Ethiopians vs Aztecs

Playing Ethiopians against Aztecs? Here's the best Ethiopians unit to counter every unit Aztecs can field — only the units your tech tree can actually build. Every figure is drawn from the game's attack bonuses and armor classes, so it stays accurate to the live balance.

52.2%Ethiopians win rate vs Aztecs

Roughly even matchup95% CI 48.6–55.8% · 745 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Ethiopians hard-counters 12 of 13 units Aztecs can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Aztecs

Counter as Ethiopians

Infantry

• Jaguar WarriorUniqueScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• Eagle WarriorMilitia+2–6 vs Eagle Warriors
• MilitiaScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• SpearmanCavalry Archer+2–4 vs Spearmen

Archers

• ArcherSkirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
• Skirmisherno hard counter you can build

Siege

• Battering RamCannon Galleon+25 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons

Naval

• Demolition ShipBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• Fire ShipBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• HulkBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• War GalleyBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships

Matchups in AoE2 also come down to strategy, economy and the map — this ranks the unit-counter tools Ethiopians brings against Aztecs, not a guaranteed win. The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.