Best Civs to Pick Against Celts in AoE2

Every civ against Celts

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	52.0%	▲ +2.0	• 0.0	10–9 early
2	Sicilians	51.5%	▲ +1.2	▲ +0.3	12–6 early
3	Turks	51.3%	▲ +1.2	▲ +0.1	15–11 early
4	Goths	51.2%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	14–9 early
5	Ethiopians	51.1%	▲ +0.6	▲ +0.5	20–10 early
6	Malay	50.8%	▲ +0.5	▲ +0.3	14–7 early
7	Dravidians	50.5%	▲ +0.3	▲ +0.2	7–3 early
8	Bulgarians	50.5%	▲ +0.7	▼ −0.2	9–12 early
9	Hindustanis	50.4%	▲ +0.7	▼ −0.3	10–16 early
10	Teutons	50.3%	▲ +0.1	▲ +0.2	22–19 fair
11	Armenians	50.1%	▼ −0.3	▲ +0.4	15–8 early
12	Japanese	50.0%	▲ +0.3	▼ −0.4	17–24 fair
13	Shu	49.9%	▼ −0.1	▲ +0.1	2–1 early
14	Malians	49.7%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.2	8–4 early
15	Mongols	49.6%	▲ +0.1	▼ −0.5	23–35 fair
16	Persians	49.6%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.2	22–18 fair
17	Franks	49.5%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.1	26–22 fair
18	Berbers	49.5%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.1	9–8 early
19	Wu	49.5%	▼ −0.8	▲ +0.3	10–5 early
20	Mayans	49.5%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.1	9–8 early
21	Italians	49.3%	▼ −0.5	▼ −0.3	10–16 early
22	Saxons	49.2%	▼ −0.5	▼ −0.3	12–17 early
23	Khitans	49.0%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.2	4–7 early
24	Khmer	48.9%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.2	22–18 fair
25	Vikings	48.8%	▼ −0.9	▼ −0.2	16–21 early
26	Magyars	48.8%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.2	19–15 early
27	Koreans	48.7%	▼ −1.3	• 0.0	5–6 early
28	Spanish	48.6%	▼ −0.9	▼ −0.5	11–23 early
29	Chinese	48.5%	▼ −1.4	▼ −0.1	13–16 early
30	Huns	48.4%	▼ −1.9	▲ +0.4	12–4 early
31	Slavs	48.4%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.1	4–7 early
32	Cumans	48.4%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.4	4–12 early
33	Burgundians	48.3%	▼ −1.6	▼ −0.1	10–12 early
34	Danes	48.3%	▼ −1.7	• 0.0	7–8 early
35	Mapuche	48.1%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.2	4–8 early
36	Bengalis	48.1%	▼ −2.0	▲ +0.1	9–7 early
37	Wei	48.0%	▼ −1.9	▼ −0.1	2–5 early
38	Tupi	47.9%	▼ −2.0	▼ −0.1	1–3 early
39	Burmese	47.9%	▼ −1.9	▼ −0.2	5–10 early
40	Lithuanians	47.9%	▼ −2.2	▲ +0.1	13–12 early
41	Aztecs	47.8%	▼ −2.1	• 0.0	9–9 early
42	Incas	47.8%	▼ −2.1	• 0.0	7–9 early
43	Poles	47.8%	▼ −1.9	▼ −0.3	5–12 early
44	Muisca	47.7%	▼ −2.3	• 0.0	2–2 early
45	Bohemians	47.7%	▼ −2.2	▼ −0.1	14–16 early
46	Britons	47.6%	▼ −2.7	▲ +0.2	17–16 early
47	Jurchens	47.5%	▼ −2.4	• 0.0	3–4 early
48	Gurjaras	47.5%	▼ −2.5	• 0.0	3–4 early
49	Saracens	47.2%	▼ −2.6	▼ −0.2	7–12 early
50	Georgians	47.1%	▼ −2.8	• 0.0	4–6 early
51	Tatars	46.9%	▼ −3.0	• 0.0	5–6 early
52	Byzantines	46.7%	▼ −3.2	• 0.0	11–14 early
53	Portuguese	46.6%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.2	6–11 early
54	Varangians	46.1%	▼ −3.8	▼ −0.1	16–21 early
55	Vietnamese	45.9%	▼ −3.7	▼ −0.4	4–16 early

Win chance for two players of the same rating. Civ is how much stronger or weaker your civ is than Celts overall, with player skill taken out; Matchup is what the two civs' games against each other add on top. Head to head shows wins and losses in those games: "solid" with 150 or more, "fair" from 40, otherwise an early read that leans on civ strength.