Best Civs to Pick Against Saxons in AoE2

Every civ against Saxons

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	52.8%	▲ +2.7	▲ +0.1	19–14 early
2	Hindustanis	51.9%	▲ +2.1	▼ −0.2	24–26 fair
3	Malians	51.8%	▲ +1.4	▲ +0.3	22–15 early
4	Sicilians	51.7%	▲ +1.6	▲ +0.1	19–16 early
5	Bulgarians	51.6%	▲ +1.7	▼ −0.1	28–27 fair
6	Turks	51.4%	▲ +1.6	▼ −0.2	26–29 fair
7	Armenians	51.2%	▲ +1.2	▲ +0.1	24–20 fair
8	Celts	51.1%	▲ +0.6	▲ +0.5	27–16 fair
9	Ethiopians	50.8%	▲ +0.5	▲ +0.2	30–25 fair
10	Malay	50.6%	▲ +0.7	• 0.0	17–18 early
11	Mongols	50.6%	▲ +0.9	▼ −0.3	67–69 fair
12	Teutons	50.6%	▲ +0.3	▲ +0.2	31–25 fair
13	Japanese	50.6%	▲ +0.3	▲ +0.2	42–37 fair
14	Italians	50.5%	▲ +0.2	▲ +0.3	25–17 fair
15	Dravidians	50.5%	▲ +0.6	▼ −0.1	14–15 early
16	Goths	50.5%	▲ +0.5	• 0.0	19–19 early
17	Shu	50.1%	• 0.0	▲ +0.1	7–6 early
18	Khitans	49.9%	▲ +0.1	▼ −0.2	9–13 early
19	Huns	49.4%	▼ −1.0	▲ +0.5	29–21 fair
20	Chinese	49.4%	▼ −0.9	▲ +0.3	25–21 fair
21	Franks	49.4%	▼ −0.4	▼ −0.2	57–64 fair
22	Cumans	49.3%	▼ −0.4	▼ −0.3	14–21 early
23	Wu	49.2%	▼ −0.5	▼ −0.3	6–12 early
24	Berbers	49.2%	▼ −0.8	• 0.0	10–12 early
25	Persians	49.2%	▼ −0.1	▼ −0.7	36–51 fair
26	Magyars	49.2%	▼ −1.2	▲ +0.4	39–33 fair
27	Spanish	49.1%	▼ −1.0	▲ +0.1	36–34 fair
28	Bohemians	49.0%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.4	23–16 early
29	Jurchens	49.0%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.4	11–4 early
30	Muisca	49.0%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.2	7–2 early
31	Poles	48.9%	▼ −1.5	▲ +0.4	23–17 fair
32	Khmer	48.9%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.4	33–46 fair
33	Mayans	48.8%	▼ −0.5	▼ −0.7	13–28 fair
34	Burgundians	48.8%	▼ −1.5	▲ +0.3	32–29 fair
35	Lithuanians	48.7%	▼ −1.6	▲ +0.3	33–27 fair
36	Vikings	48.7%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.1	21–24 fair
37	Slavs	48.7%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.1	18–18 early
38	Bengalis	48.4%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.1	11–14 early
39	Tupi	48.3%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.1	5–7 early
40	Mapuche	48.2%	▼ −1.8	• 0.0	2–2 early
41	Koreans	48.1%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.6	9–22 early
42	Wei	48.1%	▼ −2.0	▲ +0.1	14–13 early
43	Burmese	47.8%	▼ −2.1	▼ −0.1	6–8 early
44	Danes	47.8%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.5	24–33 fair
45	Gurjaras	47.6%	▼ −2.6	▲ +0.2	10–6 early
46	Portuguese	47.6%	▼ −2.9	▲ +0.5	23–17 fair
47	Aztecs	47.5%	▼ −2.4	• 0.0	15–18 early
48	Incas	47.5%	▼ −2.2	▼ −0.3	12–21 early
49	Georgians	47.2%	▼ −2.8	• 0.0	6–7 early
50	Varangians	47.2%	▼ −3.2	▲ +0.4	48–47 fair
51	Tatars	47.2%	▼ −2.4	▼ −0.4	12–22 early
52	Byzantines	47.2%	▼ −2.4	▼ −0.4	20–32 fair
53	Saracens	47.2%	▼ −2.7	▼ −0.1	12–16 early
54	Vietnamese	46.8%	▼ −2.9	▼ −0.2	23–31 fair
55	Britons	46.0%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.8	23–44 fair

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