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Inca builds

For the Inca in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309, the Fortress Age army that answers the most enemy units for the same resources is Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman: between them they beat 96% of the 119 regular units of all civilizations out by then (average edge ×1.59). Colonial rush (Colonial Age): Jungle Bowman and Plumed Spearman, 52%. Boom (Industrial Age): Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman, 96%. Treaty (Imperial Age): Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman, 96%.

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Quick answers (4)
What is the best Inca army in AoE3?
Colonial Age: Jungle Bowman and Plumed Spearman (beats 52% of 77 units); Fortress Age: Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman (beats 96% of 119 units); Industrial Age: Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman (beats 96% of 123 units); Imperial Age: Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman, Maceman and Plumed Spearman (beats 96% of 123 units) — base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309.
What beats the Inca Fortress Age army?
Jaguar Prowl Knight (its best answer, Jungle Bowman, is at ×0.75), Veteran Halberdier (its best answer, Maceman, is at ×0.78), Levied Gunner (its best answer, Maceman, is at ×0.83), Poruchik (its best answer, Maceman and is at ×0.97).
Which cards should the Inca send first?
For the fast fortress: 2 Fattened Llamas, 3 Villagers, 4 Fattened Llamas and TEAM Inca Bridges.
Which Inca age-ups hand over the most?
to the Colonial Age: The Wise Woman (≈ 600 resources); to the Fortress Age: The Warrior (≈ 840 resources).

Colonial rush · Colonial Age

Army

Beats 52% of the 77 regular units out by the Colonial Age (average edge ×1.17), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Wise Woman≈ 600

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I2 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 700 net
  2. 2.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  3. 3.II6 Jungle BowmenArmy · hands over ≈ 630 net
  4. 4.II5 Plumed SpearmenArmy · hands over ≈ 600 net
  5. 5.II11 Renegade SpanishArmy · hands over ≈ 500 net
  6. 6.IITEAM Inca BridgesUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman, Plumed Spearman
  7. 7.IIRanged Infantry AttackUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman
The full deck (25 cards)
I2 Fattened LlamasI3 VillagersII6 Jungle BowmenII5 Plumed SpearmenII11 Renegade SpanishIITEAM Inca BridgesIIRanged Infantry AttackIV16 Bolas WarriorsIV15 Plumed SpearmenIV16 Jungle BowmenIV8 MacemenIII8 Plumed SpearmenIII5 MacemenIII8 Renegade SpanishIII8 Bolas WarriorsIII9 Jungle BowmenIII14 Tupi AlliesII6 Mapuche AlliesIICañari SupportII9 Zapotec AlliesIIRanged Infantry HitpointsI2 VillagersIChimu MetallurgyIExotic HardwoodsIFood Silos
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Fast Fortress · Fortress Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 119 regular units out by the Fortress Age (average edge ×1.59), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Wise Woman≈ 600
  2. IIIThe Warrior≈ 840

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I2 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 700 net
  2. 2.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  3. 3.II4 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 1,400 net
  4. 4.IITEAM Inca BridgesUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  5. 5.III8 Plumed SpearmenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,080 net
  6. 6.III5 MacemenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  7. 7.III8 Renegade SpanishArmy · hands over ≈ 1,000 net
  8. 8.IIICouriersUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
The full deck (25 cards)
I2 Fattened LlamasI3 VillagersII4 Fattened LlamasIITEAM Inca BridgesIII8 Plumed SpearmenIII5 MacemenIII8 Renegade SpanishIIICouriersIV16 Bolas WarriorsIV15 Plumed SpearmenIV16 Jungle BowmenIV8 MacemenIV13 HuaracasIII8 Bolas WarriorsIII9 Jungle BowmenIII14 Tupi AlliesIII10 Jesuit AlliesII6 Jungle BowmenII5 Plumed SpearmenII11 Renegade SpanishII6 Mapuche AlliesIICañari SupportI2 VillagersIChimu MetallurgyIExotic Hardwoods
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Boom · Industrial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 123 regular units out by the Industrial Age (average edge ×1.61), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Wise Woman≈ 600
  2. IIIThe Warrior≈ 840
  3. IVThe Chiefa bonus

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.I2 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 700 net
  2. 2.I3 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 300 net
  3. 3.I2 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 200 net
  4. 4.II4 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 1,400 net
  5. 5.IITEAM Festive LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 700 net
  6. 6.II5 VillagersEconomy · hands over ≈ 500 net
  7. 7.IITEAM Inca BridgesUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  8. 8.III6 Fattened LlamasEconomy · hands over ≈ 2,100 net
  9. 9.IIICouriersUpgrade · helps Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  10. 10.IV16 Bolas WarriorsArmy · hands over ≈ 1,920 net
  11. 11.IV15 Plumed SpearmenArmy · hands over ≈ 1,800 net
The full deck (25 cards)
I2 Fattened LlamasI3 VillagersI2 VillagersII4 Fattened LlamasIITEAM Festive LlamasII5 VillagersIITEAM Inca BridgesIII6 Fattened LlamasIIICouriersIV16 Bolas WarriorsIV15 Plumed SpearmenIV12 VillagersIIITEAM Seasonal LaborIII8 VillagersIIIResettlementsIChimu MetallurgyIExotic HardwoodsIFood SilosIFurrierIISalt PondsIVTerrace FarmingIV16 Jungle BowmenIII8 Plumed SpearmenII6 Jungle BowmenII5 Plumed Spearmen
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Treaty · Imperial Age

Army

Beats 96% of the 123 regular units out by the Imperial Age (average edge ×1.61), training the right one of them against each.

Weak against

Age-ups

  1. IIThe Wise Woman≈ 600
  2. IIIThe Warrior≈ 840
  3. IVThe Chiefa bonus
  4. VThe Eldera bonus

Cards to send, in order

  1. 1.IChimu MetallurgyEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  2. 2.IExotic HardwoodsEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  3. 3.IFood SilosEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
  4. 4.IITEAM Inca BridgesUpgrade · helps Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  5. 5.IIRanged Infantry AttackUpgrade · helps Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman
  6. 6.IIRanged Infantry HitpointsUpgrade · helps Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman
  7. 7.IIICouriersUpgrade · helps Bolas Warrior, Jungle Bowman, Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  8. 8.IIIMelee Infantry CombatUpgrade · helps Maceman, Plumed Spearman
  9. 9.IVTerrace FarmingEconomy · gathering or trickle bonus
The full deck (25 cards)
IChimu MetallurgyIExotic HardwoodsIFood SilosIITEAM Inca BridgesIIRanged Infantry AttackIIRanged Infantry HitpointsIIICouriersIIIMelee Infantry CombatIVTerrace FarmingIFurrierIISalt PondsIVOffshore SupportIAdvanced DockIVHigh GroundIIMedicineIIITemple of Mama KillaIIChinchillasIINative AllianceIIIMonumental ArchitectureIVBlood BrothersIVCensusIIIRoad BuildingIVSon of IntiIAlpaca WoolIIChicha Brewing
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What to train against the most common units

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

Enemy unitTrainEdge
UhlanPlumed Spearman×1.4
CulverinPlumed Spearman×3.7
FalconetMaceman×1.7
Gatling GunMaceman×4
Horse ArtilleryMaceman×1.82
HussarPlumed Spearman×1.55
DragoonPlumed Spearman×2.6
PikemanMaceman×1.25
GrenadierMaceman×2.29
MusketeerMaceman×1.3
Carbine CavalryPlumed Spearman×2.4
CrossbowmanMaceman×1.37
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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