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Malians build orders & counters

What the most-played Malians builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them.

Style
Mostly macro2 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age
4:20Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units
Archers, Freeborn mansa, DonsosMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Malians build orders

Most-played Malians build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
Fast Pit Mine Into Cows (2026)by Valdemar1902 — 4:11 12:15 Donsos, Javelin throwers
Vortix's Feudal Aggro with Sofas into Cow Boomby Eldritch Aggressive 4:15 — Warrior scouts, Archers
Classic malians openerby Astralfr — 4:11 — Donsos, Javelin throwers
2 Stable Sofa Archer Openingby Valdemar1902 Rush 4:24 — —
Malian | 2 TCby Jockxtar Boom 4:35 ~6:20 Musofadi mansa, Freeborn mansa
Malian 2TCby siberian_wolf Boom 8:30 14:05 Musofadi warriors, Freeborn mansa

Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated).

How to counter Malians

Their popular builds lean on archers, freeborn mansa and donsos. Answer with:

  • ArchersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
  • DonsosArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers

What Malians units beat

Playing Malians? Your main units are the answer to:

  • ArchersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
  • DonsosHorsemen · Knights · Lancers · Camel riders

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.

Play Malians builds in time with the clock

MetaAOE shows your build over the game, step by step with the match clock, reads your opponent's civ and puts the counters one key away. Free, on Overwolf.

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