Knight Line (Stable) — every civilization at full Imperial upgrades
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Knight, Cavalier and Paladin rankings for Age of Empires II: which civilizations have the strongest heavy cavalry at full upgrades, simulated head-to-head.
| # | Civilization | Unit | HP | Attack | Armor | Sim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanians | Elite Leitis | 150.0 | 22.0 | 5.0/5.0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Georgians | Elite Monaspa | 100.0 | 18.0 | 8.0/6.0 | 93.0 |
| 3 | Slavs | Elite Boyar | 150.0 | 18.0 | 11.0/7.0 | 87.8 |
| 4 | Persians | Savar | 165.0 | 18.0 | 6.0/8.0 | 82.3 |
| 5 | Bulgarians | Elite Konnik | 140.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 79.2 |
| 6 | Lithuanians | Paladin | 180.0 | 20.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 77.9 |
| 7 | Bengalis | Elite Ratha (Melee) | 135.0 | 16.0 | 6.0/7.0 | 76.4 |
| 8 | Franks | Paladin | 192.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 75.5 |
| 9 | Teutons | Paladin | 180.0 | 18.0 | 7.0/7.0 | 72.8 |
| 10 | Tatars | Elite Keshik | 165.0 | 15.0 | 4.0/7.0 | 68.6 |
| 11 | Huns | Paladin | 180.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 68.4 |
| 12 | Magyars | Paladin | 180.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 68.4 |
| 13 | Spanish | Paladin | 180.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 68.4 |
| 14 | Burgundians | Elite Coustillier | 145.0 | 15.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 67.3 |
| 15 | Cumans | Paladin | 180.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 66.0 |
| 16 | Poles | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 58.1 |
| 17 | Berbers | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 58.0 |
| 18 | Huns | Elite Tarkan | 170.0 | 15.0 | 4.0/8.0 | 57.8 |
| 19 | Jurchens | Elite Iron Pagoda | 160.0 | 17.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 57.7 |
| 20 | Burgundians | Paladin | 160.0 | 18.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 57.5 |
| 21 | Sicilians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 6.0/8.0 | 54.5 |
| 22 | Wei | Heavy Hei-Kuang Cavalry | 137.0 | 16.0 | 10.0/5.0 | 53.2 |
| 23 | Wei | Elite Tiger Cavalry | 145.0 | 17.0 | 6.0/7.0 | 52.9 |
| 24 | Romans | Elite Centurion | 175.0 | 19.0 | 6.0/7.0 | 49.8 |
| 25 | Malians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 19.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 49.3 |
| 26 | Byzantines | Paladin | 160.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/7.0 | 49.2 |
| 27 | Byzantines | Elite Cataphract | 150.0 | 14.0 | 5.0/5.0 | 43.9 |
| 28 | Wu | Heavy Hei-Kuang Cavalry | 110.0 | 18.0 | 7.0/7.0 | 41.8 |
| 29 | Bulgarians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 41.3 |
| 30 | Mapuche | Elite Kona | 145.0 | 15.0 | 0.0/5.0 | 41.3 |
| 31 | Celts | Paladin | 160.0 | 18.0 | 4.0/5.0 | 39.1 |
| 32 | Portuguese | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 35.1 |
| 33 | Romans | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 34.9 |
| 34 | Burmese | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 29.5 |
| 35 | Chinese | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 36 | Georgians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 37 | Italians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 38 | Khmer | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 39 | Slavs | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 40 | Tatars | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 41 | Turks | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 28.1 |
| 42 | Vietnamese | Cavalier | 140.0 | 14.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 23.6 |
| 43 | Gurjaras | Elite Shrivamsha Rider | 90.0 | 13.0 | 3.0/5.0 | 22.7 |
| 44 | Armenians | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 22.5 |
| 45 | Britons | Cavalier | 120.0 | 16.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 22.5 |
| 46 | Goths | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 22.5 |
| 47 | Japanese | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 22.5 |
| 48 | Mongols | Cavalier | 140.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 22.5 |
| 49 | Bohemians | Cavalier | 120.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 17.5 |
| 50 | Ethiopians | Cavalier | 120.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 17.5 |
| 51 | Saracens | Knight | 120.0 | 14.0 | 5.0/6.0 | 17.2 |
| 52 | Vikings | Cavalier | 120.0 | 16.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 17.0 |
| 53 | Malay | Cavalier | 120.0 | 16.0 | 3.0/3.0 | 15.9 |
| 54 | Koreans | Cavalier | 120.0 | 14.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 13.8 |
| 55 | Shu | Heavy Hei-Kuang Cavalry | 90.0 | 13.0 | 7.0/7.0 | 12.3 |
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.