Introducing aoe2matchup.com: quickly run simulations for any unit on a head to head matchup!
I've been building a website called aoe2matchup.com to answer the question I kept asking myself mid-game - will the temple guards beat woad raiders? which is the best camel unit in game?
So I created a simulation website where you can quickly test units head to head! I extracted the actual unit data straight from the game's files, so that it can always update with the latest patch. From there, I created more features, like unit rankings and more!
Battle Sim — pick any two units for any two civs and run a combat simulation in the browser to see exactly how a fight plays out, not just a stat comparison.
https://aoe2matchup.com - BattleSim
Rankings — Once I had the simulator, I ran every unit vs a baseline to see which unit performs the best. You can order this by specific unit classes too.
https://aoe2matchup.com/units?line=archery - unit rankings
Civilization & Unit pages — full stat breakdowns per civ/unit, including exactly which techs and bonuses are contributing to each number, along with upscaled unit visuals to view your favorite unit up close!
Civ deep dives - with high res attack animation of each unit
- and more features like civ match up advisor, replay viewer and patch analyzer!
It's still evolving — if you spot something that looks off (a stat, a matchup result, a UI bug), I'd genuinely appreciate a heads up so I can dig into it. Join the discord to share more feedback! - discord invite.