Vietnamese vs Bengalis

Playing Vietnamese against Bengalis? Here's the best Vietnamese 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.

54.5%Vietnamese win rate vs Bengalis

Vietnamese are favored95% CI 50.3–58.6% · 550 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Vietnamese 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.

Bengalis

Counter as Vietnamese

Infantry

• MilitiaScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• SpearmanCavalry Archer+2–4 vs Spearmen

Archers

• Ratha RangedUniqueSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• ArcherSkirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
• Elephant ArcherSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• Skirmisherno hard counter you can build

Cavalry

• Armored ElephantBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• Battle ElephantSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• Ratha MeleeSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• Scout CavalrySpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry

Siege

• MangonelBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons

Naval

• Cannon GalleonBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• 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 Vietnamese 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.