Goths vs Japanese

Playing Goths against Japanese? Here's the best Goths 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.

39.9%Goths win rate vs Japanese

Goths are at a disadvantage95% CI 37.0–42.8% · 1,103 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Goths hard-counters 16 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 Goths

Infantry

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

Archers

• ArcherHuskarl+6–10 vs Archers
• Cavalry ArcherSpearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
• SkirmisherHuskarl+6–10 vs Archers

Cavalry

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

Siege

• Battering RamBombard Cannon+20 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionBattering Ram+40–50 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 Goths 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.