Bengalis vs Sicilians

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

49.6%Bengalis win rate vs Sicilians

Roughly even matchup95% CI 44.6–54.6% · 385 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

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

Sicilians

Counter as Bengalis

Infantry

• SerjeantUniqueScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• MilitiaScorpion+1–2 vs Infantry
• SpearmanSkirmisher+3–4 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

• Battering RamArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• MangonelArmored Elephant+25–35 vs Siege Weapons
• ScorpionArmored Elephant+25–35 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 Bengalis brings against Sicilians, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.