What counters Tughlaq Dynasty in AoE4?

Spearmen, Archers, Crossbowmen. Starve his food: take the deer and berries and pressure early

Is Tughlaq Dynasty a good civ in AoE4 right now?

Tughlaq Dynasty wins 49.6% of ranked 1v1 games across all ranks (about 22,074 games), which puts it in tier B on our tier list.

What are the unique units of Tughlaq Dynasty?

Fishing Boat, Healer Elephant, Imam, Raider Elephant, Worker Elephant, Ballista Elephant, War Elephant. Raiding Elephant: Fast elephant effective at raiding, flanking, and countering ranged units. Can trample to bypass any unit to deal damage in an area. Healer Elephant: High health and armored melee elephant mounted with two Imams that can heal units individually. Deals more damage for each nearby melee infantry. War Elephant: Heavy melee cavalry mounted with a Spearman that has high health and dam

When is Tughlaq Dynasty strongest?

2:10 — May go early Feudal with the Dome and attack with Healer Elephants · 6:00 — The Fort and the second TC are finishing, then he scales

Tughlaq Dynasty guide: strengths, counters and build orders

Worker Elephants instead of drop-off buildings, Forts and Governors, and a very strong Imperial elephant army

Tier B · 49.6% win rate Fishing Boat Healer Elephant Imam Raider Elephant Worker Elephant Ballista Elephant War Elephant

Strengths

Worker Elephants remove walking time, and berries +30%
Upgrades finish in seconds, for sharp timings
One of the strongest Imperials: upgraded Raider Elephants with Archers
Healer Elephants win Feudal fights against small numbers of Spearmen and Archers
Strong on water and hybrid maps, fishing boats can attack

Weaknesses

Weak early economy with no boar, food runs out fast
Technologies are expensive
Early Forts waste tempo and map control
One of the weakest land civs according to pros

How to counter Tughlaq Dynasty

Starve his food: take the deer and berries and pressure early
Pressure before the Fort and the second TC finish around minute 6
Against Healer Elephants: mass Archers and Crossbows, don't go in with melee infantry
Against Raider Elephants: Spearmen and walls
Close out the game or break him before Imperial

Units that work well: Spearmen · Archers · Crossbowmen

Layla's in-game tip: Pressure early and take his food, Archers against the elephants

Power spikes and timings

2:10May go early Feudal with the Dome and attack with Healer Elephants
6:00The Fort and the second TC are finishing, then he scales

Strongest armies per age (simulator)

Open-field fights in Layla's battle simulator against standard armies of the same cost. Score = resources needed per enemy resource (lower is better; 1.0 is an even trade).

Feudal Age

Amir Warrior0.38
Amir Warrior + Hardened Spearman0.56
Amir Warrior + Archer0.6

Castle Age

Amir Warrior0.63
Amir Warrior + Veteran Spearman0.73
Amir Warrior + Man-at-Arms0.78

Imperial Age

Amir Warrior0.71
Amir Warrior + Elite Spearman0.73
Amir Warrior + Elite Man-at-Arms0.77

Civilization bonuses

Town Centers, Worker Elephants, and Docks provide bonus resources when Villagers and Fishing Ships drop off.
Worker Elephants move freely and act as universal resource drop-offs.
All technology is more expensive but research near instantly.
Tughlaqabad Forts act as Keeps and are available from the Feudal Age (II).
Tughlaqabad Forts can be upgraded to increase defenses and unlocks Governors.
Select a Governor at any fort to take the dynasty to new heights.
Governors provide economy, tempo, military, research, and religious bonuses.
Infantry units are able to construct Palisade Walls.
Gather from Berry Bushes +30% faster but cannot gather from Boar.
Berry carry capacity increased +3.

Landmarks

Dome of the Faith (built in Age 1; 400F 200G · 190s) Acts as a Mosque and provides early access to Healer Elephants. Produces Imams and Healer Elephants at a discount of 65 Gold.
Tower of Victory (built in Age 1; 400F 200G · 190s) The Tower of Victory increases the attack speed of Elephants by +20% when produced from buildings within influence.
Worker Elephant (built in Age 1; 25F 50W) Send a new Worker Elephant from the nearest Town Center or Tughlaqabad Fort to the targeted location. Villagers automatically gather resources once they reach…
Compound of the Defender (built in Age 2; 1200F 600G · 220s) Reduces Stone cost of buildings by 25%. Unlocks an additional upgrade to each Tughlaqabad Fort which further enhances health and Governor benefits.
House of Learning (built in Age 2; 1200F 600G · 220s) Grants no immediate bonus other than advancing to the next Age, but contains many unique technologies.
Tughlaqabad Fort (built in Age 2; 400S · 135s) Heavy garrison and defensible position that can select a Governor bonus. Can be upgraded with weaponry. Adds additional attacks while garrisoned.
Hisar Academy (built in Age 3; 2400F 1200G · 250s) Acts as Madrasa. Generates 70 Food and 70 Gold per minute for every active Governor.
Mosque (built in Age 3; 100W · 25s) Produces religious units and houses religious technologies. Starting in the Castle Age (III), religious units can pick up Relics and place them in this…
Palace of the Sultan (built in Age 3; 2400F 1200G · 250s) Appoint a Governor to the Palace of the Sultan and immediately gain their fourth tier benefactor bonus.
Great Palace of Agra (built in Age 4; 5000F 5000W 5000G 5000S · 600s) Build and defend a Wonder to secure victory. Rival civilizations will be aware of its construction and seek to destroy it.

Tughlaq Dynasty build orders

Tower of Victory and Fort Boomdefensive
Healer Elephant AggressionaggressiveFeudal 2:10
2 TC and Fortboom

How Layla reads build orders out live

Tughlaq Dynasty matchups

Best matchups

Hardest matchups

All matchups

vs Jeanne d'Arc55.5% · 710
vs Malians55.2% · 1,397
vs Ayyubids53.8% · 1,042
vs Chinese53.8% · 1,651
vs Sengoku Daimyo52.3% · 602
vs French52.1% · 5,114
vs Zhu Xi's Legacy51.9% · 1,485
vs Holy Roman Empire51.8% · 1,990
vs Rus51.7% · 1,876
vs English50.7% · 5,257
vs Japanese50.7% · 2,417
vs Abbasid Dynasty50.4% · 1,217
vs Mongols50.2% · 1,757
vs Ottomans49.6% · 2,086
vs Byzantines49.2% · 1,570
vs Golden Horde49.2% · 1,485
vs House of Lancaster49% · 1,397
vs Delhi Sultanate48.5% · 976
vs Macedonian Dynasty45.9% · 2,039
vs Jin Dynasty45.2% · 940
vs Order of the Dragon45% · 2,538
vs Knights Templar42.3% · 4,601

FAQ

What counters Tughlaq Dynasty in AoE4?: Spearmen, Archers, Crossbowmen. Starve his food: take the deer and berries and pressure early
Is Tughlaq Dynasty a good civ in AoE4 right now?: Tughlaq Dynasty wins 49.6% of ranked 1v1 games across all ranks (about 22,074 games), which puts it in tier B on our tier list.
What are the unique units of Tughlaq Dynasty?: Fishing Boat, Healer Elephant, Imam, Raider Elephant, Worker Elephant, Ballista Elephant, War Elephant. Raiding Elephant: Fast elephant effective at raiding, flanking, and countering ranged units. Can trample to bypass any unit to deal damage in an area. Healer Elephant: High health and armored melee elephant mounted with two Imams that can heal units individually. Deals more damage for each nearby melee infantry. War Elephant: Heavy melee cavalry mounted with a Spearman that has high health and dam
When is Tughlaq Dynasty strongest?: 2:10 — May go early Feudal with the Dome and attack with Healer Elephants · 6:00 — The Fort and the second TC are finishing, then he scales

Data from the open game data (aoe4world/data), patch 16.2.10884, public ranked statistics, and Layla Coach's battle simulator. Layla Coach is an independent tool, not affiliated with Microsoft, Relic Entertainment or World's Edge.