Dravidians vs Romans
Playing Dravidians against Romans? Here's the best Dravidians unit to counter every unit Romans 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.
40.8%
Dravidians win rate vs Romans
Dravidians are at a disadvantage95% CI 35.1–46.7% · 272 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →Dravidians hard-counters 14 of 15 units Romans can field. Each of their units is on the left; the best unit you can build to counter it is on the right.
Counter as Dravidians
Infantry
Militia
Scorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
Spearman
Skirmisher+3–4 vs Spearmen
Archers
Archer
Skirmisher+3–5 vs Archers
Cavalry Archer
Spearman+15–32 vs Cavalry
Skirmisherno hard counter you can build
Cavalry
Siege
Battering Ram
Armored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
Mangonel
Armored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
Scorpion
Armored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
Naval
Demolition Ship
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Fire Ship
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Hulk
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
War Galley
Bombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
Matchups in AoE2 also come down to strategy, economy and the map — this ranks the unit-counter tools Dravidians brings against Romans, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.