.0 %#14 of 56
Since last patch: +0.2 ptsvs previous patch
Pick rate: 3.1 %#6 of 56
Games: 34,616
Avg ELO: 1063

Format

1v12v2 3v3 4v4 Team All modes

Map

Period

ELO

Duration

At a glance

EloBest Elo range1400-15993,097 games52.3 %

minBest game lengthUnder 20 min5,776 games56.6 %

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

Patch changes

Official patch notes that mention or affect Persians

7 recent notesBuff 6Nerf 1

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

BuffBalance Changes / Persians

Kamandaran

Kamandaran Effect improved from Archer-line costs 60 wood → 50 wood.

Update 153015

Aug 12, 2025

NerfBalance Changes / Persians

Savar

Savar Upgrade cost increased from 1000 food 600 gold → 1200 food 600 gold.

Parsed replay profile

How Persians 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

Scout rush492 player observations52.2%

Archer rush143 player observations49.0%

Scouts → Archers125 player observations56.0%

MAA → Archers101 player observations55.4%

Spears + skirmishers100 player observations48.0%

Common army units

KnightsObserved in 953 games

Light cavalryObserved in 741 games

MonksObserved in 694 games

SkirmishersObserved in 580 games

ArchersObserved in 551 games

Spear lineObserved in 492 games

Answers to Persians 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

Hand Cannoneer64.7% winrate · 34 games

Rams62.2% winrate · 209 games

Mangudai62.2% winrate · 37 games

Bombard cannons62.0% winrate · 100 games

Magyar Huszar60.7% winrate · 28 games

Xianbei Raider55.2% winrate · 29 games

Top maps for this civ

#	Games	Winrate	Elo
1	16,124	51.4%	1115
2	5,168	47.7%	849
3	3,242	52.4%	1220
4	2,369	50.2%	1014
5	1,474	49.4%	1074
6	1,384	53.5%	1101
7	1,061	50.5%	978
8	791	51.8%	991
9	724	48.9%	1037
10	687	51.5%	1012
11	401	59.9%	1151
12	389	48.8%	997

Matchups vs other civs

#	Games	Winrate	Edge vs 50%
1	127	58.3%	+8.3 pts
2	962	56.0%	+6.0 pts
3	877	55.8%	+5.8 pts
4	534	55.6%	+5.6 pts
5	1,358	55.4%	+5.4 pts
6	145	55.2%	+5.2 pts
7	375	55.2%	+5.2 pts
8	631	55.0%	+5.0 pts
9	184	54.3%	+4.3 pts
10	303	54.1%	+4.1 pts
11	593	53.5%	+3.5 pts
12	719	53.4%	+3.4 pts

At a glance

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

How Persians 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