Best Civs to Pick Against Persians in AoE2

Every civ against Persians

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	53.0%	▲ +2.7	▲ +0.3	33–24 fair
2	Sicilians	52.2%	▲ +2.2	• 0.0	32–32 fair
3	Bulgarians	52.0%	▲ +1.6	▲ +0.4	44–31 fair
4	Hindustanis	52.0%	▲ +1.6	▲ +0.3	38–29 fair
5	Goths	51.8%	▲ +1.0	▲ +0.8	42–22 fair
6	Malians	51.4%	▲ +1.1	▲ +0.2	23–18 fair
7	Malay	51.3%	▲ +1.1	▲ +0.2	24–18 fair
8	Dravidians	51.3%	▲ +1.0	▲ +0.3	19–13 early
9	Turks	51.0%	▲ +1.4	▼ −0.4	31–37 fair
10	Ethiopians	50.9%	▲ +0.7	▲ +0.2	37–31 fair
11	Armenians	50.7%	▲ +1.2	▼ −0.5	30–38 fair
12	Saxons	50.5%	▼ −0.1	▲ +0.6	46–34 fair
13	Mongols	50.5%	▲ +0.8	▼ −0.3	98–103 solid
14	Shu	50.4%	▲ +0.3	▲ +0.1	7–4 early
15	Teutons	50.3%	▲ +0.4	▼ −0.1	40–41 fair
16	Franks	50.2%	▼ −0.4	▲ +0.6	91–82 solid
17	Japanese	50.1%	▲ +0.4	▼ −0.3	51–57 fair
18	Celts	50.1%	▲ +0.3	▼ −0.3	25–31 fair
19	Mayans	49.9%	▼ −0.2	▲ +0.1	33–31 fair
20	Khitans	49.9%	▼ −0.4	▲ +0.2	16–11 early
21	Italians	49.8%	▼ −0.1	▼ −0.1	19–20 early
22	Khmer	49.8%	▼ −0.6	▲ +0.4	56–51 fair
23	Slavs	49.7%	▼ −1.0	▲ +0.7	30–16 fair
24	Berbers	49.6%	▼ −0.5	▲ +0.2	20–18 early
25	Wu	49.4%	▼ −0.2	▼ −0.5	5–13 early
26	Vikings	49.4%	▼ −1.2	▲ +0.6	39–28 fair
27	Chinese	49.1%	▼ −1.0	• 0.0	28–27 fair
28	Huns	48.9%	▼ −1.0	▼ −0.1	36–41 fair
29	Burgundians	48.8%	▼ −1.6	▲ +0.5	45–37 fair
30	Cumans	48.8%	▼ −0.3	▼ −0.9	24–43 fair
31	Spanish	48.8%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.4	50–60 fair
32	Koreans	48.8%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.1	23–21 fair
33	Mapuche	48.7%	▼ −1.3	• 0.0	6–8 early
34	Tupi	48.6%	▼ −1.4	• 0.0	8–8 early
35	Wei	48.5%	▼ −1.9	▲ +0.4	16–7 early
36	Muisca	48.5%	▼ −1.5	• 0.0	7–9 early
37	Magyars	48.4%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.8	51–71 fair
38	Jurchens	48.3%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.2	3–7 early
39	Danes	48.3%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.2	39–44 fair
40	Burmese	48.3%	▼ −1.9	▲ +0.2	16–11 early
41	Incas	48.2%	▼ −2.1	▲ +0.3	18–15 early
42	Bengalis	48.1%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.7	6–23 early
43	Aztecs	48.1%	▼ −2.2	▲ +0.3	24–19 fair
44	Lithuanians	48.0%	▼ −1.6	▼ −0.4	31–41 fair
45	Poles	47.8%	▼ −1.8	▼ −0.4	27–39 fair
46	Bohemians	47.7%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.6	25–39 fair
47	Saracens	47.6%	▼ −2.5	▲ +0.1	22–22 fair
48	Britons	47.6%	▼ −2.4	• 0.0	37–43 fair
49	Byzantines	47.6%	▼ −2.3	▼ −0.1	32–37 fair
50	Georgians	47.4%	▼ −2.6	• 0.0	10–11 early
51	Gurjaras	47.4%	▼ −2.7	• 0.0	12–13 early
52	Tatars	47.0%	▼ −2.5	▼ −0.4	19–30 fair
53	Vietnamese	47.0%	▼ −2.4	▼ −0.6	42–59 fair
54	Portuguese	46.9%	▼ −2.8	▼ −0.4	27–37 fair
55	Varangians	46.5%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.3	52–66 fair

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