Georgians vs Portuguese

Playing Georgians against Portuguese? Here's the best Georgians unit to counter every unit Portuguese 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.

47.7%Georgians win rate vs Portuguese

Roughly even matchup95% CI 42.8–52.7% · 390 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

Georgians hard-counters 16 of 17 units Portuguese can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.

Portuguese

Counter as Georgians

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

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

Siege

• Organ GunUniqueBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• Battering RamCannon Galleon+25 vs Siege Weapons
• Bombard CannonBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionBattering Ram+40–50 vs Siege Weapons

Naval

• Cannon GalleonSpearman+9–17 vs Ships
• CaravelSpearman+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 Georgians brings against Portuguese, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.