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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.

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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
HorsemenHorsemenRiddariRiddariBogmadrsBogmadrsMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Macedonian Dynasty build orders

Most-played Macedonian Dynasty build orders
BuildStrategyFeudalCastleMain units
Beasty macedonianby azerty — — — HorsemenHorsemen
Best Macedonian Dynasty BO [Beasty]by Masturbeast — — — HorsemenHorsemenRiddariRiddari
Simple Macedonian Dynasty - Beastyby Niki45nk Timing Attack 4:15 — BogmadrsBogmadrsHorsemenHorsemen
Hippodrome Aggro Into Age 3 Timing (2026)by Valdemar1902 Aggressive 4:20 — HorsemenHorsemen
Feudal Aggression Macedonians (DLC RELEASE VERSION)by Valdemar1902 Aggressive 4:10 — —
Macedonian Dynasty - Fast Castleby BAD CAT IRL Fast Castle 4:40 8:30 RiddariRiddariBogmadrsBogmadrs

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

How to counter Macedonian Dynasty

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

  • HorsemenHorsemenSpearmenSpearmenKnightsKnights
  • RiddariRiddariSpearmenSpearmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmenCamel ridersCamel riders

What Macedonian Dynasty units beat

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

  • HorsemenHorsemenArchersArchersLongbowmenLongbowmenCrossbowmenCrossbowmen
  • RiddariRiddariHorsemenHorsemenMen-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 Macedonian Dynasty

Best map for Macedonian Dynasty: Highwoods, 57.5% (+2.6 pts vs. its 54.9% on all maps). Worst: Archipelago, 41.9% (−12.9 pts), 15.6 points below the best.

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Best ranked 1v1 maps for Macedonian Dynasty
MapWin ratevs. its average
Highwoods57.5%+2.6 pts
Hill and Dale57.5%+2.6 pts
Hidden Valley57.2%+2.4 pts

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Worst ranked 1v1 maps for Macedonian Dynasty
MapWin ratevs. its average
Archipelago41.9%−12.9 pts
Craters50.1%−4.7 pts
Migration51.0%−3.8 pts

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