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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.

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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
ArchersArchersGhazi raidersGhazi raidersWar elephantsWar elephantsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Delhi Sultanate build orders

Most-played Delhi Sultanate build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026)by Valdemar1902 — 4:15 — Ghazi raidersGhazi raidersWar elephantsWar elephants
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026) - copyby itadvi — 4:15 9:30 Ghazi raidersGhazi raidersWar elephantsWar elephants
Delhi Fast Ghazi into Age 3 (2026)by The Prophet — — — Ghazi raidersGhazi raidersWar elephantsWar elephants
Delhi Fast Start (TMP)by Ambrosius Fast Castle 5:10 — —
Delhi | Feudal tempo (ToV)by Jockxtar — 5:10 — SpearmenSpearmenGhazi raidersGhazi raiders
Timing push/fast imp plby tobradex1 Fast Imperial — — War elephantsWar elephantsArchersArchers

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

How to counter Delhi Sultanate

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

  • ArchersArchersHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsMangonelsMangonels
  • Ghazi raidersGhazi raidersSpearmenSpearmenArchersArchersCamel ridersCamel riders
  • War elephantsWar elephantsSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHandcannoneersHandcannoneers

What Delhi Sultanate units beat

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

  • ArchersArchersSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenHorse archersHorse archers
  • Ghazi raidersGhazi raidersArchersArchersLongbowmenLongbowmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmen
  • War elephantsWar elephantsHorsemenHorsemenMen-at-armsMen-at-armsHandcannoneersHandcannoneers

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. Every unit: AoE4 counter chart.

Best and worst maps for Delhi Sultanate

Best map for Delhi Sultanate: Oasis, 52.2% (+3.4 pts vs. its 48.8% on all maps). Worst: Archipelago, 43.7% (−5.1 pts), 8.6 points below the best.

Pick it on

Best ranked 1v1 maps for Delhi Sultanate
MapWin ratevs. its average
Oasis52.2%+3.4 pts
Lipany51.8%+3.0 pts
Sunkenlands51.2%+2.4 pts

Ban it on

Worst ranked 1v1 maps for Delhi Sultanate
MapWin ratevs. its average
Archipelago43.7%−5.1 pts
Migration44.4%−4.4 pts
Golden Heights45.0%−3.8 pts

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