How to beat
Macedonianas Delhi Sultanate
Matchup tips
Cuz I think feudal fighting is just not the way to go, yeah. It's definitely awkward when you're paying a premium for your horseman, right? With the Gazi Raiders, and then there's this other guy, you know, and he's just getting that additional damage without paying that premium with the hippodrome horseman.
Against Macedonian there's no great answer for Delhi in feudal age, especially if Varangian Guards get that second attack. You can use Ghazi Raiders and that should probably be the unit of choice, but if you over commit to Ghazi you could just get taken out by an Atgeir or Riddari switch that really surprises you.
You're going to go for some early Ghazi Raiders, and that'll match up okay against a Macedonian horseman because you can always pull back for healing, which the Macedonian won't have right away. And if you keep the Ghazi alive, the bonus damage against heavy is very useful against those armored units later like Varangian Guards.
Macedonians will love a long extended feudal fight because with the silver income, you are able to meet those upgrades that just make it so much harder to handle. And the Riddari also just shifts the ability of your army to outlast and outscale what Delhi can do.
The Foreign Engineering Company landmark gives Macedonians cannons that counter Delhi's War Elephants effectively.
The Golden Horn Tower landmark gives Macedonians crossbows and Retiarius in Castle Age, boosting raiding power.
War Elephants are effective against a large mass of Macedonian Retiarius.
Delhi has access to the Ghazi Raider plus two damage up against heavy units. Naturally something like the Varangian Guard is a heavy unit, but they're not just any heavy unit. They're a Feudal Men-at-Arms that exchanges some of its ranged armor for additional melee armor instead, which might be exactly what they need against something like the Ghazi Raider.
Macedonian horsemen, especially with silver upgrades and the Hippodrome champion giving extra damage, beat Ghazi Raiders cost-for-cost. Ghazi Raiders are also slower than these horsemen, so Delhi has to be very careful where he goes with them.
But when an eventual castle stage transition comes in, Macedonian Varangians actually beat out elephants as well.
Both civilizations can have stronger than normal horsemen. The difference is that one has healing, the other doesn't.
Macedonian Unique Units
Macedonian Landmarks
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