Hindustanis vs Gurjaras

Playing Hindustanis against Gurjaras? Here's the best Hindustanis unit to counter every unit Gurjaras 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.

50.7%Hindustanis win rate vs Gurjaras

Roughly even matchup95% CI 45.6–55.7% · 373 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Hindustanis hard-counters 18 of 18 units Gurjaras can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Gurjaras

Counter as Hindustanis

Infantry

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

Archers

• ArcherGhulam+5–6 vs Archers
• Elephant ArcherSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• SkirmisherGhulam+5–6 vs Archers

Cavalry

• Armored ElephantCannon Galleon+25 vs Siege Weapons
• CamelSpearman+12–26 vs Camels
• Scout CavalrySpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• Shrivamsha RiderSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry

Siege

• Bombard CannonArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionArmored Elephant+25–35 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 Hindustanis brings against Gurjaras, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.