Persians vs Huns

Playing Persians against Huns? Here's the best Persians unit to counter every unit Huns 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.

51.4%Persians win rate vs Huns

Roughly even matchup95% CI 49.2–53.6% · 1,948 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Persians hard-counters 14 of 15 units Huns can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Huns

Counter as Persians

Infantry

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

Archers

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

Cavalry

• TarkanUniqueSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• KnightSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• Scout CavalrySpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry

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 Persians brings against Huns, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.