Burmese vs Spanish

Playing Burmese against Spanish? Here's the best Burmese unit to counter every unit Spanish 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.

45.7%Burmese win rate vs Spanish

Burmese are at a disadvantage95% CI 41.7–49.8% · 576 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

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

Spanish

Counter as Burmese

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

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

Siege

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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.