Hindustanis

Civilization in Age of Empires 2

GunpowderCamels

Ranked 1v1 on Arabia, current patch (since 23 September 2026), mirrors excluded. Source: aoe2companion. Updated weekly.

Overview

Camel and gunpowder civ: Villagers cost 8/13/18/23% less in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age. Camel Riders attack 20% faster, and only they have the Imperial Camel Rider. Gunpowder units have +1 melee and +1 pierce armor. In Imperial Age they can build a Caravanserai. Ghulams (unique unit from the Castle) are fast anti-archer infantry with high pierce armor. Grand Trunk Road: gold income 10% faster, Market fee only 10%. Shatagni: Hand Cannoneers +2 range. Team: Scout Cavalry line and camel units +2 attack vs. buildings.

Typical army

Feudal Age

Scout CavalrySkirmisherArcher

Castle Age

Camel RiderGhulamElite SkirmisherLight Cavalry

Imperial Age

Imperial Camel RiderHand CannoneerElite GhulamElite Skirmisher

What to expect from the Hindustanis

Usually a Scout rush, less often a Drush or Archers; on closed maps Fast Castle or Scouts. Then they boom hard, since their Villagers keep getting cheaper. In Castle Age Camel Riders against cavalry, Ghulams against Archers, plus Skirmishers. In Imperial Age Imperial Camel Riders and Hand Cannoneers with Shatagni, with Ghulams soaking arrows.

Build orders for the Hindustanis

• Hindustanis fast imp with fish boom on Black ForestFast Imperial · Feudal 10:05 · Castle 16:55 · Advanced · by NapoleonSmurf
• New Build20 Min 20 GhulamFast Castle · Feudal 9:15 · Castle 14:50 · Intermediate · by Druzhina AoE

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