Italians vs Bengalis
Playing Italians against Bengalis? Here's the best Italians unit to counter every unit Bengalis 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.
52.7%
Italians win rate vs Bengalis
Roughly even matchup95% CI 47.5–57.9% · 351 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →Italians hard-counters 16 of 17 units Bengalis can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.
Counter as Italians
Infantry
Militia
Scorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
Spearman
Cavalry Archer+2–4 vs Spearmen
Archers
Ratha RangedUnique
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Archer
Skirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
Elephant Archer
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Skirmisherno hard counter you can build
Cavalry
Armored Elephant
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Battle Elephant
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Ratha Melee
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Scout Cavalry
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Siege
Mangonel
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Scorpion
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Naval
Cannon Galleon
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Demolition Ship
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Fire Ship
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Hulk
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
War Galley
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Matchups in AoE2 also come down to strategy, economy and the map — this ranks the unit-counter tools Italians brings against Bengalis, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.