Delhi Sultanate build orders & counters

What the most-played Delhi Sultanate builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them. From the popular builds on aoe4guides.com.

Style: Mostly macro0 of its 7 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 5:10Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Archers, Ghazi raiders, War elephantsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Delhi Sultanate build orders

Most-played Delhi Sultanate build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026)by Valdemar1902	—	4:15	—	Ghazi raiders, War elephants
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026) - copyby itadvi	—	4:15	9:30	Ghazi raiders, War elephants
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026)by The Prophet	—	—	—	Ghazi raiders, War elephants
Delhi Fast Start (TMP)by Ambrosius	Fast Castle	5:10	—	—
Delhi \| Feudal tempo (ToV)by Jockxtar	—	5:10	—	Spearmen, Ghazi raiders
Timing push/fast imp plby tobradex1	Fast Imperial	—	—	War elephants, Archers

Each build opens on aoe4guides.com, where its author wrote it. Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated). Browse every build on aoe4guides.com.

How to counter Delhi Sultanate

Their popular builds lean on archers, ghazi raiders and war elephants. Answer with:

ArchersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
Ghazi raidersSpearmen · Archers · Camel riders
War elephantsSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Handcannoneers

What Delhi Sultanate units beat

Playing Delhi Sultanate? Your main units are the answer to:

ArchersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
Ghazi raidersArchers · Longbowmen · Crossbowmen · Handcannoneers
War elephantsHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers · Gunpowder infantry (Streltsy, Janissaries)

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