Macedonian Dynasty build orders & counters

What the most-played Macedonian Dynasty 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: Mixed4 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:20Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Horsemen, Riddari, BogmadrsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Macedonian Dynasty build orders

Most-played Macedonian Dynasty build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Beasty macedonianby azerty	—	—	—	Horsemen
Best Macedonian Dynasty BO [Beasty]by Masturbeast	—	—	—	Horsemen, Riddari
Simple Macedonian Dynasty - Beastyby Niki45nk	Timing Attack	4:15	—	Bogmadrs, Horsemen
Hippodrome Aggro Into Age 3 Timing (2026)by Valdemar1902	Aggressive	4:20	—	Horsemen
Feudal Aggression Macedonians (DLC RELEASE VERSION)by Valdemar1902	Aggressive	4:10	—	—
Macedonian Dynasty - Fast Castleby BAD CAT IRL	Fast Castle	4:40	8:30	Riddari, Bogmadrs

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 Macedonian Dynasty

Their popular builds lean on horsemen, riddari and bogmadrs. Answer with:

HorsemenSpearmen · Knights
RiddariSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Camel riders

What Macedonian Dynasty units beat

Playing Macedonian Dynasty? Your main units are the answer to:

HorsemenArchers · Longbowmen · Crossbowmen · Handcannoneers
RiddariHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers · Gunpowder infantry (Streltsy, Janissaries)

Counters follow the unit-class rules of MetaAOE's counter sheet (Alt+C in game), not patch numbers. Upgrades and numbers still decide the fight.

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