Persians

A cavalry civilization with powerful War Elephants and strong economy. Great for booming and late-game power.

Difficulty: MediumCavalry

Civilization Bonuses

Start Resources

Start with +50 food and +50 wood

Town Center/Dock HP

Town Centers and Docks have 2x HP, work 10/15/20% faster

Knights

Knights have +2 attack vs archers

Unique Unit

UnitAgeCostHPAttack
War ElephantCastle Age200 Food, 75 Gold45015

Unique Technologies

Kamandaran

Castle Age

Archer-line cost no gold (only wood)

Mahouts

Imperial Age

War Elephants move 30% faster

Build Orders

Knight Rush

  1. Fast Castle with extra resources
  2. Build 2 Stables immediately
  3. Produce Knights with +2 attack vs archers
  4. Pressure enemy archers
  5. Transition to Cavaliers

War Elephant Push

  1. Boom to Imperial Age
  2. Build 2-3 Castles
  3. Mass War Elephants
  4. Research Mahouts for speed
  5. Support with Monks for healing

Strategy Tips

Strengths

  • War Elephants are nearly unstoppable
  • Excellent booming with faster TCs
  • Knights counter archers effectively
  • Strong early economy bonus

Weaknesses

  • War Elephants are expensive and slow
  • Vulnerable to Halberdiers and Monks
  • No Bracer for archers
  • Slow to produce army from Castles