Spear Line (Barracks) — every civilization at full Imperial upgrades
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Pikeman and Halberdier rankings for Age of Empires II: which civilizations field the best anti-cavalry spearmen at full upgrades, simulated head-to-head.
| # | Civilization | Unit | HP | Attack | Armor | Sim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goths | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 59.6 |
| 2 | Incas | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 56.1 |
| 3 | Dravidians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 52.3 |
| 4 | Byzantines | Halberdier | 60.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 52.1 |
| 5 | Burmese | Halberdier | 60.0 | 13.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 51.9 |
| 6 | Koreans | Halberdier | 60.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 51.3 |
| 7 | Japanese | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 51.1 |
| 8 | Mapuche | Halberdier | 75.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 50.4 |
| 9 | Teutons | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 5.0/4.0 | 49.8 |
| 10 | Wu | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 49.3 |
| 11 | Romans | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 4.0/4.0 | 48.6 |
| 12 | Bohemians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 46.3 |
| 13 | Celts | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 44.8 |
| 14 | Vikings | Pikeman | 66.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.7 |
| 15 | Armenians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 16 | Britons | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 17 | Bulgarians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 18 | Burgundians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 19 | Chinese | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 20 | Cumans | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 21 | Ethiopians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 22 | Franks | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 23 | Georgians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 24 | Malay | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 25 | Mayans | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 26 | Persians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 27 | Sicilians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 28 | Slavs | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 29 | Spanish | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 42.4 |
| 30 | Shu | Halberdier | 60.0 | 7.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 41.7 |
| 31 | Aztecs | Pikeman | 55.0 | 12.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 40.6 |
| 32 | Lithuanians | Halberdier | 60.0 | 8.0 | 2.0/4.0 | 40.3 |
| 33 | Portuguese | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 39.1 |
| 34 | Bengalis | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 38.6 |
| 35 | Huns | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 38.6 |
| 36 | Jurchens | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 38.6 |
| 37 | Wei | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 38.6 |
| 38 | Tupi | Halberdier | 60.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 38.3 |
| 39 | Vietnamese | Halberdier | 60.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 38.3 |
| 40 | Tatars | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 1.0/1.0 | 37.7 |
| 41 | Khmer | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 37.1 |
| 42 | Magyars | Halberdier | 60.0 | 10.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 37.1 |
| 43 | Berbers | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 44 | Italians | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 45 | Khitans | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 46 | Mongols | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 47 | Poles | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 48 | Saracens | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 31.8 |
| 49 | Hindustanis | Pikeman | 55.0 | 8.0 | 2.0/2.0 | 30.8 |
| 50 | Malians | Pikeman | 55.0 | 6.0 | 3.0/7.0 | 22.3 |
| 51 | Muisca | Pikeman | 55.0 | 6.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 20.8 |
| 52 | Gurjaras | Spearman | 45.0 | 5.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 6.9 |
| 53 | Turks | Spearman | 45.0 | 7.0 | 3.0/4.0 | 5.7 |
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.