Saracens

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

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Ranked 1v1 on Arabia, current patch (since 23 September 2026), mirrors excluded. Source: aoe2companion. Updated weekly.

Overview

Camel and naval civ: the Market trades with only a 5% fee and costs 100 wood less. Camel units have 25% more HP. Galleys attack 25% faster. Transport Ships have double HP and 20 more slots. Mameluke (unique unit from the Castle): camel cavalry that throws its melee attack from 3 tiles away. Bimaristan: Monks passively heal several nearby units. Counterweights: Trebuchets and Mangonels +15% attack. Team: Archers and Skirmishers +2 attack vs. buildings. Since patch 185872 no more Treadmill Crane.

Typical army

Feudal Age

ArcherScout CavalrySkirmisher

Castle Age

CrossbowmanCamel RiderMamelukeMangonel

Imperial Age

Elite MamelukeArbalesterHeavy Camel RiderSiege Onager

What to expect from the Saracens

On open maps usually Archers, often a Scout rush, less often Barracks first with a Drush; on closed maps Fast Castle. The team bonus helps their Archers against palisades and towers. Through the cheap Market they turn stone and gold into food, keeping up pressure and still aging up. In Castle Age Crossbowmen, Camel Riders and Mamelukes, plus Mangonels; Knights only briefly, since they lack Cavalier. Late game Mamelukes, Arbalesters and Camel Riders, plus Siege Onagers with Counterweights.

Build orders for the Saracens

• 4 lakesWater · Feudal 9:40 · Beginner · by O seu Camarada
• Double Castle MamelukesFast Castle · Feudal 13:00 · Castle 16:30 · Intermediate · by FolderOfDoom
• Real Gs Move In Silence Like LasagneArcher Rush · Feudal 8:50 · Castle 16:05 · Beginner · by Lord Masai

Plus 149 build orders for every civ – step by step with voice guidance in the player.