Malians vs Inca

Playing Malians against Inca? Here's the best Malians unit to counter every unit Inca 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.

48.8%Malians win rate vs Inca

Roughly even matchup95% CI 44.1–53.5% · 434 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Malians hard-counters 11 of 12 units Inca can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Inca

Counter as Malians

Infantry

• KamayukUniqueScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• ChampiScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• SpearmanCavalry Archer+2–4 vs Spearmen

Archers

• ArcherSkirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
• Skirmisherno hard counter you can build

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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.