Best Civs to Pick Against Franks in AoE2

Every civ against Franks

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	53.1%	▲ +2.7	▲ +0.4	56–44 fair
2	Bulgarians	52.9%	▲ +2.0	▲ +0.8	52–31 fair
3	Sicilians	52.0%	▲ +1.9	▲ +0.1	61–54 fair
4	Turks	51.9%	▲ +1.6	▲ +0.3	59–48 fair
5	Malay	51.6%	▲ +1.4	▲ +0.1	27–22 fair
6	Hindustanis	51.4%	▲ +1.5	▼ −0.1	32–33 fair
7	Malians	51.4%	▲ +1.0	▲ +0.4	31–21 fair
8	Goths	51.3%	▲ +1.3	▲ +0.1	45–43 fair
9	Armenians	51.3%	▲ +1.0	▲ +0.3	58–44 fair
10	Ethiopians	51.3%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	60–49 fair
11	Mongols	51.2%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	142–129 solid
12	Shu	51.2%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	11–4 early
13	Teutons	51.2%	▲ +0.7	▲ +0.5	66–53 fair
14	Japanese	51.2%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	89–79 solid
15	Dravidians	50.9%	▲ +0.8	▲ +0.1	15–13 early
16	Celts	50.2%	▲ +0.4	▼ −0.1	30–34 fair
17	Mayans	50.0%	▲ +0.2	▼ −0.2	41–46 fair
18	Saxons	49.9%	▼ −0.1	▲ +0.1	54–51 fair
19	Khitans	49.9%	▼ −0.4	▲ +0.3	16–10 early
20	Slavs	49.8%	▼ −0.5	▲ +0.3	30–24 fair
21	Spanish	49.7%	▼ −0.3	• 0.0	75–77 solid
22	Vikings	49.6%	▼ −0.9	▲ +0.5	62–53 fair
23	Berbers	49.5%	▲ +0.1	▼ −0.6	18–30 fair
24	Wu	49.5%	▼ −0.4	▼ −0.1	9–12 early
25	Italians	49.4%	▼ −0.1	▼ −0.5	28–38 fair
26	Magyars	49.4%	▼ −0.9	▲ +0.3	78–73 solid
27	Persians	49.3%	• 0.0	▼ −0.6	73–85 solid
28	Koreans	49.3%	▼ −0.9	▲ +0.2	33–29 fair
29	Burgundians	49.2%	▼ −1.6	▲ +0.8	69–55 fair
30	Lithuanians	49.1%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.4	59–54 fair
31	Huns	49.1%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.1	50–53 fair
32	Tupi	49.0%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.2	17–12 early
33	Bengalis	48.9%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.2	19–16 early
34	Mapuche	48.8%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.1	8–7 early
35	Danes	48.8%	▼ −1.2	• 0.0	51–52 fair
36	Muisca	48.8%	▼ −1.0	▼ −0.2	6–11 early
37	Cumans	48.7%	▼ −0.7	▼ −0.5	34–47 fair
38	Jurchens	48.6%	▼ −1.4	• 0.0	12–13 early
39	Khmer	48.6%	▼ −0.4	▼ −1.0	70–95 solid
40	Wei	48.4%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.4	15–22 early
41	Chinese	48.4%	▼ −1.1	▼ −0.5	28–41 fair
42	Burmese	48.4%	▼ −1.4	▼ −0.2	11–16 early
43	Poles	48.3%	▼ −1.6	• 0.0	37–40 fair
44	Incas	48.2%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.1	22–26 fair
45	Aztecs	48.0%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.3	18–26 fair
46	Georgians	47.9%	▼ −2.2	▲ +0.1	14–14 early
47	Gurjaras	47.8%	▼ −2.1	▼ −0.1	14–16 early
48	Saracens	47.8%	▼ −2.5	▲ +0.2	25–23 fair
49	Byzantines	47.6%	▼ −2.6	▲ +0.2	75–75 solid
50	Portuguese	47.5%	▼ −2.3	▼ −0.2	38–45 fair
51	Tatars	47.4%	▼ −2.4	▼ −0.2	21–29 fair
52	Vietnamese	47.3%	▼ −2.2	▼ −0.5	53–71 fair
53	Bohemians	47.3%	▼ −1.7	▼ −1.0	36–64 fair
54	Britons	47.1%	▼ −2.1	▼ −0.8	51–77 fair
55	Varangians	46.4%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.4	74–95 solid

Win chance for two players of the same rating. Civ is how much stronger or weaker your civ is than Franks 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.