AGE OF EMPIRES IV
CIVILISATION MATCHUPS
YOUR CIV
OPPONENT
AyyubidThe Ayyubids win through camel cavalry and siege, adapting their development through House of Wisdom choices while scaling toward a Golden Age where each structure built amplifies their gathering rates, research speed, production, and camel attack effectiveness.
Matchup advice3 TIPS
As Golden Horde, you need enough archers to two-shot Desert Raiders to overcome Dervish healing.
Against Ayyubids fast castle, Golden Horde should consider pressuring the gold rather than matching the castle age, as it can win the game.
Archers don't do bonus damage to Desert Raiders, so Ayyubids can extract a lot of value from Dervish healing against Golden Horde archers.
Unique Units
UNITDESCRIPTION
Desert RaiderVersatile camel unit available at range and stable
Camel LancerCamel cavalry with tactical charge attack
DervishReligious cavalry unit with mass healing ability
ManjaniqMangonel switching to fire projectile mode
GhulamHeavy infantry unit with quick strike ability
Tower of the SultanSiege tower firing arrows while ramming buildings
AtabegMounted civilian buffing unit hit points when garrisoned
Bedouin SkirmisherLight ranged infantry with bonus vs light units
Bedouin SwordsmanLight melee infantry with bonus vs melee units
Atabeg Trade CaravanFaster cheaper trader with reduced gold return
Landmarks
Culture Wing
House of Wisdom wing. Choose: Advancement (cheaper, faster age-up) or Logistics (2 Dervishes with Mass Heal at 2 hp/s).
Economic Wing
House of Wisdom wing. Choose: Growth (3 Villagers, Orchards +50 food) or Industry (400 wood, Villagers build +30% faster).
Military Wing
House of Wisdom wing. Choose: Master Smiths (free Feudal Blacksmith upgrades, early Military Academy) or Reinforcement (1 Desert Raider on completion, then 1 every 2 min).
Trade Wing
House of Wisdom wing. Choose: Advisors (3 Atabegs) or Bazaar (a Trade Caravan every 3 min).
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