Question 1

How are these civilization matchups calculated?

Accepted Answer

Each matchup win rate is measured from real ranked 1v1 Random Map games on patch 162286 — civ A's win rate against civ B across every game the two were drawn against each other.

Question 2

What counts as a good or bad matchup?

Accepted Answer

A win rate above 50% means the picked civ tends to beat that opponent; below 50% means it struggles. The further from 50%, the stronger the edge — but check the game count, since rare matchups have noisier numbers.

Question 3

Are these matchups from the game files?

Accepted Answer

No — the game files contain no balance data. These are empirical results measured from real ranked ladder matches, so they reflect how the civs actually play out head to head.

Civ vs. Civ Win Rates

Every matchup for Poles