Almost all civilizations have access to at least one of the major gunpowder units (bombard cannon, hand cannoneer, bombard tower, and elite cannon galleon). But there is considerable variation among civilizations in terms of access to a majority or all of these units, in addition to a variety of civilization bonuses. In this tierlist video, I rank the thirty-nine civilizations in AOE2 DE in terms of their prowess and potential with gunpowder units.
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