Best Civs to Pick Against Malay in AoE2

Every civ against Malay

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	51.9%	▲ +2.1	▼ −0.1	10–12 early
2	Bulgarians	51.5%	▲ +1.1	▲ +0.4	19–10 early
3	Turks	51.4%	▲ +0.8	▲ +0.5	24–13 early
4	Hindustanis	51.3%	▲ +1.3	• 0.0	17–16 early
5	Sicilians	50.9%	▲ +0.8	▲ +0.1	15–13 early
6	Mongols	50.5%	▲ +0.1	▲ +0.5	40–30 fair
7	Malians	50.5%	▲ +0.8	▼ −0.2	6–11 early
8	Armenians	50.0%	▲ +0.2	▼ −0.1	17–17 early
9	Dravidians	49.9%	▼ −0.1	• 0.0	5–5 early
10	Ethiopians	49.9%	▼ −0.2	▲ +0.1	17–15 early
11	Japanese	49.7%	▼ −0.3	▲ +0.1	25–23 fair
12	Celts	49.6%	• 0.0	▼ −0.4	11–21 early
13	Goths	49.5%	▼ −0.3	▼ −0.2	16–21 early
14	Teutons	49.5%	▼ −0.3	▼ −0.2	16–19 early
15	Shu	49.3%	▼ −0.9	▲ +0.2	6–2 early
16	Saxons	49.1%	▼ −1.0	▲ +0.1	18–17 early
17	Wu	49.1%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.5	15–6 early
18	Italians	49.0%	▼ −0.5	▼ −0.5	9–18 early
19	Persians	49.0%	▼ −0.7	▼ −0.3	20–28 fair
20	Khmer	48.9%	▼ −1.6	▲ +0.5	26–17 fair
21	Khitans	48.9%	▼ −1.0	▼ −0.1	3–5 early
22	Cumans	48.8%	▼ −1.2	• 0.0	10–10 early
23	Spanish	48.7%	▼ −1.7	▲ +0.4	30–23 fair
24	Franks	48.3%	▼ −1.2	▼ −0.4	24–36 fair
25	Berbers	48.2%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.3	2–8 early
26	Mayans	48.2%	▼ −1.4	▼ −0.4	9–17 early
27	Huns	48.2%	▼ −1.5	▼ −0.3	16–23 early
28	Slavs	48.1%	▼ −1.9	• 0.0	5–4 early
29	Lithuanians	48.1%	▼ −2.3	▲ +0.4	19–13 early
30	Vikings	48.1%	▼ −2.1	▲ +0.1	20–20 fair
31	Poles	47.9%	▼ −2.1	• 0.0	11–10 early
32	Chinese	47.9%	▼ −2.0	▼ −0.1	10–13 early
33	Muisca	47.8%	▼ −2.1	▼ −0.1	1–4 early
34	Burgundians	47.8%	▼ −2.4	▲ +0.1	21–19 fair
35	Wei	47.8%	▼ −2.5	▲ +0.3	8–2 early
36	Jurchens	47.7%	▼ −2.0	▼ −0.3	4–9 early
37	Magyars	47.6%	▼ −2.0	▼ −0.4	10–20 early
38	Bohemians	47.6%	▼ −2.2	▼ −0.2	17–22 early
39	Tupi	47.6%	▼ −2.5	▲ +0.1	4–4 early
40	Bengalis	47.6%	▼ −2.1	▼ −0.3	6–13 early
41	Koreans	47.4%	▼ −2.3	▼ −0.3	9–17 early
42	Burmese	47.2%	▼ −2.9	• 0.0	8–8 early
43	Mapuche	47.2%	▼ −2.6	▼ −0.2	0–4 early
44	Danes	47.1%	▼ −2.7	▼ −0.2	15–21 early
45	Gurjaras	47.0%	▼ −3.2	▲ +0.2	7–4 early
46	Incas	47.0%	▼ −2.8	▼ −0.2	7–12 early
47	Tatars	46.9%	▼ −3.3	▲ +0.2	10–8 early
48	Aztecs	46.9%	▼ −3.0	▼ −0.1	8–13 early
49	Saracens	46.7%	▼ −3.3	• 0.0	11–13 early
50	Varangians	46.7%	▼ −3.9	▲ +0.6	29–20 fair
51	Georgians	46.5%	▼ −3.5	• 0.0	6–7 early
52	Portuguese	46.4%	▼ −3.4	▼ −0.2	12–17 early
53	Byzantines	46.3%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.4	18–29 fair
54	Vietnamese	46.2%	▼ −3.9	▲ +0.1	21–23 fair
55	Britons	45.8%	▼ −4.1	▼ −0.2	12–17 early

Win chance for two players of the same rating. Civ is how much stronger or weaker your civ is than Malay overall, with player skill taken out; Matchup is what the two civs' games against each other add on top. Head to head shows wins and losses in those games: "solid" with 150 or more, "fair" from 40, otherwise an early read that leans on civ strength.