Burgundians vs Vikings

Playing Burgundians against Vikings? Here's the best Burgundians unit to counter every unit Vikings 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.

45.4%Burgundians win rate vs Vikings

Burgundians are at a disadvantage95% CI 41.5–49.4% · 613 ranked 1v1 gamesFull win-rate breakdown →

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

Vikings

Counter as Burgundians

Infantry

• BerserkerUniqueScorpion+1–2 vs 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

• Battering RamCannon Galleon+25 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
• Fire ShipBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• HulkBombard Cannon+40–50 vs Ships
• LongboatBombard 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 Burgundians brings against Vikings, 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 The counters are computed from the game's own data, so there's no table to fall out of date when the game is patched.