Bengalis vs Maya

Playing Bengalis against Maya? Here's the best Bengalis unit to counter every unit Maya 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.

49.7%Bengalis win rate vs Maya

Roughly even matchup95% CI 44.5–54.9% · 348 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Bengalis hard-counters 12 of 13 units Maya can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Maya

Counter as Bengalis

Infantry

• Eagle WarriorMilitia+2–6 vs Eagle Warriors
• MilitiaScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• SpearmanSkirmisher+3–4 vs Spearmen

Archers

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

Siege

• Battering RamArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons

Naval

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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.