Civilization · 1v1

Hindustanis

Tier A#10 win rate of 56 civs

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Winrate: 51.6 %#10 of 56
Since last patch: +0.5 ptsvs previous patch
Pick rate: 1.6 %#32 of 56
Games: 18,988
Avg ELO: 1161

Format

1v12v2 3v3 4v4 Team All modes

Map

Period

ELO

Duration

At a glance

EloBest Elo range1600-17991,248 games54.6 %

minBest game length40 to 50 min4,818 games55.4 %

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

Patch changes

Official patch notes that mention or affect Hindustanis

7 recent notesBuff 5Nerf 2

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Armored Elephant

Armored Elephant-line line of sight increased from 4 → 6.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Champion

Champion bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +8 → +9.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Man-at-Arms

Infantry Man-at-Arms bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +2 → +3.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Long Swordsman

Long Swordsman bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +6 → +8.

Update 185872

Sep 22, 2026

BuffBalance Changes / General

Two-Handed Swordsman

Two-handed Swordsman bonus damage vs. Shock Infantry increased from +8 → +9.

Update 169123

Feb 17, 2026

NerfBalance Changes / Hindustanis

Allied (Elite) Steppe Lancers no longer benefit from the Team Bonus granting +2 attack vs. buildings.

Update 153015

Aug 12, 2025

NerfBalance Changes / Hindustanis

Shatagni

Shatagni Cost increased from 500 food 300 gold → 500 food 650 gold.

Parsed replay profile

How Hindustanis is played, and how to answer it

1v1 replay signals from the 1200–2000 Elo Arabia and Arena samples. These insights stay hidden on team-game pages until a comparable TG corpus exists.

Arabia playstyle

The openings and units most frequently observed with this civilization.

Most played openings

Scout rush344 player observations50.3%

Archer rush128 player observations52.3%

MAA → Archers112 player observations57.1%

Scouts → Archers105 player observations49.5%

Spears + skirmishers82 player observations40.2%

Common army units

Camel ScoutObserved in 579 games

Light cavalryObserved in 535 games

SkirmishersObserved in 453 games

ArchersObserved in 451 games

MonksObserved in 431 games

GhulamObserved in 377 games

Answers to Hindustanis on Arabia

Openings are ranked by their overall performance against this civilization, regardless of what the opponent opened with. Open one to see the matchup detail.

Best openings against this civ

Best unit counters

Champi Scout66.7% winrate · 21 games

Bombard cannons63.0% winrate · 54 games

Steppe lancers61.9% winrate · 42 games

Rams59.7% winrate · 144 games

Mangudai55.6% winrate · 27 games

Hand Cannoneer55.2% winrate · 29 games

Top maps for this civ

#	Games	Winrate	Elo
1	9,310	52.8%	1207
2	2,805	53.7%	1023
3	2,243	49.7%	1290
4	1,009	47.3%	1086
5	618	57.9%	1163
6	558	47.7%	1104
7	489	47.0%	1139
8	483	52.0%	1098
9	387	43.7%	1048
10	246	58.9%	1037
11	208	44.7%	1075
12	180	45.6%	1006

Matchups vs other civs

#	Games	Winrate	Edge vs 50%
1	103	68.9%	+18.9 pts
2	265	60.0%	+10.0 pts
3	507	60.0%	+10.0 pts
4	82	59.8%	+9.8 pts
5	110	59.1%	+9.1 pts
6	95	57.9%	+7.9 pts
7	339	57.2%	+7.2 pts
8	408	56.9%	+6.9 pts
9	730	56.7%	+6.7 pts
10	410	56.6%	+6.6 pts
11	324	56.2%	+6.2 pts
12	484	55.8%	+5.8 pts

At a glance

Winrate by patch

Winrate by ELO bucket

Winrate by game duration

How Hindustanis is played, and how to answer it

Most played openings

Common army units

Best openings against this civ

Best unit counters

Top maps for this civ

Matchups vs other civs

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