Aztecs vs Japanese

Playing Aztecs against Japanese? Here's the best Aztecs unit to counter every unit Japanese 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.

40.5%Aztecs win rate vs Japanese

Aztecs are at a disadvantage95% CI 37.1–44.0% · 773 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Aztecs hard-counters 15 of 16 units Japanese can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Japanese

Counter as Aztecs

Infantry

• SamuraiUniqueJaguar Warrior+5–6 vs Infantry
• MilitiaJaguar Warrior+5–6 vs Infantry
• SpearmanJaguar Warrior+5–6 vs Infantry

Archers

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

Cavalry

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

Siege

• Battering RamMangonel+12 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons

Naval

• Cannon GalleonSpearman+9–17 vs Ships
• Demolition ShipSpearman+9–17 vs Ships
• Fire ShipSpearman+9–17 vs Ships
• HulkSpearman+9–17 vs Ships
• War GalleySpearman+9–17 vs Ships

Matchups in AoE2 also come down to strategy, economy and the map — this ranks the unit-counter tools Aztecs brings against Japanese, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.