Best Civs to Pick Against Malians in AoE2

Every civ against Malians

#	Your civ	Win chance ↓	Civ	Matchup	Head to head
1	Romans	52.8%	▲ +2.6	▲ +0.2	12–8 early
2	Sicilians	52.1%	▲ +1.6	▲ +0.5	22–10 early
3	Turks	51.6%	▲ +1.7	• 0.0	13–13 early
4	Bulgarians	51.4%	▲ +1.3	▲ +0.1	6–3 early
5	Ethiopians	51.2%	▲ +1.1	▲ +0.2	13–9 early
6	Japanese	51.2%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.3	18–10 early
7	Malay	51.2%	▲ +1.1	▲ +0.1	7–4 early
8	Goths	51.1%	▲ +1.4	▼ −0.2	7–12 early
9	Hindustanis	51.0%	▲ +1.2	▼ −0.3	6–11 early
10	Dravidians	51.0%	▲ +0.9	▲ +0.1	4–2 early
11	Teutons	50.5%	▲ +0.7	▼ −0.2	11–14 early
12	Shu	50.5%	▲ +0.4	▲ +0.1	5–2 early
13	Mongols	50.5%	▲ +0.6	▼ −0.2	29–32 fair
14	Armenians	50.4%	▲ +0.4	• 0.0	13–12 early
15	Celts	50.2%	▲ +0.4	▼ −0.2	4–8 early
16	Saxons	50.1%	▲ +0.1	▲ +0.1	10–8 early
17	Mayans	50.1%	• 0.0	▲ +0.1	14–12 early
18	Berbers	50.1%	• 0.0	▲ +0.1	6–5 early
19	Persians	49.9%	▲ +0.1	▼ −0.2	15–18 early
20	Italians	49.9%	• 0.0	▼ −0.1	6–8 early
21	Spanish	49.8%	▼ −0.4	▲ +0.1	24–23 fair
22	Vikings	49.7%	▼ −0.4	▲ +0.1	13–11 early
23	Franks	49.6%	▼ −0.1	▼ −0.3	19–27 fair
24	Wu	49.6%	▼ −0.4	• 0.0	4–4 early
25	Burgundians	49.6%	▼ −1.0	▲ +0.6	20–8 early
26	Khitans	49.5%	▼ −0.5	• 0.0	3–3 early
27	Chinese	49.3%	▼ −0.7	▲ +0.1	9–7 early
28	Khmer	49.3%	▼ −0.8	▲ +0.1	15–12 early
29	Cumans	49.3%	▼ −0.7	• 0.0	8–8 early
30	Slavs	49.1%	▼ −0.9	• 0.0	5–5 early
31	Koreans	49.1%	▼ −0.8	▼ −0.1	9–10 early
32	Mapuche	49.0%	▼ −1.1	▲ +0.1	3–2 early
33	Burmese	48.9%	▼ −1.2	▲ +0.1	4–2 early
34	Magyars	48.8%	▼ −0.9	▼ −0.3	14–21 early
35	Tupi	48.8%	▼ −1.3	▲ +0.1	2–0 early
36	Bengalis	48.7%	▼ −1.4	▲ +0.1	5–3 early
37	Danes	48.7%	▼ −1.1	▼ −0.2	9–14 early
38	Huns	48.6%	▼ −1.5	▲ +0.1	11–9 early
39	Poles	48.4%	▼ −1.4	▼ −0.2	9–13 early
40	Wei	48.4%	▼ −1.3	▼ −0.3	3–9 early
41	Incas	48.3%	▼ −1.6	▼ −0.1	2–4 early
42	Muisca	48.3%	▼ −1.7	• 0.0	1–2 early
43	Saracens	48.2%	▼ −2.0	▲ +0.3	8–4 early
44	Bohemians	48.2%	▼ −1.7	▼ −0.2	7–11 early
45	Gurjaras	48.1%	▼ −1.8	• 0.0	6–7 early
46	Aztecs	48.1%	▼ −1.6	▼ −0.3	3–9 early
47	Lithuanians	48.0%	▼ −1.9	▼ −0.1	8–9 early
48	Jurchens	47.9%	▼ −1.9	▼ −0.2	3–7 early
49	Britons	47.9%	▼ −2.1	• 0.0	9–9 early
50	Georgians	47.6%	▼ −2.3	▼ −0.1	1–4 early
51	Tatars	47.5%	▼ −2.5	▲ +0.1	5–5 early
52	Portuguese	47.5%	▼ −2.7	▲ +0.2	9–6 early
53	Byzantines	47.0%	▼ −2.7	▼ −0.3	9–16 early
54	Vietnamese	46.6%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.3	8–14 early
55	Varangians	46.6%	▼ −3.2	▼ −0.2	8–14 early

Win chance for two players of the same rating. Civ is how much stronger or weaker your civ is than Malians 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.