Tughlaq Dynasty build orders & counters

What the most-played Tughlaq 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: Mostly macro2 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:10Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Elephant raiders, Lancers, SpearmenMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Tughlaq Dynasty build orders

Most-played Tughlaq Dynasty build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
2 tc fort build feudal into raider elephants etc season 12by PeNDraGoN	Boom	~6:45	—	Lancers
Feudal Aggro with Raider and Healer Elephantsby Eldritch	Rush	3:55	—	Elephant raiders
Tughlaq Dynasty - Rush Fort - Beastyqtby Krayt	Boom	4:10	—	—
Corvinus' Tower of victory+2TC+Fort BOOMby murtuk	Boom	4:25	9:05	Spearmen, Archers
Simple Tughlaq Dynasty - Beastyby Niki45nk	Rush	4:05	—	—
Unlimited Elephantby night_night	—	4:05	~13:00	Elephant raiders, War elephants

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 Tughlaq Dynasty

Their popular builds lean on elephant raiders, lancers and spearmen. Answer with:

Elephant raidersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Handcannoneers
LancersSpearmen · Crossbowmen · Camel riders
SpearmenArchers · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers

What Tughlaq Dynasty units beat

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

Elephant raidersHorsemen · Men-at-arms · Handcannoneers · Gunpowder infantry (Streltsy, Janissaries)
SpearmenHorsemen · Knights · Lancers · Camel riders

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