All 228 units of Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, listed alphabetically with their best counters. Follow a unit for its full profile: stats, what it beats, what beats it and every civilization bonus that affects it.
All AoE2 Units from A–Z
A
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Arambai Cavalry Archer / Unique · Burmese -
Arbalest Archer -
Archer Archer -
Armored Elephant Siege / Unique · Khmer
B
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Ballista Elephant Siege / Unique · Khmer -
Battering Ram Siege -
Battle Elephant Cavalry / Unique · Southeast Asia -
Berserk Infantry / Unique · Vikings -
Blackwood Archer Archer / Unique · Tupi -
Bolas Rider Cavalry / Unique · Mapuche -
Bombard Cannon Siege / Gunpowder -
Boyar Cavalry / Unique · Slavs
C
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Camel Archer Camel / Unique · Berbers -
Camel Rider Camel · Saracens / multiple -
Camel Scout Camel / Special · Berbers / multiple -
Cannon Galleon Ship / Gunpowder -
Capped Ram Siege -
Caravel Ship / Unique · Portuguese -
Cataphract Cavalry / Unique · Byzantines -
Cavalier Cavalry -
Cavalry Archer Cavalry Archer -
Centurion Cavalry / Unique · Romans -
Chakram Thrower Infantry / Unique · Gurjaras -
Champi Runner Infantry / Tier · South America -
Champi Scout Infantry / Special · South America -
Champi Warrior Infantry / Unique · South America -
Champion Infantry -
Chu Ko Nu Archer / Unique · Chinese -
Composite Bowman Archer / Unique · Armenians -
Condottiero Infantry / Unique (Team) · Italians (Team bonus) -
Conquistador Cavalry Archer / Unique · Spanish -
Coustillier Cavalry / Unique · Burgundians -
Crossbowman Archer
D
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Demolition Raft Ship -
Demolition Ship Ship -
Dromon Ship / Unique · Armenians / Byzantines / Goths / Huns / Romans
E
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Eagle Scout Infantry / Special · Aztecs / Mayans / Incas -
Eagle Warrior Infantry / Special · Aztecs / Mayans / Incas -
Elephant Archer Archer / Unique · Gurjaras -
Elite Arambai Cavalry Archer / Unique · Burmese -
Elite Ballista Elephant Siege / Unique · Khmer -
Elite Battle Elephant Cavalry / Unique · Southeast Asia -
Elite Berserk Infantry / Unique · Vikings -
Elite Blackwood Archer Archer / Unique · Mapuche -
Elite Bolas Rider Cavalry / Unique · Mapuche -
Elite Boyar Cavalry / Unique · Slavs -
Elite Camel Archer Camel / Unique · Berbers -
Elite Cannon Galleon Ship / Gunpowder -
Elite Caravel Ship / Unique · Portuguese -
Elite Cataphract Cavalry / Unique · Byzantines -
Elite Centurion Cavalry / Unique · Romans -
Elite Chakram Thrower Infantry / Unique · Gurjaras -
Elite Champi Warrior Infantry / Unique · South America -
Elite Chu Ko Nu Archer / Unique · Chinese -
Elite Composite Bowman Archer / Unique · Armenians -
Elite Conquistador Cavalry Archer / Unique · Spanish -
Elite Coustillier Cavalry / Unique · Burgundians - Elite Dromon Ship / Unique · Armenians / Byzantines / Goths / Huns / Romans
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Elite Eagle Warrior Infantry / Special · Aztecs / Mayans / Incas -
Elite Elephant Archer Archer / Unique · Gurjaras -
Elite Fire Archer Archer / Unique · Wu -
Elite Fire Lancer Cavalry / Unique · Chinese / Jurchens / Khitans / Koreans / Vietnamese -
Elite Gbeto Infantry / Unique · Malians -
Elite Genitour Cavalry Archer / Unique · Berbers -
Elite Genoese Crossbowman Archer / Unique · Italians -
Elite Ghulam Infantry / Unique · Hindustanis -
Elite Guecha Warrior Infantry / Unique · Muisca -
Elite Huskarl Infantry / Unique · Goths -
Elite Hussite Wagon Siege / Special / Unique · Bohemians -
Elite Ibirapema Warrior Infantry / Unique · Tupi -
Elite Iron Pagoda Cavalry / Unique · Jurchens -
Elite Jaguar Warrior Infantry / Unique · Aztecs -
Elite Janissary Gunpowder / Unique · Turks -
Elite Kamayuk Infantry / Anti-Cavalry / Unique · Incas -
Elite Karambit Warrior Infantry / Unique · Malay -
Elite Keshik Cavalry / Unique · Tatars -
Elite Kipchak Cavalry Archer / Unique · Cumans -
Elite Kona Infantry / Unique · Tupi -
Elite Konnik Cavalry / Unique · Bulgarians - Elite Konnik (Dismounted) Infantry / Unique · Bulgarians
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Elite Leitis Cavalry / Unique · Lithuanians -
Elite Liao Dao Infantry / Unique · Khitans -
Elite Longboat Ship / Unique · Vikings -
Elite Longbowman Archer / Unique · Britons -
Elite Magyar Huszar Cavalry / Unique · Magyars -
Elite Mameluke Camel / Unique · Saracens -
Elite Mangudai Cavalry Archer / Unique · Mongols -
Elite Monaspa Cavalry / Unique · Georgians -
Elite Obuch Infantry / Unique · Poles -
Elite Organ Gun Siege / Gunpowder / Unique · Portuguese -
Elite Plumed Archer Archer / Unique · Mayans -
Elite Ratha Cavalry / Unique · Gurjaras - Elite Ratha (Melee) Cavalry / Unique · Bengalis
- Elite Ratha (Ranged) Cavalry Archer / Unique · Bengalis
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Elite Rattan Archer Archer / Unique · Vietnamese -
Elite Samurai Infantry / Unique · Japanese -
Elite Serjeant Infantry / Unique · Sicilians -
Elite Shotel Warrior Infantry / Unique · Ethiopians -
Elite Shrivamsha Rider Cavalry / Unique · Gurjaras -
Elite Skirmisher Archer / Counter Unit -
Elite Steppe Lancer Cavalry / Regional · Mongols / Tatars / Cumans -
Elite Tarkan Cavalry / Unique · Huns -
Elite Temple Guard Infantry / Unique · Muisca -
Elite Teutonic Knight Infantry / Unique · Teutons -
Elite Throwing Axeman Infantry / Unique · Franks -
Elite Tiger Cavalry Cavalry / Unique · Wei -
Elite Turtle Ship Ship / Unique · Koreans -
Elite Urumi Swordsman Infantry / Unique · Dravidians -
Elite War Elephant Cavalry / Unique · Persians -
Elite War Wagon Cavalry Archer / Unique · Koreans -
Elite Warrior Priest Support / Unique · Armenians -
Elite White Feather Guard Infantry / Unique · Shu -
Elite Woad Raider Infantry / Unique · Celts
F
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Fast Fire Ship Ship -
Fire Archer Archer / Unique · Wu -
Fire Lancer Cavalry / Unique · Chinese / Jurchens / Khitans / Koreans / Vietnamese -
Fire Ship Ship -
Fishing Ship Ship / Economy -
Flaming Camel Camel / Siege / Unique · Tatars -
Flemish Militia Infantry / Unique · Burgundians
G
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Galleon Ship -
Galley Ship -
Gbeto Infantry / Unique · Malians -
Genitour Cavalry Archer / Unique · Berbers -
Genoese Crossbowman Archer / Unique · Italians -
Ghulam Infantry / Unique · Hindustanis -
Grenadier Gunpowder / Siege / Unique · Jurchens -
Guecha Warrior Infantry / Unique · Muisca
H
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Halberdier Infantry / Counter Unit -
Hand Cannoneer Gunpowder -
Heavy Camel Rider Camel · Saracens / multiple -
Heavy Cavalry Archer Cavalry Archer -
Heavy Demolition Ship Ship -
Heavy Hei Guang Cavalry Cavalry / Unique · Shu / Wei / Wu -
Heavy Rocket Cart Siege / Gunpowder / Unique · Chinese / Shu / Wei / Wu -
Heavy Scorpion Siege -
Hei Guang Cavalry Cavalry / Unique · Shu / Wei / Wu -
Houfnice Siege / Gunpowder / Unique · Bohemians -
Huskarl Infantry / Unique · Goths -
Hussar Cavalry -
Hussite Wagon Siege / Special / Unique · Bohemians
I
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Ibirapema Warrior Infantry / Unique · Tupi -
Imperial Camel Rider Camel / Unique · Hindustanis -
Imperial Skirmisher Archer / Counter Unit · Vietnamese / Team -
Iron Pagoda Cavalry / Unique · Jurchens
J
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Jaguar Warrior Infantry / Unique · Aztecs -
Janissary Gunpowder / Unique · Turks -
Jian Swordsman Infantry / Unique · Wu
K
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Kamayuk Infantry / Anti-Cavalry / Unique · Incas -
Karambit Warrior Infantry / Unique · Malay -
Keshik Cavalry / Unique · Tatars - King Special
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Kipchak Cavalry Archer / Unique · Cumans -
Knight Cavalry -
Kona Infantry / Unique · Tupi -
Konnik Cavalry / Unique · Bulgarians - Konnik (Dismounted) Infantry / Unique · Bulgarians
L
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Legionary Infantry / Unique · Romans -
Leitis Cavalry / Unique · Lithuanians -
Liao Dao Infantry / Unique · Khitans -
Light Cavalry Cavalry -
Long Swordsman Infantry -
Longboat Ship / Unique · Vikings -
Longbowman Archer / Unique · Britons -
Lou Chuan Ship / Unique · Chinese / Jurchens / Shu / Wei / Wu
M
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Magyar Huszar Cavalry / Unique · Magyars -
Mameluke Camel / Unique · Saracens -
Man-at-Arms Infantry -
Mangonel Siege -
Mangudai Cavalry Archer / Unique · Mongols -
Militia Infantry -
Missionary Support / Unique · Spanish -
Monaspa Cavalry / Unique · Georgians -
Monk Support -
Mounted Trebuchet Siege / Unique · Khitans
O
P
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Paladin Cavalry -
Petard Siege -
Pikeman Infantry / Counter Unit -
Plumed Archer Archer / Unique · Mayans
R
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Ratha Cavalry / Unique · Gurjaras - Ratha (Melee) Cavalry / Unique · Bengalis
- Ratha (Ranged) Cavalry Archer / Unique · Bengalis
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Rattan Archer Archer / Unique · Vietnamese -
Rocket Cart Siege / Gunpowder / Unique · Chinese / Shu / Wei / Wu
S
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Samurai Infantry / Unique · Japanese -
Savar Cavalry / Unique · Persians -
Scorpion Siege -
Scout Cavalry Cavalry -
Serjeant Infantry / Unique · Sicilians -
Shotel Warrior Infantry / Unique · Ethiopians -
Shrivamsha Rider Cavalry / Unique · Gurjaras -
Siege Elephant Siege / Unique · Khmer -
Siege Onager Siege -
Siege Ram Siege -
Siege Tower Siege / Support -
Skirmisher Archer / Counter Unit -
Slinger Archer / Anti-Archer / Unique · Incas -
Spearman Infantry / Counter Unit -
Steppe Lancer Cavalry / Regional · Mongols / Tatars / Cumans
T
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Tarkan Cavalry / Unique · Huns -
Temple Guard Infantry / Unique · Muisca -
Teutonic Knight Infantry / Unique · Teutons -
Thirisadai Ship / Unique · Dravidians -
Throwing Axeman Infantry / Unique · Franks -
Tiger Cavalry Cavalry / Unique · Wei -
Traction Trebuchet Siege / Regional · Shu / Wei / Wu -
Trade Cart Economy -
Trade Cog Ship / Economy -
Transport Ship Ship / Support -
Trebuchet Siege - Trebuchet (packed) Siege
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Turtle Ship Ship / Unique · Koreans -
Two-Handed Swordsman Infantry
U
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Urumi Swordsman Infantry / Unique · Dravidians
V
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Villager Economy
W
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War Chariot (Barrage) Cavalry Archer / Unique · Shu - War Chariot (Focus Fire) Cavalry Archer / Unique · Shu
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War Elephant Cavalry / Unique · Persians -
War Galley Ship -
War Wagon Cavalry Archer / Unique · Koreans - Warrior Priest Support / Unique · Armenians
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White Feather Guard Infantry / Unique · Shu -
Winged Hussar Cavalry / Unique · Poles -
Woad Raider Infantry / Unique · Celts
X
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Xianbei Raider Cavalry / Unique · Wei
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