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Ethiopians builds

For the Ethiopians in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309, the Fortress Age army that answers the most enemy units for the same resources is Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider: between them they beat 96% of the 119 regular units of all civilizations out by then (average edge ×1.98). Colonial rush (Colonial Age): Levied Gunner and Desert Raider, 96%. Boom (Industrial Age): Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider, 96%. Treaty (Imperial Age): Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider, 97%.

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Quick answers (4)
What is the best Ethiopians army in AoE3?
Colonial Age: Levied Gunner and Desert Raider (beats 96% of 77 units); Fortress Age: Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider (beats 96% of 119 units); Industrial Age: Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider (beats 96% of 123 units); Imperial Age: Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Desert Raider (beats 97% of 123 units) — base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309.
What beats the Ethiopians Fortress Age army?
Jaguar Prowl Knight (its best answer, Desert Raider, is at ×0.69), Veteran Halberdier (its best answer, Levied Gunner, is at ×0.83), Desperado (its best answer, Levied Gunner, is at ×0.88), Pistolero (its best answer, Levied Gunner and is at ×0.88).
Which cards should the Ethiopians send first?
For the fast fortress: Trinity, Oromo Migrations, 4 Villagers and 1 Sebastopol Mortar.
Which Ethiopians age-ups hand over the most?
to the Colonial Age: Habesha (≈ 300 resources); to the Fortress Age: Somalis (≈ 700 resources).

Colonial rush · Colonial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 77 regular units out by the Colonial Age (average edge ×1.6), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHabesha≈ 300

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.ITrinityEconomy · hands over ≈ 350 net
  2. 2.IOromo MigrationsEconomy · hands over ≈ 50 net
  3. 3.IShiftasUpgrade · helps Desert Raider
  4. 4.ITemenyasUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner
  5. 5.II6 GascenyaArmy · hands over ≈ 600 net
  6. 6.II6 Berber AlliesArmy · hands over ≈ 580 net
  7. 7.II10 Desert ArchersArmy · hands over ≈ 550 net
The full deck (25 cards)
ITrinityIOromo MigrationsIShiftasITemenyasII6 GascenyaII6 Berber AlliesII10 Desert ArchersIVHire Gatling CamelsIV2 Sebastopol MortarsIV15 Berber AlliesIV7 Oromo WarriorsIII1 Sebastopol MortarIII15 Sudanese AlliesIIIHire Sennar HorsemenIIIBritish FirearmsIII4 Oromo WarriorsIII7 NeftenyaII10 Sudanese AlliesIIHire Band of Cannoneer MercenariesII6 Jesuit AlliesII4 VillagersIITEAM CalpulliIIBeekeepersIEstablish IronmongerIFurrier
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Fast Fortress · Fortress Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 119 regular units out by the Fortress Age (average edge ×1.98), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHabesha≈ 300
  2. IIISomalis≈ 700

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.ITrinityEconomy · hands over ≈ 350 net
  2. 2.IOromo MigrationsEconomy · hands over ≈ 50 net
  3. 3.II4 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 400 net
  4. 4.III1 Sebastopol MortarArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  5. 5.III15 Sudanese AlliesArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  6. 6.IIIHire Sennar HorsemenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  7. 7.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Desert Raider
  8. 8.IIILoyal WarriorsUpgrade · helps Desert Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
ITrinityIOromo MigrationsII4 VillagersIII1 Sebastopol MortarIII15 Sudanese AlliesIIIHire Sennar HorsemenIIIFeudal ArmiesIIILoyal WarriorsIVHire Gatling CamelsIV2 Sebastopol MortarsIV15 Berber AlliesIV7 Oromo WarriorsIV22 Somali AlliesIIIBritish FirearmsIII4 Oromo WarriorsIII7 NeftenyaII6 GascenyaII6 Berber AlliesII10 Desert ArchersII10 Sudanese AlliesIIHire Band of Cannoneer MercenariesII6 Jesuit AlliesIShiftasITemenyasIEstablish Ironmonger
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Boom · Industrial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 123 regular units out by the Industrial Age (average edge ×2.01), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHabesha≈ 300
  2. IIISomalis≈ 700
  3. IVSudanese≈ 1,000

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.ITrinityEconomy · hands over ≈ 350 net
  2. 2.IOromo MigrationsEconomy · hands over ≈ 50 net
  3. 3.IEstablish IronmongerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.II4 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 400 net
  5. 5.IITEAM CalpulliEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  6. 6.IIBeekeepersEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  7. 7.IIIIyasu ReformsEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  8. 8.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Desert Raider
  9. 9.IVHire Gatling CamelsArmy · hands over ≈ 2,050 net
  10. 10.IV2 Sebastopol MortarsArmy · hands over ≈ 2,000 net
  11. 11.IVIgnatian SpiritualityUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Desert Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
ITrinityIOromo MigrationsIEstablish IronmongerII4 VillagersIITEAM CalpulliIIBeekeepersIIIIyasu ReformsIIIFeudal ArmiesIVHire Gatling CamelsIV2 Sebastopol MortarsIVIgnatian SpiritualityIV10 VillagersIIFazogli GoldIFurrierIVRoof of AfricaISawmillsIII1 Sebastopol MortarIII15 Sudanese AlliesIIIHire Sennar HorsemenIIIBritish FirearmsII6 GascenyaII6 Berber AlliesII10 Desert ArchersIShiftasITemenyas
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Treaty · Imperial Age

Army

Beats 97% of the 123 regular units out by the Imperial Age (average edge ×2.05), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHabesha≈ 300
  2. IIISomalis≈ 700
  3. IVSudanese≈ 1,000
  4. VIndians≈ 2,000

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.IEstablish IronmongerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  2. 2.IShiftasUpgrade · helps Desert Raider
  3. 3.ITemenyasUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner
  4. 4.IIBeekeepersEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  5. 5.IIFazogli GoldEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  6. 6.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Desert Raider
  7. 7.IIILoyal WarriorsUpgrade · helps Desert Raider
  8. 8.IIIIyasu ReformsEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  9. 9.IVIgnatian SpiritualityUpgrade · helps Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Desert Raider
  10. 10.IVTEAM Coffee ConsumptionUpgrade · helps Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner
  11. 11.IVRoof of AfricaEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
The full deck (25 cards)
IEstablish IronmongerIShiftasITemenyasIIBeekeepersIIFazogli GoldIIIFeudal ArmiesIIILoyal WarriorsIIIIyasu ReformsIVIgnatian SpiritualityIVTEAM Coffee ConsumptionIVRoof of AfricaIFurrierISawmillsIIEuropean CannonsIVGondarine ArchitectureIIICanoe CraftingIIMedicineIVChewa ElitesIIIShewa RidersIIIHand Infantry CombatIIImproved WarshipsIIRendering PlantIIIZebenyasIIGascenya DamageIIndian Spice Trade
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What to train against the most common units

The Ethiopians unit that does best for the same resources against each of the 12 units most civilizations have (any age).

Enemy unitTrainEdge
UhlanLevied Spearman×1.93
CulverinOromo Warrior×4
FalconetDesert Raider×2.74
Gatling GunJavelin Rider×4
Horse ArtilleryDesert Raider×2.94
HussarLevied Spearman×2.15
DragoonLevied Spearman×3.83
PikemanLevied Gunner×1.34
GrenadierDesert Raider×2.46
MusketeerLevied Bowman×1.22
Carbine CavalryLevied Spearman×3.52
CrossbowmanDesert Raider×1.66
How this is worked out

Army: every mix of 2 (Colonial), 3 (Fortress, Industrial) or 4 (Treaty, Imperial) of the civ's own regular units out by that age is tried against every regular unit of every civilization out by then. Against each enemy the best unit of the mix counts, by its edge for the same resources (Lanchester's square law: strength = (resources ÷ cost)² × damage per second × hit points; edge = √ of the strength ratio, held between ×¼ and ×4). The mix with the highest geometric mean of those edges wins; "beats" = the share of enemy units where that edge is above ×1.

Age-ups: on the way, the choice that hands over the most (shipped units at their train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold, resources). Cards: economy first (villagers, crates, livestock, gathering and trickle bonuses), then the shipments of fighting units worth the most net of their price, then cards that raise hit points, damage, resists, range or speed of the army's units or cut their cost or train time. The Treaty plan keeps only cards that last (upgrades, gathering and trickle bonuses, building improvements), no one-off shipments. The deck adds more of the same by value, spread over the ages by the plan (an early plan keeps more early cards), at most 10 per age, 25 cards.

Not modelled: upgrades, civilization bonuses, range and speed (kiting), area damage beyond one target, abilities, maps, timing and the economy behind it. These plans are what the game's numbers favour, not build orders from top players.

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