Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Lakota vs Russians
Lakota and Russians share 2 of their regular units and 31 Home City cards. Lakota start worth 1,300 resources and train 12 kinds of units; Russians start worth 1,300 and train 21.
LakotaStart worth 1,300 · 1 Chests of Coin, 4 Crates of Food, 1 Cords of Wood, 5 Villager, 1 War Chief
Civilization bonus: Begins with 200 population and Huntable Animals last longer, but cannot build Walls until the Industrial Age. Unique units: Axe Rider, Bow Rider, Cetan Bowman, Rifle Rider, Tokala Soldier, Tashunke Prowler, Wakina Rifle and Club Warrior. Unique buildings: Teepee provides small hitpoint bonus to nearby units. Unique ceremonies: Call the People Ceremony and Tokala Ceremony
RussiansStart worth 1,300 · 5 Crates of Food, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 5 Settler
Civilization bonus: Settlers and Infantry train faster in groups at the expense of combat strength. Has a population limit of 210. Royal guard units: Cavalry Archer (Dvoryane) and Grenadier (Pavlov Grenadiers) Unique units: Strelet, Rekrut, Poruchik, Cossack and Oprichnik Unique buildings: Blockhouses are a combination of Barracks and Outposts.
Units only one of them has
Only Lakota
Villager
Both: Fishing Boat, Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Lakota | Russians |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000 | The Naturalist ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000 | The Adventurer ≈ 1,020 |
| Industrial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 10,000 | The King's Musketeer ≈ 1,300 |
| Imperial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 15,000 | El Presidente ≈ 2,000 |
The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).
Home City cards
114
only Lakota
31
in both decks
140
only Russians