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Hausa builds

For the Hausa 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 Raider: between them they beat 96% of the 119 regular units of all civilizations out by then (average edge ×2.03). Colonial rush (Colonial Age): Levied Gunner and Raider, 96%. Boom (Industrial Age): Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Raider, 96%. Treaty (Imperial Age): Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Raider, 97%.

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Quick answers (4)
What is the best Hausa army in AoE3?
Colonial Age: Levied Gunner and Raider (beats 96% of 77 units); Fortress Age: Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Raider (beats 96% of 119 units); Industrial Age: Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Raider (beats 96% of 123 units); Imperial Age: Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman and Raider (beats 97% of 123 units) — base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309.
What beats the Hausa Fortress Age army?
Jaguar Prowl Knight (its best answer, Levied Gunner, is at ×0.61), 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 Hausa send first?
For the fast fortress: 3 Villagers, 2 Villagers, Fulani Cattle Fertilizer and Hand Cavalry Damage.
Which Hausa age-ups hand over the most?
to the Colonial Age: Hausa (≈ 500 resources); to the Fortress Age: Berbers (≈ 720 resources).

Colonial rush · Colonial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 77 regular units out by the Colonial Age (average edge ×1.66), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHausa≈ 500

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.II7 Fulani ArchersArmy · hands over ≈ 735 net
  4. 4.II5 RaidersArmy · hands over ≈ 725 net
  5. 5.II6 Berber AlliesArmy · hands over ≈ 580 net
  6. 6.IIHand Cavalry DamageUpgrade · helps Raider
  7. 7.IIHand Cavalry HitpointsUpgrade · helps Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 VillagersI2 VillagersII7 Fulani ArchersII5 RaidersII6 Berber AlliesIIHand Cavalry DamageIIHand Cavalry HitpointsIVFuta ToroIVHire Gatling CamelsIVGwanduIVFuta JallonIII5 Lifidi KnightsIII15 Sudanese AlliesIIIHire Sennar HorsemenIIIHire Kanuri GuardsIII9 Fulani ArchersIII8 Berber AlliesII6 Yoruba AlliesII10 Sudanese AlliesII9 Desert WarriorsIIRumfa's RidersIEstablish IronmongerIFurrierIKooseIPulaaku Code
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Fast Fortress · Fortress Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 119 regular units out by the Fortress Age (average edge ×2.03), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHausa≈ 500
  2. IIIBerbers≈ 720

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.IIFulani Cattle FertilizerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.IIHand Cavalry DamageUpgrade · helps Raider
  5. 5.III5 Lifidi KnightsArmy · hands over ≈ 1,100 net
  6. 6.III15 Sudanese AlliesArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  7. 7.IIIHire Sennar HorsemenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  8. 8.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 VillagersI2 VillagersIIFulani Cattle FertilizerIIHand Cavalry DamageIII5 Lifidi KnightsIII15 Sudanese AlliesIIIHire Sennar HorsemenIIIFeudal ArmiesIVFuta ToroIVHire Gatling CamelsIVGwanduIVFuta JallonIV8 Lifidi KnightsIIIHire Kanuri GuardsIII9 Fulani ArchersIII8 Berber AlliesIII8 Javelin RidersII7 Fulani ArchersII5 RaidersII6 Berber AlliesII6 Yoruba AlliesII10 Sudanese AlliesIEstablish IronmongerIFurrierIKoose
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Boom · Industrial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 123 regular units out by the Industrial Age (average edge ×2.07), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHausa≈ 500
  2. IIIBerbers≈ 720
  3. IVSonghai≈ 1,000

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  2. 2.I2 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  3. 3.IEstablish IronmongerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.IIFulani Cattle FertilizerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  5. 5.IISilversmithEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  6. 6.IISpice TradeEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  7. 7.IIIJukunawaEconomy · hands over ≈ 1,250 net
  8. 8.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Raider
  9. 9.IVFuta ToroArmy · hands over ≈ 2,250 net
  10. 10.IVHire Gatling CamelsArmy · hands over ≈ 2,050 net
  11. 11.IVDurbar ParadeUpgrade · helps Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
I3 VillagersI2 VillagersIEstablish IronmongerIIFulani Cattle FertilizerIISilversmithIISpice TradeIIIJukunawaIIIFeudal ArmiesIVFuta ToroIVHire Gatling CamelsIVDurbar ParadeIV10 VillagersIFurrierIKooseIPulaaku CodeIIIRano Indigo ProductionISawmillsIIISuya SkewersIVGwanduIII5 Lifidi KnightsIII15 Sudanese AlliesII7 Fulani ArchersII5 RaidersII6 Berber AlliesII6 Yoruba Allies
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Treaty · Imperial Age

Army

Beats 97% of the 123 regular units out by the Imperial Age (average edge ×2.1), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIHausa≈ 500
  2. IIIBerbers≈ 720
  3. IVSonghai≈ 1,000
  4. VYoruba≈ 2,000

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.IEstablish IronmongerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  2. 2.IFurrierEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  3. 3.IIFulani Cattle FertilizerEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.IIHand Cavalry DamageUpgrade · helps Raider
  5. 5.IIHand Cavalry HitpointsUpgrade · helps Raider
  6. 6.IIIFeudal ArmiesUpgrade · helps Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, Levied Spearman, Raider
  7. 7.IIITEAM Senegalese RiflemenUpgrade · helps Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner
  8. 8.IIIRano Indigo ProductionEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  9. 9.IIISuya SkewersEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  10. 10.IVDurbar ParadeUpgrade · helps Raider
The full deck (25 cards)
IEstablish IronmongerIFurrierIIFulani Cattle FertilizerIIHand Cavalry DamageIIHand Cavalry HitpointsIIIFeudal ArmiesIIITEAM Senegalese RiflemenIIIRano Indigo ProductionIIISuya SkewersIVDurbar ParadeIKooseIPulaaku CodeISawmillsIISilversmithIISpice TradeIIISarkin DogaraiIIEuropean CannonsIIISahelian KingdomsIIICanoe CraftingIIDane GunsIVDodo CultITEAM Indigo DyeworksIWoodcraftingIIIFodio TacticsIIILoyal Warriors
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What to train against the most common units

The Hausa 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
CulverinLifidi Knight×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
GrenadierLifidi Knight×2.53
MusketeerLevied Bowman×1.22
Carbine CavalryLevied Spearman×3.52
CrossbowmanRaider×1.86
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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