Gunpowder (Archery Range) — every civilization at full Imperial upgrades
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Hand Cannoneer and gunpowder unique-unit rankings for Age of Empires II at full upgrades, scored by round-robin battle simulations.
| # | Civilization | Unit | HP | Attack | Armor | Sim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malians | Elite Gbeto | 50.0 | 15.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 68.9 |
| 2 | Franks | Elite Throwing Axeman | 70.0 | 12.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 68.1 |
| 3 | Bohemians | Elite Hussite Wagon | 230.0 | 13.0 | 1.0/10.0 | 51.2 |
| 4 | Jurchens | Grenadier | 40.0 | 12.0 | 4.0/5.0 | 50.2 |
| 5 | Incas | Slinger | 35.0 | 9.0 | 4.0/5.0 | 50.1 |
| 6 | Italians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 48.3 |
| 7 | Hindustanis | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 5.0/5.0 | 47.3 |
| 8 | Gurjaras | Elite Chakram Thrower | 50.0 | 6.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 46.7 |
| 9 | Burgundians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 41.2 |
| 10 | Portuguese | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 40.3 |
| 11 | Gurjaras | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 39.2 |
| 12 | Portuguese | Elite Organ Gun | 70.0 | 8.0 | 2.0/6.0 | 37.4 |
| 13 | Bohemians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 36.9 |
| 14 | Spanish | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 35.7 |
| 15 | Turks | Hand Cannoneer | 50.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 35.5 |
| 16 | Berbers | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 17 | Byzantines | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 18 | Dravidians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 19 | Goths | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 20 | Japanese | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 21 | Khmer | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 22 | Koreans | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 23 | Lithuanians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 24 | Malians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 25 | Persians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 26 | Saracens | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 27 | Tatars | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 28 | Teutons | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 31.9 |
| 29 | Franks | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 31.5 |
| 30 | Georgians | Hand Cannoneer | 40.0 | 17.0 | 3.0/2.0 | 31.5 |
| 31 | Turks | Elite Janissary | 50.0 | 22.0 | 5.0/4.0 | 28.1 |
| 32 | Tupi | Slinger | 35.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 26.8 |
| 33 | Muisca | Slinger | 35.0 | 8.0 | 5.0/2.0 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Mapuche | Slinger | 50.0 | 7.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 16.1 |
Land scores come from five-run Simulation V3 equal-resource matchups at full Imperial upgrades — methodology. Rows without a score are outside this line's simulated pool.