Vikings vs Berbers
Playing Vikings against Berbers? Here's the best Vikings unit to counter every unit Berbers 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.
51.5%
Vikings win rate vs Berbers
Roughly even matchup95% CI 46.9–56.1% · 456 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →Vikings hard-counters 18 of 19 units Berbers 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 Vikings
Infantry
Militia
Scorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
Spearman
Cavalry Archer+2–4 vs Spearmen
Archers
Camel ArcherUnique
Spearman+12–26 vs Camels
GenitourUnique
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Archer
Skirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
Cavalry Archer
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Skirmisherno hard counter you can build
Cavalry
Siege
Battering Ram
Cannon Galleon+25 vs Siege Weapons
Bombard Cannon
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Mangonel
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Scorpion
Battering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
Naval
Cannon Galleon
Spearman+9–17 vs Ships
Demolition Ship
Spearman+9–17 vs Ships
Fire Ship
Spearman+9–17 vs Ships
Hulk
Spearman+9–17 vs Ships
War Galley
Spearman+9–17 vs Ships
Matchups in AoE2 also come down to strategy, economy and the map — this ranks the unit-counter tools Vikings brings against Berbers, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.