Celts

Dive Siege fast infantry + elite siege carry.

Spawn unit	Starting age	Kills to Castle	Kills to Imp	Razes to vill	Cap	Interval
Woad Raider (Elite on unlock)	Feudal	200	400	2	100	8 s

⚡ Quick reference

• Baseline: faster Lumberjacks, infantry speed by age, Siege +25% atk speed, team Siege Workshops faster. UU Woad Raider. UT Furor Celtica.
• Requiem v294: starting age Feudal; kills-to-Castle 200; kills-to-Imperial 400; razes-to-vill 2.
• CBA role: fast infantry + elite siege carry.
• Post-vill: Woad/Halb front + fast-firing Celtic Onager/Siege Onager.
• Weak vs: archers, Hand Cannoneers.

📜 Deep playbook

🏛️ Standard DE profile

• Civ bonuses
• Infantry moves +15% faster.
• Siege Workshop units fire/reload +25% faster.
• Lumberjacks work +15% faster.
• Sheep not converted if a Celt unit is within 6 tiles.
• Team: Siege Workshops work +20% faster.
• Unique units
• Castle UU: Woad Raider (fast infantry).
• Unique techs
• Castle Age — Stronghold (Castles and Towers fire +25% faster).
• Imperial Age — Furor Celtica (Siege Workshop units +40% HP).
• Notable missing techs
• No Camel Rider, no Ring Archer Armor, no Bracer, no Paladin (Cavalier max), no Bombard Tower, no Heresy.
• Walls: full set.

🏰 CBA REQUIEM v294 profile

(v294 numbers: Fandom wiki, retrieved 2026-08-21)

• Starting age: Feudal (Requiem v294 start table).
• Spawn unit: Woad Raider (Elite on unlock).
• Spawn interval / cap: 8 s per Castle; cap 100.
• Kills to Castle / Imperial: 200 (Castle) / 400 (Imperial).
• Razes: standard.
• Free starting tech: none listed in the v294 wiki table.
• Elite unlock: on Imperial promotion.
• Available buildings after villagers: Barracks, Archery Range, Stable, Siege Workshop. Elephants disabled. Siege Onager available (Celts signature). Trebuchet enabled.

CBA role & archetype

• Primary role: Fast dive infantry. Woad Raiders are the fastest non-cavalry infantry.
• Secondary role: Siege core post-villagers (Siege Onager + Furor Celtica).

🌅 Opening play

• Minute 0–3: dive-patrol into fragile ranged units. Woads close gaps faster than any archer can kite.
• Patrol: attack-move; Woads want short arcs.
• Preferred fights: archer civs, siege units, monks.
• Refuse: cavalry masses (Franks, Persians elephants), Halb walls.

⚔️ Kill accumulation strategy

• Safe farm: Britons, Mayans, Ethiopians, Vietnamese, Turks (Janissaries).
• Avoid: Franks, Persians, Cumans.

🏚️ Raze allocation

• First or second raze — Celt Siege Onager is a top-tier late-game unit that needs villagers to produce.

👷 Post-villager composition

• Wall order: back diagonal.
• Standard build: 2 Siege Workshops (Siege Onager pump), 2 Barracks (Woad + Halb), 1 Range (Skirm).
• Imperial composition: Elite Woad Raider + Siege Onager (with Furor Celtica) + Halberdier + Skirmisher.
• Silver-UT priority: Furor Celtica — Siege Onagers with +40% HP are the game-winner. Priority #1.

⚖️ Strong against / Weak against

• Strong vs: Britons, Mayans, Ethiopians, Vietnamese, Turks, archer civs generally.
• Weak vs: Franks (TA), Persians (elephant), Cumans (Kipchak kite), Bohemians (Hussite tanks Siege Onager).

🤝 Team synergies

• Best pairs: Britons (Longbow + Siege Onager back-line demolisher), Persians (elephant + Siege Onager), Aztecs (Jaguar + Woad double-dive).
• Conflicts: Ethiopians (redundant Siege Onager role).

🎮 Key micro rules

1. Woads dive first, Siege Onager arrives second.
2. Furor Celtica before all else.
3. Never let Siege Onagers get caught alone — Halb screen them.
4. Attack-move Woads; do not right-click.

⚠️ Common mistakes

• Sitting back with Woads (waste of speed bonus).
• Skipping Furor Celtica.

🔒 Version-locked (Requiem v294)

• Siege Onager availability post-villagers is central to Celt viability. Confirm v294 whitelist.

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