Ottomans build orders & counters

What the most-played Ottomans 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 macro2 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:40Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Sipahis, Archers, SpearmenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Ottomans build orders

Most-played Ottomans build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Ottomans (2026)by Valdemar1902	—	4:30	—	Sipahis
Ottoman 1-3-1-1by Robinouse	Timing Attack	5:30	—	Sipahis, Archers
[New Patch] Akinji Rush - Beastyby Niki45nk	Rush	4:40	—	—
Ottoman 1-3-1-1 (Beasty) Comandra Schemeby Comandra	—	—	—	—
Ottoman 1-3-1-1 2026by Ainswurf	—	—	—	Sipahis
1311by ww	—	4:25	12:30	—

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 Ottomans

Their popular builds lean on sipahis, archers and spearmen. Answer with:

SipahisSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Camel riders
ArchersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Mangonels
SpearmenArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers

What Ottomans units beat

Playing Ottomans? Your main units are the answer to:

SipahisHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers · Gunpowder infantry (Streltsy, Janissaries)
ArchersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Horse archers · Mangudai
SpearmenHorsemen · 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.

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